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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn: - Circular 230, section 10.31 strictly prohibits practitioners from endorsing, cashing, or otherwise negotiating any federal tax refund check. - Practitioners are forbidden from directing or accepting any part of a taxpayer's electronic refund into an account they own or control. - Using 'split refunds' to have tax preparation fees paid directly from a client's refund is a direct violation and a common exam trap. - A valid power of attorney does not grant a practitioner the authority to bypass the rule against negotiating a client's refund. - A client's explicit consent to negotiate their refund check does not excuse the practitioner from violating Circular 230.
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