Episode Details
Back to Episodes
Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 26, Written Tax Advice Standards
Published 1 month ago
Description
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:
- Why you cannot base written advice on unreasonable factual or legal assumptions.
- The 'know or should know' standard for identifying all relevant facts in a client scenario.
- When it is and is not reasonable to rely on information provided by a client without verification.
- The absolute prohibition against factoring in the 'audit lottery' in your tax advice.
- The requirement to apply the law to the client's specific facts, not just state it generally.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep