California Tax Education Council


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Reminder— More Registration Changes Ahead

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 2 comments

CTEC Registered Tax Preparers (CRTPs) are facing a lot of new changes before the end of this year on both state and federal levels.

Above all else, don’t forget….

  • All CTEC registrations (new and renewing) must now be completed online.
  • The IRS is requiring unenrolled tax preparers (anyone who is not an attorney, CPA or EA) to complete continuing education requirements each year and take a competency exam by December 31, 2012. Despite the new IRS rules, please remember the deadline to renew with CTEC is still October 31st of each year.
  • CTEC has revised its continuing education requirements to 15 hours federal (the same as the new IRS requirement) and five hours state. 
  • Effective November 1, 2012, the CTEC late fee will increase from $15 to $55.
  • Starting November 1, 2012, CRTPs now have until January 15th of each year to renew late. For example, if a CRTP misses the October 31st deadline and does not renew by January 15, 2013, his/her CTEC registration will expire and the CRTP will have to start over— which includes retaking the 60-hour qualifying education course and registering as a new CRTP.

 

For more updates on the new IRS tax preparer initiative, visit www.irs.gov/taxpros.

 

 

Comments

Wai Don commented on Sunday, June 30, 2013

The CE credit not shown for 2013/2014, when is the update coming? I already had the some CE done over a month, and provider already report, according to them.

CTEC replied on Tuesday, July 2, 2013

If the education provider says it already reported the hours, we suggest you call the CTEC office for more information 877-850-2832.