Need to verify whether your Tax Professional is an enrolled agent?
The information you share with your tax professional is sensitive and highly confidential, so verifying their credentials and active status is important.
This simple process is recommended on a yearly basis. When it comes to Enrolled Agents, there are two methods you can use, either one or both:
Let’s take for example, Alex:
1st Method: 🔍 Web search.
Where? Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers with Credentials and Select Qualifications.
⏱️Response time: immediately
- Go to the IRS Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers with Credentials and Select Qualifications
- Select the country where the Enrolled Agent lives: Country: Argentina
- Add the Last Name: Rivas Castelos
- Select Credentials: Enrolled Agent Credential
- Click “Search”
Like this:
And you should receive instant results:
⚠️ Important: Confirm your tax professional’s country of residence. If you run the search using any other country, you may get incorrect results, like this:
2nd method: 📧 Email verification request.
Where? Office of Enrolled Agent Policy and Management
⏱️Response time: Less than 72 hours (typically)
You may email verification requests directly to: epp@irs.gov
Include the following information in your request: (in black)
First and Last Name: Alexei Rivas Castelos
Complete Address (if available): CABA, , C1269AAD, Argentina
Enrolled Agent Number (if available): 00122582-EA
You should receive an email response from the Office of Enrolled Agent Policy and Management within 3 days.
Source:
Verify the status of an enrolled agent | Internal Revenue Service
Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers with Credentials and Select Qualifications
