Circular 230 CLE

The National Constitution Center is sponsoring a live audio conference on January 16, 2008 entitled New Circular 230 Final Regulations: Keeping Up With the Changes.

Here is a description of the program:

The New Final Regulations for Circular 230 have arrived and Tax Practitioners are more at risk than ever before. Circular 230 applies to virtually all written tax advice: violating the new regulations results in severe financial penalties, disbarment or suspension of practice. Join us for a 60-minute audio conference where you and your colleagues will discover:

• What the New Final Regulations mean for your practice
• New requirements for tax opinions: What’s legal? What’s not?
• Procedures to ensure compliance with Circular 230
• Inquiries & the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility: How best to respond 
• New IRS Guidance on monetary penalties against practitioners and their firms for violating Circular 230 
• Best Practices for tax advisors: What you can and can’t do
• New standards for Tax Return Preparer Penalties: What to know now