Federal Advocacy Issues

The Government Relations Department at our national affiliate organization, NAEA, handles all the federal legislative efforts for CSEA. Currently, NAEA is focusing on four advocacy priorities:

  1. Return preparer oversight and minimum competency standards for return preparers
  2. Representation issues such as exam, collection, and appeals
  3. Tax stability and extenders
  4. IRS Future State.

For a complete list of recent advocacy updates visit: www.naea.org/advocacy  

Federal Advocacy Articles

NAEA Testifies on IRS Reform 

7/30/2018 
   On July 26, Phyllis Jo Kubey, EA testified before the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight.
   

Draft 1040 Sparks Discussion 

7/10/2018 
   The IRS has released a draft of a revised Form 1040 for the 2019 tax season. The revised form is about half the size of the current version and would replace the current Form 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ.
   

CSEA Members Lobby at Nation’s Capital 

5/21/2018 
   On May 15, 2018, a contingent of CSEA Members joined nearly 100 other Enrolled Agents from across the country at the annual NAEA Fly-In Day in Washington, D.C.
   

NAEA Calls for IRS Reform 

3/30/2018 
   Our national affiliate has been hard at work looking out for the best interests of both taxpayers and tax professionals, demonstrating their value in advocating at the federal level.
   

NAEA Weighs In on Tax Reform 

2/23/2018 
   After the start of the 2018 filing season, IRS invited NAEA to present tax reform implementation NAEA members considered to most important to taxpayers.