American Institute of Certifi v. IRS, et al

  1. August 14, 2018

    IRS Prevails Against CPAs On Preparer Program At DC Circ.

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday ruled that the Internal Revenue Service, after being challenged by a group of CPAs, did not violate federal law by implementing a program that allowed "unenrolled" tax preparers the ability to represent clients in a limited sense.

  2. October 05, 2017

    CPAs Tell DC Circ. 'No Dispute' They Can Challenge IRS Rule

    The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants told a D.C. Circuit panel Thursday that "there can be no dispute" it has standing to challenge the IRS' voluntary certification program for unlicensed tax return preparers, despite a lower court ruling finding it had no legally protected interest to assert.

  3. May 25, 2017

    IRS Mischaracterizes Tax Preparer Rule, DC Circ. Told

    The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants assailed the IRS on Wednesday for its "mischaracterizations" of a challenged voluntary certification program for unlicensed tax return preparers, urging the D.C. Circuit to upend a lower court ruling finding the trade group had no legally protected interest by which to sue.

  4. February 14, 2017

    IRS Tax Certification Hurts CPAs, AICPA Tells Fed Circ.

    An accounting trade group told the D.C. Circuit that a federal court erred in rejecting its challenge to a voluntary certification program for unlicensed tax return preparers, wrongly finding that its argument is not covered by the relevant law.