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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 16, Assistance from Suspended or Disbarred Practitioners
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- Finance Exam Prep
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- Aug 21, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 195
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Summary
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - Practitioners are forbidden from knowingly accepting assistance from or assisting anyone disbarred or suspended from IRS practice. - The definition of "assistance" is broad, including any act of "practice" such as return preparation or providing tax advice, not just direct representation. - A disbarred individual can only be employed for purely clerical duties that involve no tax judgment, such as filing or basic data entry. - A common exam trap is the "review and sign" fallacy; a licensed EA cannot cure a violation by simply reviewing and signing substantive work prepared by a disbarred person. - Remember the rule: "No Contact, No Counsel, Just Clerical" to define the strict boundaries for employing a suspended or disbarred person. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep