James Leimbach, an enrolled agent in Panama City, Fla., who is one of the testers, is enthusiastic.
Evan Appelman Kensington, Calif., Sept. 14, 2004 The writer is an enrolled agent, authorized to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service.
David J. Silverman, an enrolled agent and a Great Neck resident for three decades, was touting his "Taxes for Dummies,", now in its eighth edition.
RICHARD J. DANA San Francisco, Feb. 19, 2003 The writer is an enrolled agent licensed by the Internal Revenue Service to represent taxpayers.
Marti Myers-Garver, an enrolled agent in Bettendorf, Iowa, recalled an audit where the I.R.S. employee across the table focused on the timing of the determination of value.
The company will also provide the help of an enrolled agent — someone trained specifically to prepare returns and represent taxpayers before the I.R.S. — if a customer is audited.
Lena Diethelm, an enrolled agent at the tax preparation firm Numbershuffler in Palo Alto, Calif., said she had heard many similar stories from workers in Silicon Valley and faults brokers for urging employees to borrow to pay taxes.
"With today's technology it is easy to go onto the Web and copy a bank logo or tax form" and then prepare authentic-looking documents, said Cindy Hockenberry, an enrolled agent who is the information coordinator for the association.
"It's always been around, but more and more people are becoming aware of it," said Eva Rosenberg, who runs www.taxmama.com, a tax advice Web site, and is an enrolled agent in Las Vegas.
In fact, enrolled agent Robert Duitz of San Jose, Calif.
Stick with an enrolled agent, certified public accountant or lawyer.
