8. Apply for enrollment to practice before the IRS, stay up-to-date on your Continuing Professional Education with Gleim CPE, and recommend Gleim to others.

ENROLLMENT TO PRACTICE BEFORE THE IRS -- FORM 23

Within 1 year from the date of passing all parts of the exam, eligible persons who wish to be enrolled to practice before the IRS must complete and submit an application, Form 23, with a $30 application fee, in accordance with instructions on the form.

Certain eligible persons with at least 5 years of service and technical experience before the IRS may become enrolled to practice after completing Form 23 and passing a background check.

All questions on the application must be answered completely. An incomplete application will lengthen the process. Each application is investigated to determine whether statements made are correct and whether facts or circumstances exist that reflect unfavorably on the candidate. This procedure generally takes approximately 120 days. If the investigation raises a question about an applicant's eligibility for enrollment, that applicant will be permitted to submit additional information. Each applicant whose investigation is satisfactory will be enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service, and an enrollment card will be issued.

STAYING ENROLLED

The IRS requires EAs to renew enrollment status every 3 years. The application for renewal, Form 8554, is usually available on the IRS website. There is a $30 application fee.

Candidates also must complete 72 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) over the 3-year enrollment period (with a minimum of 16 hours per year) to remain active. This includes at least 2 hours of ethics every year.

Congratulations on becoming an Enrolled Agent!

We hope you have enjoyed the process and the Gleim System. Presumably you have found your EA study to be executive development. As you studied, you were able to relate your past work experience to the Gleim Knowledge Transfer Outlines and EA question/answer explanations. Conversely, the concepts studied were related to day-to-day work experience.

Now we ask you to recommend the EA exam and Gleim process to other Enrolled Agents and accounting professionals. Please have the appropriate people at your organization contact us at (800) 874-5346 about formal or informal arrangements to deliver Gleim EA Review and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) to professionals throughout your organization.

Gleim has complete study packages for the CMA, CPA, and CIA exams. We also have more than 200 CPE courses for professional accountants. Additionally, we do a wide range of training activities for pilots and are one of the largest pilot training organizations in the country.