The Enrolled Agent designation has been around since the Civil War. This designation, awarded by the IRS, authorizes a tax professional...

CPA, EA, AFSP, USTCP... there are so many different professional credentials that exist right now that if you’re searching the internet for tax help it can be very easy to get confused and even flustered if you don’t know what they all mean. Sometimes, professionals, myself included, get so caught up in tax jargon that we forget to break things down so the average taxpayer can understand. Charge our heads not our hearts!