The OPR announces recent disciplinary sanctions imposed on attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents, enrolled actuaries, enrolled retirement plan agents, and appraisers. The OPR also announces when certain unenrolled, unlicensed tax return preparers (individuals who are not enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and are not licensed as attorneys or certified public accountants) have been disciplined. Licensed or enrolled practitioners are subject to the regulations governing practice before the IRS, which are set out in Title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A, Part 10, and which are released as Treasury Department Circular No. 230. The regulations prescribe the duties and restrictions relating to such practice and prescribe the disciplinary sanctions for violating the regulations. Unenrolled/unlicensed return preparers who choose to participate in the IRS’s voluntary AFSP are subject to the guidance in Revenue Procedure 2014-42, which governs a preparer’s eligibility to represent taxpayers before the IRS in examinations of tax returns the preparer both prepared for the taxpayer and signed as the preparer. Additionally, unenrolled/unlicensed return preparers who participate in the AFSP agree to be subject to the duties and restrictions in Circular 230, including the restrictions on incompetence or disreputable conduct.

Revocation of IRC 501(c)(3) Organizations for failure to meet the code section requirements. Contributions made to the organizations by individual donors are no longer deductible under IRC 170(b)(1)(A).

The Internal Revenue Service has revoked its determination that Ballerina Girl qualifies as an organization described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The revocation is effective July 19, 2019.

Revocation of IRC 501(c)(3) Organizations for failure to meet the code section requirements. Contributions made to the organizations by individual donors are no longer deductible under IRC 170(b)(1)(A).

The Internal Revenue Service has revoked its determination that AFA Grad Inc. qualifies as an organization described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The revocation is effective November 7, 2019.

Golconda Foundation Inc. TIN: 73-1552729 has agreed to the revocation of its IRC Section 501(c)(3) status effective January 1, 2020.

The Competent Authorities of the United States of America and Denmark entered into a Competent Authority Arrangement under paragraph 3 of Article 25 (Mutual Agreement Procedure) listing the types of pension entities or arrangements established in either Contracting State that will be treated as a “pension fund” for purposes of paragraph 3(c) of Article 10 (Dividends), as well as the application of Article 22 (Limitation on Benefits).