Tax Refund
Search & Rescue Workshop Series

September 27th-28th, 2024

Live Online Webinar

This course is a live and virtual presentation designed to equip tax professionals how to read and analyze tax transcripts with the aim of identifying and resolving matters on a client’s tax account.

Event Overview

2-Day Professional
Live Online Webinar

12-hours of IRS Continuing Education Units (CEU)

Learning Outcome 01

Solve complex tax issues using transcript analysis.

Setup an e-services account
Tools to offer Tax Refund Recovery Services
How to call the IRS Practitioner Priority Line

Learning Outcome 02

Help taxpayers recovering missing tax refunds.

Identify transaction codes on Account Transcripts
Wage and Income Transcripts and Record of Accounts
How to get client’s into filing compliance
Filing missing tax returns and amendments

Learning Outcome 03

Convert a single-year filer into multi-year transactions.

Address Under-reporter issues
Resolve unposted tax returns
Offer “assisted DIY” services to clients
Tax payer Advocate for assisting your clients.

12-hours of Learning

You will earn 12 Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) upon successful completion of the course.

IRS Approved Content

This course represents tax professional content that has been approved b the Internal Revenue Service.

Non-credentialed Welcome

This workshop welcomes both credentialed and non-credentialed tax preparers.

Buy your ticket
Buy your ticket
Buy your ticket
Buy your ticket
Buy your ticket

Workshop Pricing

Reserve your spot before October 15th to get 25% off.

Register now to get early bird pricing of $299!

General Registration
$299

Our general registration covers event participations fees, course materials, as well as lunch and refreshments.

What’s included
Event Registration
IRS Approved Course Materials
12 hours of CEU Credits
Catered Lunch and Refreshments
Reserve my Seat
VIP Registration
$399

Maximize your investment and receive additional guidance and business consulting and future discounts.

What’s included
All General Registration Benefits
60-min 1:1 Consultation
30-min Private Q&A session
15-min Post-Workshop Follow-up
Reserve my Seat
This workshop is designed to teach credentialed and non-credentialed tax preparers how to turn their single year tax filer and into a multi-year transaction through analyzing their tax transcripts.

The course will equip tax pros on identifying open issues on taxpayer’s accounts and addressing them. In addition the course will also teach practitioners how to re-open closed matters and resolve issues that were never addressed

Course Agenda

9:00am - 10:00am

Introduction
‍What is Tax Refund Recovery?
Order of the workshop
Gear Prep Essentials
E-services Overview: E-file application, delegate users, SOR mailboxes, CAF number

10:00am - 11:00am

Resources overview: Efax, phone service, technology.
Introduction and overview to the form 8821
Introduction and overview of form 2848 and form 56

11:00am - 12:00am

Introduction to The Search
Making calls to the IRS through Practitioner Priority Service Line
Various departments at the IRS
Call workflows and best practices

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Calling with 8821, Checkbox, and verbal authorizations
Common requests and what to ask for
Requesting transcripts and transcripts overview
Discussion of transcript types

2:00-3:00pm

Reading and analyzing transcripts
Reviewing the Account Transcript
Unpacking transaction codes

3:00-4:00pm

Unpacking transaction codes

9:00am - 10:00am

Analyzing Wage and Income Transcripts.
Introduction and overview to each tax form in wage and income transcripts

10:00am - 11:00am

Introduction and overview to each tax form in wage and income transcripts cont.
Reading and analyzing the Record of Account

11:00am - 12:00am

Introduction to The Rescue
Filing missing tax returns
Preparing amended tax returns

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Case Study: Missing W-2
Case Study: Missing 1099-R
Case Study: Missing 1098-T
Case Study: Missing 1099-NEC

2:00-3:00pm

CP2000s and AUR Reconsiderations
Exams and Audit Reconsiderations

3:00-4:00pm

Overview of various resolutions: Penalty Abatements, Injured Spouse, RIVO, TPP, etc
Taxpayer Advocate
Appeals and RSED exceptions
Closing