VASEA Webinar: IRS Criminal Investigation and the Professional Return Preparer

This presentation will familiarize participants with one of IRS Criminal Investigation’s core mission cases: unscrupulous return preparers who may have violated the tax law(s). It will also cover when contact is made by IRS Criminal Investigation with the professional return preparer when a client is under investigation.

Learning Objectives:

- Understand why unscrupulous return preparer criminal cases are core to IRS – Criminal Investigation’s mission,
- Understand what criminal violations IRS-Criminal Investigation may investigate,
- Understand what tools IRS- Criminal Investigation may use to develop and further unscrupulous return preparer investigations, and
- Understand what steps to take when contact is made by a Special Agent of IRS-Criminal Investigation when a client is under investigation.

Presenter:

Before forming the Black Raven Advisory Group, LLC Christopher Wajda, served for more than 32 years with the Internal Revenue Service. His last position was as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the Washington D.C. Field Office - IRS - Criminal Investigation. As the ASAC, he led and guided some of the most significant criminal white-collar investigations ever to have been conducted in the U.S

Currently Christopher Wajda is in private practice in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area serving clients on a worldwide basis. He is a licensed Enrolled Agent with the Internal Revenue Service, and he is registered as a private investigator with the Commonwealth of Virginia (99-662057). He has over 35 years of experience in complex criminal and civil financial investigations.

Participants earn up to 1.0 CE/CPE credits.

Field of Study: Federal Tax Law Topics / Taxes

Pre-Requisites: Basic knowledge of federal taxation and Circular 230

Who Should Attend: CPAs, EAs, Tax Preparers, Tax Attorneys

Advanced Preparation: None

Program Level: Basic to Intermediate

Delivery Method: Group Internet Based

IRS Program Number: QSRNU-T-00597-23-O

Registration Fees

Individual Webinar
Members: $30 / Non-Members: $50*

Bundle Discount for All 6 Webinars
$150 for members / $250 for non-members

*Join VASEA for $90 and enjoy member rates at events all year long.

Member Discount Eligibility

Member pricing applies to NAEA and VASEA Members, Associates, and current VASEA Annual CE Pass holders, and their staff. Staff are only eligible for VASEA member rates if registration is paid for by a VASEA Member, Associate or current CE passholder.

Group discounts at education functions are given to multiple attendees from a single firm when there is one payment for all registrations: 3‐5 attendees = 5% each; 6‐10 = 10%; 11 or more = 15%.

Phone or Email Registration Options

There is a $25 additional fee for registrations taken over the phone or via email.

Refund Policy

Refunds will be honored if written notification is received at the Administrative Office fourteen days prior to event. A processing fee of $25 will be deducted from the refund. Cancellations within 14 days of the event will not be accepted. Substitutions are always allowed for in-person registration. Substitutions are only allowed for webinar registrations if received 48-hours prior to the start of the webinar. “No Shows” forfeit their fees.

Cancellation

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Questions

Contact Heather Greenwell, CAE, VASEA Administrator, at (804) 723-5888.