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1. Circular 230 § 10.50(c) — Sanctions.
   Joint BoardRegulationsOct 11, 2017related by meaning
   (c) (c) Authority to impose monetary penalty (c)(1) (1) In general. (c)(1)(i) (i) The Secretary of the Treasury, or delegate, after notice and an opportunity for a proceeding, may impose a monetary penalty on any practitioner who engages in conduct subject to sanction under paragraph (a) of this section. (c)(1)(ii) (ii…
2. Circular 230 § 10.82(b) — Expedited suspension.
   Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
   (b) (b) To whom applicable. This section applies to any practitioner who, within 5 years prior to the date that a show cause order under this section's expedited suspension procedures is served: (b)(1) (1) Has had a license to practice as an attorney, certified public accountant, or actuary suspended or revoked for cau…
3. Circular 230 § 10.51(a)(9) — Incompetence and disreputable conduct.
   Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
   (a)(9) (9) Directly or indirectly attempting to influence, or offering or agreeing to attempt to influence, the official action of any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service by the use of threats, false accusations, duress or coercion, by the offer of any special inducement or promise of an advantage, or b…
4. Circular 230 § 10.30(a)(2) — Solicitation.
   Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
   (a)(2) (2) A practitioner may not make, directly or indirectly, an uninvited written or oral solicitation of employment in matters related to the Internal Revenue Service if the solicitation violates Federal or State law or other applicable rule, e.g., attorneys are precluded from making a solicitation that is prohibit…
5. Circular 230 § 10.34(a) — Standards with respect to tax returns and documents, affidavits and other papers.
   Joint BoardRegulationsNov 15, 2019related by meaning
   (a) (a) Tax returns. (a)(1) (1) A practitioner may not willfully, recklessly, or through gross incompetence— (a)(1)(i) (i) Sign a tax return or claim for refund that the practitioner knows or reasonably should know contains a position that— (a)(1)(i)(A) (A) Lacks a reasonable basis; (a)(1)(i)(B) (B) Is an unreasonable …
6. 20 C.F.R. § 901.12(f)(1)(iii) — Eligibility for enrollment.
   Joint BoardRegulationsOct 18, 2016related by meaning
   (f)(1)(iii) (iii) Willfully failing to make a Federal tax return in violation of the revenue laws of the United States, or evading, attempting to evade, or participating in any way in evading or attempting to evade any federal tax or payment thereof, knowingly counseling or suggesting to a client or prospective client …
7. Circular 230 § 10.72(d)(4)(iii) — Hearings.
   Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
   (d)(4)(iii) (iii) Denials. If a motion for a protective order is denied in whole or in part, the Administrative Law Judge may, on such terms or conditions as the Administrative Law Judge deems just, order any party or person to comply with, or respond in accordance with, the procedure involved. (d)(4)(iv) (iv) Public i…
8. Circular 230 § 10.25(a)(5) — Practice by former government employees, their partners and their associates.
   Joint BoardRegulationsNov 6, 2020related by meaning
   (a)(5) (5) Rule includes Treasury regulations, whether issued or under preparation for issuance as notices of proposed rulemaking or as Treasury decisions, revenue rulings, and revenue procedures published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin (see 26 CFR 601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b)).
9. Circular 230 § 10.36(c) — Procedures to ensure compliance.
   Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
   (c) (c) Effective/applicability date. This section is applicable beginning June 12, 2014.
10. Circular 230 § 10.8(c) — Return preparation and application of rules to other individuals.
    Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
    (c) (c) Application of rules to other individuals. Any individual who for compensation prepares, or assists in the preparation of, all or a substantial portion of a document pertaining to any taxpayer's tax liability for submission to the Internal Revenue Service is subject to the duties and restrictions relating to pr…
11. Circular 230 § 10.52(b) — Violations subject to sanction.
    Joint BoardRegulationsOct 11, 2017related by meaning
    (b) (b) Effective/applicability date. This section is applicable to conduct occurring on or after September 26, 2007.
12. Circular 230 § 10.20(a)(3) — Information to be furnished.
    Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
    (a)(3) (3) When a proper and lawful request is made by a duly authorized officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service, concerning an inquiry into an alleged violation of the regulations in this part, a practitioner must provide any information the practitioner has concerning the alleged violation and testify reg…
13. Circular 230 § 10.3(d)(2) — Who may practice.
    Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
    failure to file annual registration and other notifications by pension plan), 6652(f) (relating to the failure to file information required in connection with certain plans of deferred compensation), 6692 (relating to the failure to file actuarial report), 7805(b) (relating to the extent to which an Internal Revenue Se…
14. Circular 230 § 10.60(b) — Institution of proceeding.
    Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
    (b) (b) Whenever a penalty has been assessed against an appraiser under the Internal Revenue Code and an appropriate officer or employee in an office established to enforce this part determines that the appraiser acted willfully, recklessly, or through gross incompetence with respect to the proscribed conduct, the appr…
15. Circular 230 § 10.71(b) — Discovery.
    Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
    (b) (b) Depositions upon oral examination (b)(1) (1) A deposition must be taken before an officer duly authorized to administer an oath for general purposes or before an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service who is authorized to administer an oath in Federal tax law matters. (b)(2) (2) In ordering a depos…
16. Circular 230 § 10.24 — Assistance from or to disbarred or suspended persons and former Internal Revenue Service employees.
    Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
    A practitioner may not, knowingly and directly or indirectly:
17. Circular 230 § 10.90(a) — Records.
    Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
    (a) (a) Roster. The Internal Revenue Service will maintain and make available for public inspection in the time and manner prescribed by the Secretary, or delegate, the following rosters— (a)(1) (1) Individuals (and employers, firms, or other entities, if applicable) censured, suspended, or disbarred from practice befo…
18. 76 FR 17762 — Regulations Governing the Performance of Actuarial Services Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
    Joint BoardFinal Rules (FR)Mar 31, 2011related by meaning
    ars to be incorrect, inconsistent with an important fact or another factual assumption, or incomplete. (g) Solicitations regarding actuarial services. An enrolled actuary may not in any way use or participate in the use of any form of public communication or private solicitation related to the performance of actuarial …
19. Circular 230 § 10.26 — Notaries.
    Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
    A practitioner may not take acknowledgments, administer oaths, certify papers, or perform any official act as a notary public with respect to any matter administered by the Internal Revenue Service and for which he or she is employed as counsel, attorney, or agent, or in which he or she may be in any way interested.
20. Circular 230 § 10.92 — Special orders.
    Joint BoardRegulationsDec 30, 2016related by meaning
    The Secretary of the Treasury reserves the power to issue such special orders as he or she deems proper in any cases within the purview of this part.