Licensed Tax Preparer-Oregon (LTP)

All FunCPE Tax courses are acceptable for LTP CPE credit

The State of Oregon's Board of Tax Practitioners sets competency and ethical standards for tax professionals practicing in Oregon. Any person preparing personal income tax returns for a fee or representing that they do so must be licensed by the Oregon State Board of Tax Practitioners.

The only exemptions to the licensing requirement are CPAs and Public Accountants licensed by the Oregon Board of Accountancy, and members of the Oregon State Bar who prepare returns for their law clients.

Enrolled agents preparing returns in OR must be Licensed Tax Consultants.  An EA is able to take the state only portion of the tax consultant's exam and does not have to meet other education and experience requirements.

CPE Requirements for LTP

Annual CPE requirement
Licensed Tax Preparers are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education related to tax law and tax preparation per year. To renew their licenses each year, licensees must attest to having completed a minimum of 30 hours of acceptable continuing education during the 13 months prior to each license year.

Subject to random CPE verification
The Board audits licensees on a random basis to verify compliance with continuing-education requirements.

First year LTPs receive CPE waiver
Continuing education is waived for the first renewal of a tax preparer license.

Reactivating lapsed or inactive licenses
Tax preparers who allow their licenses to lapse or be inactive for less than three years must attest to 30 hours of acceptable continuing education for each lapsed or inactive year to qualify for license renewal or reactivation.

 

Courses accepted for CPE credit

The Oregon State Board accepts self-study and online correspondence courses from sponsors that are approved by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Qualified Sponsor of continuing professional education for Enrolled Agents.  

FunCPE is IRS Qualifed Sponsor No.FAE6R.

For further information you can view

• Sponsor Approval letter and Sponsor Number issuance
• Sample CPE certificate which includes the IRS sponsor number

 Accordingly, all FunCPE Tax courses are considered appropriate for LTP continuing education purposes. Courses in the Management or Accounting/Auditing category would NOT be acceptable for CE credit.

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