FunCPE is an IRS approved CPE provider
- Approved IRS provider since 2001
- Completions reported promptly to IRS
- Certificate includes IRS course program number
- Certificate meets IRS standards
- Reprint certificates at any time
FunCPE is an Approved Continuing Education Sponsor for the Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) Preparers and Enrolled Agents (EA)
- IRS Approved CE Provider number is FAE6R
- FunCPE has been an approved IRS CPE sponsor for more than 20 years for IRS tax preparers, including EAs, RTRPs and now AFSPs (also called Other Tax Return Preparers (OTRPs)
- Each tax and ethics course has an approved IRS program number which prints on your certificate
How FunCPE Reports CE courses completed to the IRS
In accordance with IRS CE Provider requirements, FunCPE reports your courses completed and CE hours earned to the IRS directly. CE hours for course completions:
- are reported to the IRS electronically,
- your name and PTIN as submitted is verified by the IRS system using the PTIN information you provided to the IRS,
- are reported every Monday for all CE courses completed in the week just passed ending Sunday (except in December we report daily*),
- are posted to your PTIN account by the IRS within 24-48 hours
*The IRS is closed on weekends so no CE submissions are processed on weekends
You can view the courses reported by logging into your PTIN account.
Important deadline for AFSP Record of Completion
The IRS requires CE sponsors to offer the AFTR course in the second half of the year so that tax preparers receive updated training.
As a result, our AFSP Tax Packages are available on our site from June 1st to December 31st.
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All courses must be completed by December 31st
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IRS Approved CE Provider Agreement for FunCPE
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What you can do to make sure your CE is properly reported
How to make sure your CE gets reported to the IRS
We ask for your PTIN number when you enroll in a course, as required by the CE reporting requirements.
The PTIN you enter in our registration must match the first and last name you provided to the IRS with your PTIN registration. The IRS matches the PTIN to your first and last name only, the middle name or middle initial is not considered.
We recommend that you
- login to your IRS PTIN account to verify the name you have on record with the IRS and the PTIN and
- use the exact name when registering for courses.
Do not include any commas or periods, as these will cause the CE to be rejected when we submit it.
The PTIN is the letter “P” followed by 8 numbers. Do not use the letter “O” —only use zeros in your PTIN when you enter it in our course system.
How to verify your hours are in your IRS PTIN account
You can log into your PTIN account on the IRS web site and view hours reported. This will allow you to verify that all courses taken have been properly credited to your account. We anticipate some mis-reported CE due to typos when the PTIN is entered.
We report your hours every Monday for the week just passed ending Sunday, and the IRS posts the hours to your account within 24-48 hours. During December we post the hours every day.
We automatically send you an email
- if you have entered a PTIN in your account setup and
- the hours are rejected by the IRS
Definitely contact us if you don’t see the courses posted to your account.
Our CPE Certificates of Completion meet the IRS standards for CE
When you pass the final exam of a course, you automatically receive a CPE certificate of completion by email from FunCPE.
- You can also view and reprint your certificates by logging into the course system
- Although courses must be completed within one year, your login never expires
- All FunCPE certificates include the required information
* * * We stronly recommend you maintain a folder with all printed certificates for your records * * *
Written confirmation of course completed includes:
- Your name and address
- CE program name
- IRS issued program number
- IRS approved continuing education provider logo
- Date completed
- Length of CE program indicating CPE credit hours
- Signature of a sponsor representative
- IRS approved provider number
- CE Provider name and address
- Unique sequential certificate number
IRS Approved CE Provider since 2001
CE reported to the IRS on Mondays and daily in December See more details here
