SEE Part 3

Part 3: Representation, Practices, and Procedures

Circular 230, practitioner duties, taxpayer rights, authorizations, examinations, appeals, collections, penalty relief, statutes, and filing procedure.

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This course currently includes 500 study questions for Part 3: Representation, Practices, and Procedures, with explanations, topic labels, difficulty labels, and review metadata.

Last reviewed: May 30, 2026. Tax year covered: Current IRS SEE cycle; verify current tax-year dollar limits before testing.

Tax rules, limits, forms, fees, and exam logistics can change. Always verify current tax-year limits, exam fees, scheduling rules, and identification requirements with official IRS and PSI sources before testing.

Circular 230

Apply Treasury rules governing practice before the IRS, including competence, diligence, conflicts, fees, standards, and sanctions.

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Practitioner Duties and Restrictions

Identify practitioner obligations, prohibited conduct, due diligence, records, advertising, solicitation, and return-position standards.

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IRS Practice and Procedure

Understand exam, collection, appeal, refund, notice, transcript, and procedural paths used in IRS representation.

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Power of Attorney and Authorizations

Distinguish Form 2848 from Form 8821 and identify authority, disclosure, revocation, and representative limits.

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Taxpayer Rights

Apply the Taxpayer Bill of Rights to exams, collections, appeals, privacy, representation, and fair treatment.

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Examinations and Audits

Recognize audit types, notices, substantiation, interview rules, closing agreements, and taxpayer response options.

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Appeals

Identify when appeals are available, how protests work, and how settlement authority differs from examination authority.

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Collections

Apply collection process concepts, notices, levies, liens, financial information, and taxpayer resolution options.

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Installment Agreements

Identify installment agreement types, eligibility, default risks, fees, and collection alternatives.

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Offers in Compromise

Understand offer types, reasonable collection potential, compliance requirements, payments, and rejection or appeal rules.

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Penalty Relief

Apply reasonable cause, first-time abatement, statutory exceptions, interest rules, and penalty appeal concepts.

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Innocent Spouse Relief

Distinguish innocent spouse, separation of liability, equitable relief, timing, and collection impact.

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Collection Due Process

Identify CDP notices, deadlines, hearing rights, equivalent hearings, and Tax Court review concepts.

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Statutes of Limitation

Apply assessment, refund, and collection limitation periods and common suspension events.

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Filing Process

Understand filing, extensions, amended returns, notices, transcripts, e-services, and procedural compliance.

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Final Review and Practice Exams

Review representation ethics, procedure timelines, forms, authority, and mixed IRS practice questions.

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