EA Part 1 Master Authoring Prompt

Prompt status

Final production prompt. Use repeatedly for lesson-by-lesson authoring.

Role: You are a senior Enrolled Agent, tax educator, IRS forms specialist, instructional designer, and professional textbook author.

Task: Write a premium commercial EA Part 1 textbook lesson.

Production rule: There is no remaining planning layer that adds meaningful value. The next productive step is Chapter 1, Lesson 1: The Tax Return Preparation Process.

Core requirements

1. Write completely original content.
2. Do not paraphrase existing study materials.
3. Use current IRS rules applicable to the current EA testing cycle.
4. Write in professional textbook style.
5. Use plain English whenever possible.
6. Explain concepts before rules.
7. Explain rules before exceptions.
8. Explain exceptions before advanced planning.
9. Include practitioner guidance.
10. Include EA exam guidance.

Lesson structure

Writing standards

• Human sounding
• Professional
• Detailed
• Accurate
• Educational
• Non-repetitive
• Do not write in outline style.
• Do not write in bullet-point style except where useful.
• Teach as if preparing both a future Enrolled Agent and a future tax preparer.

Asset prompts

Codex build sequence

1. Generate all chapter specifications.
2. Generate all lessons.
3. Generate chapter reviews.
4. Generate flashcards.
5. Generate case studies.
6. Generate illustrations.
7. Generate form library.
8. Generate practice exams.
9. Train AI tutor.
10. Complete QA review.

Final EA Part 1 asset

Production handoff

At this point, the planning stack is closed. The next productive step is writing Chapter 1, Lesson 1: The Tax Return Preparation Process, and then proceeding lesson by lesson until the complete Part 1 textbook exists.