OPR Press
Read OPR's Latest Press Items
09/21/12 - "Hawkins Explains RPO Investigation Authority"
06/22/12 - "Attorney Censured by the OPR for Mishandling Conflicts of Interest"
06/18/12 - 'Hawkins Describes Circular 230's Jurisdiction Over In-House Practitioners"
05/24/12- "OPR Targets Tax Debt Resolution Industry in Campaign Against Sanctionable Practices"
05/22/12 - " IRS Plans Contact with Tax Resolution Companies, Talks with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Updated Cir. 230 Rules"
05/14/12- "Field Agents Should Leave OPR Out of Open Examinations"
05/09/12 - "OPR Careful About Charging Practitioner Misconduct"
05/09/12 - "IRS Goes After Contingent Fee Scofflaws"
05/09/12 - "Guidance On Restrictions During Suspension Or Disbarment From Practice Before The Internal Revenue Service"
05/07/12 - "OPR Expanding, Aspires to Open Regional Offices"
04/30/12 - "Circular 230 and Due Process"
03/07/12 - "OPR's Role in Guiding Practitioner Sanctions"
02/24/12 - "Hawkins Says OPR's New Structure Allows Focus Solely on Discipline"
02/22/12 - "Hawkins Reserving Monetary Penalties for Firms"
02/14/12 - "Oversight of Tax Debt Representation Industry Expected Soon"
02/12/12 - "OPR Committed to Due Process"
01/03/12 - "IRS Continues Oversight as OPR Refines Focus"
12/15/11 - "Hawkins Discusses OPR's Jurisdiction of PTIN Holders"
12/06/11 - "Hawkins Discusses OPR Sanction Guidelines"
11/28/11 - "Congress Not IRS Should Take Lead in Civil Tax Penalty Reform"
11/05/11 - "Hawkins Clarifies OPR Won't Second Guess Advice"
10/25/11 - "IRS to Examine Which Forms Require PTIN"
10/24/11 - "Hawkins to Flag Advisors"
10/24/11 - "Hawkins Says OPR Will Scrutinize Court Rulings for Clues on Practitioner Behavior"
10/21/11 - "Appellate Authority Confirms 5-yr Limitation Period for Nonpayment Discipline"
08/25/11 - "OPR Issues Practice Guidelines for Sanctioned Practitioners"
08/24/11 - "OPR Secures First Sanction for Willful Tax Nonpayment"
09/30/10 - "OPR Cautions Disciplined Practitioners"
08/04/10 - "Gov't Officials Update - Return Preparer Registration"
05/05/10 - "Bond Attorney Suspended for 24 Months"
02/05/10 - "IRS Suspends Preparer for False Returns"
03/04/10 - "IRS Wins 48-Month Suspension of a Lawyer for Failing to File His Own Tax Return"
