FORENSIC TRAINING - CAA REQUIREMENTS

This rewarding opportunity comes from the IRS giving us the ability to check and certify certain client documentation and only send them copies along with Form W7: Application for Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. Straight from the IRS:

• CAAs can authenticate all identification documents for primary and secondary taxpayers except foreign military identification cards. Foreign military identification cards are rarely provided by applicants but can still be used to obtain ITINs if presented directly to the IRS either by mail or in person at a local Taxpayer Assistance Center.
• For dependents, CAAs can authenticate the passport and civil birth certificate; however, they must send the original or certified copies of all other documents directly to the IRS.
• CAAs must complete and attach a Form W-7 (COA), Certificate of Accuracy for IRS Individual Identification Taxpayer Number, to each Form W-7 application submitted. This serves as verification they have reviewed the original documentation or certified copies from the agency that issued them.
• AAs and CAAs must conduct an in-person interview with each ITIN applicant (primary, secondary, and dependent) in order to complete the application. Video conferencing maybe used for the interview only. However, CAAs must have the original identification documents or certified copies from the issuing agency in their possession during the interview. caa forensic training course

January 19, 2024, the IRS lifted the moratorium on the application submissions. Interested parties can now resume submitting applications to participate in the IRS Acceptance Agent program through their E-SERVICES account. An Acceptance Agent is an individual or an entity who is authorized by the IRS to assist alien individuals and other foreign persons in obtaining Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN) from the IRS. This CAA forensic training course will give you the ability to become a Certifying Acceptance Agent!