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Elizabeth Culmer ([personal profile] edenfalling) wrote2016-12-15 10:30 pm

Liz's continuing adventures in the world of commercial tax preparation

As of this afternoon, I am fully registered for the 2017 tax season: I have completed my federal continuing education requirements, I have completed my state education requirements, I have renewed my PTIN (preparer tax identification number), I have renewed my NYTPRIN (New York tax preparer registration identification number), and of course I have been officially hired back by Not the IRS since mid-September.

The only thing left is the second half of the internal company skills training, which has not yet been scheduled. Sometime in the next week I should get an email telling me when the next in-person meeting is, and how to access any related online components. Then I will probably have to negotiate for alternatives, because my rental company job has long hours that are incompatible with evening training sessions, and I'm going to be in NJ for large portions of the time between now and Jan. 1st. *sigh*

Being a tax preparer is kind of a pain. But you know, I do kind of like the work (helping people! solving puzzles! doing math!) so I suppose it's worth the annoyance for now. *wry*