E-Services for Tax Professionals
A tax return professional or preparer is a person who prepares or completes tax returns for others, including certified public accountants, attorneys, enrolled agents
Paid tax return preparers who prepare more than 10 clients generally must file those returns electronically.
Taxpayers are ultimately responsible for the accuracy of their tax return, however, tax professionals are responsible for ensuring they comply with all applicable laws.
If a tax professional offers refund anticipation loans, these professionals should note that Arizona will “offset” a refund to satisfy obligations owed to the state or another qualifying entity, such as the IRS. It is the responsibility of the refund anticipation loan originator to ask the taxpayer if an offset may occur.
Tax Preparer Dedicated Resources
Individual income tax professionals/tax practitioners that have specific and complex Arizona tax issues can receive assistance at [email protected].
This is not a forum to address tax policy inquiries.
Issues that can be addressed, but are not limited to:
- Processing errors or misfiled tax returns
- Extensions
- Misapplied payments
- Estimated payments
- Multi-year carry-over clarifications (estimated tax allocation)
- Amended returns
A valid General Disclosure/Representation Authorization Form (Arizona Form 285) is needed for proper assistance regarding a client’s account. If you have one on file covering the tax period(s) you are inquiring about, that will suffice. If you are unsure, please respond with a completed General Disclosure/Representation Authorization Form (Arizona Form 285) to this email.