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According to the IRS, the new testing requirement would have applied to only about 350, 000 of those who registered for 2012 IDs, since lawyers, CPAs and Enrolled Agents (who have already passed a more rigorous IRS test), as well as tax preparers who are supervised by lawyers, CPAs and EAs, are exempt from the test.
FORBES: Federal Judge Shoots Down IRS Attempt To Regulate All Paid Tax Preparers
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According to proponents of EPR, however, without the initial government requirement as a lever, voluntary programs are unlikely to succeed.
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Agreement over the tax had already been reached before the meeting, and the nod from a majority of the Ecofin group of EU finance ministers - a requirement of the enhanced co-operation procedure - was merely a procedural matter, according to the Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan.
BBC: Financial transactions tax in Europe given go-ahead