California law requires anyone who is physically in California and prepares (or assists with) tax returns for a fee, and is not an attorney, certified public accountant (CPA) or enrolled agent (EA), to register as a tax preparer with CTEC. To meet the due diligence requirements for the EITC the preparer CTEC information must be included on form 3596.
To enter your CTEC information in the TaxSlayer Pro program, from the main menu of the California return select;
- Total Payments
- CA Refundable EIC (3514)
- Paid Preparer Additional Information (CA 3596)
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