OSSEA
- The Ohio State Society of Enrolled Agents was chartered in January, 1996, as an affiliate of the National Association of Enrolled Agents.
- The founders of OSSEA were driven by a desire to be part of a national organization that has the ability to shape or influence tax policies and procedures on the national, state and local levels.
- From an initial membership of 80+ in January 1996, the OSSEA has grown to a membership of 275+. OSSEA membership includes Ohio-based: Enrolled Agents, Circular 230 professionals, and those tax professionals currently experiencing the Special Enrollment Exam process. OSSEA also allows NAEA members from surrounding states to elect the Ohio affiliate as a second membership.
- The focus of the organization is on the enrolled agent, and because of this focus, all OSSEA board members are active enrolled agents.
- For information about OSSEA membership, please contact Bev Buttermore, OSSEA4U@windstream.net
Mission Statement
The mission of the Ohio State Society of Enrolled Agents is to further the professionalism and public awareness of its members; to advocate the rights of taxpayers; to protect the interests of its members; to foster professionalism and life-long learning in the development of tax professionals within the association; and to promote the position of its members with the various governmental agencies, its peers, and the public.
An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and who is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals.