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remote-work practitioner, however, has course trainings may not be offered as
Steps can and a greater responsibility for ensuring that in the past, and off-site live classes may
there is adequate time for consulting,
not be available nearby. For the remote
must be taken preparation, and review. Only by person- practitioner, it is critically important to
to maintain ally overseeing these critical measures in track CPE, if necessary, by finding re-
confidentiality. tax compliance and consulting can the mote learning that will provide needed
credits in all required CPE categories,
remote-work practitioner deliver the
highest-quality work. such as taxation, audit, professional
delivering top-quality tax services and development, and ethics. ■
meeting clients’ expectations. Training must go on
Although today’s remote-work envi- When most practitioners were in an
ronments lack the presence of colleagues office environment, it was fairly ef- Contributor
with whom to spontaneously confer and fortless to be reminded of continuing
consult, technical resources allow for professional education requirements Todd Simmens, Esq., CPA, is national
the preparation and review of quality and attend on-site and off-site live managing partner of tax risk manage-
work. Most tax returns and workpapers classes. Once the world went remote, ment at BDO in Woodbridge, N.J., and
are prepared with up-to-date software, in-person trainings came to a halt, is a member of the AICPA IRS Advo-
which itself is a check to ensure quality and remote training became the norm. cacy & Relations Committee. For more
work. The availability of online technical Practitioners must be more diligent information on this column, contact
resources and applications is another in remembering CPE deadlines and thetaxadviser@aicpa.org.
way practitioners can deliver quality. The finding suitable classes. On-site live

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