Assignment 3 (week 6)

Preparer Fingerprinting Delayed
Bonner, Paul (ed.). Journal of Accountancy 213.2 (Feb. 2012): 54

This article is about the "tax return preparer regulation plan" purposed by the IRS. I found it on the Baker library web page. The regulation plan suggests fingerprinting preparers, as well as requiring competency testing and continuing education for those who are not CPAs (certified public accountants) , attorneys, or enrolled agents. The Tax Executive Committee Chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) , Patricia Thompson,"urged that the fingerprinting requirement be removed because of the cost and burden." She also claimed that it would be a repeat of background checks done upon hiring.
The purposed fingerprinting requirement has been rejected by other preparer groups, also due to the financial burden. But they also cited the limited number of locations that could perform the fingerprinting as an issue. This regulation plan has be under discussion because the IRS and other related parties are trying to uphold their due diligence on those who enter the accounting field.

I believe the audience for this article to be other accountants and business people because of the jargon used and because the subject is really of no concern to those people outside of the accounting/business field. this article is very relevant to "my" workplace or future career because I intend to prepare tax returns, among other financial statements. In comparison to the previous blogs I have read, I do believe that this article is the most credible, but not necessarily the most effective. I think it is most credible because it is published in a journal, not just online. I do not believe that it is the most effective because the H&R Block blog was equally effective, if not more, depending on the information you are looking for. But the very first blog, compared to any form of writing, is very ineffective because it had no opinion, advise, or usable information of any kind. The audiences of each blog were very different. The first blog for social workers really didn't seem to have an intended audience. The H&R Block blog was intended for anyone who files taxes, and this article is really just intended for people in the field of accounting or business. Blogs are very informal, whereas this journal article was very formal. But I did notice a typo in the first sentence or this article. the purpose of the article is to keep accountants informed on issues and changes within the field. The blog was for quick updates/information and  advertising or promoting.  I like both the article and the H&R Block blog because I can use both in very different ways.