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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury |
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Subtitle A - Office of the Secretary of the Treasury |
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Part 10 - Practice Before the Internal Revenue Service |
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Subpart C - Sanctions for Violation of the Regulations |
§ 10.55 - Conferences.
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In general. The Director of Practice may confer with an attorney, certified public accountant, enrolled agent, or enrolled actuary concerning allegations of misconduct irrespective of whether a proceeding for disbarment or suspension has been instituted against him. If such conference results in a stipulation in connection with a proceeding in which such person is the respondent, the stipulation may be entered in the record at the instance of either party to the proceeding.(b)
Resignation or voluntary suspension. An attorney, certified public accountant, enrolled agent, or enrolled actuary, in order to avoid the institution or conclusion of a disbarment or suspension proceeding, may offer his consent to suspension from practice before the Internal Revenue Service. An enrolled agent may also offer his resignation. The Director of Practice, in his discretion, may accept the offered resignation of an enrolled agent and may suspend an attorney, certified public accountant, or enrolled agent in accordance with the consent offered.