FAQs: How to Sign Up For the IRS Enrolled Agent Exam
You can sign up for the enrolled agent exam at the Prometric Website.
A: Go to the
Prometric Website and download their
EA Candidate Bulletin. It will answer all your technical questions about how to sign up for the exam, and what to do once you pass. Our books also include a complete overview of how to sign up for the exam, study for the exam, and what to expect when you go to the Prometric testing center.
A: Exam takers cannot take anything with them into the testing room, except for their Identification (such as a driver's license) or a medical device, such as a hearing aid or a pair of glasses. If you need accommodations for a disability, you must contact the test center in advance. All the exams are in English. Difficulty understanding English is NOT considered a disability for test-taking purposes. However, if you have a physical disability, (such as blindness), the test center can make special arrangements if you contact them in advance.
A: Each section of the exam is 100 questions. The cost of each section is $101.00, starting in 2010.
A: Yes, the testing center will provide you with a calculator, pencils, and scratch paper. You cannot use your own calculator. You cannot take the scratch paper home with you.
A: Yes, you are allowed to leave the room during the exam to go to the bathroom, but the time on your exam clock DOES NOT STOP! So, it is a good idea to go to the bathroom and eat before your test. Try to avoid leaving the test room at all costs so you can use all the time allotted to you.
A: Immediately. When you complete the exam, you will get a score report. If you pass, you will not know how many you missed or got correct. If you fail, you will get a score report showing your grade. The IRS has set the scaled passing score at 105. If your score is 102, you know that you were really close to passing. If your score is 65, you know that you need to study more.
Q: Do I have to take all three parts of the exam at once, or can I space them out?
A: You can sign up to take each part of the EA exam on separate days, so you can space them months apart if you wish, but you only have 18 months to finish taking all three parts, otherwise you "lose" any passing scores and you have to start over. So make sure that when you sign up, you allow yourself enough time to study between each part, but allow yourself enough time to re-take portions that you may fail. A good idea is to space each exam part about 60 days apart. This will leave you plenty of time to study between sections and also time to re-take parts that you may have failed.
Q: What about the new tax preparer registration rules in 2011?
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