The future of the IRS Enrolled Agent profession — with practical help for the exam and the career that follows
One post a week on where the EA profession is headed, how to pass the Special Enrollment Examination along the way, and how to build a practice worth having.
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What you'll get
One post a week on the IRS Enrolled Agent profession — its trajectory, the economic forces shaping it, the Special Enrollment Examination that gets you in, and the working life that follows. Typically 800 to 1,500 words, delivered on a consistent day. Written while I'm actively preparing for Part 2 in July 2026, after passing Parts 1 and 3 on the first attempt. I'm a tax attorney with a prior career in medicine, an MS, an MBA, and an LLM in Taxation in progress. Not a credentials boast — just the plain fact that I'm a serial high-stakes exam taker who knows the difference between study techniques that work and ones that just feel productive. That's the lens I bring here.
Who it's for
Candidates preparing for the Special Enrollment Examination. Newly-credentialed Enrolled Agents figuring out what kind of practice to build. Career changers sizing up the profession from the outside. Working EAs who want a clear-eyed read on where this is all heading.
One post a week, 600 to 800 words, delivered on a consistent day. Written while I'm actively preparing for Part 2 in July 2026, after passing Parts 1 and 3 under Prometric on the first attempt. I'm a tax attorney with a prior career in medicine, an MS, an MBA, and an LLM in Taxation in progress. Not as credentials boast — just a plain fact that I'm a serial high-stakes exam taker who knows the difference between study techniques that work and ones that just feel productive. That's the lens I bring here
The EA Notebook
Notes on the IRS Enrolled Agent profession, the SEE, and the career that follows.
