IRS APPROVED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ENROLLED AGENTS & CPAs
IRS APPROVED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ENROLLED AGENTS & CPAs
Meet Janean A. Kong, EA, Co-Founder & Clinic Director
Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic
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FOUNDING & DEVELOPMENT
Approved by the United States Tax Court Clinical, Student Practice & Calendar Call Program
An IRS-approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, the Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic serves the low-income residents of the Hawaiian Islands, USA and is generously supported by the Tax Law Institute at Washington, DC and Smart Tax & Business Solutions at Honolulu, HI. The Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic was approved for funding by the Taxpayer Advocate Service of the Internal Revenue Service in November 2020. Located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, at 425 South Street, the LITC is managed by Janean A. Kong E.A. (pictured), IRS Enrolled Agent and local resident. Ms. Kong serves as the Clinic Director and Qualified Tax Expert. She has been associated with TLI since 2014 and is an adjunct member of the Teaching Faculty. She is a state-certified professional accountant in the State of Hawaii and TLI-trained Certified Pre-trial Tax Litigation Specialist. She is also certified by the State of Hawai'i as a Tax Strategist, Tax Coach, Master Tutor and earned a graduate certificate in accounting at the University of Hawai'i.
The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Program is a matching federal grant program that provides up to $200,000 per year to qualified organizations to represent low-income taxpayers in controversies with the IRS and provide education and outreach to taxpayers who speak English as a second language (ESL). Qualified organizations include, among others, academic institutions and nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. that must meet the goals of the program. The Hawai'i Federal Tax Clinic was not funded for 2023. However, the following services were provided during the 2022 Funding Year:
LITC services are free or low cost for eligible taxpayers. Although LITCs receive partial funding from the IRS, clinics, their employees, and their volunteers are completely independent of the IRS.
Each clinic determines whether prospective clients meet income guidelines and other criteria before agreeing to represent them or provide consultation services. Taxpayers seeking LITC services can view the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Income Eligibility Guidelines.
LEADERSHIP 2024
Janean Kong EA
Clinic Director
James H. Chapman EA MA MPA
Director
L.B. Carpenter CPA CFP USTCP
Director
Rebecca McMorris
Director
William McMorris
Director
Daniel Ng JD LLM
Honorary Director
Ret. Judge John Dean JD LLM
Emeritus Professor of Law
United States Tax Court
Honorary Director Emeritus
Michael Jerome Stuart JD MPA
Emeritus Professor of Law
Internal Revenue Service CE Provider
President
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Courtesy of the Taxpayer Advocate Service | Internal Revenue Service
Janean A. Kong EA, native of O'ahu, earned an accounting certificate at the University of Hawai'i
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