EFIN Compliance Pack

The ERO Compliance Pack is the essential toolkit every new or growing Electronic Return Originator needs to run a clean, compliant, and audit-ready tax office. Designed in a simple, unbranded format, this pack gives EROs the exact systems, checklists, and procedures required to stay aligned with IRS regulations, pass bank audits, and confidently manage preparers under their EFIN.

Whether you're a first-year ERO, an office expanding into multiple preparers, or a service bureau training downlines, this pack provides the structure and compliance support you need for a safe and successful tax season.

What’s Included:

✔ EFIN Readiness & Compliance Checklist

Step-by-step guidance to ensure your office, systems, security, and IRS e-file setup meet compliance standards before the season begins.

✔ Bank Product Cheat Sheet

A clean, simple breakdown of refund advances, refund transfers, required disclosures, underwriting expectations, and ERO responsibilities when offering tax bank products.

✔ ERO Onboarding SOP

A complete standard operating procedure for onboarding preparers, setting permissions, verifying credentials, and ensuring everyone under your EFIN operates in compliance.

✔ Compliance Expectations One-Pager

A quick reference sheet outlining the essential rules every ERO must follow, covering due diligence, identity verification, accuracy, bank products, and ethical requirements.

✔ Audit Readiness Checklist

A powerful audit-prep guide covering everything banks and IRS reviewers look for — from signage to security, documentation, identity verification, bank procedures, and reconciliation logs.

✔ Intake & Consent Forms

Professional, unbranded forms including:

• Client Intake Form (ERO version)
• Consent to Use Form
• Consent to Disclose Form

These protect the office, ensure compliance, and safeguard your EFIN.

Who This Pack Is For:

• New EROs opening a tax office
• EROs adding preparers under them
• Service bureaus training downline offices
• Tax professionals transitioning from preparer to ERO
• Anyone needing a clean, compliant operating system