Misse 5.5 To meet specific due diligence requirements when preparing a return for a taxpayer claiming the Earned Income Credit, the Child Tax Credit/Additional Child Tax Credit, and/or the American Opportunity Credit, paid tax preparers must Ask adequate questions while interviewing the taxpayer, and contemporaneously document additional questions asked and the taxpayer's responses ignore the implications of information furnished to or known by the paid preparer. Investigate and verify the accuracy of information a taxpayer provides to show eligibility for the credit(s) claimed. Assign the same credit amount to all available credits using a flat-rate schedule. Mark for follow up Back Save / Return Later SummaryNext