Stop checking boxes.
Start building files that defend themselves.
A live, line-by-line Form 8867 companion class for tax professionals. Learn to turn a "completed" due diligence checklist into an examination-ready EIC, CTC, AOTC & HOH file — taught by a Former IRS Revenue Agent.
FREE to attend · Seats are limited · Bring your Form 8867 questions
A form full of "Yes."
Every box checked. Nothing behind it.
A file that answers back.
Every "Yes" traceable to a question, a record, a note.
The penalty is not the only issue. A weak Form 8867 exposes patterns in your interview quality, documentation, and office procedures. This class shows you how to make every "Yes" defensible.
Leave with a framework — not another checklist
A completed Form 8867 is only as strong as the interview, documentation, and judgment behind it. Here's what you'll walk away able to do.
Read the form as an audit trail
Interpret each question on Form 8867 through the lens of audit readiness — not software defaults deciding your diligence for you.
Turn vague answers into strong notes
Convert "the client said…" into clear, contemporaneous notes using the Trigger → Inquiry → Response → Support → Impact formula.
Ask stronger questions without fear
Interview techniques that build the file and prepare the client — we don't scare the client, we prepare the client.
Build with the A.L.L.Y. Method™
A repeatable system to build an examination-ready file another qualified preparer could pick up and defend.
The A.L.L.Y. Method™
Form 8867 becomes a compliance roadmap — not a checkbox exercise.
Ask
Targeted interview questions
Listen
For gaps & red flags
Link
Facts to supporting records
Yield
An examination-ready file
Four modules, one complete walkthrough
We move through the entire form the way an examiner reads a file — front to back, with purpose.
Due Diligence Foundation
When the form is required, which parts apply, and what the IRS actually expects behind every answer.
The Core Requirements
Knowledge, records, red flags, prior disallowance, and Schedule C — the universal questions on every claimed benefit.
Credit & HOH Sections
EIC, CTC/ACTC/ODC, AOTC, and Head of Household — line by line, with the interview questions that build each file.
Certification & File Build
The signature-level certification, strong-note examples, common mistakes, and your action plan for filing season.
What would satisfy a reviewer?
Same client. Same claim. One note protects the file — the other invites the letter.
"Client said child lived with her all year. Claimed EIC/CTC."
"Asked who the child lived with Jan–Dec and whether anyone else could claim her. Taxpayer: child lived with her at 123 Main all 12 months; father not in home. Reviewed school record (Sept 12) and Medicaid letter (Nov 3) showing child's name and taxpayer's address. No competing claimant."
Built for the preparer who signs the return
Tax Preparers & EAs
Anyone completing Form 8867 for EIC, CTC, AOTC, or HOH who wants files that hold up.
Firm Owners & Managers
Leaders who need one consistent due diligence workflow across every preparer on staff.
Growing Practices
Offices preparing for season who'd rather build systems now than fix files after an IRS letter.
FORMER IRS REVENUE AGENTAs a former IRS Revenue Agent, Marliceia has seen exactly what makes a due diligence file fall apart under examination — and what makes one hold up. Her teaching posture is calm, practical, and file-focused. The goal isn't fear. The goal is readiness.
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