Becoming an Enrolled Agent means conquering all three parts of the Special Enrollment Examination (SEE) administered by the IRS Enrolled Agent program and delivered through Prometric SEE. Tax content changes every year, so a good review course has to be both thorough and current. Here’s how we test each one before we rank it.
1
Get Hands-On With the Course
We get hands-on access to each EA review course — Gleim, Surgent, Fast Forward Academy, Lambers and others — through trials and direct testing, so we evaluate the real, complete product.
2
Test All Three SEE Parts
We work through Part 1 (Individuals), Part 2 (Businesses), and Part 3 (Representation) to confirm each section is covered with the right depth and balance.
3
Drill the Tax Question Bank
We grind the MCQ banks and practice exams, checking whether explanations correctly reflect current IRS rules and prepare you for the Prometric format.
4
Verify Tax-Law Currency
We confirm content reflects the latest tax year and IRS updates — outdated tax material is an automatic mark against a course.
5
Gather Candidate Feedback
We cross-reference our findings with reviews from real EA candidates and tax professionals to validate the study experience.
6
Score & Recheck Each Tax Season
We apply our weighted rating, then re-test every course as new tax-year editions roll out so rankings never go stale.
No EA course pays for its spot every ranking is earned through hands-on, all-three-parts testing.
