Read the SPSS Report "Improving Tax Administration with Data Mining".

1. Summarize the Introduction on page 3. Why data mining? What is data mining? page 4 100 word minimum, not 500 word minimum

2. Summarize the 6 phases of CRISP-DM. pages 5-6 100 word minimum

3. Explain predictive modeling? page 7 Compare and contrast Audit Select versus
Priority One and Prior Productive. 100 word minimum
Read Study Units 1 & 2. Watch tax regulation lectures 1 & 4 on youtube.com/bassell
4) a) From Study Unit 1 identify 5 examples of someone practicing before the IRS and 3 examples of not practicing before the
IRS. b) Identify 4 people who are authorized to practice before the IRS. c) From Study Unit 1 identify 4 types of solicitations of employment involving IRS matters that a
CPA is allowed to make. d) According to Circular 230, which type of statements may not be used when a CPA advertises? e) From Study Unit 1 identify 3 requirements a practitioner must comply when providing a covered opinion. f) Identify the “best practices” tax advisors should adhere to in providing advice and in preparing a submission to the IRS. 100 word minimum
5) a) From Study Unit 2 indicate what Rules 505 and 506 required for an offering to be exempt under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. b) What form must be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by non-reporting and unseasoned issuers? c) Who is prohibited by the SEC's antifraud Rule 10b-5 from trading on the basis of inside information of a business corporation's stock? d) Within what period of time, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, do short-swing profits arise from the sale and purchase (purchase and sale) of the issuer's stock? 100 word