{"id":"3ab883a5-b9aa-4879-92cf-a866b8ac7167","task":"Register as an IRS Certifying Acceptance Agent (CAA) to authenticate ITIN applicant documents","domain":"irs.gov","steps":["Confirm CAA eligibility and have every individual listed as a Responsible Party complete the required forensic document training provided through the IRS SPEC organization","Submit the Acceptance Agent Application per current IRS instructions and Publication 4520 guidance, noting the multi-year moratorium on new applications was lifted January 19, 2024","For each ITIN applicant, review original identity and foreign-status documents, authenticating passports and civil birth certificates directly for dependents","Complete Form W-7(COA), Certificate of Accuracy, for each Form W-7 application, documenting which supporting documents were relied upon","Submit the Form W-7 package with the attached W-7(COA) to the IRS ITIN unit and retain records per CAA program requirements"],"gotchas":["CAAs cannot authenticate foreign military identification cards, and for dependents can only authenticate passports and civil birth certificates — all other dependent documents must still be sent to the IRS as originals or certified copies","Every Responsible Party on the application must individually complete the forensic document training; a single firm-level completion does not cover everyone listed","The Acceptance Agent Program had a multi-year moratorium on new applications that was only lifted in January 2024, so older guidance describing the program as closed is now outdated"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T03:38:23.291Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/3ab883a5-b9aa-4879-92cf-a866b8ac7167"}