Product Description
Please note:
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These courses are not webinars
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Our current courses are based on last year’s tax law because this year’s tax code is not finalized until December. We provide all students with a free Tax Law Update once the IRS issues updates
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Most CE seminars qualify for EA CE
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Prior tax preparation experience/knowledge is suggested
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The Income Tax School will provide support for this product and all other CE through 12/28 each year. We highly recommend completion of this course prior to 12/28 to ensure the following support:
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Instructor
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Administrative
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Technical
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Course features:
- Online, self-study beginner tax course
- Study anywhere/anytime with an internet connection
- All reading material is viewable online with optional PDF downloads
- Academic support from tax school instructors provided by email
- Automatic grading with instructional feedback
- Certificate of Completion
- Emailed upon completion with a final passing grade of 70% or greater
- Approved by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR)
- We report your credit hours to the IRS
- View our credentials
About this course package:
- 6 hour AFTR course
- Includes 100 question comprehension test (3-hr timed test)
- Plus 12 hours of CE
- Automatically includes the following 6 hours of CE:
- 3 hours, Affordable Care Act
- 2 hours, Ethics
- 1 hour, Identity Theft
- Please choose 2 additional seminars to make up the additional 6 hours of Federal tax law topics from a variety of topics
- Automatically includes the following 6 hours of CE:
- Must be completed with a passing score by 12/31 each year for it to be accepted by the IRS.
Click here for IRS Annual Tax Refresher Course (AFTR) Course Outline
Affordable Care Act Learning Objectives:
- Identify features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Identify ACA exemptions allowed
- Calculate Shared Responsibility
- Identify employer’s responsibilities in regard to ACA
Ethics Learning Objectives:
- Be able to describe professional responsibilities in tax return preparation
- Learn the actions necessary to maintain client confidentiality
- Understand the requirements to practice before the IRS
- Publication 470 and Circular 230 are covered
- Practice scenarios included to provide situations and possible practical resolutions
Identity Theft Learning Objectives:
- Define Identity Theft
- Understand how identity theft happens
- Explain how to prevent identity theft
- Understand how to establish a secure tax office environment
- Explain EFIN and PTIN theft
Judy –
The study of this course was extremely helpful to me as a Tax Preparer.