I’ve almost completed my review of Chapter 5 and feel ready to share my overall impression of Module One of the Comprehensive Tax Course. As mentioned in a previous post this first module primarily covered topics that I am most familiar with. With that said, the way the material is presented and tested seems very […]
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Tax Education Courses – FAQs
The Income Tax School offers a variety of courses and packages to tailor to the needs of anyone who wants to learn to be a tax preparer. Deciding on a package depends on the career path you would like to take. Do you hope to become an EA or do you just want to prepare […]
Building Your Preparer Toolkit
After finishing the main reading materials for Chapter 4, I was pleasantly surprised to find a whole section at the end of the chapter which provided forms and advice on tax preparation. Things such as common tax preparer mistakes, important interview questions, and even ways to consistently and correctly determine some of the more complicated […]
What it takes to become an Enrolled Agent
An Enrolled Agent is the highest credential you can receive as a tax professional. Enrolled Agents are unrestricted as to which taxpayers they can represent, what types of tax matters they can handle, and which IRS offices they can represent clients before. Enrolled Agents make more money because of the knowledge they have and because […]
Preparing for the Real World
As I completed the tests for Chapter 2 and 3, I felt a little uncomfortable with my excessive need to keep flipping back through the chapters to check my answers on the tax return preparation questions. By nature, I really like to double check things, but when I tried to picture myself with an actual […]
Getting to Know Your New Comprehensive Course Clients
I just completed the tests for Chapters 2 and 3 and am really happy with the way knowledge is tested so far in the course. Each test is separated into general multiple choice questions, learning activities and the occasional quiz. The learning activities have been very practical as they usually involve completing a tax return […]
Getting Started as a Tax Preparer – FAQs
We get a lot of questions from potential students on the best course of action for pursuing a career as a tax preparer. We’ve compiled a list of some of the most frequently asked questions to help guide our blog readers who may be asking the same questions. What prior knowledge do I need to […]
Re-evaluating My Goals
A lot has changed about how I will be studying in our short three weeks together and figured it might be a good idea to summarize some of those changes. I hope that this will give you some insight into what hasn’t worked for me and what I’m currently doing. My old study schedule looked […]
Slow and Steady Wins but It Isn’t a Race
I am a somewhat obsessive person and when I get my hands on something new, I devour it. I tend to spend all my free time either working on or thinking about my new activity. In my last post I was all hyped up and ready to charge into Chapter 4. It sounded like an […]