The Surgent Income Tax School offers high-quality tax courses online. Our team is comprised of veteran experts who work year-round preparing taxes for the public. Our tax training truly prepares students to do taxes professionally and earn a flexible, independent income.



Approved by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Return Preparers Office (RPO)
The Surgent Income Tax School (ITS) is approved by the Return Preparers Office at the Internal Revenue Service as a provider of qualifying continuing education for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) Certificate of Completion, Registered Tax Return Preparers (RTRPs), and Enrolled Agents (EAs). This approval does not extend to licensees of Surgent ITS.


Registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
The Income Tax School is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors website.
NASBA #103388
Approved by the California Tax Education Council (CTEC)
The Surgent Income Tax School, Inc., has been approved by the California Tax Education Council (CTEC) to offer qualifying and continuing tax education for both distance and interactive learning methods by CTEC for California licensed tax preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC.
CTEC Provider #1071


The Surgent Income Tax School Experience
The Surgent Income Tax School has always been focused on offering top-quality tax training materials with many real-life examples. Our writers, editors, and instructors are all veteran tax professionals. Our online tax courses truly enable students to start careers as tax preparers.
Acclaimed & Adopted
The Surgent Income Tax School system and training materials have been used by hundreds of tax and accounting firms, a number of colleges, and thousands of individual students to learn and prepare income taxes, obtain continuing education or college credit, and training.
