IRS and CTEC Approved Training Courses

Approved by the IRS and the CTEC

We have been approved by the IRS as a continuing education provider with the number ZUQTH, therefore all our CTEC-approved continuing education courses will also meet the new 15 hours IRS continuing education requirement.

Notice to all our students!

When you order the course please indicate in the "comments" section your CTEC ID # and also your PTIN if you want to get credit for the new 15 hours IRS contiuing education requirements. We, as approved education providers, are responsible for collecting the Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) and CTEC ID# of all students and upload that information on line through the IRS/CTEC continuing educations systems.

How it works

All of our courses are available online. You can choose, order and receive course materials immediately so you can be on your way to qualifying for or renewing your license any time of day or night. Tests are also provided online and scored automatically. You can take your online test an unlimited number of times, until you pass.
This page lists both our IRS Continuing Education Courses, CTEC Qualifying Education Course and our CTEC / IRS Continuing Education Courses.
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IRS Continuing Education Courses

24-hour Continuing Education Course - 2012 Edition

IRS Provider’s number: ZUQTH-T-00005-12-S
This course costs $79.
This course has been approved by the IRS and satisfies the requirements towards the continuing education necessary for the renewal of Enrolled Agent licenses. This course focuses in greater detail on ethics and the majority of tax schedules needed to complete more complicated and advanced Federal tax returns.
The following topics are covered in this course:

Ethics
Filing Information
Filing Status
Personal Exemptions
Income
Dividends and Other Corporate Distributions
Sale of Property
reporting gain and losses

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20-hour Continuing Education Course - 2012 Edition

IRS Provider’s Number ZUQTH-T-00006-12-S
This course costs $69.
This course has been approved by the IRS and satisfies the requirements towards the continuing education necessary for the renewal of Enrolled Agent licenses. This course focuses in greater detail on the majority of tax schedules needed to complete more complicated and advanced Federal tax returns.
The following topics are covered in this course:

Ethics
Retirement Plans, Pensions and Annuities
Social Security Benefits
Basis of Property
Sale of Property
Selling your home
Reporting Gains and losses

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15-Hour Continuing Education Course - Partnership (Federal) - 2012 Edition

IRS Provider’s Number: ZUQTH-T-00001-12-S
This course has been approved by the IRS and will satisfy the new IRS continuing education requirements. This course builds on the basics therefore prior tax preparation experience/knowledge is required.

Main Topics

Partnership
Formation and termination of a partnership
Transactions between partners
Sample Forms and Schedules show how to report certain items on the return
Ethics

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CTEC Qualifying Education Course

Basic and Intermediate Self-study Tax Course - 2012 Edition

CTEC #: 6192-QE-1001
This course costs $179.
This course delivers 60 hours of instruction and testing on Federal (45 hours) and California (15 hours) Tax Law and provides students with the Qualifying Education required to become registered as a California Tax Preparer. The successful completion of the course provides students with the minimum qualifications needed to apply to the State of California Department Of Consumer Affairs to be registered as a California Tax Preparer. If you pass the final open book exam with a score of 70% or better we will send you a Certificate of Completion and the CTEC will be notified. No prerequisite required.
The following topics are covered in this course:

Ethics
Which Forms to use
Filing Status
Exemptions
Individual Income
Schedule C
Schedule D
IRA, Pension, Annuity
Rental Income
Other Income
Adjustment to Income
Tax credit and payment

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CTEC / IRS Continuing Education Courses

Once you become a registered tax preparer in California you must complete 20 hours (10 hours Federal tax law, 2 hours Ethics, 5 hours State, 3 hours Federal updates) of continuing education and have it submitted to CTEC by October 31st in order to maintain your status. Beginning in 2012 all non-exempt tax preparers must also complete the new 15 hours IRS continuing education requirements (10 hours Federal Tax law, 2 hours Ethics, 3 hours Federal tax law updates)
As we are an IRS approved continuing education provider our Federal and California self-study courses will satisfy the continuing education requirements to renew your California State license and the new IRS 15 hours continuing education requirements. The courses build on the basics, therefore prior tax preparation experience/knowledge is required.
Our continuing education courses are $49-59.