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  • Each 2-hour course is presented in self-study format with a 10 question final exam.
  • A copy of the final exam is located at the end of the course materials.
  • Submit the final exam online with a 70% or higher to receive credit.
  • Unlimited exam attempts at no additional charge.
Tax Courses
3111D - Individual Income Tax: Income Part 1

This course covers basic information about the tax system and discuses which income is and is not taxed. Types of income discussed include: wages, salaries, tips, interest, dividends, social security, and others.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3112D - Individual Income Tax: Income Part 2

This course covers various types of income and discuses which ones are taxed and which ones are not. Types of income discussed include: rental income, retirement benefit and pensions, annuities, and others.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3113D - Individual Income Tax: Gains and Losses

This course covers investment gains and losses, including how to figure your basis in property. It will help you determine if a gain from selling or trading stocks, bonds, or other investment property is taxable and if a loss is or is not deductible. It also discuss gains from selling property you personally use.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3114D - Individual Income Tax: IRAs, Alimony and Education-Related Adjustments

This course covers some of the adjustments to income that you can deduct in figuring your adjusted gross income. Topics discussed here include: IRAs, Alimony, and education related adjustments.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3115D - Individual Income Tax: Various Income Adjustments

This course covers some of the adjustments to income that you can deduct in figuring your adjusted gross income. Topics discussed include: travel, transportation, gifts, and others.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3116D - Individual Income Tax: Deduction Part 1

This course covers some of the deductions used to figure taxable income. Deductions discussed here include: standard deduction, medical and dental expenses, taxes and interest.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3117D - Individual Income Tax: Deduction Part 2

This course covers some of the deductions used to figure taxable income. Deductions discussed here include: Contributions, nonbusiness casualty, and theft losses.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3118D - Individual Income Tax: Deduction Part 3 (Pass-Through Income)

This course covers some of the deductions used to figure taxable income. Deductions discussed here include: section 199A pass-through income and other itemized deductions

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3119D - Individual Income Tax: Figuring Your Taxes and Credits

This course covers how to figure your tax and how to figure the tax of certain children who have unearned income. It also discusses tax credits that, unlike deductions, are subtracted directly from your tax.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3121B - Divorce Taxation: Overview, Filling Status, and Alimony

This course cover the general tax issues associated with divorce. It also covers in more the detail issues involving filling status and the tax consequences of alimony

Area of Study: Tax | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3122B - Divorce Taxation: Community Property Laws and Property Settlements

This courses covers how community property laws affect how assets will be divided and the tax issues associated with property settlements due to divorce.

Area of Study: Tax | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3123B - Divorce Taxation: Dependent Care Credit and Claiming Dependents

This courses provides an overview of the child and dependent care tax credit and discusses the implications of divorce on its availability. It also includes details on how dependents can be claimed by divorced parents.

Area of Study: Tax | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3124B - Divorce Taxation: Retirement Benefits and Innocent Spouse Relief

This course covers the various forms of relief that may be available to a spouse or former spouse. It also includes information of the distribution and tax rules that govern the division of retirement plans associated with divorce.

Area of Study: Tax | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3141D - Maximizing Deductions: Travel, Entertainment, Gifts, and Recordkeeping

This course includes current information related to transportation expenses, what travel expenses are deductible, the deductibility of meals and entertainment expenses, the restrictions on the deductions for business gifts, and the various recordkeeping requirements.

Area of Study: Taxes | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3142D - Maximizing Deductions: Transportation and How to Report

This course cover deductible transportation expenses, Section 179 deduction requirements, the rules regarding the depreciation of vehicles, as well as what is required to adequately account to an employer for employee business expenses.

Area of Study: Taxes | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3143D - Maximizing Deductions: Business Use of Your Home

This course covers the tax rules regarding the business use of a home as well as identifying how daycare facilities in a home qualify for different rules than other businesses.

Area of Study: Taxes | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3161C - Small Business Tax Planning Part 1

This course covers strategies for a variety of small business tax planning needs. Topics in this course include: income and deduction strategies, strategies for opening or closing a business, strategies for running a side business, and strategies for running more than one business.

Area of Study: Taxes | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3162C - Small Business Tax Planning Part 2

This course covers strategies for a variety of small business tax planning needs. Topics in this course include: the nuances of the alternative minimum tax, FICA, other employment taxes, estimated taxes, electronic filing, extensions, retirement planning, succession planning, and various types of audits.

Area of Study: Taxes | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3171D - Roth IRAs

This course describes the benefits of a Roth IRA as compared to its traditional counterpart. The course also covers contribution limits, eligibility requirements, rules for converting one type of IRA into another, and rules governing the withdrawal of funds.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3181D - Partnership General Tax Information

This course is designed to give a general overview of the taxation of partnerships. It explains how income tax laws apply to partnerships and partners.

Area of Study: Taxes | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3191D - Taxes and Real Estate

Real estate is the largest investment most Americans will ever have. This course covers the tax implications of selling a home, as well as the investment of a second home for personal or rental purposes.

Area of Study: Taxes | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3251B - S Corporations: Tax Considerations

S corporations are currently the largest tax filer in the United States of America. This course covers the tax considerations in electing S corporation status and trusts that qualify as S corporation shareholders.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3252B - S Corporations: Requirements

S corporations are currently the largest tax filer in the United States of America. This course covers the statutory requirements to be an S Corporation.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3291A - Short-Term Vacation Rental Taxation Part 1

This course explains the types of taxes short-term rental hosts need to know about, including: income taxes, social security and Medicare taxes, net investment income tax, and state and local occupancy taxes. It also identifies tax-free situations and what qualifies as rental expenses.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3292A - Short-Term Vacation Rental Taxation Part 2

This course covers the day-to-day operating expenses incurred from a short-term rental and what expenses qualify as current. It also covers repairs, betterments, improvements, and how depreciation is handled.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3293A - Short-Term Vacation Rental Taxation Part 3

This course explains how pass-through deductions are handled, which expenses can be prorated, and how to file a schedule E.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3301A - Tax Laws for Churches and Ministers Part 1

This course provides an overview of the tax laws for churches, religious organizations, and ministers. It covers the information an accountant needs to know to best assist his or her clients in this area. Part 1 covers the source that guarantees the organizations rights and what is required to qualify for tax-exempt status among other topics.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3302A - Tax Laws for Churches and Ministers Part 2

This course provides an overview of the tax laws for churches, religious organizations, and ministers. It covers the information an accountant needs to know to best assist his or her clients in this area. Part 2 covers topics such as: social security and Medicare, what duties are considered minister services, SE tax, housing allowances, IRAs, special tax treatments and others.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3311A - Federal Income Tax Changes Summary

This course will examine the tax changes affecting 2023 as a result of passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the inflation-changed limits effective for 2023 that are more significant from the perspective of an income tax preparer. Some context will be supplied, as appropriate, to assist readers in understanding the changes.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3321A - Virtual Currency Taxation

Virtual currency use is increasing. As a result, tax preparers are more likely than ever to encounter clients who have engaged in one or more virtual currency transactions during the year and who may have taxable income as a result. This course discusses the nature of virtual currency, how transactions in virtual currency occur and are recorded, and the tax treatment to which they are subject.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

3331A - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

This course addresses the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act most likely to be of interest to tax preparers. In so doing, it examines the tax credits available for energy-efficient home improvements, for purchase of new and used electric vehicles, for electric car charging and natural gas powered car fueling devices, and clean energy generation. In addition, it discusses the expanded health insurance premium tax credits and the extension of the limitation of non-corporate taxpayer excess business losses.

Area of Study: Taxation | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

Ethics Courses
9201D - Ethical Conduct for Enrolled Agents

This course is designed to meet specific ethics requirements for Enrolled Agents. It covers the IRS Circular 230, the NAEA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Rules, and IRS Practice Issues.

Area of Study: Ethics | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

9211D - IRS Circular 230

This course is designed to meet general ethics requirements. It covers the IRS Circular 230 and Statements on Standards for Tax Services.

Area of Study: Ethics | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

9221D - Frivolous Tax Positions

This course discusses various frivolous tax arguments and scams in relation to a federal tax preparer’s ethical obligations under IRS Circular 230. Additional information is provided on the civil and criminal penalties that can apply to your clients and the various penalties that can apply to you, the tax preparer, that violates ethical standards and your obligations under Circular 230.

Area of Study: Ethics | Credits: 2 | Exam: 10 Questions | Level: Basic | Preparation: None

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Minimum: 16 hours per year (including ethics)

Ethics: 2 hours per year

CE Deadlines: 12/31 Annually

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