Become A Tax Preparer!

Pay as little as $500 to register and make payments on the rest!

This course is for anyone who wants to become a California Tax Preparer. Includes: E-book; Access to online student portal that has unlimited videos, quizzes, and practice returns for 1-year; Virtual link if unable to attend in person during in person days.

In this class you will learn: Line-by-line instructions on how to prepare federal and CA state taxes; Taxable vs Non-Taxable Income; Credits and Deductions; Rental Income; Small Business Taxes for Sole Proprietors, Single Member LLCs, and Corporations (Partnerships, S-Corp).

This class also includes the Business Entities Workshop. 

Note: This is the only session being offered for the 60-HOUR CTEC Course w/ Business Entities Workshop.

Structure of Course: 

The 60-HOUR CTEC course will be taught Hybrid style in-person and online. The lectures where you learn the tax law for each chapter will be online; Tax Practice days where you apply what you learned from the chapter and prepare tax returns will be in-person. Tax Practice days will be after each chapter and announced by the instructor. In-person Practice Days may vary and is based on when the instructor completes the chapter. 

Class Dates & Cost  

Starts: August 3   /  Ends: Nov. 23   

Days/Times: Mondays & Wednesdays Online Lectures: 6pm-8:30pm 

In-person Practice Days: 4pm-7pm

Cost: $1,500 (Register by July 15th to receive physical textbook with e-book)

Must pay non-refundable deposit of $500 to register for course. Can pay a minimum of $250 each month on the remaining balance. 

Self-Study (60-Hour CTEC only No Business Workshop)

Includes eBook, Student Portal, and four 30-min instructor sessions

Cost: $595

This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn how to prepare corporation taxes and get familiar with taxation of Business Entities; and is included with the 60-HOUR CTEC Course and 20-HOUR CTEC Course. Must be registered for the 60-HOUR CTEC or 20-HOUR CTEC Course to take this workshop.

This course will cover the following topics:

• Overview of Business Entities and Formation
• S Corporations (1120S) vs. C Corporations (1120)
• Taxation of Partnerships (1065) and Multi-Member LLCs
• Financial Statements and its Impact on Business Taxes
• Taxation of Non-profit Organizations (990)

60-HOUR CTEC with Business Workshop

Dates: Starts August 3rd Ends: Nov. 23

20-HOUR CTEC with Business Workshop

Dates: TBA

This course is designed for individuals who are registered Tax Preparers and need to renew with CTEC. 

Includes: 

• Tax Law updates and live-instructor support 
• E-book (Physical textbook available for purchase)
• 1-yr access to online student portal 

You will learn the following topics: Ethics & Due Diligence; In-depth review of 1040 & 540; Tax Credits and Deductions; Itemized Deductions; Adjustments and Write-Offs; Deeper dive into Business Formation and Small Business Taxes (Schedule C), and Updates.

This class includes the Business Entities Workshop

Online Live-Instruction & In-Person:

Dates: TBA   

Days/Times: TBA

Cost: $1,050

Self-Study (20-Hour CTEC only. No Business Workshop)

Includes eBook, Student Portal, and two 30-min instructor sessions

Cost: $385