Become A Tax Preparer!

Pay as little as 50% of course fee 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.

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; and Small Business Taxes for Sole Proprietors.

Business Entities Workshop is included with Session 1.

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 in the syllabus. In-person Practice Days may vary and is based on when the instructor completes the chapter.  

 Session 1: 60-Hour CTEC w/Business Entities 

Starts August 10 - November 23   

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

In-person Practice Days: 4pm-7pm

Cost: $1,097 (Early-bird: Register by July 19th to receive free physical textbook with e-book)

Must pay non-refundable deposit of $549 to register for course.

Session 2: 60-Hour CTEC 

Starts: September 3 - November 24   

Days/Times: Tuesdays & Thursdays

Online Lectures: 6pm-8:30pm 

In-person Practice Days: 4pm-7pm

Cost: $597 (Early-bird: Register by August 10th to receive Free physical textbook with e-book).

Must pay non-refundable deposit of $299 to register for course. 

Session 3: 60-Hour CTEC Self-Study

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

Cost: $399 (Early-Bird: register by 10/10/26)

This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn how to prepare corporation taxes and get familiar with taxation of Business Entities. 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)

Schedule:

Starts: 11/2/26  Ends: 11/23/26

Days: Mondays Online 6pm-8:30pm & Wednesdays In-Person 4pm-7pm

Cost: $549 (Early bird before 10/15/26)

Non-refundable deposit of $275 required to register.

Business Entities Workshop is Included with Session 1: 60-Hour CTEC Live-Instructor Course

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: $797

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

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

Cost: $185