Tax Professional Certification Tax Course

Tax Professional Course Plan

The following tax certification material is what a tax professional should know to be considered well-learned in tax matters. The tax professional who has successfully attained the following knowledge, we believe, will have demonstrated sufficient competence in tax consultation. Our goal is to provide the skills needed to certify your tax professionals. Upon completion of our income tax preparation course, your recruits will be top tax consultants in the field. CTEC tax preparers are required a minimum of tax education to legally work in tax consultation but our tax school goes beyond the minimum requirements. Our tax school provides the basic skills for the tax professional to actually start working and have the sufficient tax know-how to be able to provide an excellent service.

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	Topic Name
	Use 2009 Forms and Publications unless otherwise specified

	Initial Tax Certification Syllabus

	2010 Forms and Publications
Topic 1	Introduction to Taxation
Topic 2	Filing Basics
Topic 3	Taxable and Non-Taxable Income
Topic 4	Standard VS Itemized Deductions
Topic 5	Medical and Dental Expenses
Topic 6	Taxes You Paid
Topic 7	Interest Expense
Topic 8	Job Expenses and other items
Topic 9	Travel and Entertainment Expenses
Topic 10	Casualties & Theft Losses
Topic 11	Charitable Contributions
Topic 12	Child Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit
Topic 13	Earned Income Tax Credit
Topic 14	Tax Provisions for the Elderly and the Disabled
Topic 15	Child and Dependent Expenses Credit
Topic 16	Education Tax Credits, Scholarships and Fellowships
Topic 17	Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits
Topic 18	Social Security and Medicare Taxes

	Midterm Exam

Topic 19	Self Employment Income and Tax
Topic 20	Tax Deductions for Depreciation
Topic 21	Deducting Business Expenses
Topic 22	Investment Income and Expenses
Topic 23	Rental Income and Expenses
Topic 24	Property Sales
Topic 25	Selling Your Home
Topic 26	Contributions for IRAs and Pension Plans
Topic 27	Pension and Annuity Income
Topic 28	Divorced or Separated Individuals
Topic 29	Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax
Topic 30	Moving Expenses
Topic 31	Calculation of Other Taxes
Topic 32	Obligations of Authorized IRS E-File Providers
Topic 33	Dealing with Tax Audits
Topic 34	Business Ethics
Topic 35	Regulations of Practice

	Tax Return Practice Workbook

	Final Exam

	Go to your state (for states that have state tax) for additional hours required to be completed for initial certification.