California Tax Education Required Hours for Tax Preparers

Please choose from the following list to complete your CTEC approved tax education requirement. In addition to 45 required federal hours, you are required to complete 15 hours of CTEC approved tax education to become a tax preparer in the state of California.

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Course Topics

Course Name                                                   Hours   Individual Course No.
     
Section 7 - Apply Your California Tax Knowledge 1 hr California 2086-CE-2207
California Casualties and Theft Losses (Topic CA-4) 2 hrs California 2086-CE-1061
California Head of Household (Topic CA-87) 2 hrs California 2086-CE-1087
Section 6 - California Tax Credits 4 hrs California 2086-CE-2206
California Tax Basics (Topic CA-1) 6 hrs California 2086-CE-1081