Everything you need to become a tax professional, in one online course!
Our nationally accredited course has taught over 40,000 people how to prepare individual and small-to-medium business tax returns.
Enjoy…
- A cutting-edge user interface
- 20 easy-to-master lesson units
- Clear and accessible modules
- The 2023 Federal Income Tax Course now available.
The National Tax Training School’s course system and teaching methods have been honed and perfected continuously for decades, while always incorporating the latest remote learning innovations. Through its clear and accessible online training courses, you’ll learn all about Federal tax return preparation in 20 easy-to-master lesson units.
Study online using any smart device—computer, tablet or even your web-enabled cellphone, via our student learning portal. Each unit takes about eight hours to complete. Students can receive certification in as few as eight weeks—or spend as much time as desired, up to one whole year.
In addition, the complete course lesson text is also provided to you in hard copy form, for your convenience and ready reference when your internet connection isn’t available.
Learn at your own pace
8 weeks or 12 months—your choice
Each of the 20 units takes about eight hours to complete.
- Motivated to get started fast? You can hunker down and earn certification in as little as eight weeks.
- Juggling a family or job and need to take it slower? You have up to a full year to complete the material and get certified.
Full tuition: $695
3-Payment Plan: $240 each – Total $720
What will I get in this course?
Our complete Federal Income Tax Course includes:
HOW TO PREPARE TAX RETURNS
You will learn all about federal tax return preparation in 20 online easy-to-master lesson units. This includes thoroughly practical always up-to-date text and engaging videos. The training materials are designed to give you a sound foundation for success in tax preparation by covering all pertinent phases of the Federal individual income tax and how it applies to every day business and personal transactions. Particular emphasis is devoted to tax saving ideas, methods and strategies. Hundreds of examples and illustrations help you understand – and retain – the various tax rules, regulations and procedures.
Learn how to prepare tax returns for individuals and businesses:
- Prepare sample tax returns for different taxpayers and businesses
- Become familiar with the multiple tax preparer forms and schedules
- Test your skills with real-life case studies
“Real life” case studies give you the opportunity to test your skills in preparing sample tax returns for different taxpayers and small business enterprises. These are designed to fully familiarize you with the various tax forms and schedules you will use as a tax preparer.
SELF-TEST PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
Test your mastery, identify areas needing further review, and learn through the challenge of testing. The course materials are accompanied by hundreds of practical problems and their solutions to challenge you, motivate you, and help you learn the principles behind the course content and develop the resources to solve new problems as they arise in your practice.
TAX PLANNING
Develop strategic tax planning and consulting skills:
- Learn how to devise tax-saving strategies for individuals & businesses
- Use specially formulated tax planning problems to get hands-on practice
- Become a tax expert who can save clients significant sums in taxes
Specially formulated tax planning problems will give you “hands-on” practice in devising tax-saving strategies for individuals and businesses, so you can develop strategic tax planning and consulting skills.
INSTRUCTION
Enjoy the personal attention of a skilled professional tax instructor:
As soon as you enroll, you’ll be assigned a skilled instructor who will serve as your personal guide throughout the course (and beyond!). Your instructor will provide guidance, coaching, and any required review and remediation you may need to succeed. We pride ourselves in the quality of our personalized student attention.
EXAMINATION and GRADING
Get tested…and get your certificate!
Following each master unit, you’ll take a series of online, interactive examinations to reinforce your learning and monitor your progress. Your test results will be graded automatically, instant feedback will be provided. Your instructor, will be glad to provide you with detailed, personalized help on any of the topics covered.
POSTGRADUATE BENEFITS
You are entitled to our Consultation and Advisory Service for one year following the date of your enrollment in the tax course. You may request consultation, expert advice and guidance on matters covered in the course which affect the establishment and operation of your tax practice, and subject to availability of staff time, technical questions and problems relating to income tax law and procedures may be submitted to us for authoritative answers or referral to sources of additional information.
Building and Operating a Successful Tax Practice Book
This 250 page text – an exclusive and comprehensive business building guide – published by National Tax Training School, will show you how to start and develop your profitable tax practice in your own home or office – part time or full time. It contains full instructions on how to get clients, what to charge, making your business grow, dealing with the IRS, etc. The book will give you a wealth of practical information and specific techniques that would normally take you years to acquire and which you can use at once to help you get established and get ahead faster as a tax preparer. The manual will be shipped as soon as you have completed the basic portion of the course.
What students say about the course:
I enjoyed taking this course. I found it very helpful and knowledgeable. I really feel like this course helped prepare me for my tax preparer needs.
Jenna Battaglia – Oakmont, PA