Advanced Income Tax Preparation Level 2

Hours: 30 / Access Length: 3 mos / Delivery: Open, Mentor Supported
Retail Price: $499.00

Course Overview:

This course is being updated with new yearly content.   The content will be available by the end of Q4 2020.
Any new enrollments will be placed on hold until the new content is available.

Students will study more specialized areas of taxation in this course. This course covers mended returns, special needs and concerns for seniors, tax issues for high income taxpayers, net operating losses, special issues for Schedule D, tax issues for divorced and separated taxpayers, tax planning, savings strategies, updates, guidance in responding to the IRS, state returns and nonresident alien returns. Upon completion of this course a student will be able to complete specialized individual returns. Prior tax knowledge and experience are required for this course.

  • Prior tax preparation experience/knowledge is required.
  • This course is designed to enhance the knowledge and experience of tax practitioners.
  • Students normally enroll in this course after completing the Comprehensive Income Tax Class, Advanced Income Tax Preperation Level 1 and working at least one season as a tax preparer.
  • This course will give you the confidence to take on more complex returns by reinforcing your existing tax knowledge and building on it.
  • This course is also suitable for a veteran preparer who needs to refresh his/her skills.
  • If you are an enrolled agent, accountant, lawyer, financial planner, business owner, experienced tax preparer, or just interested in increasing your tax knowledge, the Advanced Course will enable you to prepare more complex individual tax returns.
  • This course provides the critical education and knowledge which make the graduates more competent and successful than their competitors.
Benefits of Becoming a Tax Professional
  • Recession-resistant career
  • Seasonal and flexible schedule - PT or FT hours
  • Work for a firm or start your own business
  • Enjoy a career servicing the needs of your clients
  • Emphasis on problem solving and interpersonal skills
  • Reduce your own tax liability
  • Income potential is unlimited

Course Outline:

  • Amended Tax Returns for Individuals
  • Special Needs and Concerns of Seniors
  • Tax Issues for High Income Taxpayers
  • Net Operating Losses
  • Schedule D - Special Issues
  • Tax Issues for Divorced Taxpayers
  • Tax Planning Tips and Strategies
  • Responding to the IRS
  • Part-year Resident State Tax Preparation Principles
  • Nonresident Alien Returns - Form 1040NR

All necessary materials are included.


System Requirements:

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:
  • Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.
Hardware Requirements:
  • CPU: 1 GHz or higher
  • RAM: 2 GB or higher
  • Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
  • Speakers / Headphones
  • Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)
Operating System Requirements:
  • Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
  • Mac OSX 10 or higher.
  • Latest Chrome OS
  • Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:
  • Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
  • Latest Mozilla FireFox
  • Latest Microsoft Edge
  • Latest Apple Safari
Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):
  • Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
  • PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
  • Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.


** The course outlines displayed on this website are subject to change at any time without prior notice. **