Introduction to Professional Tax Preparation

Categories: Tax
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About Course

  • Explain the purpose of a federal individual income tax return and the preparer’s role.
  • Identify the difference between a PTIN, an EFIN, and an IRS Enrolled Agent credential.
  • Describe a responsible client intake and document-review workflow.
  • Recognize confidentiality, due diligence, and common red flags.
  • Identify when to verify a rule, request more information, or escalate a complex case.

What Will You Learn?

  • Lesson 1. What a tax preparer does
  • Lesson 2. Credentials and identifiers
  • Lesson 3. The client intake workflow
  • Lesson 4. Ethics, privacy, and due diligence
  • Lesson 5. When to stop and ask

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