Become a Certified Tax Preparer

Become one of America's most qualified tax preparers. Become a licensed Certified Tax Preparer and place CTP behind your name.

Learn and apply best practice tax preparation from our accounting business advisory company, Consortia Accounting Business Advisors.

Consortia Accounting Business Advisors provide white label bookkeeping, payroll, accounting, and tax services for bookkeeping, payroll, accounting, or tax service businesses.

Benefits

Completion of the Certified Tax Preparer Program provides the following opportunities:

1. Tax preparation career with Consortia Accounting Business Advisors or
2. Tax preparation position with a tax preparation business.

Objective

1. Perform tax preparation accurately and productively.
2. Prepare timely, relevant, and reliable tax returns.

Steps

1. Courses
2. Certification
3. Training
4. Experience
5. License
6. Job Assistance

For a detailed weekly Program Schedule, go to Tax Preparer Weekly Schedule.

Courses

1. Individual Tax Fundamentals or course equivalent
2. Business Tax Fundamentals or course equivalent

Course Objective

Develop individual and business tax preparation knowledge and understanding.

Certifications

1. Individual Tax Certification
2. Business Tax Certification

Certification Objective

Communicate and assure employers or clients of your individual and business tax preparation knowledge and understanding.

Training

1. Intuit ProConnect: QuickBooks Online Integration
2. Intuit ProConnect: The Fundamentals
3. Intuit ProConnect: Data Entry & Tools
4. Intuit ProConnect: Business Returns
5. Intuit ProConnect: Automation & Workflow Tools

Training Objective

Learn best practice individual and business tax preparation processes, procedures, and steps.

Experience

1. Individual Tax Preparation Experience (three months)
2. Business Tax Preparation Experience (three months)

Experience Objective

Apply best practice individual and business tax preparation with Intuit ProConnect processes, procedures, and steps.

CTP License

Place CTP behind your name and communicate your tax preparation knowledge, skill, experience, and ethics to employers or clients.

CTP License Objective

Become a licensed Certified Tax Preparer.

This program completes the tax preparation requirement of the CTP license education, certification (examination), and experience requirements.

Job Assistance

We provide job placement training and programs that help connect our graduates with tax employers.

How Do I Begin?

The Program begins on the first Monday of each month and there is a limited number of students.

1. Click "Buy Now" to pay your first month of tuition. This secures your place in the next available Program. The payment is fully refundable until you begin the Program.
2. You will receive an email with Program information including your start date the next business day.