Tax Preparation Course

College/School: Ashworth College

Every year at income tax time, millions of people need the help of trained tax preparation specialists. Ashworth Career School's career program in tax preparation teaches you the skills you need to enter this in-demand field and begin earning! There are no prerequisites. If you have a desire to succeed, this program may be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Ashworth has put together an in-depth distance learning course that covers everything you need to know to pursue a career in income tax preparation. Work for yourself or work for a tax preparation, bookkeeping or accounting firm. Lessons begin with a study of the opportunities available in the field, information on individual and business taxpayers, types of tax forms and the steps in preparing a tax return. You'll move on to detailed lessons in a number of other areas, including:

Accounting periods and methods
Business expenses
Capital gains/losses
Corporate taxes
Deductions
Nature of gross income
Partnership taxes
Payroll taxes
Self-employment expenses
Special taxes and credits
Tax administration and planning
And much more!

Many tax preparers work from home, so if you are considering a home based business, this is an excellent fit. You can also find full or part-time work, or tax time seasonal work, with large tax preparation firms. Or, work year-round with the many small and medium sized bookkeeping and accounting companies. Other employment opportunities exist with government tax offices and corporate tax departments.

You need no special educational background or experience in the tax preparation field to enroll. Convenient home study training from Ashworth makes learning the tax preparation easy and fun. Request Free Information Package for more information.