Certified Tax Planner
Program

Become a Certified Tax Planner
Become one of America's most qualified tax planners. Become a licensed Certified Tax Planner and place CTP behind your name.
Learn and apply best practice tax planning from a leading national accounting, tax, and advisory company, Consortia Small Business Advisors.
Consortia Small Business Advisors provide bookkeeping, payroll, accounting, tax, and business advisory services for small businesses.
Benefits
Completion of the Certified Tax Planner Program provides the following opportunities:
- Tax planning career with Consortia Small Business Advisors or
- Tax planning position with a tax business.
Prerequisite
You must complete the Certified Tax Preparer Program before starting the Program.
Objectives
- Perform tax planning accurately and productively.
- Reduce tax payer taxes and prepare for retirement.
Steps
- Education
- Certification
- Training
- Experience
- License
- Support
Course
Tax Planning Fundamentals or course equivalent
Education Objective
Develop tax planning knowledge and understanding.
Certification
Certification Objective
Communicate and assure employers or clients of your tax planning knowledge and understanding.
Training
Tax Planning with Intuit Tax Advisor
Training Objective
Learn best practice tax planning and Intuit Tax Advisor processes, procedures, and steps.
Experience
You perform tax planning under the direction and supervision of an experienced Certified Tax Planner manager.
Tax Planning Experience (three months)
Experience Objective
Apply best tax planning with Intuit Tax Advisor processes, procedures, and steps.
CTP License Objective
Place CTP behind your name and communicate your tax planning knowledge, skill, experience, and ethics to employers or clients.
CTP License
Become a licensed Certified Tax Planner.
This program completes the CTP license education, certification (examination), and experience requirements.
Job Assistance
We provide job placement training and programs that connect our graduates with business, accounting, and tax firm employers.
How Do I Begin?
The Program begins on the first Monday of each month and there is a limited number of students each month.
- Click "Buy Now" to pay your first month of tuition. The payment is the first month tuition and fully refundable until the end of your first month in the Program.
- You will receive an email with Program information including Start date the next business day.
Contact Us
If you have a quick question or need information, email or text us below.
If you want to talk to a representative, schedule a phone call on our meeting calendar.
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Text us by clicking "Text Us" in the lower right-hand corner.
You can also text us directly at +1 844-249-2551 (text only).
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Note: The meeting time is Mountain Time (MT). If it is 2 pm MT, it is 1:00 pm PT, 3:00 pm CT, and 4:00 ET).