Certified Tax Professional
Program

Benefits

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

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

Objective

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

Steps

1. Education
2. Certification
3. Training
4. Experience
5. License
6. Support

Courses

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

Education 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. Individual Tax Preparation with Intuit ProConnect
2. Partnership Tax Preparation with Intuit ProConnect
3. S-Corporation Tax Preparation with Intuit ProConnect

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 Objective

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

CTP License

Become a licensed Certified Tax Professional.

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 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.

1. 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.
2. You will receive an email with Program information including Start date the next business day.