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Question: What is an inexpensive online tutorial tax preparation class website?

I just started working for a CPA and would like to know how to do tax and know the termonology better!

Answer: First of all, your employer MUST have tons of reading material for you to examine… Secondly, the IRS website (www.irs.gov) has literally hundreds of pages of tutorials for all types of tax filings. Lastly, look in your favorite book store for the “For Dummies” publications. There are several that deal with tax preparation.

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Question: Any tax experts out there?

I’ve run into somewhat of a snag with my tax filing this year and I need some advice.
I started a new job January 2007 and I claimed the exact same info on my W-4 form for my new job as I did for my old job. My husband and I file jointly as a married couple and my husband has been at the same job now for 7 years and has never changed his tax filing. We usually receive roughly around a $1200 return each year. However, this year we somehow owe $215! We always use the free online TurboTax® Tax Preparation Software. We’ve triple checked ourselves and we’re stuck at this point. Does anyone have ANY idea where we might have gone wrong?

Answer: H & R block will check your return for a charge of $29 and let you know if it is okay or may need to be amended. They are right in that any changes can affect the outcome. Turbo tax is not associated with H & R Block they are 2 seperate companies. Claudeshappywife you may need to check your return this year also. Just because his daughter turned 18 doesn’t mean he cant claim her. Was she there all year? did he pay over half of her support? was she in school? If in school she would still qualify as a dependent for EIC. Also there are deductions for College Education if he paid any of her tuition & fees (even if was a loan from a bank). Good Luck Both of you.

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Free Tax Preparation help is now available in Macon, and Georgia Department of Revenue retiree Lane Moseley knew free volunteer help was a better deal than a costly service.

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Question: Anyone know of any good tax preparation courses..online? taken any course?

Im looking for something that has a good reputation and is for real. and of course affordable. i looked through a couple but im curious if anyone has taken an online tax prep course and your thoughts on it. which one was it? or should i just do the h and r block one?

Answer: Take the H&R Block one. You can’t learn by sharing an instructor’s experience by taking an online class. Online classes are fine for some things, but something as detail oriented as taxes needs to be learned by having live interchange with a person who has been there. And there is NO tax class as good as H&R Blocks class. (I should know, I have been teaching it for years!) And it is dirt cheap. They keep changing the price up and down, but I think it like $100 this year.

Income Tax Fundamentals 2012 (with H&R BLOCK At Home(TM) Tax Preparation Software CD-ROM) $119.00 INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS 2012, 30E provides readers with a concise, practical, and time-tested introduction to the most important areas of tax law. For over thirty years, this textbook has been the market-leading standard due to its step-by-step workbook format that walks readers through real examples using actual tax forms. And, with plentiful study tools, including online interactive self-quizzes…

Income Tax Fundamentals 2011 (with H&R BLOCK At Home(TM) Tax Preparation Software CD-ROM) $48.97 About This Edition Trust the number one tax preparation text to introduce students to individual income tax preparation using a proven forms approach with a hands-on workbook format. As the market-leading tax preparation text for 29 years, Income Tax Fundamentals, 2011 Edition, provides a concise, practical, and time-tested introduction to the most important areas of the tax law…

South-Western Federal Taxation 2011: Individual Income Taxes (with H&R Block @ Home Tax Preparation Software CD-ROM, RIA Checkpoint® & CPAexcel® … Federal Taxation Individual Income Taxes) $99.81 Packed with “Big Picture” tax scenarios and “What-If?” case variations, SOUTH-WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION 2011: INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES remains the most effective book for helping you master detailed tax concepts and the ever-changing tax legislation. Renowned for its accessible, comprehensive, and time-tested presentation, this book provides thorough coverage while highlighting materials of critical…

BRCC offering online tax prep classes

WEYERS CAVE —Blue Ridge Community College, in partnership with The Income Tax School, offers online courses in tax preparation.

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IRS Tax Preparer Course & RTRP Exam Study Guide 2011, with FREE ONLINE TEST BANK $129.00 How do you become a Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP)? You do not need an advanced degree, or even a college education; however, it does require some work. First, you must prepare for the IRS competency exam. The IRS has two separate tests that you can take depending on the type of returns you will file. This course covers both tests and provides FREE access to an online test bank for you to p…

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Question: canadian income tax preparation course online?

i live in canada ,Quebec ,anyone know tax preparation course online for canadian ? and if i want open my own income tax preparation firm what is the requirements in Quebec ? i have degree in different field but i have some experience on income tax perparation ,, please help

Answer: CCH Canada is the main tax education publisher in Canada:

http://www.cch.ca/product.aspx?webid=2038&tid=34

Income Tax Fundamentals 2012 (with H&R BLOCK At Home(TM) Tax Preparation Software CD-ROM) $119.00 INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS 2012, 30E provides readers with a concise, practical, and time-tested introduction to the most important areas of tax law. For over thirty years, this textbook has been the market-leading standard due to its step-by-step workbook format that walks readers through real examples using actual tax forms. And, with plentiful study tools, including online interactive self-quizzes…

Income Tax Fundamentals 2011 (with H&R BLOCK At Home(TM) Tax Preparation Software CD-ROM) $48.97 About This Edition Trust the number one tax preparation text to introduce students to individual income tax preparation using a proven forms approach with a hands-on workbook format. As the market-leading tax preparation text for 29 years, Income Tax Fundamentals, 2011 Edition, provides a concise, practical, and time-tested introduction to the most important areas of the tax law…

South-Western Federal Taxation 2011: Individual Income Taxes (with H&R Block @ Home Tax Preparation Software CD-ROM, RIA Checkpoint® & CPAexcel® … Federal Taxation Individual Income Taxes) $99.81 Packed with “Big Picture” tax scenarios and “What-If?” case variations, SOUTH-WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION 2011: INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES remains the most effective book for helping you master detailed tax concepts and the ever-changing tax legislation. Renowned for its accessible, comprehensive, and time-tested presentation, this book provides thorough coverage while highlighting materials of critical…

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