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BECOME A REGISTERED TAX PROFESSIONAL IN A GROWING AND IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY! 

Jump start your career as a registered tax preparer and build a lucrative business that has the potential to earn $30k or more during tax season alone! Our comprehensive tax preparer training program is approved by the California Tax Education Council (CTEC) and meets the training requirements to obtain your CTEC Registered Tax Preparer license in the state of California and also meets the training requirements to register as a tax preparer with the IRS. â€‹

HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE THE LEAP AND BUILD YOUR OWN TAX PRACTICE

Building your own tax practice will allow you to:

  • Ditch your 9-5 to work for yourself when you want

  • Earn a higher income with no limits 

  • Become a respected professional within your community

  • Expand your business into a lucrative tax office with multiple employees and even your own tax school 

THE TAX INDUSTRY IS A GUARANTEED PATH TO SUCCESS. EVERY INCOME EARNER IN THE UNITED STATES IS REQURIED TO FILE THEIR TAXES - AND THEY ALL NEED SOMEONE TO HELP THEM!

Did you know that in 2023, the IRS processed more than 162 million federal individual tax returns? The tax industry in the United States is currently worth 11 billion dollars and is still growing! Our training program will prepare you to process personal and small business tax returns in California and any other state (except for New York and Maryland). In less than two months, you can become a certified tax professional and offer your services to the 162 million people that need you.

 

Our training program also includes business and marketing training and ongoing support to help you advance your tax career and increase your profitability. If you've never owned a business before, we'll make sure that you are set up for success so that you start earning in your first tax season!

ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT BEING A TRUE BEGINNER IN THE TAX INDUSTRY? DON'T WORRY - WE GOT YOU COVERED

  • No experience required

  • No high-level math or accounting knowledge required

  • No special degree required

Our training program gives you all of the knowledge, tools, and support you need to start your career as a tax professional. You don't have to have any prior experience, there are no math or accounting prerequisites that you have to meet, and you don't need any type of college degree or certificate. 

READY TO GET STARTED? HERE'S THE BREAKDOWN OF OUR TAX PREPARER TRAINING PROGRAM

Our training program is available online in our virtual classroom.

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Our tax preparer training program is a 5-week course. Every week you will attend 3 classes that run for about 2 hours long.

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During class we will review course materials, complete course exercises, and run through real-life tax scenarios. 

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Our training program meets the 60-hour qualification required to register with the IRS and CTEC as a tax preparer. 

Q&A Seminar

Your training program will not only meet the 60-hour IRS and CTEC requirements to legally register as a tax preparer, but we will also help you with the registration process itself. Our program will make sure that you are properly registered with the IRS and that you successfully obtain your PTIN and we will also make sure that you are properly registered within your state and that you successfully obtain your state license to practice tax preparation. In California, we will make sure you complete the additional obligations required to obtain your CTEC registration. 

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This program is unlike any other tax preparation program available because we go beyond the minimum requirements of the tax course by including business and marketing education in the curriculum. You will learn about business structures, contracts, liability protection, marketing your business, and so much more. We will also register your new business for you at no additional cost, saving you hundreds of dollars and hours of time.

When you graduate from our program, you will:

  • meet all state and federal requirements to register as a licensed tax professional

  • have your own tax software - the same software that you will learn to use during your training

  • have a functioning and legal business with an LLC, business EIN, and business insurance

  • have an in-depth understanding of business and marketing tools that will make you successful

  • access to ongoing mentorship and an exclusive alumni community dedicated to supporting you

  • BE 100% PREPARED TO OPEN YOUR BUSINESS AND START TAKING CLIENTS

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2024 TAX PREP ACADEMY SCHEDULE

Our live online classes are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm PST

 

To guarantee that each and every one of our students succeeds as tax professionals,

we only accept 5 students for each cohort.

 

UPCOMING COHORT DATES

June 3rd - July 6th 

July 15th - August 17th

August 26th - September 28th

October 7th - November 9th

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Complete an application below, and one of our representatives will reach out to you.

The StartUp Shop Tax Prep Academy
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