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Pricing and Costs of Tax Courses

Tax courses range from $75 to $1900 to fit most professional growth needs

By Stephanie Feaman
The amount of money you spend on tax courses depends mostly on the type of educational goals you set for yourself. If you choose to work at a slower pace and acquire Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit over a longer period of time your more likely to spend less money for a single taxation course than if you choose to go through an entire program quickly.

The costs of attending a seminar in comparison to taking online tax classes may also be significant. Regardless of which path you choose, as you go about the process of investigating the pricing and costs of tax courses, keep the following information in mind to make the most of your financial resources:

1. Pay less than $125 for tax classes.

2. Take online tax courses for less than $380.

3. Consider tax education programs that range from $600 to $1900 instead of taking one inexpensive tax course.

 

Look for tax training in areas such as ethics and sales tax for less than $125

A broad range of specific types of tax courses are available at costs that range between $75 and $124. Choose from a variety of formats that include interactive multi-media to live presentations.
Try: Take the Professional Ethics: AICPA's Comprehensive Course offered by CPA2Biz for $99 to $124 depending on if you are an AICPA member. This is an interactive multi-media CD-ROM course that provides instruction in AICAP, SEC and GAO independence rules. Take an on-demand online course in sales tax concepts from the Sales Tax Institute that ranges from $75 to $99. CPE credit is available for this live presentation.

Get CPE credit through online tax classes that cost less than $380

An online course is a convenient way to develop professional growth and sharpen your accounting skills. Online tax classes range from $26 to $372.
Try: PASS Online.com offers instruction in taxation education for prices that range between $26 and $372. Choose from a variety of business tax courses, income tax classes and more. MicroMash provides online CPE for accountants in subject areas that include auditing, accounting, ethics and taxation. Courses range from $20 to $170. Earn National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Registry/QAS credits for completing courses.

Choose a taxation course program that matches your educational goals as well as your budget

A training program that ranges between $600 to $1900 is reasonable if your goal is to complete tax training quickly.
Try: The Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) offers training programs that start as low as $600 and cost as much as $1880. These programs include classes in legal, sampling, technology and audit as well as other offerings that increase the knowledge and practical skill set of state tax administration professionals. The Federal Individual Income Tax Course instructs in areas that include estimated tax, accounting methods, itemized deductions, tax credits, income tax withholding and more. This tax preparation course is offered by the National Tax Training School (NTTS) for a price that ranges between $795 and $825 depending on if you use a payment plan.

 

  • A tax seminar is another means of receiving tax training and acquiring CPE credit. Look for seminars and conferences that give CPE credit for your attendance.

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