IRS RTRP Competency Exam Review and CE Package 

IRS RTRP Competency Review and CE Package

4 Months/ 16 Continuing Education Credits/Instructor Support

Course Overview:

Are you ready to have the designation "RTRP" following your name?
You've already gotten your PTIN, the next step is to prepare for the IRS RTRP Competency Exam. If you are not currently an Attorney, Certified Public Accountant or Enrolled Agent, you will be required to pass the IRS RTRP Exam by December 31, 2013 in order to continue to prepare tax returns.

The IRS Exam covers:

• The 1040 series of tax returns
• Related Forms and Schedules
• Ethical Responsibilities of Tax Preparers

Prepare to pass the IRS RTRP Exam and satisfy your Continuing Education requirements with this all inclusive package. We'll help you clear two hurdles with one leap!

Course Outline:

• A hard copy review study guide, which covers all the topics on the IRS RTRP Competency Exam
• Review questions following each chapter
• Unlimited practice exams – practice until you feel ready to pass the Exam!
• Answers and explanation are provided for each exam question
• Each review exam contains 120 random questions
• Exams are limited to 2 1/2 hours each

Tax Law Updates CE Seminar

This seminar will enhance your understanding of new or changed tax laws

• Learn to identify how these changes will affect taxpayer(s)
• Learn to recognize how to apply these new or changed tax laws
• Earn 3 hours of CE

Ethics and Responsibilities of Tax Professionals CPE Seminar

Upon completion of this seminar, you will be able to:

• Describe the professional responsibilities of a tax preparer
• Determine the actions necessary to maintain client confidentiality
• Identify the requirements to practice before the IRS
• Earn 3 hours of CE

CE Credit Eligibility

• 16 Total Hours of CE:
• 10 hours of Federal CE for the RTRP Competency Exam Review
• 3 hours of CE for Tax Law Updates
• 3 hours of CE for Ethics

Availability:

• All courses are based on last year's tax laws. Tax Law Updates are available once the new regulations have been announced.

System Requirements:

Internet Access

• Broadband or high-speed internet access is strongly recommended. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.
• Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

• Virtually all Windows-Mac-Linux hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.
• 1 GB RAM recommended
• Software
• Operating Systems
• Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher, most Linux distributions
• Web Browsers
• Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (previous versions will work also)
• Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8 Safari is not currently recommended as it cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors
• Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media-click on the links below to download the latest versions)
• Adobe Flash Player
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Apple Quicktime
• Windows Media Player
• Real Player
• PowerPoint Viewer (use this if you don't have PowerPoint)