Learn Tax Law From the Experts Who Know It Best!
National Licensing is on the way. For the first time in history, IRS will be mandating all paid tax preparers pass IRS competency exams. (CPAs and Enrolled Agents and attorneys are the only paid tax professionals who are exempt from this requirement.) IRS has announced plans to begin testing preparers by Summer of 2011.
Oregon requires all paid tax preparers take an approved 80-Hour Basic Tax Course and pass Board administered examinations.
California requires all paid tax preparers complete an approved 60-Hour Basic Tax Course in Federal and California Law.
Pacific Northwest Tax School's Basic Tax Course is the leading school for students who want to prepare for IRS or state licensing exams.
What Makes Our School the Best?
Our course instructors are licensed tax professionals. They are ready to share their many years of experience in an interesting and enthusiastic learning environment.
Flexible learning platforms. Students can choose between Classroom, Live Online Webinar, Self-Paced Online, and Mail Correspondence course formats.
Customized lesson materials. We custom-designed our course materials specifically for this course, and they are great! Little wonder that Pacific Northwest Tax School consistently receives some of the highest passage rates for graduating students who sit the Oregon Tax Preparers' Exam.
Easy-to-read course manuals and detailed illustrations. Our goal is to make your learning experience as enjoyable as possible. We have taken the complex realm of individual tax law and summarized it into 19 federal tax law sessions. (Oregon and California students receive an additional 5 sessions covering state tax law.)
We utilize numerous educational techniques to offer you the opportunity to find a learning tool that works for you. Each session is divided into a number of different learning activities including:
- Lecture and working illustrations of the session's topics.
- Time for you to complete classwork assignments and ask questions.
- A review of each session's classwork assignment and a detailed answer key.
- A Homework assignment follows every class giving you the opportunity to apply and reinforce what you learned.
- An instructor review of each session's Homework assignment is accompanied by a detailed answer key.
- A practice quiz is given every session to test your knowledge and hone your skills for the Preparers' Exam.
- A detailed review and answer key follows each quiz to help you understand the why's and how's of each quiz question.
Our sessions are fast-paced and never boring, so come prepared
to learn! We will give you working problems, illustrations
and answers to help you learn for the real world of tax preparation. 
Take our FREE Sample Course to see how our programs work!
Basic Tax Course Programs Available
Click on the Basic Tax Course programs shown below to learn more.
A Marketable Skill Employers Will Appreciate
Good preparers are hard to find. We began running our Basic Tax Course in 2001 in an effort to add quality people to our staff. Today, most of the employees we have on staff are graduates of our school. Other accounting firms and tax services frequently send their employees to our school or contact us looking for graduates of our programs.
Prospective and current employers can be assured that graduates of our Basic Tax Course have completed a program that adheres to the highest educational standards by:
- Delivering quality content,
- Providing interactive student support,
- Monitoring student adherence to completing all course assignments, and
- Ensuring certificates of completion are awarded only to students who successfully complete all course assignments and tests.
Save Money on Your Own Return
What you don't know is probably costing you money. In fact, many of our students report they "earn" the cost of our Basic Tax Course back before they are even half way through the program because they discover they have over-paid taxes on a back-year return!
Federal tax laws offer a dizzying array of deductions and credits. Learning about additional taxes and deductions available at the state level adds even greater complexity. Take our Basic Tax Course. Plan your financial future. Learn tax-planning strategies, and avoid costly mistakes!
Disclosures and School Policies
Terms of Enrollment
Pacific Northwest Tax School's course materials and teaching techniques are valuable proprietary information of Pacific Northwest Tax School, and all such information in tangible media is subject to copyright, including all written, recorded, online and other electronic materials. Student agrees that it will use the information only for purposes of education and training. As a condition of enrollment, Student agrees that he/she will not to disseminate the information to any third party and will treat the materials as confidential information of Pacific Northwest Tax School. Student will not use any information in any competitive fashion, including to create or derive competitive materials. Student further agrees that any breach of these terms and conditions shall cause the school irreparable harm, entitling Pacific Northwest Tax School to injunctive relief, as well as any other remedy that may be available at law or equity. Student shall have one year from date of enrollment in a course to complete course and recieve his or her certificate of completion.
Basic Tax Law
Students taking any Basic Tax Law course, agree to comply with further Terms of Enrollment outlined the enrollment agreement form for that course, which can be found on our Enrollment Forms page.
Prerequisites & Advance Preparation
All Pacific Northwest Tax School CPE courses require a basic knowledge of federal tax laws. No prerequisites or advance preparation applies to our classroom (Group Live) CPE seminars. Students attending online webinar (Group Internet) or self-paced online program should prepare for classes by downloading and printing course materials. Pacific Northwest Tax School CPE seminars, Pacific Northwest Tax School Classroom CPE programs are offered as a Group-Live delivery method. For more information including detailed course descriptions and learning objectives, view the lesson plan of each course. Lesson plans for each course are located on Pacific Northwest Tax School's website at www.pnwtaxschool.com.
Cancellations
Written cancellations received more than 5 business days prior to a Group Live Seminar or Group Internet Webinar will be refunded after application of a $15 cancellation fee. You may substitute one course for another (with appropriate adjustment for fee differentials) if written notice is provided to Pacific Northwest Tax School not less than 2 business days prior to the Group Live Seminar or Group Internet Webinar. Substitution of one student for another student is permitted provided written notice is delivered to Pacific Northwest Tax School not less than 2 business days prior to the Group Live Seminar or the Group Internet Webinar and the $15 Student Substitution fee is paid.
Self-study Correspondence and Self-Paced Online programs fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Pacific Northwest Tax School assumes no responsibility for cancelled seminars or webinars other than the refund of your seminar fee. Complaints: For more information regarding administration policies including complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 503-646-5600.
Complaint Resolution
Pacific Northwest Tax School gives the highest priority to delivering quality education programs. If you have concerns about our programs please contact the Pacific Northwest Tax School Education Coordinator at: support@pnwtaxschool.com.
Disclaimer
Manuals distributed and programs sponsored by Pacific Northwest Tax School are designed to teach application of tax laws. Pacific Northwest Tax School works to provide accurate and timely material to students, however the school does not have any responsibility if human and/or mechanical error does exist. Accordingly, no assurance is given by Pacific Northwest Tax School that such information is comprehensive or accurate in its coverage of such subject matter. Information published or sponsored by Pacific Northwest Tax School should not be relied upon as a substitute for independent research to original sources of authority such as the Internal Revenue Code, IRS Publications and Internal Revenue Rulings. Pacific Northwest Tax School, its authors, and instructors do not render legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Credit hours are subject to change without notice.
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California Tax Education Council
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Internal Revenue Service
Notice to Members of the National Association of Enrolled Agents: NAEA requires its members to obtain 30 hours of CPE each year. NAEA further requires the CPE be in compliance with IRS guidelines. As an IRS approved sponsor of CPE, our programs meet CPE standards set forth by NAEA. Oregon Board of Tax PractitionersPacific Northwest Tax School is a licensed vocational school regulated by the Oregon Department of Education. Our CPE programs are approved by the Oregon Board of Tax Practitioners. |
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Texas State Board of
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*The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy requires CPAs obtain CPE from a Board-approved sponsor. Pacific Northwest Tax School has registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as a CPE sponsor. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the Board as to the quality of our CPE programs.
