Tax Preparation: Learn Fast! Prepare Taxes with Confidence!

Become a confident tax preparer by learning about taxes and applications over practical examples and scenarios.

Created by: Stefan Ignatovski, Ph.D.
Award-Winning Professor, Investor and Entrepreneur

What Will I Learn?

• Learn the filing basics
• Learn the various filing status types
• Learn who can claim personal exemptions
• Learn who can claim dependency exemptions
• Learn how to report income from wages, salaries, tips, and interest
• Learn how to report business income
• Learn how to report capital gains and losses
• Learn how to report retirement income
• Learn how to report income from Social Security Benefits
• Learn how to make adjustments to income
• Learn how to calculate adjusted gross income
• Learn who can claim standard deduction
• Learn who should take itemized deductions
• Learn how to claim credit for child and dependent care expenses
• Learn how to claim education credits
• Learn how to claim American Opportunity Credit
• Learn how to claim Lifetime Learning Credit
• Learn how to claim Child Tax Credit
• Learn how to claim other miscellaneous credits
• Learn how to report Other Taxes
• Learn how to report Payments
• Learn how to claim the Earned Income Credit (EIC)
• Learn about the Refund options and the Amount the taxpayer owe

Requirements

• This is a comprehensive course. Therefore, no prior knowledge is needed.
• The materials referenced in this course can be found in the beginning lecture. Online. For free.

Target audience

• Everyone should take this course and understand the filing requirements, credit options, and refunds they can claim. This course will enable you to plan your taxes much better in the future.