2024 Annual Federal Tax Refresher Course

3 days, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily with lunch available.
2 sessions available: August 20–22 or September 17–19.

This 18-hour course designed specifically to help tax professionals obtain all CEs needed to both receive their PTIN and to be AFSP registered for the Annual Filing Season Program.

Course Outline

Day 1

New Tax Law/Recent Updates

  • Annual Inflation Adjustments

  • Standard Mileage Rates

  • Payment Card and Third-Party Transactions Reporting Requirements

  • Tax Relief Response to the Pandemic

  • IRS Direct File Pilot Program

  • ROTH Distributions

  • ROTH Contributions

General Income Tax Review Part I

  • Filing Status Name Review

  • Taxability of Earnings

  • Schedule B, Interest, Dividends, Foreign Accounts & Trusts

Day 2

General Income Tax Review Part II

  • Retirement Income Reporting & Taxability

  • Individual Retirement Accounts

  • Reporting and Taxability of Unemployment Compensation

  • Alimony – Pre 2019 and Post 2018 Divorce Agreements

  • Schedule C, Profit and Loss from Business (Sole Proprietorship)

  • Capital Gains & Losses

  • Standard Deduction Eligibility

  • Itemized Deductions - Schedule A

  • Tax Credit Eligibility

  • Energy Credits

  • New Clean Vehicle Credit

  • Overview Topics

Day 3

General Income Tax Review Part III

  • Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax Payments

  • Balance Due & Refund options

  • Federal Tax Return Filing Due Dates & Filing for Extensions Practices Procedures & Professional Responsibilities

  • Tax Related Identity Theft

  • Safeguarding Taxpayer Data

  • Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers

  • Preparer Penalties

  • Due Diligence in Tax Preparation

  • Compliance with E-file Procedures

  • Annual Filing Season Program Requirements

Contact Us

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info@aretefs.com

623-505-7141

1626 N Litchfield Rd, Suite 170
Goodyear, AZ 85395


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