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FREE! 2 Hour Beginner Classes
Simply Self Employed
Simply Self Employed
Simply Self Employed
STEP 1: This course sets the groundwork for every business type. Big or small, new or established. We recommend this course to build the foundation needed to succeed in most other courses (you don't want to get lost before you get started). Learn the differences between a Sole Proprietor, Single Member LLC, Partnership, S-Corp and which you should choose based on your goals.
Basic Bookkeeping
Simply Self Employed
Simply Self Employed
Your books are the foundation of your business and often times a business will fail because they neglect to recognize the value of solid bookkeeping. You don't need to spend dauntless hours upon hours on bookkeeping. This course will get you organized!
PRE-REQ: Understanding of your business entity type or Simply Self Employed
Tacos & Taxes
Simply Self Employed
Budgeting Class for Teens
Designed for teens and young adults but everyone is welcome to join us! Munch on free tacos while you learn how to fill out a W-4, how to read a paystub, how to fill out FAFSA forms and more. No useless information here!
Recommended for ages 12+
Budgeting Class for Teens
Direct Sellers & Online Retailers
Budgeting Class for Teens
Learning how to budget isn't just about spending and saving. Learn some basic bookkeeping skills and how to calculate your net worth. Parents will find this class very interesting too!
Recommended for ages 14+
Direct Sellers & Online Retailers
Direct Sellers & Online Retailers
Direct Sellers & Online Retailers
This is a unique area of tax law that is still evolving. Learn when sales tax is required (NEXUS laws), how to track your inventory, what expenses of your home are deductible and more!
Online Investors
Direct Sellers & Online Retailers
Direct Sellers & Online Retailers
If you trade online or with apps you will not want to miss this one! Learn about capital gains and losses, wash sales, long vs short term investing and how it all ties in to your tax return at the end of the year. No surprises at tax time!
Rentals & Passive Income
Rentals & Passive Income
Rentals & Passive Income
Rental Property is a major asset to a tax return and could reduce your taxable income by $25K/year when done correctly. They are also crucial to estate planning and and can save your family hundreds of thousands of dollars in capital gain tax if done correctly. Did you know Accountants Cabin saved 4 new clients $214,817 in 2021 because they simply didn't know and didn't properly report it on their prior returns? Don't prepare your own return with rental income unless you've taken this course.
Create Your Own
Rentals & Passive Income
Rentals & Passive Income
Tax law is complex and unique to certain industries if you and your group want to learn more about a specific topic just let us know and we'll create a personalized class just for you!
Intermediate Courses
Simply Self Employed-Advanced
Simply Self Employed-Advanced
Simply Self Employed-Advanced
PRE-REQ: Simply Self Employed-Basic
Take your business to the next level and get the information you need on hiring employees, expanding bookkeeping skills, building inventory and more.
Quickbooks I
Simply Self Employed-Advanced
Simply Self Employed-Advanced
PRE-REQ: Basic Bookkeeping
If you use or plan to use Quickbooks® or any other software for your bookkeeping this is a must take course. Learn Quickbooks® the way it's supposed to be used!
Quickbooks II
Small Bussines Going Big
Small Bussines Going Big
PRE-REQ: Quickbooks I
Now that you have your business basics and chart of accountants done it's time to dig in and get all of transactions in order and ready for the reports.
Small Bussines Going Big
Small Bussines Going Big
Small Bussines Going Big
PRE-REQ: Simply Self Employed-Adv
Now that your business is off the ground your needs for big accounting aren't that far off. Learn about how to change entity types, systemize bookkeeping and payroll, assess risk management with a balance sheet and more.
Professional Certificates and CE Credits
Basic Comprehension Certification $1,495*
STARTS Sept 30th. Every M,W,F w/ 2 times to choose from! 9am-Noon OR 6-9pm Tax preparers are in high demand. If you're interested in earning some seasonal income or starting a new career this 8 week cours will get you Certified in Tax Preparation. This is the first step to becoming an Enrolled Agent. Also, recommended for current preparers with less than 3 years experience. We go line by line on all the common forms in a practical, hands on learning environment. You will not be trained for data entry, you will be trained to prepare tax returns with up date current tax law.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be qualified to:
- Prepare most individual tax returns, including Schedules C, D, and E with the IRS; And in all 50 states!*
- Perform a thorough interview with a taxpayer
- Determine a taxpayer’s filing status and eligibility for exemptions
- Accurately report income and deductions for a taxpayer
- Determine a taxpayer’s eligibility for credits and deductions
- Compute depreciation for assets and eligibility for Section 179
- Accurately calculate a taxpayer’s refund or balance due
- Advise a taxpayer in tax planning strategies
Daytime and Evening Classes offered
Scholarships Available!
*To obtain your certificate you must attend a minimum of 20 class sessions with a minimum grade of 70% or better.
**Completing this course does not guaranty employment with us nor does it require you to work for us.
Still not sure?
Gain flexibility, job security, & no cap on your income as a tax preparer
There’s currently a shortage of qualified tax preparers. Just search tax preparer on any job platform and you'll find 100+ openings near you. Plus, taxes aren’t going away any time soon. This combo makes a career in taxation law a very attractive option!
Things you don’t need…
- You don’t need to be a CPA
- You don’t need to know accounting or high level math
- You don’t need a college degree
- You don’t need prior tax knowledge
Tax preparer benefits
- A recession-proof career with no cap on income
- A flexible work schedule
- The possibility to work from home
- A professional, marketable skill that looks great on a resume
- Knowledge that enables you to save on your own taxes
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Use the certification to be self-employed
Tax preparation is a great home-based b find this to be a wonderful complement to their lives. It enables you to still have your holidays and summers free to be with the kids or grand-kids, it allows you to travel, etc.
Stay-at-home parents and early retirees find this to be a wonderful complement to their lives. It enables you to still have your holidays and summers free to be with the kids or grandkids, it allows you to travel, etc.
Retired military people looking for a second career can establish a business that allows them to work for as many years as they want.
Military spouses looking for a portable career that you can take with you and grow regardless of where you are.
Financial services professionals can add tax preparation expertise to their available services, offering more value to their clients.
No need to be a CPA or a numbers person to be a successful tax professional
Myth #1: “You need to be a CPA or have an accounting degree to be a Tax Professional.”
Many people shy away from taxes because they think it will be too difficult and you must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or have an accounting degree, or the equivalent. The truth is you really don’t have to be an accountant to be a tax professional. While having an aptitude for dealing with figures is essential, high level knowledge of math and finance are not necessary and tax preparation is not accounting, it’s law. You don’t even need to have a college degree to prepare taxes. In fact, the highest designation in the tax industry is actually an IRS Enrolled Agent.
Then what DO you need?
You will need to take at least one tax preparation course to give you a solid foundation in individual tax. Our program is unique in the fact that it does not just teach you the rules or data entry on a software program. We prepare real life like scenario tax returns by hand so you learn interview techniques, form recognition, key details for error proofing and more.
Our beginner tax preparer course assumes you have no prior, or very little, tax knowledge and the tax preparer software available today makes tax preparation a lot easier. That being said, tax preparer software is NOT a substitute for tax knowledge. It’s extremely important that you are able to complete tax returns by hand as the computer programs don’t always think of everything. You should never rely on any tax software program to train you or to prepare a tax return for you accurately. It should simply be used as a tool to improve your service and make you more efficient.
Myth #2: “Tax Preparation is for ‘numbers’ people.”
It’s amazing how many people think that tax preparation is all about the numbers, but that’s not all. Taxation really falls under the legal accounting tier and so most of your time is spent reading and researching. You will do much better in this industry if you have high reading comprehension skills vs math skills.
Tax preparation is actually a people business too. So, if you enjoy working with people, you could do very well in the tax business. It’s about building relationships and trust.
Yes, it is extremely important that you have the knowledge to prepare taxes accurately. But the experience that your clients have during the tax preparation process and after is just as important. When you are dealing with a client’s financial information it becomes very personal. Your client trusts you to take good care of him/her and hopes you have their best interests in mind. Your client is looking for guidance and has come to you because they see you as an expert in the tax industry. You could prepare a client’s tax return perfectly but if you don’t provide personal service, they may not be back. Relationships are paramount!
High income potential
Having a home-based tax business can be very lucrative.
The amount of money you can make will depend on your market and how easily you can attract clients. With a tax preparation home business, you will have very little overhead; therefore, you have the ability to charge less than your competition.
- An experienced independent tax professional can earn up to $100 per hour
- That’s $5,000 per week for a 50-hour week, or $60,000 for the 3 month tax season!
You won’t likely earn that much during your first couple tax seasons because you will still be learning and recruiting new clients. But by marketing effectively and providing excellent client service, you can grow through high client retention and referrals and quickly attain that level of income for just 3-months work, and continue to grow your tax business!
What’s even more exciting is that as your business grows through new clients and referrals, your future earnings potential is much greater! Plus, you can enjoy your summers and holidays because most of your business in generated during the concentrated filing season from mid-January through mid-April. Or, you could consider providing other services for your tax clients and generate income year-round!
Additional revenue stream
Due to recent changes in the economy, many people are looking for additional revenue streams in order to maintain their current lifestyles. A home-based tax business can supplement your income, pay the bills, save for retirement, offer a flexible schedule and more.
Your income tax business can be a stand-alone business offering just tax preparation services, or you may find it to be a complimentary business that can be added to another business that you are already involved in, such as
- financial services such as planning or consulting
- insurance
- accounting or bookkeeping
Your clients will appreciate having one person that can handle their finances.
A tax preparation business is also great to get into if you happen to work in another field that is also seasonal – but at a different time of the year – such as
- retail
- real estate
- lawn care
- travel
A tax preparation business can provide you with a steady income year-round.
Classes start soon!
Accountants Cabin LLC
229 East 10th Street, Loveland, Colorado 80537, United States