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Tax Preparer

Program Year (2024-2025)

About the Program

(Not Eligible for Financial Aid) The requirements for becoming a licensed tax preparer and the rules and regulations governing licensed tax preparers are reviewed. Students planning an accounting career should be detail-oriented, be able to analyze and interpret facts and figures quickly and accurately, and make sound decisions. They must also be able to communicate the results. Patience, persistence, self-discipline, and concentration are essential.

Students who complete this certificate are eligible to assist tax professionals in an accounting office, a financial institution, an enrolled agent's office, the Internal Revenue Service, the California State Franchise Tax Board, or a state licensed tax preparer's office.


Program Requirements

Program Goal: CTE
GE Pattern(s): None
Program Code: TAXPREP.CC

Program Learning Outcome(s):

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  • Understand accounting and business terminology used in business scenarios, and be proficient with commonly used office software programs.

  • Recognize and apply basic state and federal income taxation laws to individual tax return forms.

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Required courses:
15 Units

Contacts

Kenneth Bearden, Chair
(530) 895-2213

Department Office: BE 116
(530) 895-2371

Counseling and Advising:
(530) 895-2378

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