2025 CTEC CPE 20 Hour - Personal Income Tax Return

Our IRS and CTEC approved 20 hour tax course contains 2 hours of ethics, 3 hours of updates, 5 hours of California state tax law, and 10 hours of federal tax law. Our 10-Hour federal tax law tax class covers the personal income tax return including proper completion of Form 1040 and related schedules and forms. Tax topics include the determination of taxable income, adjustments to income, identifying eligible tax credits and calculating total tax liability and provides ten hours of CE credit. Platinum's 3-Hour federal tax updates class covers personal tax updates. Topics include fundamental inflationary changes that will be used to prepare tax returns and provides three hours of CE credit. Platinum's 2-Hour ethics tax class covers ethical issues including practices and procedures involving the possession of tax records, understanding how to properly disclose fees charged for the preparation of taxes and understanding the definitions of when a tax practitioner is acting in a disreputable or incompetent manner and provides two hours of CE credit. The three combined classes will meet the 15-Hour IRS requirement in order to participate in the Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP). Platinum's 5-Hour California tax class covers the proper completion of the California Franchise Tax Board Form 540, providing an additional five hours of CTEC CE credit completing the 20 hour CTEC Continuing Education (CE) requirement.