This Tax Preparation Course is designed to give you the knowledge, tools, and skills needed to fulfill the IRS requirements and give you a basic understanding of tax law and practice on how to prepare an individual & Small Business Tax Return. During the next several weeks, the rules and regulations needed to complete a Federal Individual Income Tax Return for the general public will be covered. This course will be a challenge and will require hard work on the student’s part! Upon completion of this course, all students should have the necessary skill sets and confidence to prepare a variety of individual tax returns, be able to answer taxpayers’ questions, and research tax issues/laws & publications, and know how to successfully operate your own tax office.