There's Only One Place...

Establishing the Tax Foundation -- Course Module 1
Learn the entire process for determining income and adjustments to income, which will factor into the Adjusted Gross Income. In fact, you will cover all the information necessary to prepare Page one of the Form 1040. -- 4 DVDs & Manual

Becoming the 1040 Expert -- Course Module 2
The module deals with the background information and forms that go into Form 1040, Page 2. We also discuss all the adjustments that can be made to adjusted gross income, including credits that are allowed and different types of deductions and exemptions that can be taken against that adjusted gross income number. -- 4 DVDs & Manual

If you don't learn how to itemize a on a tax return, your tax practice is handicapped and won't realize the full profit potential of this rewarding business. With a knowledge of how to itemize business expenses, capital gains and losses and depreciation, you'll be able to create an income generating powerhouse.

No tax preparation business is complete without an understanding of the basics of business tax issues. Whether your client is an independent sales person or owns his/her own business, you need to understand business basics to provide the complete level of service your clients require and to grow your business.

Profitable Business Returns -- Course Module 3
In Module 3, we introduce you to the world of business organizations and their tax concerns. This module is a practical companion to Module 2, as it gives you experience in completing each of the schedules and forms common to business organizations. -- 4 DVDs & Manual

Expertise earns income. Learning about self-employment and rental property income, Alternative Maximum Tax, extensions and amended returns will make you a 1040 expert. And that equals an even more profitable tax preparation business for you.

Business returns are profitable returns. In fact, this most profitable and highly needed skill will make your tax practice an income generating machine. Becoming a master of the business tax return will give you the tools to earn well over $100 per hour in your tax practice.

-In depth marketing strategies: Allen Bostrom, President of Universal Accounting has said, "Nothing happens until you make a sale." For your practice to grow and prosper, you must expect marketing support from the leading marketing experts in the accounting field. Tried and tested techniques that will help you find and keep clients. Universal's Professional Tax Preparer™ Course is the only training program I'm aware of that offers such powerful marketing experience.

-Coaching from marketing experts: From start to finish you'll need, and should expect, qualified tax and marketing experts to answer questions, offer advice and help motivate you through your course work. The "perfect" course will offer 12 months after you've completed the course of valuable and informative advice to make your first year as a tax professional profitable and enjoyable.

-How should I interview clients to get the information I need? It's all about understanding your client's needs. Knowing what to ask and how to ask it is the key to meeting your clients needs and knowing what to charge. Unfortunately, most people only learn this through trial-and-error. Unlike any other program I'm aware of, the Professional Tax Preparer™ Certification will teach you the ins-and-outs of interview techniques that will allow you to get the information you need.

-Tax Support: If you have a tax question and can't find it in the book, what can you do? If you're a student of the Professional Tax Preparer™ Certification, you can call a qualified tax professional at Universal Accounting for 12 months after graduation to answer any tax question. (Some of our students have talked to Mr. Bostrom himself. We're that committed to providing you up-to-date and accurate tax information.)

-Access to all the current tax forms: All the resources you need from the IRS to service your clients are online and available in PDF from for download from the Universal Tax School web site.

-Proven management techniques: Running a successful tax practice will also require a knowledge of the best way to run a business. Any education that teaches you how to start a successful tax practice must teach you how to structure and run your business. The Professional Tax Preparer™ Certification will give you all the tools to not only prepare and file individual and business tax returns, you'll also have the tools to run an efficient and profitable business.

Module 7-
Growing Your Tax Practice Today: These five sessions are for the individuals that want to successfully start or build a profitable tax practice. This module will show you just how to get started right, growing your business through a proven marketing program, interviewing clients effectively, and charging a fee that will generate the income you need, want and deserve. It's full of marketing materials and management techniques that you can use immediately to get clients.

- You'll learn the in depth marketing strategies that will help your business grow. Tried and tested marketing methods used by the most talented marketing experts in the industry.

- During your course work and for 12 months after your graduation you'll enjoy access to the best marketers in the accounting business. We can't do your marketing for you, but if you want to know effective and easy to implement marketing methods that will allow you to find and keep clients, you need look no further than Universal Accounting's Professional Tax Preparer™ Certification. In fact, I am unaware of any other program that offers this kind of support after graduation.

- The interview techniques that will allow you to "get the job done" for your clients are all a part of the Professional Tax Preparer™ Certification. You'll learn how to ask the questions that will help you meet your client's need and know what to charge.

- Let's be honest. Your first year, you're bound to have tax questions and need advice. Isn't it comforting to know that the most up-to-date tax advice available anywhere is available on the other end of the phone? Have a question? Just call. Qualified tax experts are waiting to help.

- With a mouse click or two, you can download any form you will ever need. Sure, you can order them from the IRS and although we don't charge anything to make them available to you, it's easier for a lot of our graduates to access them via our web site. Offering the most complete level of support after you've graduated is a commitment that Universal has made for over 25 years.

- At Universal, we're dedicated to helping you create a successful tax practice. It's not just about selling a distance learning course. We haven't succeeded unless you do. That's why we teach you all the skills you'll need to run an efficient and profitable business as well as the nuts-and-bolts of preparing a tax return. Allen Bostrom wouldn't have it any other way.