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Education Tax Guide
Format
Self-Study
Course Level
Overview
CPE Credits
1 Credits: Taxes
Course Description
The tax code contains a number of options for reducing the cost of an education. In the Education Tax Guide course, we discuss the tax credits and deductions that can significantly reduce your net education expenditures. The course covers the requirements for each option, what types of expenses are covered, and how your taxable income impacts whether you can take advantage of these benefits.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the requirements for taking the American Opportunity Credit.
- Specify the requirements for taking the Lifetime Learning Credit.
- Specify how a Coverdell education savings account works.
- Recognize the tax status of scholarships and fellowships.
- Specify how savings bond interest can be tax-free for a student.
Course Specifics
SS824386452
June 6, 2024
There are no prerequisites.
None
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Compliance Information
IRS Provider Number: 0MYXB
IRS Course Number: 0MYXB-T-02492-24-S
IRS Federal Tax Law Credits: 1
CTEC Course Number: 2071-CE-2044
CTEC Federal Tax Law Credits: 1
CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.
CTEC Notice: California Tax Education Council DOES NOT allow partial credit, course must be taken in entirety. Western CPE has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, by phone toll-free at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.
Meet The Experts
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Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 300 business books and courses. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast. Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and …