I would like to start a career in tax prep. but on some the "big" websites it says 12 weeks for courses1 and 2 but then it says they prefer to hire graduates that took tax prep school program for nine weeks. Im confused?!?
2006-07-21 20:09:06 · 4 answers · asked by rose 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You can take a tax prep class through H & R Block that typically runs for around 9 weeks. Then, if you want to actually work for them, they require that you do some additional training for a few weeks as well. Even H & R Block won't hire you directly from their tax course-what does that tell you? If this is something that you truly want to have a career in, I would suggest that you take the H & R Block course this fall, then send your resume around to some small public accounting firms just before tax season (like November or December). It won't pay that great since you're a "newbie", but it will give you invaluable insight as to what the real world of taxation is about.
2006-07-22 09:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by SuzeY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really want to make it big in tax, you want to become a CPA. They are the professionals people trust the most. It requires at least a bachelor's degree in accounting, and depending on what state you're in, it requires 150 credits hours of college credit, plus on year's work experience plus a passing score on the cpa exam. Tax isn't something that you hop into after a 12 week course in my opinion. I love taxation, and that's why I'm an accounting major in college right now. I'm hoping I can go for my cpa as well.
2006-07-22 08:56:49 · answer #2 · answered by Josh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to tax preparers offices and ask them what it took, I personally wouldnt trust anything less than a cpa, and thats college
2006-07-21 20:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go do some research on the Internet
2006-07-21 21:23:12 · answer #4 · answered by precious73@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋