Tax Planning Fundamentals

Course Overview

This course is a popular tax planning course. Its objective is to teach students to recognize the major tax issues inherent in business and financial transactions. The course focuses on fundamental concepts, the mastery of which provides a permanent frame of reference for future study of advanced tax topics.

Course Length

The course is a eighteen-week course (one session per week). However, the course is an on-demand, self-study, self-paced course. Therefore, the length of the course is determined by the time you dedicate to the course and your understanding of individual federal tax.

Important: When you order the course, we email you the course access code and instructions. If you don't receive the email, check your Junk mail. If you order after 5:00 pm MT (4:00 pm PT, 6:00 pm CT, 7:00 pm ET), we email the course access code and instructions the morning of the next business day. We’re closed on weekends and major holidays. The code provides you access to the course for 6 months beginning from the time you access the course. Please don’t access the course until you’re ready to begin the course.

Course Format

eLearning, or electronic learning, is the delivery of learning through digital resources. eLearning is based on formalized learning, but it's provided through electronic devices such as computers, laptops, tablets, and phones connected to the Internet. eLearning makes it easy for users to learn at anytime, from anywhere, without restrictions.

eLearning integrates instruction, reading, exercises, quizzes, and support into one digital platform.

Chapters

1. Taxes and Taxing Jurisdictions
2. Policy Standards for a Good Tax
3. Taxes as Transaction Costs
4. Maxims of Income Tax Planning
5. Tax Research
6. Taxable Income from Business Operations
7. Property Acquisitions and Cost Recovery Deductions
8. Property Dispositions
9. Nontaxable Exchanges
10. Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, LLCs, and S Corporations
11. The Corporate Taxpayer
12. The Choice of Business Entity
13. Jurisdictional Issues in Business Taxation
14. The Individual Tax Formula
15. Compensation and Retirement Planning
16. Investment and Personal Financial Planning
17. Tax Consequences of Personal Activities
18. The Tax Compliance Process

Materials

• Learning Management System
• eTextbook (digital)
• Pre-assessment Test
• Exercises and Problems
• Answers to Exercises and Problems
• Quizzes
• Instructor Support
• Post-assessment Test
• 36 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credits

Steps

1. Take Pre-assessment Test
2. Read Textbook Chapter
3. Complete Chapter Exercises
4. Complete Chapter Problems
5. Take Chapter Quiz
6. Request Instructor Support
7. Take Post-assessment Test