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1. eBook - Simplifying Tax Preparation Tax Year 2025
1. Introduction To Tax Preparation Tax Year 2025
1. Lesson 1: Understanding Income Tax
2. Lesson 1: Understanding Income Tax Pt.2
3. Lesson 2: Gross Income
4. Lesson 3: Taxable Wages
5. Lesson 4: Interest Income
6. Lesson 5: Tax Computation
7. Module 01: Introduction to Income, Wages, and Taxes – Quiz
1. Lesson 1: Filing Requirements
2. Lesson 1: Filing Requirements Pt. 2
3. Lesson 1: Filing Requirements Pt. 3
4. Lesson 2: Standard Deductions
5. Lesson 2: Standard Deductions Pt. 2
6. Lesson 3: Filing Status
7. Lesson 4: Single, MFJ, MFS, Injured/Innocent Spouse
8. Module 02 Quiz Filing Requirements & Deductions
1. Lesson 1: Other Income
2. Lesson 1: Other Income Pt. 2
3. Lesson 2: Scholarships
4. Lesson 3: Disability
5. Lesson 4: Alimony
6. Lesson 5: Unemployment
7. Lesson 6: Gambling
8. Lesson 7: Educator Expenses
9. Lesson 8: Student Loan Interest
10. Lesson 9: Other Adjustments
11. Lesson 9: Other Adjustments Pt. 2
12. Lesson 9: Other Adjustments Pt. 3
13. Lesson 9: Other Adjustments Pt. 4
14. Module 03: Quiz Additional Income & Adjustments
1. Lesson 1: Qualifying Child
2. Lesson 2: Qualifying Relative
3. Lesson 2: Qualifying Relative Pt. 2
4. Lesson 3: Determining Support
5. Lesson 4: Child Tax Credit
6. Lesson 5: Other Dependent Credit
7. Module 04: Quiz Qualifying Dependents & Support
1. Lesson 1: Qualifying Child Tiebreaker Rules
2. Lesson 2: Head of Household
3. Lesson 3: Costs of Maintaining a Home
4. Lesson 4: Divorced or Separated Parents
5. Lesson 5: Qualifying Widow/Widower
6. Module 05: Quiz Dependent-Related Filing Status
1. Lesson 1: Medical and Dental Expenses
2. Lesson 2: Mortgage Interest
3. Lesson 3: Charitable Contributions
4. Lesson 4: Casualty and Theft Losses
5. Lesson 5: Alternative Minimum Tax
6. Lesson 6: Recovery of Prior Years Itemized Deductions
7. Module 06: Quiz Itemized Deductions
1. Lesson 1: Refundable and Non-Refundable Credits
2. Lesson 2: Earned Income Credit
3. Lesson 3: Additional Child Tax Credit
4. Lesson 4: Due Diligence
5. Module 07: Quiz Earned Income Credit (EIC) and Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC)
1. Lesson 1: Child and Dependent Care Credit
2. Lesson 2: Recovery Rebate Credit
3. Lesson 3: Credit for the Elderly and Disabled
4. Lesson 4: State and Federal Marketplaces
5. Lesson 5: Premium Tax Credits
6. Lesson 6: Adoption Credit
7. Lesson 6: Adoption Credit Pt. 2
8. Lesson 7: Additional Credits
9. Module 08 Quiz: Tax Credits
1. Lesson 1: Education Benefits
2. Lesson 2: Form 1098-T
3. Lesson 3: American Opportunity Tax Credit
4. Lesson 4: Lifetime Learning Credit
5. Lesson 5: Other Education Provisions
6. Module 09 Quiz: Education Provisions
1. Lesson 1: Due Diligence
2. Lesson 2: Conflict of Interests
3. Lesson 3: Confidentiality
4. Lesson 4: Compliance
5. Lesson 5: Tax Preparer Responsibilities
6. Module 10 Quiz: Ethics
1. Lesson 1: Introduction to Retirement Planning
2. Lesson 1: Introduction to Retirement Planning Pt. 2
3. Lesson 1: Introduction to Retirement Planning Pt. 3
4. Lesson 1: Introduction to Retirement Planning Pt. 4
5. Lesson 2: Retirement Account Distributions and Taxation
6. Lesson 3: Self-Employed Retirement Plans
7. Lesson 3: Self-Employed Retirement Plans Pt. 2
8. Lesson 4: Social Security and Railroad Retirement
9. Lesson 4: Social Security and Railroad Retirement Pt. 2
10. Lesson 5: Retirement Savings Contributions Credit
11. Lesson 5: Retirement Savings Contributions Credit Pt. 2
12. Lesson 5: Retirement Savings Contributions Credit pt 3
13. Module 11 Quiz: Retirement
1. Lesson 1: Introduction to Capital Assets and Property Types
2. Lesson 2: Dividends and Their Taxation
3. Lesson 2: Dividends and Their Taxation Pt. 2
4. Lesson 3: Understanding Holding Periods and Capital Gains Rates
5. Lesson 3: Understanding Holding Periods and Capital Gains Rates Pt. 2
6. Lesson 3: Understanding Holding Periods and Capital Gains Rates Pt. 3
7. Lesson 3: Understanding Holding Periods and Capital Gains Rates Pt. 4
8. Lesson 4: Capital Loss Carryover
9. Lesson 4: Capital Loss Carryover Pt. 2
10. Lesson 5: Schedule D
11. Lesson 5: Schedule D Pt. 2
12. Lesson 6: Taxation of the Sale of Your Main Home
13. Lesson 7: Form 1099-B
14. Lesson 7: Form 1099-B Pt. 2
15. Module 12 Quiz: Capital Assets
1. Lesson 1: Self-Employed Taxpayer
2. Lesson 2: Income and Expenses
3. Lesson 2: Income and Expenses Pt. 2
4. Lesson 3: Schedule C: Profit or Loss From Business
5. Lesson 3: Schedule C: Profit or Loss From Business Pt. 2
6. Lesson 3: Schedule C: Profit or Loss From Business Pt. 3
7. Lesson 4: Schedule F: Profit or Loss from Farming
8. Lesson 4: Schedule F: Profit or Loss from Farming Pt. 2
9. Lesson 5: Self-Employment Taxes
10. Lesson 6: Tax Deductions and Benefits for the Self-Employed
11. Lesson 7: Qualified Business Income Deduction
12. Lesson 7: Qualified Business Income Deduction Pt. 2
13. Lesson 7: Qualified Business Income Deduction Pt. 3
14. Lesson 7: Qualified Business Income Deduction Pt. 4
15. Module 13 Quiz: Self-Employment Income and Taxes
1. Lesson 1: Depreciable Property
2. Lesson 1: Depreciable Property Pt. 2
3. Lesson 2: Depreciation Systems
4. Lesson 3: Depreciation Basis
5. Lesson 4: Recovery Periods
6. Lesson 5: Depreciation Method
7. Lesson 5: Depreciation Method Pt. 2
8. Lesson 6: Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS)
9. Lesson 7: Reporting Depreciation Deduction
10. Lesson 8: Alternative Depreciation System (ADS)
11. Lesson 8: Alternative Depreciation System (ADS) Pt. 2
12. Lesson 9: Listed Property
13. Lesson 10: Section 179 Deductions
14. Lesson 10: Section 179 Deductions Pt. 2
15. Lesson 11: Bonus Depreciation
16. Lesson 11: Bonus Depreciation Pt. 2
17. Lesson 12: Vehicle Depreciation Limits
18. Module 14 Quiz: Depreciation
1. Lesson 1: Passive Loss Limitation
2. Lesson 2: Non-Passive Income
3. Lesson 2: Non-Passive Income Pt. 2
4. Lesson 3: Material Participation
5. Lesson 3: Material Participation Pt. 2
6. Lesson 4: Rental Income and Expenses
7. Lesson 4: Rental Income and Expenses Pt. 2
8. Lesson 5: Schedule E: Supplemental Income and Loss
9. Lesson 6: Rental Real Estate Special Allowance
10. Lesson 7: Form 8582: Passive Activity Loss Limitations
11. Lesson 7: Form 8582: Passive Activity Loss Limitations Pt. 2
12. Lesson 8: Royalties
13. Lesson 8: Royalties Pt. 2
14. Lesson 9: Real Estate Professional
15. Lesson 10: QBI Deduction
16. Module 15 Quiz: Passive Income
1. Lesson 1: Filing and Underpayment Penalties
2. Lesson 2: Interest Charges in Taxation
3. Lesson 2: Interest Charges in Taxation Pt. 2
4. Lesson 3: Filing Tax Extensions
5. Lesson 3: Filing Tax Extensions Pt. 2
6. Lesson 4: Amending Tax Returns
7. Lesson 5: Form 1040 X
8. Lesson 5: Form 1040 X Pt. 2
9. Lesson 6: Pay-As-You-Go Taxation
10. Lesson 6: Pay-As-You-Go Taxation Pt. 2
11. Lesson 7: Form W-4
12. Lesson 7: Form W-4 Pt. 2
13. Module 16 Quiz: Penalties, Amendments, and Tax Planning
1. Lesson 1: Domicile and Residency in State Taxation
2. Lesson 1: Domicile and Residency in State Taxation Pt. 2
3. Lesson 2: State Filing Requirements and Taxable Income Calculation
4. Lesson 2: State Filing Requirements and Taxable Income Calculation Pt. 2
5. Lesson 3: Federal-State Tax Conformity
6. Lesson 3: Federal-State Tax Conformity Pt. 2
7. Lesson 4: Common State Tax Benefits
8. Lesson 4: Common State Tax Benefits Pt. 2
9. Lesson 4: Common State Tax Benefits Pt. 3
10. Lesson 4: Common State Tax Benefits Pt. 4
11. Lesson 5: Taxation of Non-Resident Income
12. Lesson 6: The State Taxable Income Calculation
13. Lesson 6: The State Taxable Income Calculation Pt. 2
14. Lesson 7: Federal Law Preemption on State Taxation
15. Lesson 8: Tax Considerations For Community Property States
16. Lesson 8: Tax Considerations For Community Property States Pt. 2
17. Module 17 Quiz: State Fundamentals
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Course curriculum

eBook - Simplifying Tax Preparation Tax Year 2025

Introduction

Module 1: Introduction to Income, Wages, and Taxes

Module 2: Filing Requirements and Deductions

Module 3: Additional Income and Adjustments

Module 4: Qualifying Dependents and Support

Module 5: Dependent-Related Filing Status

Module 6: Itemized Deductions

Module 7: EIC and ACTC (Earned Income Credit and Additional Tax Credit)

Module 8: Tax Credits

Module 9: Education Provisions

Module 10: Ethics

Module 11: Retirement

Module 12: Capital Assets

Module 13: Self-Employment Income and Taxes

Module 14: Depreciation

Module 15: Passive Income

Module 16: Penalties, Amendments, and Tax Planning

Module 17: State Fundamentals

Conclusion

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