2024 CTEC+IRS Continuing Education

Upon successful completion of this ONE tax course, California tax preparers will be awarded the maximum annual amount of continuing education hours not only for CTEC but also for the IRS AFSP.  That is, a currently registered tax professional would have their CTEC account credited with 20 hours and their PTIN account credited with 15 hours after completing this CTEC and IRS course.  For more information on credit hours, click here.

Enroll Now at No Cost

► To get started, all we ask for is your CTEC ID number and email address. No credit card is required at the time of enrollment.

Choose Your Time and Method of Study

► After enrolling, we will send you a link to a web page where you may obtain the course materials.  Course materials are available as website flipbooks, PDF files, and audio files.  Students who prefer to study with hard copies of the course materials could either print the PDF files themselves or order physical books from a professional printing service.

► Once you have the course materials, study them carefully while taking the exam.  The open-book exam consists of 100 multiple-choice test questions.  There are no course timers, so you could study at your own pace.

► You could mark your responses on the traditional answer form in the Exam Booklet, or you could use an online answer form that saves your test information.

Course Completion

► When finished, submit your test information and grading fee by web, fax, or email.

► Your test results, certificate, and credits will be issued soon after your submission.  Turnaround time ranges from 5 minutes to 24 hours, with the average being around 3 hours.  Students may request to be notified by text message when their CTEC accounts are credited.  Digital certificates are emailed to students at no extra cost.  Students can order a hard copy of their certificate to be mailed to them (at an extra cost).

High-Quality Program at a Low Cost

There is no upfront payment required, so you may freely examine the entire program at no risk.  The $49 course fee is only requested AFTER you complete the open-book exam. 

Pass or Get Your Money Back

96.05% of all students who participated in our 2023 CE program passed on their first attempt.  Students who do not pass one or more of the course components -- federal tax law overview, federal tax law update, ethics, or California -- get their money back.  Nonpassing students may choose to retake the exam and study only those course components they did not pass.  Retakers would need to pay the applicable fee on the resubmission date. Students have four opportunities to pass the entire course (first attempt plus three retakes).

24/7 Customer Service

Those who need assistance can reach us through multiple customer service channels. We respond in minutes or hours to queries submitted through our website contact form, email, and text message (we monitor activity through these contact methods 24/7/365). We also offer live chat and telephone support Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Serving CRTPs Since 2006

We have the privilege of serving thousands of students each year, and our average rating on the end-of-program Evaluation Form for CTEC and the IRS is 4.81 stars (out of 5 stars total).

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