The end of every calendar year brings with it the need to start preparing for tax season. Across the country, thousands of tax professionals are making plans to start meeting with their clients after the first of the year. Some of those professionals are Chartered Tax Professionals (CTPs). Are you one of them?
Perhaps you have worked part-time as a tax preparer without being certified as a CTP. Or maybe you are looking to boost your income by becoming a part-time tax preparer. Why not be the best you can be by earning your CTP certification? There are plenty of online education programs that make it possible. We have options for you here at ProTrain.
More About the CTP Career
Tax preparers do not necessarily have to be certified depending on the types of tasks they are responsible for. But as with any other career, certification allows a tax preparer to take on more responsibilities. It offers them additional knowledge and training that opens the door to doing more for clients.
A CTP is essentially a tax expert with a specialty in tax preparation, planning, and compliance. The CTP can do a lot more than completing simple 1040 forms. They are a tax professional capable of:
- Preparing and Filing – CTPs are experts in tax preparation and filing. They are highly skilled and can assist individuals, small businesses, sole proprietorships, and even partnerships. Although CTPs are not accountants, they can still handle complex business filings.
- Tax Planning – It takes planning to maximize one’s tax position. Fortunately, a CTP is capable of providing qualified advice on all tax-related issues including planning strategies. This puts clients in the best position to minimize their tax liabilities.
- Professional Representation – Some CTPs offer representation services. In other words, they represent clients before the IRS relating to audits, collections, and appeals.
CTPs often provide a full range of tax services to small businesses. Specialized services might also be on the table. These include things like preparing tax returns for nonprofits, handling estate taxes, assisting with employee taxes and benefits, and more.
The Benefits of Being Certified
Now that you have a good understanding of what a Chartered Tax Professional actually does, let us talk about the benefits of being certified. Note that the Surgent Income Tax School ultimately issues the CTP credential. Prior to Surgent’s acquisition, the credential was the domain of The People’s Income Tax, Inc.
The credential is the most recognized and respected professional credential among tax professionals who specialize in income tax and its implications. Online education programs, including ProTrain’s Chartered Tax Professional program, offer a comprehensive body of knowledge that prepares students to handle just about any income tax situation related to individuals in small businesses.
Training and certification demonstrate a tax professional’s commitment to their career. It demonstrates a comprehensive body of knowledge that non-certified tax preparers tend to lack. Last but not least, it demonstrates a tax professional’s commitment to ongoing education in the sense that continuing education is necessary to maintain the credential over time.
Contact Us to Learn More
Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information on our CTP course. You can send a message to info@protrain.edu. We are ready to answer all your questions and get you started.
Also take note that we offer an entire Chartered Tax Professional career package that includes both the initial course and four advanced courses you can take after being certified. The courses are online, mentor supported and include all of the necessary learning materials.
