An IRS-based training and certification course that covers U.S. federal and state tax returns — all 50 states and territories — on professional tax software. Taught by a VITA-certified instructor with 20+ years of income tax experience, with two live Q&A sessions to keep you on track.
Earning example: 50 returns at a $400 average fee is $20,000 in one three-month tax season. Example only. Not a promise or guarantee of income. Your results depend on how many clients you serve, what you charge and the work you put in.
The program is built around you — move through the lessons whenever it fits your schedule, then bring your questions to the two live Q&As. Each class is a two-week bootcamp.
Secure your seat for $450. Your student portal login and Week 1 lessons open on your class start date.
Complete each week's self-paced modules at your own pace — interactive lessons, workbook, and practice built to make you filing-ready.
Join two live Microsoft Teams sessions with your instructor — Sunday at the end of Week 1 and Thursday of Week 2 — to get every question answered.
The curriculum is built on IRS publications and current tax law. Six modules a week, self-paced, bootcamp style, with a live Q&A each week — you build from the foundations of the U.S. tax system through income, deductions, credits, business taxation, ethics and due diligence, with practice questions in every module, then sit your certification exam at the end of Week 2. That is 20 hours of training, including 2 hours of ethics. Marketing and client acquisition training runs beside it from Day 1.
20+ years of real income-tax filing experience — live with you in two Q&A sessions.
Your instructor is VITA-certified with over 20 years of hands-on income tax filing experience. Week 1 and Week 2 each include real, live time together on Microsoft Teams — ask anything, walk through what tripped you up, and leave confident. That direct access is a core part of the $450.
Each class is a two-week bootcamp. Seats are limited so the live Q&As stay personal.
Orlando gift: a complimentary 4-day / 3-night resort stay for two adults, compliments of Tax Tornado Academy. You pay the resort taxes and fees, your travel to and from Orlando, and incidentals. Activate your certificate within 7 days of receiving it and book within 18 months. Dates and resorts are subject to availability. One complimentary stay per household per year. Not redeemable for cash.
No prior experience is required. The course starts with the foundations of the U.S. tax system in Module 1 and builds you all the way up to business taxation, ethics, due diligence, and IRS representation.
You earn the Tax Tornado certification. The training covers U.S. federal returns and all 50 states. To prepare returns for pay you also need a PTIN from the IRS, and some states have their own preparer rules. The curriculum is built on IRS publications and current tax law, and your instructor is VITA-certified with 20+ years of experience.
After the 12 modules and the Module 12 comprehensive review, you sit the final certification test through the Tax Tornado software on the last Sunday of your two-week class (Nov 8, Nov 22 or Dec 6) at 7 PM ET. Pass it and you're certified by Tax Tornado.
Both. The 12 modules are self-paced in your online student portal, and each week of your bootcamp includes a live Q&A session with your instructor on Microsoft Teams. Can't make it live? Every session is recorded and sent to you.
All 12 self-paced interactive modules, both live Q&A sessions, the IRS-based curriculum and final certification exam, the Client Launch Track with marketing and client acquisition training, the workbook and resources, and recordings of every live session.
Yes. The Client Launch Track runs beside the tax modules from Day 1. Each week you take one marketing step, with ready-to-use scripts and graphics, so you can start building your client list before you finish the course. Results depend on your own effort. We do not promise a number of clients or an income.
Here is the math. At a $400 average fee, 50 returns is $20,000 in one three-month tax season. This is an example, not a promise or guarantee of income. Your results depend on how many clients you serve, what you charge and the work you put in.
Yes. At checkout you can choose Afterpay or Klarna to break the $450 into smaller payments. Approval and payment terms come from Afterpay or Klarna.
Every enrolled student receives a certificate for a complimentary 4-day / 3-night resort stay in Orlando, Florida, for two adults. The room is the gift. You pay the resort taxes and fees, your travel to and from Orlando, and incidentals. Activate your certificate within 7 days of receiving it and book within 18 months. Dates and resorts are subject to availability. One complimentary stay per household per year. Not redeemable for cash. The stay is compliments of Tax Tornado Academy.
There are three two-week bootcamps left in 2026. Class 1 opens Sunday, Oct 25 (live Q&As Sunday, Nov 1 and Thursday, Nov 5; certification test Sunday, Nov 8). Class 2 opens Sunday, Nov 8 (live Q&As Sunday, Nov 15 and Thursday, Nov 19; test Sunday, Nov 22). Class 3 opens Sunday, Nov 22 (live Q&As Sunday, Nov 29 and Thursday, Dec 3; test Sunday, Dec 6). All live sessions and tests are at 7 PM ET.
Pick your class and click its Enroll button. You pay securely through Stripe by card, or split the payment with Afterpay or Klarna. Two weeks later, you sit your certification test.
Join the Tax Tornado Preparer Academy and go from zero to filing-ready — with live support the whole way.
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