An IRS-based certification course that qualifies you to prepare U.S. federal and state tax returns — all 50 states and territories — using IRS-approved 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.
The program is built around you — move through the lessons whenever it fits your schedule, then bring your questions to the live Q&A at the end of each week.
Secure your seat for $450. You get instant access to the online student portal and Week 1 lessons.
Complete each week's self-paced modules at your own pace — videos, workbook, and practice built to make you filing-ready.
At the end of each week, join a live Microsoft Teams session with your instructor to get every question answered.
The curriculum comes straight from the IRS. Six modules a week, self-paced, each followed by a live Q&A — you build from the foundations of the U.S. tax system through income, deductions, credits, business taxation, ethics and due diligence, then sit your certification exam.
20+ years of real income-tax filing experience — live with you every week.
Your instructor is VITA-certified with over 20 years of hands-on income tax filing experience. Every week ends with 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.
Three 2-week cohorts this fall. Choose the start date that works for you — seats are limited so the live Q&As stay personal.
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.
It certifies you to prepare U.S. federal and state income tax returns for all 50 states and territories using IRS-approved software. The curriculum comes directly from the IRS, and your instructor is VITA-certified with 20+ years of experience.
After the two weeks of modules and the Module 12 mock exam, you sit the final certification test through the Tax Tornado software one week after your Week 2 Q&A (Sundays 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 ends with 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 video modules, both live Q&A sessions, the IRS-based curriculum and final certification exam, the workbook and resources, and recordings of every live session.
Three cohorts run this fall: Cohort 1 opens Sep 7, Cohort 2 opens Oct 5, and Cohort 3 opens Nov 2. You pick your cohort when you enroll, then get the full schedule and your portal login. Both live Q&As are always Sundays at 7 PM ET.
Secure one-time payment by card through Stripe. Click "Enroll Now" and you'll be filing-ready in two weeks.
Join the Tax Tornado Preparer Academy and go from zero to filing-ready — with live support the whole way.
Enroll Now — $450