Basics & Beyond: Your #1 Option for CPE Hours

Since 1993, Basics & Beyond, Inc. has provided top-quality U.S. federal individual income tax seminars at a value price. This year, we are going Virtual! Learn from our wonderful presenters, and earn up to 16 CPE credit hours or 13.5 CLE credit hours. We are also offering several one-hour webinars for tax professionals that cover a variety of new and exciting topics. These live shorter sessions help you earn you even more CPE credit hours.

Basics & Beyond, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual course for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

IRS CE is only mandatory for Enrolled Agents (EAs), Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents (ERPAs), and tax return preparers holding an Annual Filing Season Program Record of Completion. Participation in CE by all other Federal Tax Preparers is voluntary.

CPE credits through Basics & Beyond webinars and virtual seminars are available in all 50 states. While the exact number of CPE hours awarded can vary by state, attendees of both the Fall Topical and Year-end Update Virtual Seminars can be awarded up to 16 CPE credits.

The CPE hours you earn through Basics and Beyond virtual seminars will cover a full income tax update, ethics and professional responsibility, a review of your state’s new or updated tax rules, and much more. Our Topical Update seminar is held each fall, throughout September and October. Our Year-end Update seminar is held throughout November and December, and it provides an informative year end line-by-line “how to” for all Form 1040 changes, state-specific tax updates, and other interesting topics. As an alternative, our live webinars cover a variety of topics for the tax professional with a flexible schedule to meet the needs of your demanding schedules. We offer several unique titles in 1-2 hour sessions. 2021 Virtual Seminar topics will be determined in May 2021. Click here to see our 2021 income tax webinar topics and this year’s schedule.

5 Ways that Continuing Professional Education Benefits Tax Preparers

It’s easy to dismiss continuing professional education requirements as another thing to add to your ever-growing to-do list. But, putting off your CPE’s could be stifling your progress at work.

The next time your boss mentions professional development, you might want to think twice before rolling your eyes.

Taking the right courses can boost your job performance, grow your skills and knowledge, and ultimately make the toughest time of the year, much easier on you.

Here are some of the ways that course material might be helpful outside of the classroom.

1. Stay Up to Date on Tax Laws and Regulations

No matter how many tax seasons you’ve lived during your tenure as a tax preparer, the tax laws and regulations can get to be a bit overwhelming. Especially since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was approved in late 2017.

A quick re-reading at the start of each season to brush up on what’s different from the year before is unrealistic based on the amount of changes that came with the new law.

In 2015, the Tax Foundation reported that the U.S. tax code was nearing 10.1 million words. About 2.41 million of these were words of federal internal revenue code and about 7.66 million words were of tax regulation.

Luckily you can get around most of these by enrolling in a tax seminar or tax webinar.

Here, you’ll get a refresher course on important information and a rundown on new, need-to-know material. Plus, you’ll satisfy CPE requirements and won’t feel like you’ve wasted time or money doing it.

2. Review Your Skills Before the Madness of Tax Season Takes Off

Around the beginning of tax season, preparers begin fumbling through last year’s paperwork and checking and rechecking sources.

Getting ready for the back to back schedule that comes with the busiest time of year can add a lot of stress on those working in the tax industry.

Why not fulfill your CPE requirements while freshening up on skills that may have become rusty since their last use? You’ll be better prepared for your busy season, and you’ll have taken care of course credits you may have needed too.

5. Grow Your Network

Attending courses with other tax professionals affords you the opportunity to build relationships with other like-minded professionals.

We don’t always set aside time throughout the year to meet new faces in the industry. But, when you take part in continuing professional education courses, you are placed in an environment where you will interact and learn from those with similar careers and goals.

Creating connections is an important part of your professional life. And, when doing so, you build a network of supportive resources to rely on throughout the year.

Register for Your Next Seminar or Webinar Today!

If you need to freshen up your skills, learn what’s new with tax laws, or satisfy CPE credits, we have several course options for you to choose from. And, we offer both webinars and seminars so you can pick the one most convenient for you.

Our program is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. Our professional curriculum is taught by experienced leaders and many of our students return year after year.

We can help if you have questions or need help choosing which course would best fit your needs. Check out our website to find out more about the courses we offer and review the schedule for upcoming seminars and webinars.

Ready to sign up? Register online for your next continuing professional education course today! Are you fully informed of your CPE credit requirements?