Bilingual Annual Filing Season Program

Bilingual Annual Filing Season Program

CE Credits: 10 Federal Tax Law, 2 Regulatory Ethics, 6 AFTR

Deadline: LTP encourages you to complete this course by December 29th to allow time for reporting credits and any support. The IRS deadline to complete is December 31st*.

Our 2024 Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) qualifies for 18 hours of continuing education needed to earn an AFSP Record of Completion from the IRS for the 2025 filing season. Some of the perks a tax preparer will receive upon completion are: limited representation rights, a certificate directly from the IRS to display, and your name added to the official IRS tax preparer directory.

To fulfill requirements, you must take the AFTR which consists of a 100 question, 3-hour timed exam, and complete it with a score of 70% or better.

* The IRS deadline to complete this course is December 31st at midnight your local time, however, keep in mind our office will be closed on 12/31. Hours that are completed by the IRS deadline will be reported on the following business day.

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Este curso contiene 10 horas de Ley Tributaria, 6 horas de AFTR y 2 horas de Ética.

Nuestro Programa Anual de Temporada de Presentación 2024 (AFSP) califica para 18 horas de educación continua necesarias para obtener un Registro de Finalización de AFSP del IRS para la temporada de presentación de impuestos 2024. Algunos de los beneficios que recibirá un preparador de impuestos al completar son: derechos de representación limitados, un certificado directamente del IRS para mostrar y su nombre agregado al preparador de impuestos oficial del IRS directamente

Para cumplir con los requisitos, debe tomar el AFTR que consiste en un examen de 100 preguntas, 3 horas de tiempo limitado, y completarlo con un puntaje del 70% o mejor.

* La fecha límite del IRS para completar es el 31 de diciembre a la medianoche de su hora local, sin embargo, tenga en cuenta que nuestra oficina estara cerrada 12/31. Las horas que se completen antes de la fecha límite del IRS se informarán el siguiente día hábil.

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This course qualifies for 18 hours of continuing education. This course contains 10 hours tax law, 6 hours AFTR, and 2-hours Ethics. After completion of the course with a 70% or better, the tax professional will have limited representation rights for their clients.

To obtain an AFSP-Record of Completion for Filing Season 2026 the following needs to be completed.

  1. Take a six (6) hour Annual Federal Tax Refresher (AFTR) course that covers filing season issues and tax law updates, as well as a knowledge-based comprehension test administered at the end of the course by the CE Provider.
  2. Take ten (10) hours of other federal tax law topics.
  3. Take two (2) hours of ethics.
  4. Have a 2021 preparer tax identification number (PTIN).
  5. Consent to adhere to specific practice obligations outlined in subpart B and section 10.51 of Treasury Department Circular No. 230.

A tax preparer needs to have a PTIN account, to receive emails from TaxPro_PTIN@irs.gov with instructions on how to sign the Circular 230 consent and receive your certificate in your online secure mailbox. If you do not have an online PTIN account, you will receive a letter with instructions for completing the application process and obtaining your certificate.

Objectives

At the end of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

  • Understand their limited representation rights.
  • Know the penalty amount per refundable credit.
  • Recognize the annual inflation rates for the standard deduction.

Fields of Study: Federal Tax Law 10 Hours, Behavioral Ethics 2 Hours, and 6 Hour AFTR

Course Level: Intermediate

Prerequisite: General tax preparation knowledge is required.

Delivery Method: Self-Study

Expiration Date to earn all 18 CE credits: December 31, 2025. Midnight local time. 

The 6 hours AFTR portion of this course expires on December 31, 2025. You could still complete the 10 hour Federal Tax Law, and the 2-hour Ethics portions of the course for credit after the expiration date.

This course does not qualify for California Continuing Education hours.

*eBook is copyright protected and can’t be downloaded.

 After 12/31/25 Only 10 hours of Federal Tax Law and 2 of Ethics will be reported per IRS regulations.

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