{"id":91,"date":"2025-11-24T21:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T21:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.reacherservices.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=91"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:54:31","slug":"annual-federal-tax-refresher-ebook","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/academy.reacherservices.com\/es_mx\/product\/annual-federal-tax-refresher-ebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Federal Tax Refresher eBook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-id=\"aaa2dc5f-ef63-4c5d-8763-d214eca6c2e4\" data-message-author-role=\"user\">\n<meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/p>\n<h3>\n<strong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\">CE Credits: \u00a06<\/strong><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\">\u00a0AFTR<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><strong>Deadline<\/strong>:\u00a0LTP\u00a0encourages you to<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>complete this course by December 29th<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>to allow time for reporting credits and any support.<span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff2a00;\">The IRS deadline to complete is December 31st, 2025*.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>2025 Annual Federal Tax Refresher (AFTR)<\/strong> course is intended to prepare the individual <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong data-mce-fragment=\"1\">for the 2026 filing season. <\/strong>. This course covers the latest tax law changes and current tax issues, as well as practice and professional responsibility. This course follows the 3 domains that are set annually by the IRS. They include:<\/p>\n<p>1: New Tax Law\/Recent Updates<\/p>\n<p>2: General Review<\/p>\n<p>3: Practices, Procedures and Professional Responsibility<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the end of this course, the student will be able to do the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand limited representation rights.<\/li>\n<li>Recognize the annual inflation rates for the standard deduction.<\/li>\n<li>Comprehend the difference between business vs hobby.<\/li>\n<li>Identify taxpayers who qualify for a federally declared disaster area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>This course contains the 100 questions 3-hour time exam and needs to be completed with a score of 70% or better. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Need the full 18 hours of the Annual Filing Season Program?\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/latinotaxpro.com\/collections\/english\/products\/annual-filing-season-program-ebook\" title=\"https:\/\/latinotaxpro.com\/collections\/english\/products\/annual-filing-season-program-ebook\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view our bundle<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span style=\"color: #ff2a00;\">*The IRS deadline to complete this course is December 31st at midnight your local time<\/span>,<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>however, keep in mind<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>our office will be closed on 12\/31 at 5 pm PT<\/strong>. Hours that are completed by the IRS deadline will be reported on the following business day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to access your course?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>First-time users:<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>You will<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>receive an email\u00a0<\/strong>with the subject line \u00ab<meta charset=\"utf-8\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"cm-tag\">Welcome<\/span> <span class=\"cm-variable\">to<\/span> <span class=\"cm-tag\">Prendo365<\/span> <span class=\"cm-operator\">&#8211;<\/span> <span class=\"cm-tag\">DO<\/span> <span class=\"cm-tag\">NOT<\/span> <span class=\"cm-tag\">REPLY<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\">\u00ab. This email will contain your username and password. Please check your spam\/junk folder if you do not see the email.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\">Prendo365.com is our powerful, user-friendly E-learning system<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\">where you can access the eBook, quizzes, practice tax returns, finals, and more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Returning users:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>You can access your course on Prendo365.com with the same login credentials as previously used. If you forgot your password, simply click \u00abForgot your password?\u00bb right below the sign-in box on Prendo365.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I obtain an AFSP \u2013 Record of Completion?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Take 18 hours of continuing education from IRS-Approved CE Providers, including:<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8211; 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;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8211; ten (10) hours of other federal tax law topics; and<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8211; two (2) hours of ethics.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. 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Consent to adhere to specific practice obligations outlined in Subpart B and section 10.51 of <span style=\"color: #00aaff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/pcir230.pdf\" style=\"color: #00aaff;\" target=\"_blank\">Treasury Department Circular No. 230<\/a><\/span>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<strong>Who is exempt and able to obtain the AFSP \u2013 Record of Completion without taking the Annual Federal Tax Refresher course?<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<strong><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0 Anyone who passed the Registered Tax Return Preparer test administered by the IRS between November 2011 and January 2013. <br \/>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Established state-based return preparer program participants currently with testing requirements: Return preparers who are active registrants of the Oregon Board of Tax Practitioners, California Tax Education Council, and\/or Maryland State Board of Individual Tax Preparers.<br \/>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0SEE Part I Test-Passers: Tax practitioners who have passed the Special Enrollment Exam Part I within the past two years. <br \/>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0VITA\/TCE volunteers: Quality reviewers, instructors, and return preparers with active PTINs.<br \/>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Other accredited tax-focused credential-holders: The Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation\u2019s Accredited Business Accountant\/Advisor (ABA) and Accredited Tax Preparer (ATP) programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>I meet one of these exemptions. 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