Become a paid tax preparer. Start free today.
Tax offices recruit seasonal preparers ahead of filing season, including entry paths for people with no prior experience. Our free 5-day course shows you the job: what it pays, what the IRS requires, and whether it fits your life. No degree or experience required.
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This is a job you can learn from scratch.
No degree? No experience? Good.
The Bootcamp starts with the basics and assumes you have not prepared taxes for pay.
See how it works →Interested in seasonal tax work?
Tax offices often add preparers for filing season. Learn what the work involves and how to pursue it.
See the 4-step path →Not sure it's for you?
Find out free in 5 days. One short lesson a day, no card, unsubscribe anytime.
Start the free course →Here's what's in it for you.
Seasonal work has a clear calendar.
Many tax offices add staff for filing season. Pay structure, hours, training, and bonuses vary by employer, location, and role.
Taught by someone who's done the hiring.
Your instructor built a national tax franchise from one office. This is the training he wishes every new hire had walked in with.
Free to find out. One flat fee to get ready.
The 5-day course is free forever. The Bootcamp is one clear, one-time price with a 7-day refund.
From today to your first client, in four steps.
Take the free 5-day course
One short lesson a day. See what preparers do, what it pays, and whether it fits your life.
Enroll in the Bootcamp
Eight self-paced modules designed for a two-to-four-week schedule. $199 once, lifetime access.
Get your PTIN
We walk you through the IRS's own registration, step by step, so you can work legally.
Get hired or go independent
Resume, interview prep, and where offices recruit ahead of filing season.
Eight modules for the work ahead.
The Tax System, Demystified
How returns, the IRS, and refunds actually work.
Income
Wages, tips, interest, and the forms that report them.
Deductions & Credits
What lowers a tax bill, and how.
Self-Employment Basics
Gig workers, 1099s, and Schedule C.
Current Federal Rules
Current rules, figures, and forms, checked again before release.
Ethics & Your Duties
The preparer's responsibilities and red lines.
Getting Legal (PTIN)
Register with the IRS, step by step.
Getting Hired (or Going Independent)
Resume, interview, and where offices hire.
One-time price with lifetime access. 7-day refund, no questions asked.
More than 20 years building tax businesses, hiring preparers, and helping the industry adopt new technology.
Mario founded Happy Tax and wrote Taxes Made Happy and Crypto Taxes Made Happy. Free Tax School brings that operating experience into a clear path for new preparers.
Meet the founder →A clear starting point changes the whole season.
Short lessons, practical next steps, and two paths forward: join an office or start building your own practice.
The five-day format made it easy to understand what tax preparers actually do before I committed to a full course.
The PTIN walkthrough turned a confusing list of IRS pages into a clear set of next steps I could follow.
I liked seeing both paths: getting hired for tax season or eventually building something of my own.
Yes, the big chains have “free” courses.Read This First.
Intuit and H&R Block train people for free too. Those courses are recruiting funnels for their own offices. Free Tax School is independent and explains several paths: their offices, other offices, or an independent practice.
Before you start.
Offices recruit ahead of filing season.Start early so you're ready.
The 5-day course is free forever, and there's no card to start. The best time to be ready is before the rush.
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