ASSESSMENT 01
Taxes
2026 Annual Tax Season Update
Each year, various limits impacting income tax return preparation and tax planning are affected by inflation-related changes. In addition, various new tax laws may be passed. This course will examine…
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01 THE BIG PICTURE
A closer look
at this course.
Each year, various limits impacting income tax return preparation and tax planning are affected by inflation-related changes. In addition, various new tax laws may be passed. This course will examine many of those changes.
The Annual Tax Filing Season Update course discusses new tax law and recent updates for the 2026 filing season, including the retroactive provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), impacting 2025 income. In addition, it provides a general tax review, and examines important rules governing tax return preparer ethics, practices and procedures.
Mid year changes affecting 2025 income resulting from OBBB may be accessed here:
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02 LEARNING WITH PURPOSE
What you’ll
take away.
8 learning objectivesUpon completion of this course, you should be able to:
Describe the tax law changes for 2025 affecting individual taxpayers brought about by passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act;
Identify the principal individual income tax changes brought about by recent legislation;
Apply the inflation-adjusted and other limits to the proper preparation of taxpayers’ income tax returns;
Recognize the federal income tax filing statuses and the criteria for their use;
Identify the types of income that must be recognized;
Apply the tax rules to the various credits and adjustments to income that are available to taxpayers;
Recognize the penalties that may be imposed on a preparer for failing to meet ethical and practice standards in preparing tax returns; and
Identify the duties and restrictions imposed on tax preparers under Circular 230.
03 YOUR LEARNING PATH
One chapter
at a time.
01Chapter 1 – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal02TOPIC New Tax Law/Recent Updates
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Open lesson in student portal03TOPIC Chapter 1 Summary – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal04Chapter 2 – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal05TOPIC General Income Tax Review I
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Open lesson in student portal06TOPIC Chapter 2 Summary – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal07Chapter 3 – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal08TOPIC General Income Tax Review II
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Open lesson in student portal09TOPIC Chapter 3 Summary – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal10Chapter 4 – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal11TOPIC General Income Tax Review III
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Open lesson in student portal12TOPIC Chapter 4 Summary – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal13Chapter 5 – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal14TOPIC General Income Tax Review IV
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Open lesson in student portal15TOPIC Chapter 5 Summary – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal16Chapter 6 – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal17TOPIC General Income Tax Review V
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Open lesson in student portal18TOPIC Chapter 6 Summary – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal19Chapter 7 – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal20TOPIC Practices, Procedures & Professional Responsibility
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Open lesson in student portal21TOPIC Chapter 7 Summary – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal22Glossary - 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal23Appendix A – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal24Appendix B - 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Open lesson in student portal04 YOUR STUDY RESOURCES
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its right place.
Course materials and resource information, together in one place.
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Copyright 2025 by Winn Publications ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS COURSE MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER. All materials relating to this course are copyrighted by Winn Publications. Purchase of a course includes a license for one person to use the course materials. Absent specific written permission from the copyright holder, it is not permissible to distribute files containing course materials or printed versions of course materials to individuals who have not purchased the course. It is also not permissible to make the course materials available to others over a computer network, Intranet, Internet, or any other storage, transmittal, or retrieval system. This document is designed to provide general information and is not a substitute for professional advice in specific situations. It is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, legal or accounting advice which should be provided only by professional advisers. No advance preparation needed Program Level - Basic Program prerequisites - None Delivery method - QAS self-study Recommended CPE credits - 9 Recommended field of study - Taxes
05 PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO WORK
Your course
assessments.
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ASSESSMENT 02
Chapter 2 Review – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
MyCECentral enrollment requiredView exam detailsASSESSMENT 03
Chapter 3 Review – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Chapter 4 Review – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Chapter 5 Review – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Chapter 6 Review – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Chapter 7 Review – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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Final Exam – 2026 Annual Tax Season Update
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The details
that matter.
- Education type
- tax_cpe
- Tax CPE credits
- 1.00
- IRS CE program number
- NBOAN-U-00039-25-S
- Delivery method
- QAS Self-Study
Confirm that this course meets your individual professional and licensing requirements before enrolling. Review the course information and contact our team if you need guidance.
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