The Chosen Tax Training Solution for 4,000+ Tax Pros.
The Best-Selling Continuing Education Solution For Tax Professionals Who Believe that Doing More than the "Bare Minimum" Pays Off for Your Clients and You
The Forever Edition Membership helps tax pros learn all the latest tax updates & changes, refresh ourselves on the tax topics we most need to know, and be part of a supportive community of mentors and peers--for under $300 per year. If you're ready for tax training & support that's different from everything else and built from the ground up "by tax pros, for tax pros," we want to earn your trust and deliver for you. We are approved to offer continuing education credits for tax preparers, Enrolled Agents, and CPAs.
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Complete Continuing Education Credits
Learn the New Tax Updates & Changes
Get Year-Round Support from Mentors and Peers
Pronto Tax School, 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 final authority on
the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National
Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.
Over 6,000 Real Customer Reviews - Average 4.6 out of 5 stars.
Another painless experience!
Entertaining lesson!
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Test was user friendly, easy to navigate and all the reading material at your fingertips.
Overall interesting and engaging content, I would recommend this program to colleagues.
I have taken many CTEC courses in the past, but this is the best.
Forever Edition Membership
The tax update & refresher course that never stops updating & refreshing you, and includes the continuing education credits you need for your credential.
$297per year
$297 Billed Once Per Year, Always Free to Cancel Anytime, No Long-Term Contracts
Lock your price FOREVER!
We keep adding and enhancing your membership benefits...but your annual membership price never goes up!
Tax update & refresher courses that include the credit hours you need for your credential.
We'll give you the course hours you need to meet the continuing education requirements that apply to your credential. If you're CTEC, you'll get CTEC hours. If you're AFSP, you'll get AFSP hours. If you're an EA, you'll get EA hours. If you're a CPA, you'll get CPA hours.
5 Step Tax Prep Training Program New!
Teaches tax preparers how to order our interactions with clients for maximum efficiency, while still providing service with the “personal touch” that’s why clients choose us.
How to Get Tax Clients Training Program New!
Teaches tax pros how to acquire as many clients as you want at low or no cost.
Schedule C Mastery Training Program New!
Teaches tax pros how to dramatically increase the value we provide to our Schedule C clients. Includes extensive training on Single Member LLC’s and tax planning. This course is currently undergoing a thorough update.
Schedule E Mastery Training Program New!
Teaches tax pros how to dramatically increase the value we provide to our Schedule E clients. This is a new course that’s in development now and will be released this year. Will include extensive training on rental property LLC’s and tax planning.
3 Course Version Updates Per Year to Catch All the New Changes at No Extra Cost
We update our update courses three times per year (summer, fall, and then right before tax season), so that you don't have to pay for additional update courses, as new tax law changes emerge.
Course Hours Reported Within 10 Minutes (on Average) for Maximum Deadline Beating
If your course includes hours reporting to an agency such as CTEC or IRS, we report hours faster than any other education provider, for maximum deadline beating!
Email Notification to You When Your Course Hours Are Reported.
When we report your hours to any agencies (IRS, CTEC, etc.), we email you, letting you know the hours went through fine. If there's an issue with your hours reporting, we send you an email, so that we can get the issue corrected and the hours re-submitted to the agency in question. This way you have peace of mind knowing that your hours are reported on time and in full!
Responsive Product Support Team Always Has Your Back.
We have a dedicated support team with a proven track record of backing up our products 100%, including working until midnight for every major deadline to make sure EVERY Member beats your deadlines like a BOSS!
Live Q & A Session Every Month to Discuss New Changes, Ask Questions, and Network with Your Fellow Tax Pros. New!
Pronto Tax School Founder & CEO Andy Frye answers dozens, sometimes of hundreds of questions live from Members, once per month. Learn the new stuff that applies to your clients and get your questions answered live, while networking with your fellow pros in a positive vibes environment.
The Famous "Right-Before-Tax-Season" Newsletter with All the Last Minute Changes.
Every year since 2011, we've been giving our Members an edge by sending you all the "last minute" changes Congress makes right before tax season, so that you head into tax season maximally informed and maximally confident.
Suggested By-the-Form Pricing to Check / Update Your Tax Prep Service Prices
Pricing tax preparation services can be tricky! If you are not comparing your prices to other pros, you could be leaving money on the table. That's why we give you a list of all of our "suggested" by-the-form prices, updated every year by our Chief Support Officer, Glen Wielandt, who has 40+ years in the tax prep industry.
Private Community 600+ Members Strong to Help with Tricky Questions and Network with Fellow Tax Pros.
We maintain a highly-active private group of 2,500+ tax professionals where you can post questions in the group and get instant answers from your peers, including Moderators and Group Experts, while enjoying networking opportunities in a positive vibes environment.
BONUS #1! "Handling the IRS" Course.
Build and test your knowledge of IRS Practices and Procedures. With 87,000 new IRS employees on the way, you are going to need to know this stuff.
BONUS #2! 15% Discount on Ticket to Knowledge Share Extravaganza (Annual In-Person Event).
Did you hear about the Knowledge Share Extravaganza happening in 2023? You'll be invited. And you'll get 15% off the regular ticket price, just for being a Forever Edition Member!
BONUS#3! "Bite-Sized Crypto Tax Learning Center" Course.
This course provides you with DOZENS of "micro learning" opportunities as CPA Joshua Azran explains the dangers and opportunities associated with helping crypto-involved tax clients.
We've put together 252 questions that tax professionals have about crypto taxes, and we provide SHORT video answers for each question.
Great course for learning crypto tax "little by little" and "on the go" (from your mobile phone).
$297per year
$297 Billed Once Per Year, Always Free to Cancel Anytime, No Long-Term Contracts
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work. We've Got Your Back!
The Forever Edition Membership is not merely another "course." We offer year-round support as part of this Membership through our robust Facebook group, called "Tax Preparer Teamwork." As a Forever Edition Member, you have access to this dynamic and positive vibes community of like-minded tax professionals. The Tax Preparer Teamwork group has over 600 active Members who all help each other along our tax career paths, including multiple expert Mentors that we pay to support this group. The vast majority of questions posted to the group receive multiple same day replies. Group access is included with your Forever Edition Membership!
An auto-recurring (but cancel anytime!) annual membership model, a.k.a. "The Forever Edition," allows us to keep improving our training courses without raising prices on our thousands of Loyal Members who use our courses every year. Members "price lock" today's price forever and then you continue to pay the lower price as we continue to add more and more value to the membership.
Our thousands of Forever Edition Members are the rock upon which Pronto Tax School is built, as shown by our extremely high retention rate of Members who stick with us year after year.
We greatly appreciate your support of our efforts to make sure ALL tax professionals have access to high quality, low cost tax training & support that makes your life as a tax professional easier, more profitable, and more FUN, and helps tax pros enjoy less stress and more success!
Andy Frye, EA
Founder and CEO, Pronto Tax School, Inc.
Andrew Freiburghouse, known as Andy Frye in "Tax World," is a tax consultant and Enrolled Agent (E.A.) licensed to represent taxpayers before all levels of the IRS.
Andy started his tax career as a tax preparer at Pronto Income Tax of California, Inc., a third-generation family business with multiple locations based in Southern California.
After preparing more than 10,000 tax returns and developing extensive employee training programs within his family business, Andy founded Pronto Tax School, Inc., an online training company that educates and empowers tax professionals and taxpayers nationwide.
Pronto Tax School is a CTEC-approved, IRS-approved, and NASBA-approved education provider that offers credentialing and continuing education certificate programs, as well as career advancement and business development training.
Andy is a graduate of Santa Clara University, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, and The School of Tax Business Hard Knocks.
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about the Forever Edition Membership:
Pronto Tax School is approved to offer continuing education credits for tax preparers, Enrolled Agents (EA), and Certified Public Accountants (CPA). Once you click the "Buy Now" button, our system will ask you what's your credential and then route you to the correct course package for your credential. The "Getting Started Quiz" for each course also reminds you which course hours qualify for which credential. This way, you know that you are in the right course package for YOUR needs.
Our tax training is unique and popular for two main reasons:
1) It's developed by real tax preparers who actually work with real clients, and
2) It's not insanely boring. In fact, it's rather entertaining at times, if we do say so ourselves.
We're not for everybody, but if you value training that's based on real life (not just "book learning") and you wouldn't mind having a few laughs as you learn, let's work together because that's what we specialize in.
Please compare our offer to any other education provider and see how we stack up! We love to compete to earn and KEEP your trust!
Yes. You read the textbook, watch the videos, take the tests, and get instant scoring, all online. With the Forever Edition Membership, we also provide at least one online webinar per quarter, with full question & answer.
Yes! All quizzes and exams are open book. And all the answers to all the questions are in the book.
Yes! We utilize a "mix" of PDF textbook chapters, short video training episodes, and interactive questions to create a robust learning experience.
The number of hours you'll receive depends on your credential.
All packages include:
Additional specific details about courses are provided once you click the "Buy Now" button and get routed to the course package that's specifically designed for your credential.
We understand! Other education providers will sell you a one-time purchase course. Our focus is exclusively on providing amazing value for our Members who have decided to "roll with us" along this bumpy road we call The Tax Game.
Keep in mind that our Memberships are always a "cancel anytime" policy with no long term contracts and ZERO HASSLE if you decide to discontinue. Also, we send you multiple notifications ahead of any charge to your card, so that you can cancel if you want to cancel.
We have an extremely high retention rate of Members, however we also only want you to be a Member if you want to be a Member!
The extra "goodies" included in your Membership live in the "Forever Edition Bonuses" course that should be inside your Pronto Tax School account. If you need help finding things, please always feel free to contact our dedicated support team.
We do three "versions" of our tax update courses: the July 1 release, a September update, and then a January update (right before tax season). Forever Edition Members automatically get access to every updated version, when it comes out. This way, you can "pick up" all the new changes throughout the year without paying for extra courses before tax season starts!
Once you click the "Buy Now" button, choose "AFSP" for your credential and then you will be routed to the course package that includes the AFTR course and exam. Completing that course package and then follow the directions in the course to get your AFSP credential. NOTE: if you are a CTEC tax preparer, EA, or CPA, you won't need the AFSP credential, and make sure to choose the course package that fits your credential.
This course is designed for existing tax professionals. All course packages assume assume that you already have a basic level of tax knowledge, such as completing a Basic Income Tax Course.
If you are not yet a tax professional and want to become one, click here to visit our website and choose a "Basic Income Tax" course that will help you obtain your initial knowledge and professional credential.
If you're not sure which course is right for your needs, please contact our dedicated support team by emailing support@prontotaxschool.com or call or text message us 310-422-1283.
Forever Edition Members receive an invitation to join and participate in our private community on Facebook, called Tax Preparer Teamwork. We have 600+ tax professionals in this community, including multiple Mentors we pay to answer questions within the group. The vast majority of questions posted receive multiple same day answers and comments!
Absolutely. We offer a 14-Day No Hassle Money Back Guarantee on this course! The only exception is if we have already reported your hours to the educational agencies involved with your credential. If you've completed the course and we've reported your hours, there are no refunds whatsoever, even if you're within the 14 day period. However, you can cancel your membership at that time to avoid any charge for next year.
If you already have a Forever Edition Membership from a previous year, our system won't allow you to buy it again; the system will tell you that you're already enrolled. To check your membership status, click here to log in to your Pronto Tax School Account. If you see a course in your Dashboard called "Forever Edition Bonuses," you're already a Forever Edition Member.
If you have questions, please contact our dedicated support team by emailing support@prontotaxschool.com or call or text message us 310-422-1283.
We only want you to be a Member if you want to be a Member. You can cancel anytime! Simply email support@prontotaxschool.com stating that you want to cancel. You'll then receive a notification that your Membership has been canceled and no more charges will appear on your card.
We provide you with EXACT, step-by-step instructions of what do to maintain your professional credential, upon completion of the courses. Do not worry, we will provide clarity for you!
We support Members primarily via fast response email support. You can ask questions or get support by emailing support@prontotaxschool.com. Every email you send creates a 'ticket' on our system that must be resolved and this makes sure that we take care of every single need that you have. We also conduct phone & text message support at 310-422-1283.
Yes, we know, the name "Pronto" may not be overly fancy :)
Rest assured, however, that we have undergone extensive and rigorous processes to earn approval from CTEC, IRS, and NASBA.
Click here to view our CTEC approved provider info, our provider number with CTEC is 6201.
Click here to view our IRS approved provider info, our provider number with IRS is MPMDK.
Click here to view our NASBA approved provider info, our sponsor number with NASBA is 143984.
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