Student Page

Primary Training Activities

New Preparers

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Familiarization (Simple problems to help new Preparers get comfortable with TaxSlayer)
Core Training Exercises (Typical problems seen by volunteer preparers covering core Federal and NJ topics)
Tax Law (Resources explaining Federal and NJ tax law topics corresponding to IRS Pub 4491)
Kent Problem (Refund Monitor and final returns for the modified Kent Problem for NJ)
PTR Problem (Sample Scenario to show how to fill out PTR form)

All Volunteers

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All Volunteers (Training materials for All Volunteers)
IRS Test(s) (Ethics, Intake/QR, Tax Law - required by IRS for certification)

Preparing Returns

TaxSlayer Practice Lab
NOTE: Please use the generic password “TRAINPROWEB” (all upper case) to gain access to the lab.
Preparer Page (Links, Scope, Guides, and Special Topics)

All Preparers

What's New for TY2020 (Tax law and TaxSlayer updates - Federal and NJ.)
Proficiency (Problems used to assess preparer proficiency - Federal and NJ)
Gale's NJ Health Insurance Mandate Deck Upd (New law, new forms, SRP, TSO how-to)
What's New Problems Upd (Problems to illustrate new TY2020 changes to Tax Law and TaxSlayer)
Advanced Topics (Training for topics not covered in Core)
Other Topics (Other useful training or practice problems)
NTTC Video Selector (Videos on various topics)
RideShare Training (Training Resources for preparing returns for RideShare drivers (e.g. Uber, Lyft, etc.))
Tax Topics Matrix (Matrix of topics covered by the various problems used during Training)
Federal vs NJ Tax Law (List of areas where NJ differs from Federal tax law (more than you might think...))
Property Tax and Recoveries Exercises (Practice Exercises for Property Tax and Recoveries on the Federal and NJ returns)
Quality Review Training (Suggestions and Best Practices for doing Quality Review of returns, including NJ)
Quiz Tool (Some Districts have decided to use the new Quiz functionality. Your District leadership should provide you with Login instructions.)

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