Tax Preparer Assistant Certificate

To learn more, visit: https://www.morainepark.edu/academics/programs/tax-preparer-assistant-certificate/

Program Number: 61-101-2
Certificate
Campus: Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, West Bend, Online
This program is not eligible for financial aid

Learn to prepare taxes and start your career—or pick up a seasonal job—after only one semester with the Tax Preparer Assistant Certificate at MPTC.

About the Program

The Tax Preparer Assistant Certificate offers a blend of accounting principles with income tax accounting basics. Students also build a knowledge of formulas, worksheet building and decision-making in a business environment.

What You'll Learn

Students in the Tax Preparer Assistant Certificate focus on the process of preparing income taxes. Students are trained in the essentials of the Internal Revenue Code. Graduates are skilled at providing excellent customer service, locating necessary forms to complete taxes and identifying information.

Plus, all courses in this certificate directly transfer into the accounting assistant technical diploma and accounting associate degree.

Transfer Opportunities

Earn credits at MPTC and transfer to a four-year college to earn your bachelor’s degree.

Visit the Transfer Opportunities page for more information on credit transfer agreements between Moraine Park and four-year colleges, both public and private.