Federal Direct Is Now A Certified CE Provider!

It’s true. Along with providing the best training and support (among other things) in the industry, we are now certified to provide continuing education classes, including prep courses for the upcoming RTRP test! With this new resource, current and prospective partners can rest assured that they will pass the exams to become a Registered Tax […]

Webinar Covering Dealing With Rejections Now On Your Partner Portal

Rejections are an inevitability in the tax preparation world. Previously claimed dependents, wrong EINs, etc. Now, take a second to think about how nice it would be with out them. Ok, stop. That will never happen. So, instead of wishing for the impossible, simply go to your partner portal, log in, and go to your […]

File with Paystubs…Substitute W2s Now Accepted!

Many offices have clients who have been struggling to get official W2s from their employers.  Now that we have hit February 14th the IRS will accept these returns with a substitute W2 form attached (form 4852).  This will allow you to e-file the tax return as long as you have the employers EIN, which can […]

2011 IRS Publication 17 now available

The IRS has released the final revisions to the 2011 tax year publication 17.  This publication is probably the most comprehensive set of information covering individual tax return filing, and is also one of the forms that will be available to you while taking the upcoming RTRP examination.  You can access a downloadable form of […]

Upcoming Webinar – Navigating your Partner Portal & Marketing Center

The next training webinar for Federal Direct partners is scheduled for Tuesday November 8th at 6:30pm Eastern.  This webinar will cover accessing your online resources for tax preparation tools,  software & tax training, and will go through using the custom marketing creator for creating and implementing your office’s own unique marketing programs.  Registration invitations have […]

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