Discussion:Tax Education for beginners
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| 22 August 2007 | |
| I have a potential employee who is switching careers and I would like to send him to basic tax school so he can do data entry for me during tax season. I usually send people to block, but low and behold, this year they are making their students sign a no-compete the moment they walk in the door. Anyway, I would rather send him somewhere better. All I am finding are on-line courses. Does anyone out there have any ideas of where to look for a basic tax prep class that is hands on? I have looked into the surrounding colleges, but I am afraid they are too broad. Do not want to send him to JH. Has anyone used People's Tax Income tax course? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! | |
| 22 August 2007 | |
| NATP Intro to Tax Self Study I haven't seen the text, but there is one. | |
| 5 September 2007 | |
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Uses the same material People's uses and costs less.) | |
| 18 September 2007 | |
| Just a note about that H&R Block non-compete...for a non-compete to be valid and enforceable, it has to be "fair" in the eyes of the law for both parties. I am sure that gaining the indispensable eduation that Block offers isn't fair enough to pass the test. "Gee, come on in and sit down and pay your $200 for our training. Now sign the non-compete clause that says you can't ever use the information you are paying to learn to actual use anywhere". Yeah right H&R
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| 19 September 2007 | |
| Actually, Block's non-compete is a little different. The way they do it where I live is to ask everyone to introduce themselves at the first class session. If they find out that you're planning on going into direct competition - either working for a competitor or opening your own business - they will refuse to allow you back into class.
There non-compete is simply a way to weed out any potential competitors from the beginning - not to tell you that you can't use the knowledge you gain once you complete the course. It makes sense. Block doesn't want to train competitors using their materials. They are beginning to view it as something like a trade secret. They figure they have the best training program in the country so why let the competitors become privy to your trade secrets. On the other hand, it's also short-sighted. There's a big market for tax training and not everyone wants to go to work for Block. I found that when I taught the Block material (several years ago now) that some of the students were exploring a career in tax preparation and didn't know who they wanted to work for. After 10 weeks of a mild Block "indoctrination" they were ready to sign on the dotted line. Just my thoughts. | |
Lmcdon9822 (talk|edits) said: | 22 September 2007 |
| Try www.nattax.com. I used it years ago when it was $299. Self-study program. The price went up considerably though. | |
