IRS Annual Filing Season Program CE Courses
To qualify for the Annual Filing Season Program Record of Completion tax preparers must complete either 15 or 18 hours of approved continuing education annually. Preparers that are exempt from the 6-hour AFTR course only need to take 15 hours of CE, while those that must take the AFTR course will need a total of 18 hours. See Am I exempt? to determine if you are exempt from the AFTR course.
Course Materials: All course materials are provided as PDF files that can be downloaded from your My Account page any time after purchasing. Materials are available immediately after purchase and can be downloaded to as many devices and as many times as needed at no additional charge.
Exam Information: Final exams are taken online and accessed in your account at TaxPreparersCE.com (your account will be set up during purchase).
| All exams excluding AFTR exam | AFTR exam |
| Open book | Open book |
| No time limit | 3 hour time limit |
| May return to the exam as often as desired before submitting | Must be completed in one sitting |
| 5 questions per credit-hour | 100 questions total |
| Passing score: 70% | Passing score: 70% |
NOTE: TaxPreparersCE.com is not a CTEC-Registered provider and courses do not count for CTEC credit