Link & Learn Courses

There are five courses in this training program, each representing a level of certification. To certify in any of the levels, select that level from the drop-down menu and proceed to course menu.

As you progress through a lesson, the Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Military, and International icons will display, depending on your level of certification. Each topic in a lesson is associated with the certification level and will display its corresponding icon on the top right side of the screen. All the lessons required in your level of certification are included in the course menu.

	Basic covers the completion of wage earner type returns.
	Intermediate covers completion of returns for wage earners who receive pension income, and more complex Forms 1040.
	Advanced covers the completion of the full scope of VITA/TCE returns.
	Military covers the full scope of VITA/TCE returns presented by members of the Armed Forces, Reserves, and National Guard.
	International covers the completion of returns for military and nonmilitary taxpayers living outside the United States.

Although draft forms are used in this course, they should never be used for actual tax preparation. Final forms, instructions, and publications are available on www.irs.gov or in the tax preparation software.