Certificate - Paraprofessional Accounting Assistant
28 credit hours
Catalog Year 2022-2023
Students will learn skills needed to work as a paraprofessional accounting assistant. Students will gain experience in payroll accounts, tax preparation service, while assisting them to prepare for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Special Enrollment Exam (SEE) to become an Enrolled Agent. An Enrolled Agent has earned the privilege of representing taxpayers before the IRS. Only enrolled agents, attorneys and certified public accountants (CPAs) have unlimited practice rights before the IRS. Unlimited practice rights mean that they are unrestricted as to which taxpayers they can represent, what types of tax matters they can handle, and which IRS offices they can practice before. Enrolled Agents must adhere to ethical standards provided by Treasury Department Circular 230 and are required to complete 72 hours of continuing education courses every three years. You will also learn skills needed to work as a Paraprofessional Accountant doing accounting write-up work, payroll preparation, payroll tax preparation and sales tax preparation.
Students also earn Bookkeeping* Certificate and Enrolled Agent** Certificate.
| Class | Title | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATEC 120 | Small Business Accounting* |
3 | |
| ATEC 130 | Computerized Accounting Applications* | 3 | |
| ATEC 150 | Payroll Accounting* | 3 | |
| ATEC 205 | Individual Income Taxation** | 3 | |
| ATEC 206 | Business Income Taxation** | 4 | |
| ATEC 207 | Ethics, Tax Administration and Planning** | 3 | |
| BTEC 115 | Business Communication | 3 | |
| BTEC 145 | Employment Success Strategies | 1 | |
| BTEC 150 | Customer Relations | 1 | |
| CTEC 136 | Excel Level I | 1 | |
| Excel Level II | 1 | ||
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Elective Course |
Choose at least 2 hours from: |
2 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 28 | ||
Information is subject to change. Please check with an academic advisor for current course offerings and program requirements. Current students with continual enrollment may graduate under the current program requirements or any program requirements in effect since first enrollment.