KEY FIGURES — SKIM THIS FIRST The AFTR (Annual Federal Tax Refresher) is a 6-hour IRS course that ends in a timed comprehension test. Non-exempt Arkansas preparers take it as part of 18 total CE hours for the 2027 AFSP …
KEY FIGURES — SKIM THIS FIRST The AFTR (Annual Federal Tax Refresher) is a 6-hour IRS course that ends in a timed comprehension test. Non-exempt Alabama preparers take it as part of 18 total CE hours for the 2027 AFSP …
Indiana has no preparer license, but every return carries a second tax layer — all 92 counties levy their own income tax. Here’s exactly how many AFSP CE hours you need, which track you’re on, and what the December 31 deadline covers.
Indiana has no state preparer license, but all 92 counties layer their own income tax onto the state return — a real complexity most other AFSP states don’t have. Here’s who needs the 6-hour AFTR course and how it fits the 18-hour AFSP requirement.
Missouri has no preparer license, but it does fine preparers $50 a return for a missing PTIN under RSMo § 143.980. Here’s exactly how many AFSP CE hours you need, which track you’re on, and what the December 31 deadline covers.
Missouri has no state preparer license, but a 2020 statute fines preparers $50 per return for leaving a PTIN off the state form. Here’s who needs the 6-hour AFTR course, when it’s offered, and how it fits the 18-hour AFSP requirement.
Wisconsin leaves tax preparer oversight entirely to the IRS — no state license, no PTIN-on-return rule. Here’s exactly how many CE hours the AFSP requires, which track you’re on, and what the December 31 deadline actually covers.
Wisconsin has no state preparer license and no PTIN-on-return rule — the Wisconsin DOR leaves preparer oversight entirely to the IRS. Here’s who needs the 6-hour AFTR course, when it’s offered, and how it fits the 18-hour AFSP requirement.
PTIN, EFIN, EIN — new preparers drown in acronyms. Here’s the clean breakdown: what each number does, who needs which, what they cost, and why the EFIN application is the one you can’t leave until December.
Minnesota doesn’t license tax preparers, but it does fine them for PTIN omissions under state law. For non-credentialed Minnesota preparers, the IRS Annual Filing Season Program is the continuing-education framework. Here’s the full program: 18 or 15 hours, the December 31 deadline, and what the Record of Completion earns you.