Overview
Inside This Course:
The Schedule C Tax Course is built for tax professionals looking to sharpen their expertise in assisting entrepreneurial and self-employed clients. Schedule C carries its own set of complexities, and grasping the full scope of it is essential for maintaining IRS compliance while optimizing deductions and reducing your clients’ tax liabilities.
Reporting business income and expenses accurately starts with understanding the full scale of what Schedule C actually requires. This course simplifies that process, giving you the advanced knowledge and tools to confidently prepare Schedule C for your clients, covering income reporting, deductible expenses, tax planning strategies, and compliance best practices in detail.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a comprehensive understanding of Schedule C requirements, including recent updates, such as changes to deduction limits, reporting thresholds, and eligibility criteria.
You’ll know how to accurately report different types of income on Schedule C, including sales revenue, contract income, and miscellaneous income sources, and you’ll be equipped to identify and maximize deductible expenses across different business types and industries. You’ll apply that knowledge to real-world scenarios involving depreciation, home office deductions, and vehicle expenses, develop tax planning strategies and understand how Schedule C flows into and affects a client’s personal tax return.
Upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate of completion for 3 hours of continuing education in the federal tax law topics category.
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 18 Lessons
- 26 Weeks
- Introduction27
- 1.1Introduction
- 1.2Basics of Schedule C
- 1.3Review Question30 Minutes1 Question
- 1.4Income Reporting on Schedule C
- 1.5Deductible Business Expenses
- 1.6Review Question30 Minutes1 Question
- 1.7Business Travel
- 1.8Meals and Entertainment
- 1.9Review Question30 Minutes1 Question
- 1.10Home Office Deduction
- 1.11Vehicle Expenses
- 1.12Other Business Deductions
- 1.13Review Question30 Minutes1 Question
- 1.14Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBI)
- 1.15Depreciation
- 1.16Section 179
- 1.17Review Question30 Minutes1 Question
- 1.18Bonus Depreciation
- 1.19Review Question30 Minutes1 Question
- 1.20Business Credits
- 1.21Self-Employment Tax
- 1.22Review Question30 Minutes1 Question
- 1.23Quarterly Estimated Payments
- 1.24Review Question30 Minutes1 Question
- 1.25Reporting and Filing Schedule C
- 1.26Review Question30 Minutes1 Question
- 1.27Recordkeeping Requirements
- Final Exam1

