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Finance Exam Prep — 212 episodes

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 12, Furnishing Information to the IRS

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 11, Circular 230 and the Office of Professional Responsibility

3

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 10, PTIN Application Renewal and Compliance

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 09, Continuing Education Requirements

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 08, Enrollment Renewal and Form 8554

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 07, Becoming an Enrolled Agent and Form 23

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 06, Special and Limited Appearances

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 05, Limited Practice by Return Preparers

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 04, Unlimited Representation Rights

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 03, What Constitutes Practice Before the IRS

11

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 02, Exam Format PSI Testing and 2025 Law Cutoff

12

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 3] 01, Introduction to Representation Before the IRS

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 100, Real Estate Professional Status and Material Participation

14

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 99, Passive Activity Loss Rules — §469

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 98, Rental Real Estate — Schedule E

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 97, Farm Inventory and Crop Insurance Proceeds

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 96, Farm Income Averaging — Schedule J

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 95, Farm Income — Schedule F

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 94, Form 5500 — Plan Annual Reporting

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 93, SEP-IRA and SIMPLE-IRA Plans

21

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 92, 401(k), 403(b), and Profit-Sharing Plans

22

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 91, Qualified Retirement Plans — DB vs DC

23

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 90, Tax-Exempt Status Application — Form 1023, 1024

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 89, Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)

25

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 88, Form 990 Filing Requirements

26

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 87, Section 501(c)(3) — Public Charity vs Private Foundation

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 86, Form 709 — Federal Gift Tax

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 85, Form 706 — Federal Estate Tax Overview

29

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 84, Estate Income Tax — Form 1041 for Decedent's Estate

30

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 83, Grantor Trust Rules — §671-679

31

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 82, Distributable Net Income (DNI)

32

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 81, Simple vs Complex Trusts

33

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 80, Trust Income Tax — Form 1041 Basics

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 79, Advising Clients on Entity Tax Planning

35

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 78, Estimated Tax Payments — Corporations

36

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 77, Schedule M-1 / M-3 Reconciliation

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 76, Form 1065 — Partnership Return Filing

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 75, Form 1120-S — S Corp Return Filing

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 74, Form 1120 — Corporate Tax Return Components

40

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 73, General Business Credit Limitation — §38

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 72, Employer Health Insurance Premium Credit

42

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 71, Employer-Provided Childcare Credit

43

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 70, Disabled Access Credit and FICA Tip Credit

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 69, Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

45

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 68, Research and Development Credit (§41)

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 67, W-2 Wage and UBIA Limitation for QBI

47

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 66, QBI Phase-out and SSTB Limitations

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 65, Section 199A QBI Deduction Overview

49

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 64, Excess Business Losses — §461(l)

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 63, Net Operating Loss (NOL) — Carryforward Rules

51

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 62, Home Office — Simplified vs Actual Method

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 61, Home Office Deduction — Exclusive and Regular Use

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 60, Vehicle Expenses — Standard Mileage vs Actual

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 59, Meals — 50% vs 100% Deductible

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 58, Travel Expenses — Tax Home and Away from Home

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 57, Change of Accounting Method — Form 3115

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 56, Hybrid Accounting Method

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 55, Cash vs Accrual Accounting Method

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 54, Lower of Cost or Market (LCM)

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 53, Inventory Methods — FIFO, LIFO, Specific ID

61

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 52, Business Casualty Losses

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 51, Bad Debt Deduction — Specific Charge-off

63

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 50, Involuntary Conversions — §1033 Deferral

64

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 49, Like-Kind Exchanges — §1031 (Real Property Only)

65

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 48, Section 1231 — Sale of Business Property

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 47, Section 1250 Depreciation Recapture

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 46, Section 1245 Depreciation Recapture

68

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 45, Alternative Depreciation System (ADS)

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 44, Listed Property — Vehicles and Computers

70

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 43, Section 179 Expensing — Limits

71

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 42, Bonus Depreciation — Phase-Down Schedule

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 41, MACRS Conventions — Half-Year, Mid-Quarter, Mid-Month

73

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 40, MACRS — Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System

74

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 39, Depreciation Basics — Useful Life and Method

75

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 38, UNICAP — §263A Capitalization Rules

76

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 37, Ordinary and Necessary Expenses — §162

77

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 36, Gross Receipts and Cost of Goods Sold

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 35, Related-Party Transactions and §267

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 34, Tax Year Changes — Form 1128

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 33, Form 7004 — Business Tax Extensions

81

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 32, Accounting Period Election — Calendar vs Fiscal

82

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 31, Choosing the Right Entity — Tax Comparison

83

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 30, S Corp Reasonable Compensation Requirement

84

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 29, S Corp Termination — Voluntary and Involuntary

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 28, S Corp Distributions — Tax Treatment

86

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 27, S Corp Accumulated Adjustments Account (AAA)

87

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 26, S Corporation Stock Basis vs Debt Basis

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 25, S Corporation — Eligibility and Election (Form 2553)

89

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 24, C Corp Liquidation — §331 and §336

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 23, C Corp Distributions — Dividends, ROC, Capital Gain

91

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 22, Section 1202 Qualified Small Business Stock

92

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 21, Corporate Net Operating Losses — Post-TCJA Rules

93

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 20, Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT)

94

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 19, Accumulated Earnings Tax and PHC Tax

95

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 18, Dividends-Received Deduction (DRD)

96

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 17, C Corporation — Computing Taxable Income

97

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 16, C Corporation Formation — §351 Nonrecognition

98

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 15, Check-the-Box Election — Form 8832

99

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 14, Single-Member LLC — Disregarded Entity Rules

100

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 13, Limited Liability Company (LLC) — Default Tax Classification

101

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 12, Partnership Termination and Dissolution

102

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 11, Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) — Partner Reporting

103

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 10, Partnership Distributions — Cash and Property

104

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 09, Guaranteed Payments to Partners — §707(c)

105

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 08, Special Allocations and §704(c) Built-In Gain

106

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 07, Partnership Allocations — §704(b) Substantial Economic Effect

107

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 06, Inside Basis vs Outside Basis

108

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 05, Partnership Formation — §721 Nonrecognition

109

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 04, Hobby vs Business — Activity for Profit Test

110

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 03, Schedule C — Common Deductible Expenses

111

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 02, Self-Employment Tax and Schedule SE

112

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 01, Sole Proprietorship Basics and Schedule C

113

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 100, Exam Day Strategies and Final Review

114

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 99, Form 1040 Review and Common Errors

115

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 98, Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)

116

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 97, Tax Return Preparer Due Diligence

117

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 96, Fringe Benefits - Taxable vs Excludable

118

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 95, Recognition of Income - Cash vs Accrual

119

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 94, Tax Benefits for Adoption

120

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 93, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Educational Assistance

121

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 92, Standard Mileage Rates and Transportation

122

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 91, Retirement Plan Contribution Limits for 2025

123

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 90, Form 8949 Reporting Requirements

124

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 89, Earned Income Definition and Sources

125

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 88, Foreign Tax Credit Fundamentals

126

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 87, Backup Withholding Requirements

127

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 86, Statute of Limitations - Assessment and Collection

128

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 85, Offer in Compromise Basics

129

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 84, Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD)

130

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 83, Health Savings Account Distributions

131

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 82, Statutory Employees and Form W-2

132

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 81, S Corporation Distributions and Basis

133

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 80, Sale of Partnership Interest

134

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 79, Excess Business Losses for Individuals

135

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 78, Net Operating Losses (NOLs)

136

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 77, Hobby Loss Rules

137

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 76, At-Risk Rules and Basis Limitations

138

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 75, Passive Activity Loss Carryovers

139

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 74, Form 8863 - Education Credits

140

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 73, Form 8962 - Premium Tax Credit Reconciliation

141

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 72, Household Employment Taxes

142

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 71, Cancellation of Debt Income

143

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 70, Like-Kind Exchanges under Section 1031

144

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 69, Installment Sales and Form 6252

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 68, Basis of Inherited Property

146

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 67, Gift Tax Fundamentals

147

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 66, Estate Tax Basics

148

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 65, Injured Spouse Claims

149

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 64, Innocent Spouse Relief

150

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 63, Kiddie Tax Rules

151

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 62, Education Savings Accounts and 529 Plans

152

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 61, Military Tax Benefits

153

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 60, Identity Protection PIN and Fraud Prevention

154

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 59, Prior Year Refund Applications

155

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 58, Recovering Refunds and Amended Returns

156

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 57, Underpayment Penalties and Exceptions

157

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 56, Estimated Tax Requirements

158

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 55, Withholding and Form W-4

159

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 54, Additional Medicare Tax

160

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 53, Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT)

161

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 52, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) - Individuals

162

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 51, Tax Computation Methods

163

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 50, Other Nonrefundable Credits

164

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 49, Premium Tax Credit and Excess APTC Reconciliation

165

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 48, Residential Energy Credits

166

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 47, Adoption Credit and Employer-Provided Benefits

167

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 46, Retirement Savings Contributions Credit

168

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 45, Education Credits - Lifetime Learning Credit

169

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 44, Education Credits - American Opportunity Credit

170

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 43, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

171

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 42, Child and Dependent Care Credit

172

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 41, Child Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit

173

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 40, QBI Deduction - Limitations and Phase-Outs

174

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 39, Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction

175

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 38, Gambling Losses Deduction

176

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 37, Casualty and Theft Loss Deductions

177

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 36, Charitable Contributions - Property

178

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 35, Charitable Contributions - Cash

179

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 34, Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

180

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 33, State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction

181

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 32, Medical and Dental Expenses

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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 31, Itemized Deductions - Overview

183

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 30, Moving Expenses for Armed Forces

184

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 29, Educator Expenses Deduction

185

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 28, Student Loan Interest Deduction

186

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 27, Traditional IRA Contributions and Deductions

187

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 26, Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

188

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 25, Self-Employment Tax Calculation

189

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 24, Adjustments to Income - Overview

190

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 23, Foreign Income and Foreign Accounts

191

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 22, Virtual Currency and Cryptocurrency Taxation

192

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 21, Schedule 1 - Additional Income

193

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 20, Alimony and Separate Maintenance

194

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 19, Unemployment Compensation and Other Income

195

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 18, Social Security Benefits Taxation

196

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 17, Roth IRA Rules and Qualified Distributions

197

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 16, IRA Distributions and Taxation

198

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 15, Retirement Income - Pensions and Annuities

199

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 14, Passive Activity Loss Rules

200

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 13, Depreciation of Rental Property

201

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 12, Rental Real Estate Income and Expenses

202

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 11, Sale of Principal Residence

203

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 10, Sale of Stocks and Bonds

204

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 09, Capital Gains and Losses Introduction

205

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 08, Interest and Dividend Income

206

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 07, Self-Employment Income Basics

207

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 06, Wages, Salaries, and Tips

208

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 05, Gross Income Inclusions

209

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 04, Dependent Rules and Requirements

210

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 03, Standard Deduction for 2025

211

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 02, Filing Status Determination

212

Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 1] 01, Introduction to Individual Taxation