Welcome to the best tax school in Oregon
A school where people come to learn
The Only Tax School Designed from the Ground Up to Prepare
Students for
The Oregon Tax Preparers Exam
Licensed by the Oregon Department of Education
Approved by the Oregon Board of Tax Service Examiners
Recognizing a need to better prepare tax preparers for the real world
of professional tax preparation and the lack of high-quality tax schools
available to adequately train students, Pacific Northwest Tax Service
began offering tax classes in 2001. Our goal was simple and very challenging: design
a program from the ground up that not only teaches students what they
need to know to work as paid tax professionals, but also to pass The Oregon
Tax Board's rigerous Tax Preparer Exam.
Under Oregon Law, any return preparer who receives payment for preparing
tax returns must be licensed. To become licensed, an individual must
complete an approved 80-Hour Tax Course covering basic income tax taw. All
approved 80-Hour Basic Tax Courses must be offered by schools licensed
by the Oregon Department of Eduction and approved by the Oregon Board
of Tax Service Examiners.
Pacific Northwest Tax School offers two separate training programs:
- Our 80-hour Basic Tax Course prepares you for the Oregon Preparer's
Exam and the Oregon LTC Exam.
- Our Continuing Professional Education (CPE) courses offer Licensed
Tax Preparers, Licensed Tax Consultants, Enrolled Agents and CPAs high-quality
education that improves working knowledge and skills.
80-hour Basic Tax Course
Tuition, fees, books and supplies are just $379
Classes Begin September 6, 2007
Or take our 80-Hour correspondence
course from the comfort of home for just $449.
For information about our CPE tax classes, see our CPE
Course page.
Special Oregon Licensing Laws
Did you know that Oregon is one of the only states in America where
you must be licensed to prepare tax returns as a paid professional? Additionally,
Oregon is the only state with any kind of testing requirement for preparers.
Oregon's unique licensing laws help ensure that only competent professionals
are permitted prepare tax returns as paid professionals.
Save Money on Your Own Return
What you don’t know is probably costing you money. Both federal
and Oregon tax laws offer a dizzying array of deductions and credits.
The laws are complex and always changing. Plan your financial future.
Learn tax-planning strategies, and avoid costly mistakes.
 Just
13 Weeks to a Marketable Skill
Good preparers are hard to find. We began running our Basic Tax Course
five years ago in an effort to add quality people to our staff. Today,
most of the employees we have on staff are graduates of our school.
Learn Tax Law From the Experts Who Know It Best!
Our course instructors are working tax professionals. They are ready
to share their many years of experience in an interesting and enthusiastic
class, designed to make your learning experience enjoyable.
 We
Custom Designed Our Course Materials Specifically For This Course, And
They Are Great! Little wonder that Pacific Northwest Tax Service consistently
receives some of the highest passage rates for graduating students who
sit the Oregon Tax Preparers' Exam.
Our goal is to make your learning experience as enjoyable as possible.
We have taken the complex realm of individual tax law and summarized it
into 24 classroom sessions and a 24-Chapter student workbook.
We utilitilize numerous educational techniques to offer you the opportunity
to find a learning tool that works for you. Each session is divided
into a number of different learning activities including:
- Lecture and working illustrations of session topic
- Time for you to complete classwork assignments and ask questions
- A review of each classwork assignment and detailed answer key
- A Homework assignment follows each lecture to give you the opportunity
to reflect and reinforce what you learned in class.
- An oral review of each session's Homework assignment and a detailed
answer key
- A practice quiz is given after each session to test your knowledge.
- Quiz review and answer keys are provided to help you understand the
why's and how's of each quiz question.
Our sessions are fast-paced and never boring, so come prepared
to learn! We will give you working problems, illustrations
and answers to help you learn for the “real world” of tax
preparation.
Download
our combined catalog and enrollment agreement (PDF,
139 KB).
Convenient Location, Comfortable Classroom
Westside classes are at our classroom located inside our Main Office
at 13405 NW Cornell Rd. (On the corner of NW Cornell
and Murray). You can take the Murray exit off of Hwy 26, or if you are
coming from the eastside, you can reach us using Cornell Rd.
Parking
Our parking lot is located behind our
building and is assessible via Joy St from Cornell Rd.
Additional parking
is also available in the Safeway Shopping Center parking lot located on
the opposite side of Murray Blvd.
Call 503-646-5600 for more information
Class Schedule
Day & Evening Classes Available. Two sessions are held each
week on Monday and Thursday. You can choose between the day and evening
class or even alternate the two.
- Day classes run 10:00 AM – 1:15 PM
- Evening classes run 6:00 PM – 9:15 PM
Classes will commence on Thursday, September 6, and end on Monday, December
13.
In addition to regular class hours, there will be three six-hour makeup/review
sessions. Make-up/review sessions will be held on the following
Saturdays: October 6, November 3, and December 1, 2007
Classes will not be held on Thanksgiving Day.
Join the Winning Team of Tax Professionals at one of Oregon’s
Leading Income Tax Services.
Successful graduates of Pacific Northwest Tax Service’s Basic
Income Tax Course are eligible to take the Oregon State Licensing Exams
and are invited to apply for employment opportunities available at any
of our four Metro-area locations.
Testimonials From Our Graduates
“ Thanks for making what could have been
a very dry and boring class, interesting, fun and an all together enjoyable
experience!”
“ Very efficient. Very little wasted
time.”
“ The overall blend of instruction, class
work, homework, quizzes and tests, although strenuous, provided a good
overall understanding of the subject matter.”
“Really got my brain going – was in awe
with instructor’s knowledge.”
“Positive, fun atmosphere.”
Study Taxes From Home
Correspondence 80-Hour Basic Tax Course
The quality of our 80-Hour Basic
Tax Course is well known. After receiving countless requests from
interested students, we obtained approval from the Oregon Board of Tax
Service Examiners to offer a Correspondence 80-Hour Basic Tax Course. This
self-paced study program utilizes the same materials covered in our classroom
sessions.
Our Correspondence 80-Hour Basic
Tax Course provides dedicated students the opportunity to study tax law
from home without attending classes. The reading materials, study assigments
and quizzes work to guide you through a comprehensive program that teaches
you what you need to know to successfully pass the Oregon Tax Preparer
Exam.
Study taxes from the convenience of home
and become a Licensed Tax Preparer
A Licensed Vocational School Approved by the
Oregon Board of Tax Service Examiners
Tuition, Fees, Books - $449
Students who successfully complete our Basic Course
consistently achieve some of the highest pass rates in the
state
when sitting the Oregon LTP exam.
Our custom 24-session manual guides you
through a comprehensive program of reading assignments, practice problems
and quizzes designed to ready you for the Oregon LTP and LTC exams.
Download the Correspondence Course Catalog
to see exactly what is offered. (PDF)
Click here to download our combined
Correspondence Course Catalog and enrollment package. (Word) |
