Employment Application Form

Pacific Northwest Tax Service is hiring for the 2009 tax season.  If you are interested in becoming part of the Pacific Northwest Tax Service team, please visit our employment page to complete and submit our Employment Application Form along with resume and cover letter. 

FindaTaxJob.com

FindaTaxJob.com is a place for Tax Preparers, Tax Consultants, Enrolled Agents and CPAs to meet employers who are hiring.  Visit FindaTaxJob.com to submit your resume and to view employment advertisements.

Correspondence Course Homework Answer Keys

Correspondence Students who are enrolled in our Correspondence CPE or 80-Hour Basic Tax Courses can use the fillable Adobe PDF forms from this page to complete homework assignments.

Fillable Student Homework Answer Key 1 (PDF)

(Click here to download)

Fillable Student Homework Answer Key 2 (PDF)

(Click here to download)

Proctor Application Form

Online and Correspondence students enrolled in our Basic Tax Course who live more than one hours drive from Portland may apply to have their Mid-Term and Final Closed-Book Exams proctored.  Proctors must be approved by the School. 

If you want to have your Mid-Term or Final Exam proctored, both you and the proctor you select must complete and submit the Proctor Application Form to Pacific Northwest Tax School. Upon approval, Pacific Northwest Tax School will deliver the Closed-Book Mid-Term Exam and/or Final Exam directly to the Proctor. You will take the Exam at the Proctor's location. Upon completion, the Proctor will return the test to the School for grading.

Click here to download the Proctor Application Form

(For use by students who live more than one hours drive from Portland)

Make-Up Sessions for Classroom Students

Students who are attending our Basic Tax Course in our classroom may make up missed sessions by completing the equivalent session online. Each student may make-up a maximum of 6 missed sessions online. 

• To request a makeup session, please complete and submit the Session Make-Up Request Form. 
• You will receive a confirmation email and instructions on how to use the LMS.

Click here download the Session-Makeup Form

(for classroom students only)

Online Course User Information

User instructions for Self-Paced and Live Webinar online students are different.  Please click on the appropriate links below for specific information on how to log on and use the LMS.

Self-Paced Online Student User Instructions (Click Here)

Live Webinar Student User Instructions (Click Here)

Online Lesson Plans

Our programs have been designed to follow preset lesson plans.  You will benefit most as a student by following these lesson plans.  During each live or pre-recorded video lecture, your instructor will ask you to complete specific tasks including:

• Completing session reading assignments
• Participating in/listening to each session's lecture
• Completing classwork assignments
• Completing homework assignments
• Completing quizzes

The lesson plan for each session of our Basic Tax Course is specific to the session being taught.  A lesson Plan link is included here on this page.  Click on the link, then review the lesson plan for the session you are currently working on.

Click here to see Basic Tax Course lesson plans.

Click here to see 1040 Tax Pro LTC Prep Series lesson plans.

Joining a Live Webinar Session

Live students must log onto the LMS prior to joining a live instructor-led webinar class.  If a live session suddenly ends, you may be invited to log onto our Webex page to rejoin a new session.  DO NOT use this log on link unless you were told to do so by our staff.

Webex Log On Screen

Click here to join a live instructor led session (by invitation only)