Tax Court Exam Class

07/02/2024

Registration is now open for the next cycle exam prep course. The early bird price for the Traditional 12 Month Program runs through 11/1/24.

We are also offering a Premium Access Program that provides additional access to the instructors, but this is space limited and will disappear once we hit our maximum enrollment.

https://taxcourtexam.com/registration/ for more details.

05/08/2024

To those of you still (patiently or not-so-patiently) waiting for results of the 11/8/23 exam, one of our students called the Tax Court today and was given information about the results process:
He was told that exams are graded and will be released this month, but the Tax Court doesn't know exactly when that will happen. They will establish a portal that exam-takers can log into to obtain results rather than sending them out to you as was done on 5/6/22 for the 2021 exam. Presumably you will receive some notification about the portal and instructions for its use.
I hope you all will soon have your results.

For us, we've started planning the 2025 exam cycle program, but I need more details on how a couple of our 2023 program students fared so I can determine whether we continue them in 2025. As soon as this is determined we'll be able to go live with registration details.

If you haven't done this already, you can add your name to the list of people who are interested in the 2025 exam information at taxcourtexam.com. We plan to open registration early this summer.

12/16/2022

We’ve learned about actual Tax Court practice from Keith Fogg, an incredible professor with 45 years of tax controversy experience. Listening to him is interesting and entertaining. The past two days were a great time to connect with USTCP peers while learning so much! I am so pleased to offer advanced training in addition to education that helps students pass this challenging exam.

12/03/2022

The Court was behind the normal time frame for each step of the 2021 exam (from notifying examinees in May to admitting those who passed in late October), but we finally have information about the first remote exam.

For 2021 there were 161 examinees, 19 passed, 11.8% pass rate. The pass rate was lower than the last several cycles, but within the range found over the past 20 years.

I'm proud that 15 of the 19 who passed were our students (we've helped roughly 80% of those who have passed since I started this program in 2002). We opened our 2023 exam cycle officially on November 1, but there is still time to join us if you want to take this most challenging exam. You can find more information on our program at taxcourtexam.com.

More exam stats from 2000 are available on their websitehttps://ustaxcourt.gov/.../NonAttorney_Exam_Statistics.pdf

07/07/2022

A successful 2021 exam taker contacted the Tax Court Admissions office today and was told that "admissions for the non-attys are expected to be by August 31."

The process is much slower this cycle. I was recently told by someone that the Tax Court had just started reviewing the video files for those who passed.

So, if you're waiting to be admitted, it appears you'll be waiting a bit longer.

07/02/2022

Registration opened today for our 2023 Exam Cycle programs. We offer 3 options - our Traditional 12 Month Program (generating the most passers since I started offering it in 2002), a Virtual Program if you can't attend the May and July sessions in-person, and a Premium Access option (with limited enrollment) if you want more support. You'll find more details on our website and you can register at https://taxcourtexam.com/registration/.

I'm offering an information session on July 14 if you want to learn more about the program and the exam. Contact me at [email protected] for that link. There is also a lot of information on the website, including prior exam questions (2000-2021) if you haven't yet seen the format of this difficult exam.

The program is designed to prepare tax professionals to pass the U.S. Tax Court written nonattorney admission exam administered biannually. In our live in-person lecture series we present material in the four subject areas tested, including Practice and Procedure, Evidence, Legal Ethics and Federal....

06/19/2022

We'll soon announce registration information for our 2023 exam cycle. If you want to be eligible for a special offer, and hear the news first, sign up at taxcourtexam.com (look for the blue button on the home page and enter your info).

06/03/2022

You can read more about the 2021 exam on today's Procedurally Taxing Blog
https://procedurallytaxing.com/2021-tax-court-exam-for-nonattorneys/?fbclid=IwAR1WUoYE7K-AALx_rvyEu_OcFXqEJgQMp_DFgTCiLregrQn3lsktVm3V1pM

Today we welcome first time guest blogger Sherrill L Trovato to provide detailed information about the examination the Tax Court administers to non-attorneys who practice before it.  If you go back almost 100 years now to the beginning of the Board of Tax Appeals both attorneys and CPAs could pract...

05/26/2022

I'm shattered to share that my dear friend and mentor to countless USTCP students passed away this morning. RIP Clay Brown, EA USTCP - you will be missed beyond measure.

He was a student in my first class in May 2002, and mentoring students in the last cycle (2021).