I really like that you can just take the exam right away. Very helpful and time saving.
I enjoyed learning the material. I did not like the questions. Some of them were made to trick you where you had to choose the "most right" answer instead of there being just one correct answer. This is the first time I ran into this on WebCE.
Making the audible reading feature (a) automatically continue, and (more importantly b) make the speed controllable! (I had to find a workaround automation for this deficit) Thank you!
Very informative course. I enjoyed the learning experience.
Appendix A- Capital Gains Tax Rates is missing Pennsylvania
This course on IRS type of scams had a lot of repeat material. It could have been condensed shorter. Also I realized I should have bought a custom course or create my own bundle instead to this package to study topics of my interest.
This course was very informative, well written, and easy to follow - which greatly enhanced the learning process.
The virtual voice/Ai voice was awful. dronelike and bad pauses and inflections hard to listen to.
I always use WebCe for my mandatory exams.
Excellent course content.
Extremely informative and I learned so very much!!!!
Well documented and presented but worth more than 1 hour credit!
Some of this was new information and incredibly helpful.
way too much information
Just too detailed for what was needed to convey
course too long
This is my first course and I didn't interpret clearly that the audio would be read aloud. I just stopped it at the beginning of each page as I prefer to read silently.
The exam question were more like case studies. They were based more on common sense responses rather than rules and regulations.
Very confusing due to lack of initial knowledge on subject. A lot to the course.
Good course covering pertinent topics!
The background and examples of 1031 exchanges was excellent.
Always fair and easy material to go over
Not sure why one of the test questions is asking for a specific section of the tax code.
The contents were well selected and timely. I liked the indept look at scammers and the IRS dirty 12. The ponzi schemes was effective.
The questions are hard.
Excellent CE Materials and Learning Guides!
This is the most legalese-typed course in this group. Glad to get through it
This was a good course as an overview of different business entities.
The exam that was given with this course does not match the materials of the course at all. I completed the course and then none of the questions were relevant to the materials. Fortunately I was familiar with enough of the exam questions that I was able to pass the exam and gain my certificate.
SOME OF THIS TOPIC CAN BE HARD TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND DUE TO SO MANY SUBCATEGORIES OF INFORMATION. SCORED PERFECTLY ON THE QUIZ, SO MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOU TAUGHT IT PERFECTLY. I'LL STILL NEED A MENTOR FOR SOME OF IT, BUT I THINK YOU'VE GIVEN ME THE CONFIDENCE AND THE TRAINING TO PURSUE IT. EXCELLENT JOB.
I am a real estate rental owner and did not need much study time Matierials were excellent.
I like the Course, Thanks!
Everything was easy to follow. Thank you.
I think the audio reads too fast.
Circular 230 is an in depth subject. Thanks you for make it easy to learn and understand. Great course.
I have a question regarding when you review the incorrect answer on the test they don't provide you with the correct answer. Why?
The course gave me great insight on ethics for tax professionals!
Great course!
VERY HELPFUL THE AUDIO WAS PERFECT SPEED
I find it awkward and time consuming to go back to content for re-reading while answering Practice Questions....I found the language in some places difficult to follow as to what is meant....for example, language as to converted residence to rental property basis is not clear as to the different basis to be used for depreciation vs gain/loss calculations
the various tax forms should be in glossary with comparative flow
This was an exceptionally well-presented course. Complex topic, but clearly explained. Thank you.
On question 5 the use of the term sanctioned for his dumb error of paying the 941 taxes timley would I'm sure at best have only penalty and interest to pay unless it was a chronic problem with the preparer.
Not all Reps get involved with 1031 Exchanges, but this is a good course for those who do.
Sometimes it was not so easy to identify the answers in the provided material.
Great quality!
VERY EASY TO FOLLOW AND CHECK YOURSELF IF YOUR NOT SURE
The content would have been more engaging as a presentation vs long blocks of text
I like the course, material provided. The enable reading audio was a plus. I think we could benefit of more real life examples, more like todays date situations.
I like that I can read at my own pace and make notes. I don't have to wait for the time clock to move on as I'm a fast reader.
The course is very well organized with good examples and very easy to understand.
There were two questions that had incorrect answers. The converted residence to a rental should have $111,000 as the lesser of the basis or FMV upon the conversion is the starting basis. The question with the answer 105,000 capital gain/30,000 recapture was not correct as the asset had been held more than 1 year and straight-line depreciation was used. It should have 135,000 capital gain. This course was pathetic.
it is very userfriendly and nicely covered
Very well organized and made easy to understand and prepare for exam.
This one was a little confusing but I think I have clarity
Course was great.
A narrater that is a bit more engaging would help.
This was a fun course. I would provide more examples of people getting caught and the courts penalties, as they are memorable and interesting.
Some of the questions didn't match the correct answer.
easy to understand
My understanding of 1031 exchange was very minimal until I took this class, I scored a 100 on the exam. That tells you how awesome the material was.
Better and more examples of problems leading to sanctions and related penalties for violations would enhance the content
Even there were just 10 questions - they were quite tricky. I did have to go back to review the chapters.
The course fully met my expectations, providing a clear and thorough explanation of the laws, rules, and regulations governing tax preparation.
Over emphasis on where to report amounts (i.e., form and line numbers). All preparers use tax software to do that. I remember because I used to file by hand! But this not the most important learning objective. Also, several errors in material.
I received an "access denied" message trying to print the course materials in a PDF File and had to use the secondary option of printing them to a browser window. Also, I believe the answer to Question 1 (Hyde Park Corporation) may be wrong. Because it was a corporation and the straight-line depreciation method was used, it was forced to account for 20% of the $30,000 depreciation ($6000) as ordinary income. . So of the $135K gain, it should have been a $6000 of ordinary income and $129,000 of sec. 1231 gain. ...I think.
The information was basic. Was hoping for more in-depth information.
This was an excellent refresher course and serves as a reminder of our responsibility as a tax professional.
Now, how do I get my 1 hour of Tax CE credit to IWI for my CIMA accreditation?
The course give out alot of examples that help the learners to understand easily.
I really liked that there was audio with the lessons because I would read on my own and then listen to the audio to make sure I understood and read it correctly
A little more explanation on some of the examples
The Case Studies are great.
Very informational
Provide more case studies. Thank you
I have been involved in like-kind exchanges for many years, both as a tax preparer and tax planner. I thought your course was excellent!
Did a good job of piecing out a pretty complex topic
understandable language and great examples
technical content , but 5 questions on exam was perfect.
Excellent Course.
One question was about unscrupulous CPAs. In the chapter test promising "free" was the right answer. In the the final test promising "free" prep was the wrong answer. Might be a problem here.
As a CFP, I would really like to see a CE course on using residential real estate in financial planning. This course was more intended for accountants.
Need many more specific depreciation example scenarios.
I took an open-book exam expecting to have access to the necessary materials, but none were provided. It felt like being set up to fail. There was no guidance, no feedback on which answers were correct or incorrect, and no support during the process. The entire experience was poorly designed and lacked transparency. If you're going to call it "open book," at least make sure the book exists. This needs serious improvement.
I feel the time could be a little more.
Case studies to illustrate concepts were very helpful
This course required way more time than I got credit for.
The construction accounts were never covered
Wording on question 5. suggests you're looking to ask about the completion of the exchange not the identification of property. Could be less ambiguous.
videos would be very helpful on this course.
So far I have found some of the questions with the first session I took had inadequate information 2025 Annual tax season update. In section 1 with the overview Q4 had the total amounts do not add up correctly. There should of been an answer at $5885 w/o the tire repair included! but all the amounts were wrong so I just picked the closest answer and again it happened in Chap. 4 Disposing of a car quiz question 1. Answer was off by $11,560 & you showed only an answer of 12,740?; Then quiz question 3 was off as well you showed $27,000 - $11,620 does not equal $16,080! should of had an answer of $15,380, again had to choose the closest answer possible.
I came across at least three errors in the practice tests. (Chapter 1 test, Fred driving 8500 and then paying parking and tolls. Chapter 4 Carolyn drove 14000 miles '22-'24. And Dan driving 16k in '22, 14k in '23, and 12k in '24). For all of these there were no correct answer. Even when I selected the answer that you marked as "correct" the math in your explanation didn't equal the answer that you provided. This was very frustrating as it lead to me questioning every answer from there on out in the session. I never knew if I wasn't getting to correct answer because I didn't know the content or if it was because you simply didn't provide the correct answer on the test. For a company whose sole purpose is continuing education... this seems like a pretty glaring misstep!
Math errors in practice section 1 and 4
I really like your courses and how they are presented and the use of back and forth to review the content. However, the narrator, which I am guessing to be an AI, has a problem with pronunciation of acronyms and some words. Maybe it is just me, but I find this very distracting and find myself going back to reread the previous paragraph often to make sure I understand what was meant . You might want to listen to the 1031 exchange portion of this course to get an idea of what I am talking about.
This course explained "boot" well. I found that to be a very confusing topic when I was originally studying for the EA exam (12 years ago.)
So much tax detail for so little testing!
Starting with chapter 4, there are numerous errors. Missing 'un', missing commas, practice questions with no correct answers because amounts were incorrect. Need another set of eyes to review it SOON.
this should be worth more than just an hour of CE because it was definitely way more time consuming than one hour
There is a question that goes "In determining whether the exchanger has held the property 'long enough' to qualify for a 1031 exchange, which factor is least likely to be considered?" I chose 'primary occupation'. This can be interpreted in either 1 of 2 ways: Primary occupation of the property or primary occupation of the residence. This question was ambiguous considering some of the answers were related to the property and others were related to the owner.
This course was too long and cumbersome for the one credit provided.
I found this course complex but worth doing, especially how to calculate ordinary gain versus long term gain.
Way too long for 1 credit
The flexibility and ease to navigate through the course.
Excellent course, thank you
Instructor had a sense of humor! Course was fun as well as very informative. IRS documents could have been annotated and explained a bit more, mostly reminded me that anyone wanting to do an exchange should contact an extremely qualified QI and a tax attorney before embarking on it.
This was a good course. I have a pretty working knowledge of this area because I prepare Schedule C Businesses for Sole Proprietors and vehicle expenses are often a large expense item. However, I still still felt I learned some new things.
This course was much more technical and difficult than other 2 unit courses.
This course increased my knowledge and understanding of the subject material.
This was a very good course. It educated me on the topics very well and I learned alot.
This course had great examples which makes the learning and understanding much easier.
Well organized and easy to understand. Thank you very much.
Please review Question 21 Response B. I believe it is written wrong. Used Employer twice and think maybe it is supposed to be Employee and Employer. Thank you
Unlike some other courses, this course seemed somewhat repetitive. Many of the topics were reiterated across a number of the sections.
Good course and content
2023 rules used for 2024 course. Form 2106 classes confusing since only certain groups qualify to use this form and it should be made clearer. Some typos in course questions.
courses are for learning tax law, rules and regulations - not providing correct answers to Exam errors does not further that learning and education goal
Instructive.
I guess you should provide the Wrong Answer to the Question when Test is Failed just to know what mistakes we made for not to pass the TEST
Errors and mistakes make learning difficult
At the end after taking exam I would like to know the Answer to the wrong Question just to make sure that my answer were matching Thanks