Individual Tax Foundations (ITF) is a Becker Academy self-paced course designed to help you become proficient in the key tax concepts needed to prepare a U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. This practical foundation includes hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios to build your confidence in individual taxation principles.
We partnered with the School of Accountancy in the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business at the University of Missouri to develop an introductory course that addresses the following topics:
Introduction to the U.S. taxation system
Individual income tax overview
Gross income and exclusions
Individual deductions
Tax computation, employment taxes, prepayments, and tax credits
Investments
Business income and deductions
Property acquisition, cost recovery, and dispositions