2007 Federal Bar Program©

About the 2007 Federal Bar Program

Designed as a comprehensive electronic tutorial program to assist individuals who wish to competently practice before the U.S. Tax Court, the 2007 Federal Bar Program© has two components consisting of:

A five-part tutorial U.S. Tax Court Exam Preparation Program for non-lawyers, non-accountants and Certified Public Accountants who wish to pass the exam, and
A supplemental seven-part tutorial Tax Practitioner's Training Program designed to increase competency as a U.S. Tax Court tax practitioner for individuals who wish to develop a successful tax practice.

The two components may be combined into the complete twelve-part tutorial 2007 Federal Bar Program that combine the desire to both pass the 2008 U.S. Tax Court Non-Attorney's Examination and obtain the competency to develop a successful tax practice.

Competitively priced, the 2007 Federal Bar Program will assist you by adding to your credentials and capabilities. Prices and payment plans are located here. Be sure to visit the U.S. Tax Court website, at www.ustaxcourt.gov, to learn about the Court and its varied Rules and Procedures.

U.S. Tax Court Exam Preparation Program

This tutorial, a bar review, the U.S. Tax Court Exam Preparation Program, is designed for an individual with a degree (baccalaureate, master's or doctorate) in accounting, law or taxation. Its five tutorials teach to the tested areas of the 2008 U.S. Tax Court Non-Attorney's Examination:

Tutorial #1 Comprehensive Federal Taxation,
Tutorial #8 Federal Rules of Evidence and Courtroom Procedures,
Tutorial #9 Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics,
Tutorial #10 IRS Practice and Procedure, and
Tutorial #11 U.S. Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Tutorials #1, #8, #9, #10, #11 and the 2008 U.S. Tax Court Non-Attorney's Examination Bar Review Exam complete the tutorials. Each enrollee must achieve a "70%" grade in each course and will be issued a Certificate of Completion upon successful completion of the Bar Review Exam (less than "70%" requires one to repeat a tutorial).

Tax Practitioner's Training Program

This tutorial, the Tax Practitioner's Training Program, is designed to supplement the U.S. Tax Court Exam Preparation Program in that it provides a tax practitioner a specific course of study intended to increase the competency of individuals as they set up to practice before the U.S. Tax Court and the IRS.

The program includes basic tutorials in individual, partnership and corporate taxation as well as courses in tax accounting and tax court litigation. It also covers the treatment of tax evasion, fraud, and money laundering. Pre-requisite: U.S. Tax Court Exam Preparation Program or waiver by the program tutor:

Tutorial #2 Federal Income Taxation of Individuals,
Tutorial #3 Estate and Gift Taxation (Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation),
Tutorial #4 Federal Tax Accounting,
Tutorial #5a Federal Income Taxation of Partnerships and Partners,
Tutorial #5b Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders,
Tutorial #6 Federal Income Taxation of Intellectual Properties and Intangible Assets,
Tutorial #7a Federal Tax Collections, Liens, and Levies,
Tutorial #7b Tax Fraud and Evasion I: Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, and Sentencing,
Tutorial #7c Tax Fraud and Evasion II: Offenses, Defenses, Trials, and Civil Penalties, and
Tutorial #12 Litigation of Federal Civil Tax Controversies.

2007 Federal Bar Program (Certificate)

The tutorials lead to the award of the Federal Tax Studies Certificate. It is designed as a comprehensive program for the individual with a baccalaureate level accounting and/or tax degree (minimum) but with no expertise in federal taxation or federal tax practice. Individuals with a non-tax specific J.D. will benefit from these courses if they wish to pass the 2008 U.S. Tax Court Non-Attorney's Examination.

Each enrollee must complete four (4) modules, with a total of twelve (12) tutorials during a ten month period. To pass and obtain a Certificate in Federal Tax Studies, a enrollee must achieve a "70%" average in each module (less than "70%" requires one to repeat a module). Enrollees must also successfully complete and pass the U.S. Tax Court Non-Attorney Bar Review Exam.

Disclaimer

Enrollees are strongly encouraged to stay abreast of the readings and to make copious notes. Because the Federal Bar Examination is administered just once, every other year, it is imperative that each enrollee create reference notes that can be easily reviewed before he or she is scheduled to be examined. Therefore, weekly assignments shall require reading, writing and posting, online, a synopsis of any assigned topic that is of interest to the enrollee, which will be subject to commentary by enrollees and faculty (30% of a enrollee's grade).

In that regard, we offer the following disclaimer: "The Tax Law Institute makes no representations regarding one's enrollment as a guarantee of one's ability to master the materials. That task is the sole responsibility of the enrollee. However, our intensive online federal tax program includes all the necessary subject matter, as defined by the Clerk of the U.S. Tax Court, that is required for one to take and pass the Non-Attorney's Examination and to engage in a competent practice of representing clients before the U. S. Tax Court and the IRS."