Required Tax Preparer Hours for California
In addition to 45 required federal hours, you are required to complete 15 hours of CTEC approved tax education to become a tax preparer in the state of California. Please choose from the following list to complete your CTEC approved tax education requirement. For continuing education requirement for CTEC preparers, choose at least 4 hours from the following list to meet the requirement.
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Course Topics
| Course Name | Hours | Individual Course No. |
| Apply Your California Tax Knowledge (Part 6) | 2 hrs California | 2086-CE-2005 |
| California Casualties & Theft Losses (Topic CA-4) | 2 hrs California | 2086-CE-1059 |
| California Credits (Part 5) | 4 hrs California | 2086-CE-1006 |
| California Deductions and Credits (Topic CA-5) | 3 hrs California | 2086-CE-1063 |
| California Head of Household (Topic CA-87) | 2 hrs California | 2086-CE-1087 |
| California Residency Determination (Topic CA-88) | 2 hrs California | 2086-CE-1088 |
| California Tax Basics (Topic CA-1) | 3 hrs California | 2086-CE-1057 |
| California Tax Deductions (Topic CA-3) | 4 hrs California | 2086-CE-1061 |
| California Taxable Income (Topic CA-2) | 2 hrs California | 2086-CE-1058 |