WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hondros College, an IRS-approved continuing education provider, announced today it will offer continuing education and examination preparation courses to registered tax professionals in Ohio  who hold a preparer tax identification number (PTIN).

The courses are available for tax professionals, providing them options to meet the new government tax preparer's continuing education requirements and plan for the formal IRS examination.

Starting in 2012, government tax preparation requirements state anyone who possesses a PTIN or wishes to be a registered tax return preparer must pass the IRS competency examination by Dec. 31, 2013. The regulations further mandate that registered tax preparers renew their PTIN by completing 15 hours of continuing education by Dec. 31, 2012.

"As an IRS-approved continuing education provider, Hondros is pleased to offer continuing education and examination preparation courses to help tax professionals meet the new government requirements," said Linda Hondros, president of Hondros College. "We value the ability to support continuing education by offering the most up-to-date courses for professionals, making it easy for students to invest in continuing education." 

Hondros College will offer all 15 hours of required continuing education. The 15-hour tax continuing education package is $219 and includes a two-hour ethics course, three-hour federal law update course and the 10-hour IRS competency examination preparation course, which also counts for CE credit. The 10-hour tax preparation examination package plus the online program CompuCram®, which offers hundreds of questions on examination topics and unlimited practice tests, is available for $199. CompuCram® Tax Prep is also individually available to all students for $59.

Interested tax professionals can learn more about these offerings and requirements online at Hondros.edu/taxreturnpreparer.aspx or by calling 1-888-HONDROS.

About Hondros College

For more than 40 years, Westerville, Ohio, based Hondros College has been educating individuals who want to improve their lives by finding, entering and succeeding in a new career. From certificate programs to associate degrees, to a bachelor's degree in nursing; Hondros College offers a variety of programs to prepare students for occupations that offer stability, flexibility, independence and financial reward. Hondros College's six Ohio locations provide the highly-focused education needed to succeed in a broad range of careers in real estate, nursing, appraisal, home inspection, mortgage, insurance, title insurance, securities, personal training and tax preparation. "Like" Hondros College on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hondroscollege and Twitter at www.twitter.com/hondros.

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