Exempt organization returns from start to finish: Form 990, key schedules, public support, and unrelated business income.
Theory + practical training + case studies + activities + simulations + software
Level
Freshers
Subject
Specialist Tax
Format
5-day program
Day by day
Day 1
How exempt organizations work
Section 501(c) categories
Public charities and private foundations
Choosing Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-N, or 990-PF
Practice: Classify sample organizations and select the correct return.
Day 2
The core Form 990
Revenue, expenses, and balance sheet
Functional expense allocation
Tying the return to the financial statements
Practice: Prepare the financial parts of a Form 990 from a trial balance.
Day 3
Governance and compensation
Governance disclosures
Officer and key employee compensation
Excess benefit awareness
Practice: Complete the governance and compensation sections for a sample charity.
Day 4
Schedules and public support
Schedule A public support test
Schedule B contributors
Schedule O and other common schedules
Practice: Run a five-year public support calculation.
Day 5
Unrelated business income and capstone
Unrelated business income basics
Form 990-T
Public disclosure of returns
Practice: Complete a Form 990 case study, including a Form 990-T issue.
More than theory
We don't just teach the rules. This program includes practical training, case studies, activities, simulations, and hands-on software training.
Theory
Code sections, forms, and the reasoning behind each rule.
Practical training
Hands-on preparation from realistic client source documents.
Case studies
Real-world fact patterns worked from start to finish, then discussed.
Activities
Group exercises, quizzes, and error-spotting drills that keep every concept active.
Simulations
Mock client files, review notes, and deadlines that mirror busy season.
Software training
Data entry, diagnostics, and e-file steps in the software your team uses.
Software covered
Hands-on sessions run in the platforms your team uses. See all software
Form 990 and exempt organizations
Exempt organization returns in professional and dedicated filing software.
CCH Axcess Tax (Form 990)
GoSystem Tax RS (Form 990)
UltraTax CS (Form 990)
Lacerte (Form 990)
ProSeries (Form 990)
Drake Tax (Form 990)
Tax990
ExpressTaxExempt
Workflow and document management
Source document intake, workpapers, and tracking a return through review.
SurePrep
GruntWorx
CCH Axcess Document
CCH Axcess Workstream
Caseware Working Papers
Workpapers CS
FileCabinet CS
Practice CS
XCM
Karbon
Canopy
TaxDome
Tax research
Finding, reading, and documenting authority for a tax position.
Checkpoint
CCH AnswerConnect
Bloomberg Tax
Tax Notes
Blue J
Your trainer
Vijay Narayandas
Two decades training tax teams and building US tax practices
Vijay Narayandas has spent over two decades training tax teams and building US tax practices that deliver. He has hired hundreds of professionals, interviewed thousands, and coached them into reviewers and leaders.