A six-month engagement that builds review capability and practice ownership on your team's live work.
Theory + practical training + case studies + activities + simulations + software
Level
Managers
Subject
U.S. Tax
Format
6-month engagement
Month by month
Month 1
Baseline and goals
Skill assessment across 1040, 1065, and 1120
Team quality and turnaround review
Individual development goals
Practice: Agree a six-month scorecard with each participant.
Month 2
Review method
Risk-based review sequence
Writing notes that teach
Common error patterns
Practice: Apply the method to live or sample files, with trainer feedback.
Month 3
Complex technical clinic
Book-to-tax and basis issues
Allocations and partner matters
Edge cases from the team's own work
Practice: Bring real anonymized issues to a working clinic.
Month 4
Building team capability
Structuring on-the-job training
Peer review routines
Knowledge sharing
Practice: Design and deliver one training session to your team.
Month 5
Workflow and capacity
Planning busy-season capacity
Turnaround and bottleneck review
Using technology in delivery
Practice: Build a workflow and capacity plan for the next filing cycle.
Month 6
Practice ownership
Reassessment against the baseline
Quality measures to keep
Next-stage development
Practice: Present results and the continuing plan to firm leadership.
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
Tax preparation
Professional software for individual, business, trust, and estate returns.
CCH Axcess Tax
CCH ProSystem fx Tax
GoSystem Tax RS
ONESOURCE Income Tax
UltraTax CS
Lacerte
ProConnect Tax
ProSeries
Drake Tax
ATX
TaxWise
TaxAct Professional
TaxSlayer Pro
CrossLink
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
Data and AI tools
Cleaning client data, automating workpapers, and using AI with review controls.
Microsoft Excel
Power Query
Power BI
Alteryx
Microsoft Copilot
ChatGPT
CoCounsel
Your trainers
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.
Sarita Rochwani
Chartered Accountant, US CPA, PCC-certified leadership coach
Sarita Rochwani trains and coaches finance and tax teams to perform at a higher level. A Chartered Accountant, US CPA, and PCC-certified leadership coach, she has spent years developing professionals from staff to partner level.