Apply for a place. Finish it inside a locked, proctored environment.

No cohorts, no start dates. Every course opens the moment you pay and stays open for a fixed access window. Assessments and hands-on labs run in the Safe Exam Browser so your credential means something.

At a glance

FormatSelf-paced + live Zoom

Access window3650 days

AssessmentsLocked browser

Hands-on labRemote practice server

On completionVerifiable certificate

Apply for a place

Browse the catalog, then send one short application. An instructor reads it and, if you are a good fit, sets up your account and sends you the exam-browser configuration.

Work the modules

Video, readings, quizzes, AI client interviews and live sessions, in the order your instructor set. Some steps unlock only once you clear the one before.

Sit the assessments

Quizzes and exams launch in the Safe Exam Browser at the pass mark published on the module.

Prepare a real return

The hands-on lab drops you onto a remote desktop running professional tax software with a live AI client to interview.

Get certified

Clear everything and your certificate is issued with a verification ID employers can check.

Certification & credentials

A certificate with a verification ID anyone can check.

Pass every gated module, clear the final exam at the published pass mark, and submit an accepted practice return in the hands-on lab. The certificate is issued as a PDF with a unique ID; employers verify it against our public register.

▸Every gated module completed in order

▸Final exam passed at 80% or higher

▸One accepted practice return from the hands-on lab

▸Live session attendance at or above 70%, make-ups count

Certificate of Completion

Canada Tax Returns

AT
101

Holder

Sample Graduate

Issued

On completion

Verification ID

AT101-••••-••••

Final score

80%+ to pass

Scan or enter the ID at
uscanadataxschool.com/verify

Frequently asked

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“I had never touched a return before this. The AI client interview is what made it click — I actually had to ask the right question.”

No tax background→Filing for 6 clients

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“The hands-on lab is the closest thing to a real client file I found anywhere. My firm hired me off the strength of that one return.”

Bookkeeper, 2 yrs→Hired as preparer

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“Self-paced meant I could do modules between shifts. The live sessions were still worth showing up for.”

Part-time, gig work→Certified preparer

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