Annual Filing Season Program 18-Hour Bundle

Including the 6-hour AFTR

Everything you need to qualify for the IRS Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) Record of Completion for the 2026 filing season!

Product Highlights

Streamlined course design with user-friendly questions/outlines
We report your hours directly to the IRS
On demand access from June 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025

$89.95

Product Description

Courses

Return Policy

The Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) allows you to be included on the IRS public database of return preparers and differentiates you from other preparers.

The Gleim online self study AFSP bundle is specifically crafted for those who wish to obtain an IRS AFSP–Record of Completion. The Annual Filing Season Program includes the Gleim Annual Federal Tax Refresher Course (6 hours), a 2-hour Tax Ethics CE course, and 10 hours of Tax Law CE courses.

This Bundle includes multiple online courses, providing you with the credit required to comply with the IRS requirements for the 2026 Filing Season. You may access these courses from any computer or mobile device that has an Internet connection. Courses must be completed by December 31, 2025 to count toward your 2026 Filing Season requirement. You can retake qualified assessments as many times as necessary to pass. CE credits are reported weekly to the IRS.

AFSP-Record of Completion holders have limited representation rights, allowing them to represent clients before revenue agents, customer service representatives, and similar IRS employees (including the Taxpayer Advocate Service).

*This course can also be used as a general 1040 Refresher course for any tax preparer. It cannot, however, be used as CE for EAs, and it may not be accepted for CPE by state boards of accountancy.

6 Hour Annual Federal Tax Refresher Course

A 6-hour course covering filing season issues and tax law updates culminating in a comprehensive, 100-question test.
Six attempts to pass the 100-question, End of Course test are permitted. You must receive at least a 70% score on the End of Course test to qualify for an AFSP-Record of Completion.
The end of course test has a 3-hour time limit with no pauses or breaks, even for technical issues.

12 Hours of CE

Individual: Exclusions from Gross Income (4 hours)

Individual: Above the Line Deductions (4 hours)

Ethics for Tax Practitioners (2 hours)

Reporting Income from Debt Cancellation (2 hours)

Gleim Publications, Inc., guarantees the immediate refund of all resalable books and unopened, un-downloaded audios returned within 30 days of purchase. Online materials may be canceled within 30 days of purchase if no more than the first study unit has been accessed. Online CPE courses may be canceled within 30 days of adding the course to your Personal Transcript if the Outline has not yet been accessed. This policy applies only to products purchased directly from Gleim Publications, Inc.

No refunds will be provided for opened or downloaded audios, partial returns of package sets, or shipping and handling charges. Any freight charges incurred for returned or refused packages will be the purchaser’s responsibility. For more information regarding the Gleim Return Policy, please contact our offices at (800) 874-5346.

Exempt Individuals: Do you meet requirements for exemption from the Annual Federal Tax Refresher 18-hour course? If yes, you only need to complete the Gleim AFSP 15-hour CE Bundle for AFTR Exempt Tax Preparers in order to qualify for the IRS AFSP Record of Completion for the 2026 filing season. For more information on the AFSP Participants CE Requirements please see IRS Publication 5646.

Enroll in this online self study program at a special price of only $89.95 for a limited time.