What you'll learn

You study free IRS online lessons and pass certification tests to prepare returns as a VITA or TCE volunteer, starting with wage earner returns and moving up to capital gains, pensions and military returns.

• Basic course for wage earner returns
• Advanced course with capital gains and pensions
• Military specialty module
• International specialty module
• Puerto Rico and foreign student returns

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Is this right for you?

Level

Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.

What you get

A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile. It costs nothing to take.

How you learn

Online, self paced, about Self paced.

How to use it

Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.

Why it's worth it

The IRS requires VITA and TCE volunteers to certify through Link & Learn Taxes before they work at a site or prepare returns. Source ↗

Time

Not published; self paced online.

Before you start

Intended for people volunteering with VITA or TCE; must pass Volunteer Standards of Conduct and Intake/Interview and Quality Review tests before Basic or Advanced (80% pass). Applies only to volunteer, unpaid return preparation.

How you are tested

Online courses and certification tests via Link & Learn Taxes; in person training through sponsoring sites.

Renewal

Certification is tied to the filing season; IRS offers a returning volunteer refresher. Exact annual rule not stated on pages loaded.

Full cost details

$0. IRS says it 'offers free specialized training to volunteers' and training materials are provided at no charge.

Where it applies

United States (IRS volunteer programs).

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Sources and what we verified

IRS Link & Learn Taxes: levels and CE for volunteers (updated Apr 7, 2026) ↗IRS IR 2025 98: free specialized training, IRS CPE for EAs and non credentialed preparers ↗IRS fact sheet: test sequence, 80% pass, printable course certificate ↗

What we verified: Free training stated in IRS release (Oct 2025, marked archival). Printable certificate mentioned in an older IRS fact sheet. Relevance to bookkeeping is indirect; it is a tax volunteer credential.

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