2026 Season · Live across California
Master tax preparation and planning with Brass Tax Presentations
Your guide to navigating the ever-evolving tax landscape.
Captivating CPE taught by industry-leading experts.
If you’re looking for the most up-to-date tax analysis, delivered in plain English, from instructors who will keep you engaged while learning, Brass Tax is THE destination.
Our in-person seminars and live webinars go beyond the code to show you what’s possible in the real world.
★★★★★
“Finally, a tax seminar that doesn’t feel like drinking from a firehose. Brass Tax is impeccably organized, affordable, and actually delivered at a human pace.”
David Keil, EA
Tax Toolbox 2026
Add actionable strategies to your Tax Toolbox to help your clients keep cash in their pockets.
$379
Tour dates for 2026
From July to January, we have sessions that fit your schedule; in-person and on-demand, California and beyond.
What’s bookable now
Pick The Course That Fits Your Needs
Tax Toolbox 2026
One day on what actually hits your individual clients: the QBI deduction after OB3, retirement plans and HSAs for the self-employed, federal credits, and a game-show hour on the rules you thought you knew.
$379On-Demand · $299
Update for 2026 Returns
The annual update built around what changed: OB3 Act provisions, new case law and revenue rulings, and line-by-line walkthroughs of updated federal and California forms. Includes the 400+ page manual.
$339Early bird · $379 regular
The Brass Tax Double Down
Both seminars in one trip. Day one is the Toolbox, day two is the Update, and you leave Nevada with sixteen hours of CE done and next season handled.
$559Separately $758 · save $199
Real World Research
Find it, cite it, defend it. A hands-on workshop in federal tax research for practitioners who want positions that hold up when a CP2000 lands. The 2026 live season is closed; the full workshop is on demand.
$299On-demand, watch anytime
EA Exam Bootcamp
The most tested topics, the memorization tricks, and the test-taking strategy that gets people through all three parts. Parts 1 and 2 are available now; Part 3 releases August 28.
See optionsBy part or full package
Webinars & On-Demand Courses
Shorter, targeted CE you can take at your desk: the OB3 Act webinar, Entity Essentials, short-term rentals, Form 3115 depreciation, partnership and S-corp basis, and the five-hour California bundle.
From $39Single topics and bundles
Meet the instructors
Taught by the thought leaders of tax
Your instructors are not only preparing returns and representing clients; they’re staying on the cutting edge of new tax law. Every time they review new laws or a new piece of guidance, they aren’t just thinking about their clients, but all of your clients as well.
Ryan Reichert, EA, CFP®
Ryan is a tax research consultant for tax professionals across the US and principal of Brass Tax Presentations. He’s the editor of our materials and the member of our team who is constantly trying to push the law to bring value to our attendees. Ryan strives to take complex tax concepts and make them relatable for professionals at all stages of their career.
Shannon Hall, EA
In addition to running a thriving tax practice, Shannon Hall is a writer and educator for Brass Tax Presentations. She regularly travels throughout the country as a speaker for tax societies, as well as serving as President of the California Society of Tax Consultants. Shannon’s background in theatre arts, creative writing, and accounting give her a unique perspective that makes her presentations stand out. She’s also the funny one.
Thomas A. Gorczynski, EA, CTP, USTCP
Tom has been collaborating with the Brass Tax team since 2024. He is regarded as a major thought leader in the tax industry, with thousands of newsletter subscribers and a massive following for his continuing education seminars. Tom is also one of fewer than 400 nonattorneys admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court.
Jeffrey Thompson, MA, MBA, EA, USTCP
Jeffrey Thompson, MA, MBA, EA, USTCP, is a tax professional who is admitted to the United States Tax Court as a nonattorney as well as a writer, actor, and magician member of the Magic Castle. Jeffrey works almost exclusively with creative artists, helping with their tax preparation, bookkeeping, and tax controversy needs. Jeffrey is our newest team member, and we're sure you'll love the energy and knowledge he brings to the Enrolled Agent Bootcamp and upcoming webinars.
Real preparers. Real feedback.
Success starts here.
Since 1978Teaching California tax professionals, seminar after seminar.
6,000+Tax preparers who have sat in a Brass Tax room.
5.0Every seminar review published on brasstax.com.
Highly recommend it!!!
Ryan and Shannon – great presenters & charisma.
Love the energy Ryan & Shannon bring to the table. They make it fun & interesting
I can’t recommend Brass Tax enough! Their seminars are always incredibly informative, practical, easy to follow, and hilarious. I’ve learned so much from attending them over the years. The team always manages to keep everyone engaged whether it be through accounting humor or telling interesting real-life stories to both inform and entertain.
Great seminar! Thank You!
Other updates leave my head spinning, but Brass Tax keeps it perfectly organized and easily digestible. It’s the only tax education where I actually absorb the info instead of fighting some serious brain-melt!
It’s the only tax update where I leave feeling sharp instead of completely dazed. Brass Tax gives you the crucial stuff at a pace you can actually absorb, without the mid-seminar brain melt. Great pricing, too!
One of the best in-person seminars!
Extremely knowledgeable, ethical, and focused on the needs of the client! I highly recommend this team!!
Absolutely amazing experience! They helped so so much!
Brass Tax always has very informative live seminars.
Ryan and Shannon, your enthusiasm for the subject of taxes and phasing your personal stories make these education sessions such a fun time!
Risk-free registration
Fear of commitment? Don’t worry, we understand.
Life happens, plans change, so we make it easy. Refunds are available up to 10 business days before your scheduled event. If life gets in the way at the last minute, you can switch to the on-demand version or a live webinar and still get the full experience, instructor access included.
Signed up for a live webinar but couldn’t make it? We’ll offer you a refund or the ability to reschedule to another session date.
Our goal is simple: make it painless to get the quality continuing education you need.
Continuing education provider credentials
IRS
We are an approved provider of IRS CE for Enrolled Agents and registered tax return preparers.
CTEC
We are an approved provider of CTEC CE for California Registered Tax Return Preparers.
NASBA
We are an approved member of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors under NASBA. Provider ID: 142999
Registration with CTEC or the IRS does not constitute an endorsement as to the quality of a course or its contribution to the professional competence of the preparer.
NASBA registration covers Group Live CPE only (in-person or live webinars); Brass Tax Presentations is not registered with NASBA for self-study courses. State boards of accountancy have final authority on accepting individual courses for CPE credits. Full accreditation language and program numbers are available on the product page for each relevant course. Our cancellation and refund policies are on the policies page.