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Get Your Brass Pass to Secure Discounts On 2025 Seminars

Get your ticket to the most comprehensive tax education bundle of 2025, designed for tax preparers ready to excel and advance. With tailored courses taught by top experts, you’ll build essential skills and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving field.

Order now, save big, and secure your spot today for 2025!

How Does the 2025 Brass Pass Work?

You get early bird discounts on all 2025 Brass Tax seminars. Save your spot now and pick your preferred dates and locations when the 2025 schedule is defined.

Why You Can’t Miss the Brass Pass?

Secure the lowest rates now and enjoy flexible scheduling. Our 2025 lineup offers comprehensive courses delivered by top tax experts.

 

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2025 Brass Pass Tiers

Bronze

$1,097

Early Bird: $1,047

12/01/24 – 01/31/25

Entity Essentials Seminar ($499)

2025 Tax Toolbox ($359)

2025 Tax Toolbox – Ethics

Tax Update Returns ($359)

Additional 5 hours of California tax law on-demand webinars for CRTPs ($150)

 

Retail savings of $270!!!

Silver

$1,697

Early Bird: $1,647

12/01/24 – 01/31/25

Everything in the Bronze tier

Tax News & Tips client-facing newsletter annual PDF subscription

 

Retail savings of $320!!!

Gold

$2,997

Early Bird: $2,947

12/01/24 – 01/31/25

Everything in the Bronze tier

Everything in the Silver tier

1-hour quarterly consulting calls

 

Retail savings of $820!!!

Exclusive: Limited to 15 individuals

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What’s Included in Every Seminar?

Entity Essentials

  • Business Entity Classifications
  • Business Entity Tax Planning
  • Partnership Tax Return Preparation
  • S-Corporation Tax Return Preparation

The Entity Essentials seminar offers tax professionals essential training on business entity classifications, tax planning, and return preparation for partnerships and S-corporations. This 8-hour course covers classification rules, election options, and optimal tax strategies, with a focus on practical skills for preparing Form 1065 and Form 1120-S. Led by experts Ryan and Tom, this seminar prepares attendees to navigate tax planning effectively in light of upcoming tax law changes and is available at multiple California locations.

2025 Tax Toolbox

  • Repair or Improvement
  • Airbnb and Other Short-Term Rentals
  • Advanced Tax Planning for Real Estate

The 2025 Tax Toolbox seminar equips tax professionals with essential skills for correctly classifying repairs, handling short-term rental reporting, and implementing advanced real estate tax strategies. This 6-hour seminar demystifies IRS rules for property improvements, clarifies Airbnb tax treatment, and provides actionable strategies to help clients reduce tax liabilities on multiple properties. Led by experts Ryan and Shannon, it’s available across multiple California locations.

2025 Tax Toolbox – Ethics

  • Circular 230’s impact on office operations
  • Identify ethical violations

The 2025 Tax Toolbox – Ethics seminar delves into the ethical challenges tax professionals face, profiling real-world violations and examining how to handle unethical behavior. Using Circular 230 as a guide, this 2-hour session, led by the Unethical Behavior Analysis Unit (UBAU), covers education, due diligence, and conflicts of interest. Attendees will learn how to spot potential ethical pitfalls in office operations and approach ethical dilemmas with confidence and integrity.

Tax Update Returns

  • Latest tax laws, court cases, revenue rulings, and more.
  • New IRS and CA forms through line-by-line calculations
The 2025 Tax Update Returns Seminar prepares tax professionals to confidently handle the upcoming tax season with a thorough review of new tax laws, court cases, and IRS updates. This 8-hour, in-person seminar covers essential changes to federal and California forms and Tax strategies. Attendees will gain practical skills with worksheets, flowcharts, and checklists to streamline tax preparation and address the latest challenges their clients may face.

 

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2025 Seminar Locations and Details

Entity Essentials

  • Credits:
      • 8 Federal Hours
  • IRS Program:
      • UD2VU-T-00166-25-I
      • UD2VU-T-00166-25-S
  • CTEC Program:
      • 1008-CE-1188

San Diego, Jul 21, 2025

Costa Mesa, Jul 22, 2025

Ontario, Jul 23, 2025

Norwalk, Jul 24, 2025

Ventura, Jul 25, 2025

San Jose, Jul 28, 2025

Concord, Jul 29, 2025

Rohnert Park, Jul 30, 2025

Sacramento, Jul 31, 2025

2025 Tax Toolbox

  • Credits:
      • 6 Federal Hours and & 2 Ethics Hours
  • IRS Program:
      • UD2VU-T-00163-25-I
      • UD2VU-T-00163-25-S
  • CTEC Program:
      • 1008-CE-1189

San Diego, Sep 8, 2025

Costa Mesa, Sep 16, 2025

Ontario, Sep 17, 2025

Norwalk, Sep 18, 2025

Ventura, Sep 19, 2025

San Jose, Sep 22, 2025

Concord, Sep 23, 2025

Rohnert Park, Sep 24, 2025

Sacramento, Sep 25, 2025

Tax Update Returns

  • Credits:
      • 8 Federal Tax Update Hours
  • IRS Program:
      • UD2VU-E-00164-25-I
      • UD2VU-E-00164-25-S
  • CTEC Program:
      • 1008-CE-1189

San Diego, Nov 24, 2025

Costa Mesa, Dec 1, 2025

Norwalk, Dec 2, 2025

Ontario, Dec 3, 2025

Burbank, Dec 4, 2025

Ventura, Dec 5, 2025

San Jose, Dec 8, 2025

San Francisco, Dec 9, 2025

Concord, Dec 10, 2025

Rohnert Park, Dec 11, 2025

Redding, Dec 12, 2025

Sacramento, Dec 15, 2025

Fresno, Dec 16, 2025

San Diego, Jan 8, 2026

El Cajon, Jan 9, 2026

Escondido, Jan 10, 2026

Torrance, Jan 12, 2026

Monrovia, Jan 13, 2026

Riverside, Jan 14, 2026

Meet the Instructors

Ryan Reichert, EA, CFP®

Ryan Reichert, EA, CFP® is a practicing tax professional from San Diego, California. His financial planning and business ownership background makes him specially equipped to handle new and often complex tax laws. Ryan has a knack for breaking tax topics into presentations that keep attendees engaged and learning throughout the day. He is also the owner of the client-facing publication Tax News and Tips.

Shannon Hall, EA

Shannon Hall, EA, is a tax professional based in Long Beach, CA. Her diverse client base keeps her on the cutting edge of new tax developments. Shannon is a featured speaker for tax societies nationwide and serves on the California Society of Tax Consultants’ board of directors. She was also recently nominated in the Top 50 Women in Accounting for 2023. She holds degrees in both Accounting and Theatre Arts, which aids her in creating captivating and informative tax presentations.

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Shannon Hall, EA headshot

Shannon Hall, EA

Shannon Hall, EA, is a tax professional based in Long Beach, CA. Her diverse client base keeps her on the cutting edge of new tax developments. Shannon is a featured speaker for tax societies nationwide and serves on the California Society of Tax Consultants’ board of directors. She was also recently nominated in the Top 50 Women in Accounting for 2023. She holds degrees in both Accounting and Theatre Arts, which aids her in creating captivating and informative tax presentations.

THOMAS A. GORCZYNSKI

THOMAS A. GORCZYNSKI, EA, CTP, USTCP

Thomas A. Gorczynski, EA, USTCP is a nationally recognized speaker and educator on federal tax law matters. He is the author of the Tom Talks Taxes online newsletter, co-author of the PassKey Learning Systems EA Review Series, co-founder of the InCite tax community, and co-owner of Compass Tax Educators. He is an Enrolled Agent, a Certified Tax Planner, a National Tax Practice Institute Fellow, and admitted to the bar of the United States Tax Court as a non-attorney. His tax practice in Phoenix, Arizona focuses on tax controversy representation and advanced tax planning strategies.

Risk-Free Cancellation Policy

Making plans can be nerve-wracking, especially when it comes to attending important events like seminars or classes. However, we understand the importance of certainty and confidence when planning, so we are thrilled to offer a risk-free cancellation policy.

With our policy, you can rest assured that refunds will be issued two weeks before any registered event. And if you do happen to wait until the last minute, our on-demand webinar option is available – complete with access to an instructor to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

Why Trust Brass Tax Presentations?

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CTEC Program Numbers

  • Entity Essentials: 1008-CE-1188
  • 2025 Tax Toolbox: 1008-CE-1189
  • 2025 Tax Toolbox – Ethics: 1008-CE-1189
  • The Update for 2025 Returns: 1008-CE-1190
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IRS Program Numbers

  • Entity Essentials: UD2VU-T-00166-25-I, UD2VU-T-00166-25-S
  • 2025 Tax Toolbox: UD2VU-T-00163-25-I, UD2VU-T-00163-25-S
  • 2025 Tax Toolbox – Ethics: UD2VU-E-00164-25-I, UD2VU-E-00164-25-S
  • The Update for 2025 Returns: UD2VU-U-00165-25-I, UD2VU-U-00165-25-S
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Brass Tax Presentations is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of live in-person continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on accepting individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.

NASBA Program ID # 142999

Brass Tax Presentations is not registered with NASBA for self-study courses.