Course Description

Simplifying Options and Maximizing Tax Savings for Self-Employed Clients  


Feel confident advising your Schedule C clients on retirement planning! This course cuts through the confusion surrounding self-employed retirement plan options. You'll learn to identify the best plans for each client, understand contribution limits and deadlines, and navigate complex scenarios with ease.

You can get started today and you'll have 365 days access to all materials so that you can work through the course at your own pace.

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What You'll Learn:

  • Working Around the Confusion of Self-Employed Plans: Learn to differentiate between the types of plans available (SEP IRA, Solo 401(k), Defined Benefit Plans, etc.) and understand their advantages and disadvantages.
  • Identifying the Best Plan for Each Client: Learn the process to determine the most suitable retirement plan based on client needs, income level, employee situation, and risk tolerance.
  • Contribution Limits & Deadlines: Understand the nuances of maximum contribution amounts, deadlines for funding, and how extensions impact self-employed contributions. 
  • Understanding Employer Contributions & Employee Retention: Learn how retirement plans can be used as a tool for employee retention and understand the rules around employer contributions.

Meet Your Instructors

Andrew Freiburghouse, known as Andy Frye in "Tax World," is a tax consultant and Enrolled Agent (E.A.) licensed to represent taxpayers before all levels of the IRS. Andy started his tax career as a tax preparer at Pronto Income Tax of California, Inc., a third-generation family business with multiple locations based in Southern California. After preparing more than 10,000 tax returns and developing extensive employee training programs within his family business, Andy founded Pronto Tax School, Inc., an online training company that educates and empowers tax professionals and taxpayers nationwide. Pronto Tax School is an IRS-approved education provider that offers credentialing and continuing education certificate programs, as well as career advancement and business development training. Andy is a graduate of Santa Clara University, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, and The School of Tax Business Hard Knocks.

Andy Frye, EA

Founder & CEO, Pronto Tax School

Meet Your Instructors

Andrew Freiburghouse, known as Andy Frye in "Tax World," is a tax consultant and Enrolled Agent (E.A.) licensed to represent taxpayers before all levels of the IRS. Andy started his tax career as a tax preparer at Pronto Income Tax of California, Inc., a third-generation family business with multiple locations based in Southern California. After preparing more than 10,000 tax returns and developing extensive employee training programs within his family business, Andy founded Pronto Tax School, Inc., an online training company that educates and empowers tax professionals and taxpayers nationwide. Pronto Tax School is an IRS-approved education provider that offers credentialing and continuing education certificate programs, as well as career advancement and business development training. Andy is a graduate of Santa Clara University, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, and The School of Tax Business Hard Knocks.

Andy Frye, EA

Founder & CEO, Pronto Tax School

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Getting Started

    • Getting Started Quiz
  • 02

    Part 4 Schedule C: Retirement Plan Strategies

    • Part 4 Schedule C: Retirement Plan Strategies

    • Review Questions

    • Exam Questions
  • 03

    Final Steps

    • IMPORTANT --> What You MIGHT Need to Do Next for NASBA, IRS, CTEC, Etc.

    • Full Course

    • 5 Minute Feedback

Additional Course Details

  • Education Provider: Pronto Tax School, Inc.
  • Instructional Delivery Method: QAS Self-Study Program.
  • Recommended CPE Credit: 1 hours
  • Recommended CE Credit: 1 hours
  • NASBA Field of Study: Taxes.
  • Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate.
  • Prerequisites: General knowledge of federal tax law and its practical application.
  • Advance Preparation: Prior completion of at least one basic-level training program for tax professionals, such as the Pronto Tax School Basic Income Tax Course.
  • NASBA Sponsor: Pronto Tax School, Inc.
  • NASBA Sponsor #143984
  • IRS-Approved Education Provider: Pronto Tax School, Inc.
  • IRS Education Provider Number: MPMDK-T-00161-24-S
  • Refund / Cancellation Policy: Full refund available within 14 days of purchase if you are unsatisfied for any reason (except if course completed more than 75%, in that case, there will be no refund available, even if within 14 day period).
  • Complaint Resolution Policy: Click the green "Need Help?" button below to contact our support team anytime. We resolve any issues amicably and working as a teammate with our valued Members.