Enroll in Rio Salado's Online Accounting Program!
Accounting is an important part of the business world. By understanding its finances, you get to know how a business operates and how it is organized. Rio Salado offers certificates of completion and associate accounting degrees to provide you with the basic skills needed to enter this exciting and challenging field.
Careers in Accounting
Accountants engage in a wide variety of activities, from preparing financial statements to recording business transactions and tracking financial performance. Entry-level jobs in accounting include accounting clerk, auditor, accounts payable/receivable clerk, claims clerk, credit clerk, full-charge bookkeeper, and accounting intern.
Become an IRS Certified Tax Preparer!
Rio Salado College now offers an Enrolled Agent Certificate of Completion and exam preparation program to help prepare students for a career in tax preparation. Are you analytical, organized, and detail-oriented? Do you have a strong code of ethics and a desire to help clients with tax-related issues? If so, you may enjoy a career as an Enrolled Agent!
What is an Enrolled Agent?
Enrolled Agents are tax experts who are federally authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS. The Enrolled Agent credential is the highest awarded by the IRS. Individuals who obtain this status must adhere to strict ethical standards and complete 72 hours of continuing education courses every three years.
Enrolled Agent Exam
To earn the Enrolled Agent credential, individuals must pass a national comprehensive Special Enrollment Exam (SEE). The SEE is an additional cost and is taken off campus with an IRS approved exam provider.