2026 Federal Tax Update
The Tax Update Filing Season Depends On
The Federal Tax Update is America’s most trusted source for individual and business tax guidance, covering the latest developments from the IRS, Congress, and the courts. Created by real tax professionals and supported by a team that works exclusively with accountants, thousands rely on the Federal Tax Update each year to do their best work.
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2026 Federal Tax Update
The Tax Update Filing Season Depends On
America’s most trusted source for individual and business tax guidance, covering the latest developments from the IRS, Congress, and the courts. Created by real tax professionals, thousands rely on the Federal Tax Update each year to do their best work.
Course Level
Update
CPE Hours
6 HRS
CPE Credits
Taxes
Course Level
Update
CPE Hours
16 HRS
CPE Credits
Taxes
The IRS Isn’t Waiting. Neither Should You.
The biggest federal tax law in years is now in effect and filing season won’t grade on a curve: new deductions, rewritten rules, inflation-adjusted everything, guidance still dropping from the IRS while your clients are already asking questions. Hear how seasoned tax pros are already handling these changes in real life. Come April, your returns will reflect what you knew today, so let’s make sure you and your team are ready.
Anyone can sell you a tax update. Here’s why practitioners choose ours.
The Federal Tax Update is taught by working tax pros, not professional lecturers. Your instructors prepare returns, represent clients, and live in the same IRS guidance you do. What they teach is what they used at their desks that week. With thirty-three years of getting this right and over a million certificates issued, you can trust that when the biggest tax law in years lands, this is the update the profession turns to.
Why Choose This Update?
Real-World Clarity, Not Theoretical Complexity
- Get ahead of IRS enforcement priorities, new tax court decisions, and late-breaking legislation.
- This update was made by industry professionals specifically for CPAs, EAs, and CFPs who prepare returns, advise clients, and answer for the results.
- If you run the firm, every topic is framed so you can take it back to your team. Know what changed, what it means for your clients, and what your staff does differently this season.
What You'll Get:
Why It’s Different:
What You'll Learn:
- Major OBBBA changes affecting 2026 tax planning and preparation
- New and updated individual deductions, including tips, overtime, car loan interest, and senior deduction provisions
- SSN requirements for key credits, deductions, and tax benefits
- 2026 tax brackets, standard deduction changes, and filing requirement updates
- Child tax credit, dependent care credit, education credit, adoption credit, and ACA-related changes
- SALT, charitable contribution, mortgage interest, casualty loss, and itemized deduction updates
- IRS practice and procedure updates, including enforcement trends, penalty issues, data security, and practitioner compliance
- SECURE 2.0 and retirement planning developments, including catch-up contribution rules and RMD issues
- Real estate and investment tax updates, including basis, passive activities, digital assets, and opportunity zones
- Business return changes involving QBI, bonus depreciation, research expenditures, interest expense limitations, and excess business losses
- Payroll and self-employment updates, including tip and overtime reporting requirements
- Partnership, S corporation, and C corporation developments affecting basis, compliance, reasonable compensation, QSBS, and entity planning
CPE Hours
By Designation
CPA
16 Credits: Taxes
EA
16 Credits: Federal Tax Update
CFP
16 Credits: Taxes
CRTP (CTEC)
16 Credits: Federal Tax Update
Attorney*
14 General MCLE Hours
*May need to self-report/register course with State
Note: CPE Hours displayed are the maximum available.
2026 Federal Tax Update
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Employee benefits, research expenditures, and tax resolution covered in-depth.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Questions? Call us at 800-822-4194 or email wcpe@westerncpe.com. We’re in Bozeman, Montana, and we pick up the phone. If you’re trying to make dates work, choose between locations, or find the simplest path to your hours, we’ll help.
It’s a tax update CPE course covering the most recent federal tax legislation, IRS guidance, and regulatory developments. It’s designed to keep tax professionals current between annual updates.
The Pro Edition of the Federal Tax Update gives you the option of learning with Webcast, Self-Study, and Self-Study Video formats. The Self-Study only edition contains only the Self-Study and Self-Study video formats.
Yes. This course qualifies for IRS Continuing Education credit. The IRS course number can be found in the compliance information for this course.
CPAs, EAs and tax professionals who need to stay current on federal tax changes throughout the year.
Yes, the Summer Release focuses on developments from early in the current year and is designed to complement, not replace, the fall/annual update.
