DRAKE E-TRAINING CENTER
Drake's e-Training Center (ETC)
is an interactive site offering tax courses, videos, tutorials and practice returns,
all designed to enhance knowledge of tax preparation and Drake Software. It’s a
free resource for all Drake customers. In offices where many students are taking
courses, administrators can easily set up student accounts, track students' progress,
view electronic report cards, and print CPE certificates when all certification
requirements have been met.
In offices where many students are taking courses, administrators can easily set
up student accounts, track students' progress, view electronic report cards, and
print CPE certificates when all certification requirements have been met.
Tax Courses
ETC's training materials benefit single preparers as well as offices with multiple
preparers and accommodate any skill level. Included are basic and intermediate individual
tax courses, a basic corporate tax course, a basic S Corporation tax course, and
a partnership tax course. All courses have available CPE credits.
See Earning CPE Credits for a detailed course
list.
Tutorials and Practice Returns
ETC's tutorials teach the basics of Drake Software through step-by-step movies.
Practice returns provide hands-on experience entering various scenarios into the
software. Electronic filing and banking exercises allow students to e-file returns
and print bank products.
Videos
The following videos are also available on ETC:
- Drake 101
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covers the basics of data entry, program setup and e-filing.
- Drake Extras
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covers the Tax Planner, Document Manager, reports, Client Status Manager, e-mail,
and the Drake Scheduler.
- Beyond the Basics
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helps new and experienced preparers navigate some of the more complex screens in
the 1040 return. Topics include data entry in Schedules C, F, and E, and how to
use Forms 4562, 4797 and 1116 in Drake Software.