Jackson Hewitt has numerous tax preparer courses at various levels. The Fundamentals of Tax Preparation Course (FTP) is the basic tax course and estimated to be about 32 hours. It is made up of 10 modules/chapters that vary in length, plus a final exam. This course is offered in the Fall for anyone who is interested. Intermediate and advanced tax training courses are generally offered between May through December. Each course is three hours or less.