Every tax prep training program on the market is taught by franchise employees, company staff, or accounting educators. MuseSpring is the only program led by a licensed tax attorney.
Why that matters:
Jason D. Carr holds a J.D. from Texas A&M University School of Law and an LL.M. in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center. He is licensed to practice law in Texas, New York, and Oklahoma, admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court and the IRS, and served as a Law Clerk with the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division.
That background shapes every module in the curriculum. When you learn how to prepare a return in the MuseSpring program, you’re also learning the legal framework behind it: why certain positions are defensible and others create exposure, what triggers IRS scrutiny, how preparer penalties work under IRC §6694 and §6695, and when a client situation crosses from preparation into legal territory.
H&R Block’s course teaches you to enter data into software. MuseSpring teaches you to understand the tax law behind the data, recognize risk, and protect yourself and your clients.
What you get:
- Video instruction from a practicing tax attorney with Georgetown Law credentials
- Legal context integrated into every preparation topic, not siloed in a separate compliance module
- Real-world examples drawn from actual IRS enforcement actions and DOJ prosecutions
- The ability to tell prospective clients: “I was trained by a tax attorney.” That sentence differentiates you from every franchise-trained preparer in your market.