The IRS has expanded its educational offerings for tax professionals by adding 15 new seminars to its Nationwide Tax Forum Online platform. The seminars cover current tax law updates, procedural changes, and essential topics for the 2025 tax season, including specialized sessions on retirement plan distributions and digital asset reporting requirements.

Tax professionals can access these interactive 50-minute video presentations for free to audit the content, or pay $29 per credit to earn continuing education units. Each seminar includes downloadable resources, PowerPoint slides, and full transcripts to support professional development.

The timing of these releases aligns with the upcoming tax season, as practitioners prepare for new reporting requirements and procedural changes. The platform serves both as a resource for those who couldn’t attend in-person sessions and as a refresher for experienced professionals staying current with evolving tax regulations.

According to the IRS announcement, professionals need to create a free account on the Nationwide Tax Forum Online website to access the content. The platform is certified by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the IRS Return Preparer Office for continuing education credits.

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Key Focus Areas for Tax Professionals

Several seminars directly address areas of particular interest to business owners and high-earning professionals. “Distributions from retirement plans and IRAs: A crash course” provides updated guidance on withdrawal rules and tax implications for retirement accounts. A companion seminar, “Retirement plan basics 101 for the practitioner,” covers fundamental concepts for advisors working with clients on tax-advantaged savings strategies.

The platform also includes a plenary session on “Tax law changes for Tax Year 2025,” which covers regulatory updates that may affect planning strategies. Other sessions focus on digital tools for streamlining tax processes and avoiding common filing delays that can impact both preparers and their clients.

One notable addition addresses “Taxable digital asset transactions: The Impact of the 1099-DA on Tax Year 2025,” reflecting the IRS’s continued focus on cryptocurrency reporting requirements. This session may be particularly relevant for high-earning professionals and business owners who have invested in digital assets as part of their wealth-building strategies.

Professional Development and Compliance Focus

The IRS has emphasized ethics and due diligence in several of the new offerings. Sessions include “Building a sustainable practice through ethics” and “How to help taxpayers avoid abusive tax promotions and abusive return preparers.” These courses address ongoing concerns about tax compliance and the quality of professional services in the market.

Other seminars focus on operational efficiency, such as “How to avoid processing delays and streamline return filing” and “Getting taxpayers back on track: quickly resolving unpaid tax debts while preventing new ones from occurring.” These sessions aim to help practitioners manage their practices more effectively while serving clients better.

The forum also includes specialized content on partnership taxation and non-resident alien withholding rules, reflecting the complexity of modern tax scenarios that professionals encounter when working with business entities and international clients.

The IRS Nationwide Tax Forum Online represents the agency’s continued investment in professional education and taxpayer service quality. By making these resources widely available, the IRS aims to support consistent application of tax law across the professional community.

Source: Nationwide Tax Forum Online adds latest 2025 seminars and content | IRS.gov