Courses | Fees | Protocol

2026-2027  The Tax Bar Prep Program (Required courses) - $9,570

• Orientation to Tax Bar Examination - No Fee
• Substantive Tax | Federal Tax Procedure - $2195
• Substantive Tax | Internal Revenue Code (IRC) - $2195
• Substantive Tax | Caselaw - $1595  
• Federal Rules of Evidence as Applied in Tax Court - $1195
• Legal Ethics:  ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct - $1195
• U.S. Tax Court Rules of Practice &  - $1195

2027 Comprehensive Pre-Tax Bar Examination Review

• Cost: $4,995
• Tax Bar Examination Q&A
• Federal Tax Procedure Review
• IRC Review
• U.S. Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure Review
• FRE as Applied in the Tax Court Review
• Case Law Review
• Legal Ethics | Model Rules of Professional Responsibility Review

2026-2027 Self-Instructive Tax Law Library

• Cost: $4,995 
• 2026-2027 Self-Instructive Tax Law Library (includes corporate, partnership, gift, estate a code section review, recent case law, tax evidence, rules of practice and procedure, legal ethics, and USTCP-Designates prepared 2021, 2023 and 2025 exam questions with model answers, quizzes and TLI Teaching Faculty and much, much more.

Additional Expenses

• 2026-2027 Workshops (when and where applicable) (Free)
• 2026-2027 Tax Bar Tutorial Services (Free)
• 2026-2027 Gleim Foundational Program (charges vary)
• Registration fee is $250 for Apprenticeship and $125 for Tax Bar Prep

2026-2027 Expenses for The John F. Dean Apprenticeship

• 2026-2027 The John F. Dean Apprenticeship for Litigation and U.S. Tax Court Trial Practice - $29,995 less required deposit of 25% or $7,498.75
• Specialization Course fee - $4995
• Pro Bono Practice (Requires a Free Clinic Contribution Fee of $1,000)
• Self-Instructive Tax Law Library Access - $4995
• Textbook purchase - $1717
• TLI Litigation Services Internship fee - $2500 
• Pro Bono | Free Clinic Contribution fee - $1,000

2026-2027 Course of Study for The John F. Dean Apprenticeship

• Representation Before the U.S. Tax Court
• Trial Documents (Pleadings, Motions, Depositions and Briefs)
• Legal Writing + Oral Argument
• Mock Branerton Conference
• Mock Trials: Litigation Strategies in U.S. Tax Court 

Specializations: Practice Area Courses (Treatise not included)

• Corporate and Partnership Tax - $4995
• Taxation of Certain International Transactions - $4995
• Tax Fraud Defense - $4995
• Nonprofit Organizational Development and Finance (LITCs) - $4995 
• Small Business Taxation
• Entertainment and Sports Management Taxation

Additional Fees

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Late fees imposed after due date | $100 per day for 5 days then dismissal for nonpayment
• $500 reinstatement fee after dismissal for nonpayment + arrears
• Financing @ 10% surcharge
• Gleim Foundational Tax Program - Free
• Certificate processing, printing and mailing - $500

Scholarships

• The Joni D. Larson Memorial Scholarship is a financial assistance award of $5000 to defray the cost of the Tax Bar Preparation Program. Up to two awards are presented during each Testing Cycle. 

•  The John F. Dean Scholarship is financial assistance award of $5,000 to defray the cost of the Apprenticeship. Up to two awards are presented during each Testing Cycle. 

► Additional instructional and tutorial support and personal coaching is provided by the Teaching Faculty at the Tax Law Institute. There are no additional charges for these services. All courses are registered with the IRS. Course compliance is required and deviation may lead to dismissal. 

►The 'Kelly-Clause' is inserted into all enrollment agreements to remind applicants not to sign-up for courses they cannot afford. Chargebacks after the applicant has participated in conference services are treated as acts of fraud and theft of services, in accordance with federal and state civil statutes, and such actions are prosecuted accordingly.  

Payment Methods

• Visa
• Mastercard
• American Express
• Discover
• We accept credit/debit cards exclusively via our Payment Portal found at the top of this webpage.
• Reversing a credit transaction (chargeback) automatically voids your Registration and bars any future enrollment at TLI - no exceptions. Chargebacks related to fraudulent allegations of "no-service" are prosecuted under Federal theft of services and fraud statutes. Bear in mind that as an applicant you submit to jurisdiction when you register.
• Where permitted, NSF e-checks are charged a return check fee of $250 and/or prosecuted if made good.
• There is a $100 per day charge for each day a scheduled payment is overdue.
• Unless you have established a payment plan where applicable, fees for all courses are to be paid-in-full at the time of enrollment.
• Applicants are allowed to carry one (1) payment plan per session.
• Payments for hotel accommodations and meals are not counted as fees. Such payments are returnable if a live conference or bar review becomes a force majeure event, which refers to an occurrence which is outside the reasonable control of a party and which prevents that party from performing its obligations under a contract.
• Unless you have established a payment plan, where applicable, fees for all courses are to be paid-in-full at the time of enrollment. 
• Payment Plans with due dates falling on a Saturday or Sunday must be honored on the date the payment comes due. Otherwise, a late fee will be imposed of $100 per day. 

►TLI pursues bad accounts in the appropriate legal forums throughout the national jurisdiction. TLI reports to all the major credit agencies as well as to Office of Admissions and Discipline. Where fraud and/or theft of services is at issue, TLI is a federal contractor so it accordingly reports fraud or theft of services to the U.S. Government, U.S. Attorneys General and the FBI and also prosecutes civilly through the Federal district courts and/or criminally through the local office of district attorneys.

NO REFUNDS - CREDITS ONLY

Protocol - Please Read Before You Enroll
Exclusive use of audio and video technology provided by StartMeeting.com.

• To avoid echoing, static, interference place your cell phone away from your laptop.
• Legal information and research provided by Lexis-Nexis and/or Westlaw.
• Use of unassigned training materials may invalidate the Enrollment Agreement.
• Dial-in number and access code (where applicable) are sent via email.
• Dissemination of dial-in number or access code to the unauthorized are grounds for dismissal. 
• During sessions, telephones must be muted while others speak.
• Applicants who engage in conduct deemed as harassment are dismissed without recompense.. 
• Discussions run for 90 minutes with 5-minute break at the 50-minute mark.
• No more than one (1) absence is permitted during the administration of any course.
• Login records determine CPE/CE credits that will be awarded and as well as issuance of sponsor recommendations and certificates.
• Applicants are encouraged to participate in discussions and to ask questions.
• Prompt logins are appreciated. Please announce yourself. Lateness is frowned upon.
• Notice of absence should be sent via email to the course professor or lecturer. 
• Having a laptop or notebook during class increases your comprehension.
• No unauthorized persons allowed access to the electronic conference rooms.
• Unsuccessful test-takers are permitted to retake the basic program free-of-charge one time.
• Judges are to be addressed as 'Judge' or 'Your Honor'.
• Professors are to be addressed as 'Professor'. 
• Lecturers are to be addressed as 'Mr./Ms.'

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