Individual Income Tax Course (Tax I)

Build your understanding of U.S. federal taxation with Professor Farhat’s Individual Income Tax course (Tax I). Study income, filing status, deductions, credits, and reporting through on-demand explanations, worked examples, and practice. Designed for accounting students and learners reviewing individual tax fundamentals.

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Individual Income Tax Course: Understand Federal Taxation

Professor Mansour Farhat’s online Individual Income Tax course (Tax I) introduces the concepts and calculations used in U.S. federal individual taxation. Designed for undergraduate and graduate accounting students and learners reviewing tax fundamentals, the course explains the reasoning behind income, deductions, credits, and reporting through on-demand lectures and worked examples.

Begin with the history and structure of taxation and the sources of tax law. Continue into filing status, dependents, gross income and exclusions, adjustments, standard and itemized deductions, tax credits, business income, and capital gains and losses. Professor Farhat breaks an individual income tax problem into manageable steps and connects each calculation with the underlying concept. Match the lessons to your class syllabus or revisit a specific topic as you study.

Try Brief History of U.S. Taxation and Tax Structure: Progressive in Study Unit 1 free. Additional sample lessons are available elsewhere in the curriculum. Subscription access is required for lessons not designated as samples.

What Is Included in This Individual Income Tax Course?

Combine individual income tax explanations with multiple-choice practice, quizzes, downloadable notes, PowerPoint slides, examples, interactive tools, and accounting lesson podcasts. Check each lesson for the resources available for that subject.

Step-by-step video lessons

Follow clear explanations of income, deductions, credits, and filing concepts. Pause or replay an individual income tax example as you trace the calculation from the facts to the result.

MCQs and quizzes

Check your understanding with multiple-choice questions and the quizzes listed in the curriculum. Review the related explanation when you need to distinguish a taxable item, deduction, or credit.

Interactive study tools

Use the course’s interactive tools and available exercises to reinforce tax concepts. Work through the practice alongside the relevant lesson and connect the calculation with its purpose.

Slides and downloadable notes

Organize your individual income tax review with downloadable notes, PowerPoint slides, and examples. Keep the relevant explanation beside you when practicing a multi-step tax problem.

Podcasts for review

Revisit tax and accounting concepts through the available lesson podcasts. Use audio as another review format, then return to the video or notes for the supporting calculations and examples.

Instructor support

Contact Professor Farhat and his team for guidance on a course topic or help using the learning resources. The email, WhatsApp, and phone links below connect you with support.

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Individual Income Tax Course FAQs

Which Individual Income Tax lessons can I try for free?

Brief History of U.S. Taxation and Tax Structure: Progressive in Study Unit 1 are available as free samples. Start with the free tax history lesson to explore the format. Additional sample lessons are available in the curriculum; the entire first study unit is not free.

Who is this course for, and what should I know first?

The Individual Income Tax course supports undergraduate and graduate accounting students and learners reviewing U.S. federal tax fundamentals. Basic accounting knowledge and comfort with simple calculations will help you follow the examples. You can study alongside your college class or return to a topic you have covered before.

What topics does Tax I cover?

The curriculum covers the structure and sources of tax law, filing status, dependents, gross income, exclusions, adjustments, deductions, credits, business income, and gains and losses. It focuses on individual taxation. Compare the lesson titles with your syllabus to choose the material you need.

Are lessons live, and what resources are available?

The lessons are on demand. You can pause and replay the explanations while working through examples. Available resources include multiple-choice questions, quizzes, downloadable notes, PowerPoint slides, interactive tools, and accounting lesson podcasts; resources vary by lesson.

How should I use examples from different tax years?

Match the tax year identified in a lesson or example to the year assigned in your class. Use the course to understand the method and reasoning, and check the figures required for your assignment. If you need help locating material for a particular tax year, contact the support team.

How do I access the non-sample lessons?

A Farhat Lectures subscription provides access beyond the designated free samples. Compare the current subscription plans, then sign in with the account connected to your subscription. Email course support if you need help confirming lesson access.

Course Content

SU 1: INTRODUCTION TO TAXATION: HISTORY OF U.S TAXATION & DIFFERENT TYPES OF TAXES

SU 2: WORKING WITH THE TAX LAW
SU 3: DETERMINING FILING STATUS & RESIDENCY
SU 4: TAXABLE & NONTAXABLE INCOME
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Course Includes

  • 140 Lessons
  • 299 Topics
  • 133 Quizzes