If you are ready to sign up, register today! There is no application process for the Tax Practitioners Institute, and you do not need to be admitted to the University.

For more information on the Tax Practitioners Institute, contact Lola Bichler at lola.bichler@pdx.edu or 503-725-4853.

You do not need to be admitted to Portland State University to take part in the Tax Practitioners’ Institute.

There are five easy ways to register:
Online
Use Visa/MasterCard. Select location, then click on Register Online. Note: Group discount is not available online.
Phone
Call during our office hours, 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday, with Visa/MasterCard information, in Portland at 503-725-4832, or toll-free at 1-800-547-8887, press 0 for operator, then ask for extension 4832.
Fax
Fax a completed registration form with credit card information to 503-725-5585.
Mail
Mail a completed registration form) and check/money order/purchase order, payable to Portland State University, to: Tax Practitioners Institute, Professional Development Center, Portland State University, PO Box 1491, Portland, OR 97207-1491.
In person
Visit the Professional Development Center during our office hours, 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday. Our address is 1515 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 1050, in Portland, Oregon.

“Noncredit” refers to non-academic credit. Because we are university affiliated, we are required to state that our classes are “noncredit.” You will receive Continuing Education hours.

Participants can receive up to 16 Continuing Education Hours (CE/CPE) from Oregon and Washington State Boards of Accountancy (CPAs, LPAs), Oregon State Board of Tax Practitioners (LTCs, LTPs), and U.S. Internal Revenue Service (FEAs).

We are not currently offering Ethics credit for CPAs or EAs.

Yes. You can order it when you register or contact Lola Bichler at: bichlerl@pdx.edu.

All Professional Development Center courses and seminars are canceled when Portland State is officially closed due to weather. Please contact the office at 503-725-4820 for instructions on cancellations and make-up sessions. To determine if the campus will be closed, call 503-725-3000 (Portland State Information Line) or listen to your local radio news station.

Cancellation notice may be given by phone, but all refund requests must be made in writing before a refund is issued. Please allow approximately four to six weeks for processing.

• Notification received five or more business days before start date: full refund
• 1-4 business days before start date: full refund less $25 processing fee
• On or after course start date: no refund