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Interactive Tax & Payroll Software Simulations

Hands-on practice environments that mirror the data-entry workflow of professional US tax and payroll software. Built for trainees preparing for remote US bookkeeping, payroll, and tax roles — work a return end to end, watch the schedules tie out, and switch to the populated government form, all in your browser.

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Independent training simulations. These are original educational tools created by JOEST US Consult to teach tax-return workflow. They are not affiliated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or connected to Wolters Kluwer, CCH Incorporated, Drake Software, Gusto, or Intuit (QuickBooks), and they are not the actual products. All figures are fictional sample data for instruction only and must never be used to prepare or file a real tax return. See the full notice below.
CCH Axcess Tax Worksheet-style entry with a left navigation tree, live diagnostics, and government-form preview
Form 1120Sample: JOEST US Consult LLC

C-Corporation Return

Corporate return in the CCH Axcess worksheet layout — income, deductions, and the balance-sheet schedules.
Schedule LM-1 / M-2Tie-out diagnostics
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Form 1040Sample: Mensah (MFJ)

Individual Return

Personal return with filing status, dependents, and source-document screens — W-2, 1099, Schedule C, and Schedule 3.
W-2 / 1099Schedule CChild tax credit
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Form 1065Sample: Sankofa Partners LLC

Partnership Return

Pass-through partnership return with Schedule K, capital roll-forward, and a printable Schedule K-1 for each partner.
Schedule KPartner K-1sM-2 capital
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Form 1120-SSample: Adinkra Tech Inc.

S-Corporation Return

Pass-through S-corp return with officer compensation, strictly pro-rata shareholder allocations, and the AAA roll-forward on Schedule M-2.
Pro-rata K-1sSchedule M-2 (AAA)Officer comp
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Drake Tax Form-and-schedule entry with reconciliation checks and a populated form view
Form 1120Sample: JOEST US Consult LLC

C-Corporation Return

Corporate return with the Schedule L balance sheet and the M-1 / M-2 reconciliations activated as entry screens.
Schedule LM-1 / M-2Tax at 21%
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Form 1040Sample: Mensah (MFJ)

Individual Return

Personal return with functional W-2, 1099, Schedule C, and Schedule 3 screens and live reconciliation strips.
W-2 / 1099Schedule CRefund calc
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Form 1065Sample: Algarve Ventures LLP

Partnership Return

Pass-through partnership return with ordinary business income, guaranteed payments, and Schedule K-1 partner allocations.
Distributive sharePartner K-1sGuaranteed payments
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Gusto Payroll Run a payroll end to end — enter hours, review gross-to-net, manage the team, and print a report
Run PayrollSample: Maple Street Bakery LLC

Payroll Processing

Run biweekly payroll for a mixed hourly and salaried team — employee and employer taxes, pre-tax deductions, editable team members, and a printable summary report.
Gross-to-netEmployer taxesPay stubs & PDF
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QuickBooks Payroll Run payroll in a QuickBooks-style flow — enter hours, preview gross-to-net, open full pay stubs, and edit the tax rates
Run PayrollSample: Maple Street Bakery LLC

Online Payroll Run

Process biweekly payroll for a mixed hourly and salaried team in a QuickBooks Online–style workflow — a three-step run wizard, a live 2025 FICA engine, full pay stubs, employer taxes, and an editable tax-rate setup.
2025 FICA engineGross-to-netPay stubs
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