Online Course System Requirements

Internet Connection & Pop-Up Blockers:

You will need a high-speed internet connection (at least 282k or faster) to enjoy Vern's online courses. Our courses work well with Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers, but please make sure you turn off your pop-up blockers.

• The Vern Hoven Tax Seminars’ online self-study CPE courses use a pop-up window for our interactive Review Questions. If you have pop-up blocker(s) installed, you will need to disable them. Click here for a list of pop-up blockers and instructions on how to disable them.
  
  
• If you have a Google toolbar on your web browser, you may need to "Allow pop-ups from www.hoven.com." You can do this by clicking on the down arrow next to the Allow Pop-Ups icon on the Google Toolbar at the top of your web browser window.

Media Player:

Free Media Player - We currently offer courses using two different media players, Silverlight and Flash (we made the switch in November of 2010 to Flash). When you click on the "Watch Video Now" link, a window will open up that will tell you which player is necessary for viewing that course. To watch any of the online courses, you will need one of these two free media players. If you already have these players on your computer, you may want to check that you have the most current edition, as having an older version might disrupt the viewing quality.

• To Download or Upgrade: Adobe Flash Player
  
  
• To Download or Upgrade: Microsoft Silverlight

Adobe Reader:

To best utilize the Self-Study Course Manual, which we encourage you download and save to your computer - it's a wonderful tax reference during the busy tax season - we highly recommend you upgrade your Adobe Reader to the latest version, which can read certain IRS web site hyperlinks that older Adobe Reader (pre 7.0) versions cannot.

• To Download or Upgrade: Adobe Reader

Printer:

When you successfully pass a course, you will be directed to an online Certificate of Completion. Please make sure that your computer is attached to a working printer. You will only have one chance to print the Certificate of Completion. (If you have any difficulties printing, please contact Vern Hoven Tax Seminars during regular business hours.)

Note for Mac Users:

We are sorry that, due to incompatibility between media players, you will not be able to watch Vern’s courses from a Macintosh computer.

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