{"id":3682,"date":"2025-03-23T16:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T00:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcclatchymhstg.wpenginepowered.com\/sabe-careers-education\/?p=3682"},"modified":"2025-07-17T22:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:50:50","slug":"surgent-vs-gleim-ea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/careers-education\/surgent-vs-gleim-ea\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgent vs Gleim EA: Who\u2019s the Better Fit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s be real: taxes are hard, they’re complicated, and for a lot of people, they’re pure, unbridled drudgery. That’s one of the reasons why CPAs have a reliable paycheck (and a faster-than-average career growth rate, according to the BLS<\/a>).<\/p>

But if you want to work in the tax industry without the time-consuming requirements for CPAs, becoming an enrolled agent is a brilliant idea. To earn that status, however, you’ll have to pass the EA exam.<\/p>

Surgent and Gleim are two of the strongest enrolled agent exam prep courses on the market, which makes it even harder to make a decision. Fortunately, I’ve spent a good chunk of hours going through each course, analyzing practice materials, video lectures, digital textbooks, and student support. Here’s everything you should know before investing in your EA prep.<\/p>

Surgent vs. Gleim: Which Prep Package to Pick?<\/strong><\/h3>