These three come up in nearly every conversation about business expenses, and the general answer to all of them is no, with narrow and specific exceptions.
The four year degree is treated as the safe option and the thing you do if you are unsure. It is a large commitment and it deserves to be chosen rather than defaulted into.
The first meeting with a preparer is a two way interview and most people treat it as an application. The questions below take twenty minutes and settle it.