CPE Catalog & Events
How to Make Difficult People Disappear...Without Going to Jail
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Team dynamics Influence Organizational behavior Leadership
Preparing for & Conducting Discharge Meetings
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Issues to be evaluated pre-discharge. Off-site/off work-misconduct. Pre-discharge interviews Resignations Discharge meetings Exit Interviews Reference checks
Surgent's Lessons Learned From Recent Accounting Malpractice Actions
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $119
Common instances of accounting malpractice Current claim trends Frequent defenses to claims Statute of limitations Damages Claims by practice area
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Shareholder Basis, AAA, and Retained Earnings
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
S corporation earnings layers Observations on earnings layers S corporation basis calculation IRC 351 transactions Four loss tiers Appreciated property distributions
2024 The Preparation of Form 706 and 709 - Line-by-Line
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Federal Form 706: Overview and Preparation Federal Form 709: Understanding and Compliance Portability in Estate Tax Planning Coordinating Issues for Decedent's Final Income Tax Return Postmortem Estate Planning Strategies Recent Legislative Changes: Impact on Estate and Gift Taxation Integrating Tax Planning into Client Services
S Corporation (Form 1120S) - Formation to Liquidation
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
Extensive review of the S corporation tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes Requirements to make an S election (i.e., types and numbers of shareholders and second class of stock issues) Fixing late S corporation elections (i.e., Form 2553) S corporation formation (§351) and liquidation issues Revocation and termination of S corporations Schedule K and K-1 – separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expense items Detailed Schedule K-1 reporting including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction and 3.8% net investment income tax Compensation issues including the tax treatment of fringe benefits Built in gains tax and other planning opportunities when converting a C to S corporation Preparation of the Schedule M-2 and the ordering rules for distributions out of the AAA, PTI, E&P and OAA accounts Tax treatment of stock redemptions (sale or distribution?)
Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction (199A) - The Ins & Outs
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
Detailed coverage of calculating the combined qualified business income amount (i.e., QBI component and REIT/PTP component) Determine what trade or businesses under §162 are eligible for the QBI deduction (i.e., rentals and specified service trades or businesses (SSTB)) Discuss how the 20% QBI deduction (i.e., QBI component) is subject to a wage/capital limitation and SSTB income is phased-out for taxpayers with taxable income above the inflation adjusted threshold amounts Walk through the simplified QBI Form 8995 (i.e., taxpayers below the TI threshold amounts) and detailed Form 8995-A and related schedules Determine what wages and unadjusted basis immediately after acquisition (UBIA) are for those subject to the wage and capital limitations Look at what the definition of QBI is and what items are effectively connected with that trade or business (i.e., self-employment tax, health insurance, retirement plans) Review the aggregation rules for the QBI computation and both the entity and individual level Walk through the reporting responsibilities of partnerships and S corporations to their owners on the Schedule K-1s Explain how the modifications to the net operating losses (NOLs) and §461(l) excess business loss limitations affect the QBI computation
Strategies for Guiding Clients Through Challenging Situations: Tax Insights
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Navigating the tax and non-tax dimensions of divorce. Unveiling tax and non-tax considerations in personal bankruptcy, debt cancellation, foreclosure, repossession, and bad debt reporting. Exploring the tax and non-tax aspects of personal relationship matters, encompassing cohabitation, property rights, premarital agreements, filing status, exemptions, and dependents. Grasping the intricacies of support considerations for spouses and former spouses. Addressing support matters for children of divorced or separated parents, alongside the tax treatment of back child support. Delving into the business implications in instances of business dissolution. Tackling specialized topics, including marital property rules, tax rate comparisons for married and unmarried individuals, head of household status, and treatment of refunds and deficiencies.
Everyday Ethics at Work: Don't be the Next News Story!
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Discuss ethics from an every-day real-world perspectiveHow to prevent an ethical lapse that can turn your business into the next news story
Crucial Tax Topics 2021-2022 with Art Werner - Mergers and Acquisitions: Complete Guide to Relevant Issues
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Taxable asset acquisitions vs. non-taxable stock/equity acquisitions What happens in an asset acquisition What happens in a stock or equity acquisition 338 and 336 elections Basics of 382 Basics of 280G Earnouts and contingent payments Assumed liabilities Acquired reserves Acquired deferred revenue Treatment of transaction costs Basics of mixed entity transactions, examples such as: C-Corp buys an interest in a partnership C-Corp buys an S-Corp C-Corp buys an interest in an LLC (lots of possibilities here) S-Corp buys a partnership S-Corp buys a C-Corp S-Corp buys an interest in an LLC Partnership acquisitions of various entity types Very basic overview of tax-free re-organizations High level overview of entity formations High level overview of entity liquidations or termination
2023 Taking a Global View of Professional Ethics
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
What is “Ethics”? Interaction between Law and Ethics Principles and Best Practices: AICPA Code of Professional Conduct IESBA Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants Case Study: Ardent Harmony Fund v. BDO Trinity
Excel - From a Blank Sheet to a Finished Workbook
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Best practices for creating a report in ExcelGetting data into ExcelTechniques to efficiently create reports in ExcelUsing PivotTables to create interactive reports in Excel
Corporate Income Tax Return Fundamentals Part 1 2024
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• Corporate structure entity choice comparisons • Form 1120 and Schedule M-1 or M-3 • Items for book-tax differences • Tax accounting methods • Uniform capitalization rules, overview
Enterprise-Wide Risk Management in Accounting and Finance
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Enterprise-wide risk management best practices for identifying, evaluating, and determining how to respond to relevant risks.The importance of risk and uncertainty disclosures in the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements, including evolving risks with cybersecurity and ESG.Coordinating risk management efforts, including the required involvement of corporate governance.How to embed risk management into day-to-day accounting and finance activities.
Advanced Staff Tax Training: Individual 2024
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• Taxation of investments • Reporting of business income and losses from pass-through entities including loss limitations • Non-income taxes that impact individual income tax returns • Retirement contributions and planning • Alternative Minimum Tax (ATM) • Social Security taxation • Charitable contribution planning with limitations
2024 Estate and Financial Planning for the Older Client
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Medicare and Health Insurance Options Life Insurance Strategies for Elders Social Security Planning Considerations Medicaid Planning and Trusts Retirement Account Optimization Techniques Tailored Estate Planning for Older Clients Long-Term Care and Housing Alternatives Gifting Strategies in Estate Planning Unique Financial Challenges of Aging Clients
Financial Accounting Standards: A Comprehensive Review 2024
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16.0 Credits
Member Price: $589
• Application of professional judgment • Codification, GAAP and the GAAP hierarchy • Recent changes in financial statement presentation • Hot Topics in financial reporting & accounting
Audit 207: Sampling - Avoiding Common Mistakes on Audits
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Types of sampling and sampling riskDifferentiating statistical and nonstatistical sampling approachesAttribute testing for tests of controls and complianceVariables sampling for substantive audit assurance when performing tests of detailsDetermining sample sizes in a compliance audit in conformance with Uniform Guidance
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Team & Compliance
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Technology Cybersecurity
Form 1120S - Preparation and Analysis
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding the definition and requirements of an S corporation, the benefits and limitations of choosing this entity type, and the eligibility requirements for shareholders Income and Deductions: Understanding the different types of income and deductions that an S corporation can have, including ordinary income, capital gains and losses, depreciation, and expenses. Shareholder Basis: Understanding the shareholder’s basis in the S corporation, how to calculate it, and the impact of distributions on the basis. Reporting Requirements: Understanding the different reporting requirements for Form 1120S, including Schedule K-1, Schedule L, Schedule M-2, and Schedule M-3 Tax Planning: Understanding the tax planning strategies available to S Corporations and their shareholders, including tax deferral, income shifting, and tax-free reorganizations