CPE Catalog & Events

Old and new style of planning The attitude and culture of being nimble Planning at the department level Planning and risk management Technology planning Reinventing the organization for speed

What are AI tools? Where are we with AI tool development? What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT; what kind of queries are possible? Copyright and intellectual property issues Benefits of AI tools Concerns with AI tools Impact on business use of AI Policy on AI tools

Understanding whistle-blowing When should you blow the whistle? Types of whistle-blower channels The whistle-blower's dilemma Successful whistle-blower letters When is whistle-blowing unethical? Laws to protect whistle-blowers Ten whistle-blowing myths

How Yellow Book attestation engagements differ from engagements performed solely under the AICPA requirements The Yellow Book performance and reporting requirements related to attestation engagements and reviews of financial statements

How Yellow Book financial audits differ from GAAS audits and single audits The Yellow Book performance and reporting requirements related to internal control and compliance The requirements for reporting Yellow Book audit findings

Managing interruptions The role of activity logs, to-do lists and a priority matrix The psychology of time management Staying on track of your time management plan Controlling procrastination Blocking out time Creating an effective time management plan

The benefits and challenges of implementing a data-driven decision making process Significant tends in technology, including: Cloud computing Data analytics Artificial intelligence Workplace changes due to data disruption The importance of securing client data Common cyber-security threats

Coverage of applicable provisions of SECURE Act 2.0 What is a required minimum distribution for an account owner? What is a required minimum distribution for a beneficiary IRA? Key explanations of RMD regulations The types of accounts that are subject to the required minimum distribution rules The parties that are subject to the required minimum distribution rules Exceptions and special considerations for required minimum distributions Rollover and transfer rules in an RMD year The various responsibilities for interested parties Qualified charitable distributions and how they are coordinated with RMDs and IRA contributions How the 10-year rule works for certain beneficiaries

Electronic filing requirements for information returns Form 1099 E-File Portal Prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship requirements Monetizing energy credits Amortization of research and experimental expenditures New rules impacting required minimum distributions Contributions to Roth catch-up plans Compliance issues regarding the Employee Retention Tax Credit Preparing for the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act Section 179 and bonus depreciation

Impact of higher interest rates on individual income taxpayers Using a health savings account as a retirement account Making use of net Section 1231 losses to offset ordinary income When individuals can take casualty losses, including loss on a personal residence due to casualty Avoiding or limiting gain on sale of a personal residence Taking advantage of the mortgage interest deduction Avoiding the individual alternative minimum tax Business loss limitation provisions impacting individuals Broker basis reporting of digital assets New IRS guidance on transfer of clean vehicle credits Residential clean energy credits

How does a partner compute his or her basis in a partnership? What is the difference between a partner's inside and outside basis? What is the difference between a partner's capital account and partner's outside basis? How does Section 732(d) impact the buyer of a partnership interest? How does a partnership report a Section 754 election on the partnership's tax return? How does a partnership make a Section 754 election? How does a partnership make a Section 743(b) adjustment? How does a partnership make a Section 734(b) adjustment? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment or Section 734(b) adjustment allocated to the assets of a partnership? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment allocated within the class of ordinary income property and capital gain property?

Understand how to approach and analyze the U.S. taxation of foreign corporations Using an example, calculate GILTI, Subpart F, and PFIC income inclusions for an individual and C corporation Determine how much foreign tax credit can be claimed against such income inclusions Determine how subsequent dividend distributions from the foreign corporation are taxed Calculate capital gain on the disposition of the foreign corporation Discuss the impact of Section 962 election Compare different outcomes under GILTI, Subpart F, and PFIC regimes for individuals and corporations Identify basic strategies for managing tax liabilities related to foreign corporations

Overview of the law that authorizes the IRS to reward whistleblowers who submit information leading to recovery Review of the whistleblower claim process Criteria for eligible claims Case studies of significant claim recoveries paid by the IRS to whistleblowers Issues underlying whether a practitioner should ever act as the whistleblower Addressing delays inherent in the whistleblower claim process The structure and role of the Whistleblower Office Best practices for the submission of a good whistleblower claim Working with other governmental divisions in processing whistleblower claims A brief overview of other, non-IRS whistleblower claims

Enforcement of non-compete agreements from the employer's perspective Opposing enforcement of non-compete agreements from the employee's perspective Understanding reasonable geographic scope and time limitations for non-compete agreements Understanding key issues that arise during enforcement and opposition to enforcement of non-compete agreements.

The causes of burnout in the accounting profession Effects of burnout on employee well-being Strategies to protect employee well-being in a highly demanding profession Organizational costs associated with employee burnout Tools used to measure employee well-being

The essential internal control concepts applied in a single audit How the auditor obtains an understanding of controls over compliance and then tests the effectiveness of those controls in a single audit How the auditor plans and performs tests of compliance in a single audit The identification and reporting of control and compliance findings

Defining GITC and application controls Major categories of GITC Understanding GITC Testing GITC

Accounting and operational impacts of adopting Topic 606 Accounting and operational impacts of adopting ASU No. 2016-02 Impairment of both financial and non-financial assets Accounting for debt restructurings

Status of the AICPA's Enhancing Engagement Quality initiative Recent Peer Review results Common peer review findings

Automatic enrollment requirements for 401(k) plans Change in the credit for small employer pension plan startup costs $2,000 saver's match Changes in pooled employer plans Multiple employer 403(b) plans Increase in age for required beginning date for mandatory distributions Indexing IRA catch-up limit Higher catch-up limit to apply at age 60, 61, 62, and 63 Treatment of student loan payments as elective deferrals for purposes of matching contributions Application of credit for small employer pension startup costs to employers who join an existing plan Small immediate financial incentives for contributing to a plan Withdrawals for certain emergency expenses Starter 401(k) plans for employers with no retirement plans Improving coverage for part-time workers Recovery of retirement plan overpayments Tax treatment of IRAs involved in a prohibited transaction Clarification of substantially equal periodic payment rule