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FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers FASB ASC 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs All recently released updates to FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The Numbers: Exemptions, exclusions and discounts Portability and step-up in basis Asset valuation Deductions: Marital, charitable, transmission and administration Retirement plan assets, annuities and life insurance Trust funding and administration

How to report funeral and administrative expenses on Schedule J and/or L How to report debts, mortgages and liens on Schedule K Marital deduction and elections, QTIP, Reverse QTIP, QDOT, over-stated marital deductions Charitable deduction Schedule O and potential problems

Details of the stock basis adjustments when an S election is effective Rules that characterize distributions to S corporation shareholders either as potential stock basis reductions or dividend income Definition of "accumulated adjustment account" (AAA) Special rule when there is a "net negative adjustment" The rule limiting losses to stock and shareholder loans to the corporation The tax complications related to using shareholder loans to the corporation to deduct losses The basis adjustment ordering rules when there are losses and distributions in the same taxable year Tax planning opportunities and strategies

Learn the power of flexibility and adaptability Manage daily changes and stressors Avoid burnout and achieve work-life balance

Three different types of basis Contributions of property IRC 704(b) - Capital Accounts and Special Allocations Contributions of property and debt Contributions of services IRS Notice 2020-43

Business writing Practice development Editing Coaching others to write well

Individual tax developments coming from Congress, the Treasury Department, the courts and academe. Time-sensitive topics from the past 30 days.

New features and tools in Excel Updates to the Excel Function Library

Key tools used by businesses and financial professionals across the globe to measure performance Detailed, real-world examples of businesses utilizing these tools

Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit and Premium Tax Credit Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions and New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation New Form 1099-K reporting requirements Detailed analysis and examples of Sale of Passthrough Entity Interest and Net Investment Income Tax Residency and Domicile Selling a principal residence, including tax planning strategies Real Estate professional requirements Virtual currency, including recent developments regarding NFTs Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions and more Advanced practice, reporting and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas

Lifestyle issues: Does the client's lifestyle reflect the level of reported income? Undisclosed income Transfers of cash between multiple bank accounts, related party transactions and mortgage refinancing Owner perks Tax deductions vs. family law deductions Business entity-related issues such as partnerships, S corps and corporations

Judicial tax doctrines such as the fruit of the tree, Arrowsmith and dominion and control Cases relevant to understanding many areas involved in computing income tax liability and practice and procedure Rules of statutory construction and relevance to tax research Importance of significant tax cases to compliance, planning and tax research

Overview of the taxation of corporations and shareholders, including making the S corporation election Built-in Gain Tax Planning Self-employment tax and S corporations Distribution tax planning Planning to minimize the impact of loss limitations Tax planning for years with both distributions and losses Termination Planning Tax planning regarding the transfer of appreciated assets to an S corporation Buying and selling S corporations-tax planning ideas Tax considerations of using the QSUB, Section 338(h)(10), or 336(e) elections Tax Issues to consider at the death of S corporation shareholder Stock redemptions as a tax planning tool Accommodating a "non-qualified" investor Trusts and tax-exempt shareholders The second class of stock risks

How is fraud detected? The role of external auditors in finding fraud Revenue recognition issues Corrupt management Data mining Physical and biometric controls

Cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting, including history Cash method limitations, including tax shelters per IRC Sec. 448(d)(3), 461(i)(3) and 1256(e)(3) Cash method by small businesses, including Revenue Procedures 2001-10 and 2002-28 NAICS codes Accrual of income and expenses, including history Economic Performance and Recurring Item Exception, IRC Sec. 461(h) Deferral of Certain Advance Payments (Revenue Procedure 2004-34) Changes made to the above by the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Overview of the four loss limitation rules and how the PAL rules interact with the other limitations Definition of a PAL including a detailed review of the 7 determining factors contained in the Treasury Regulations with a review of several recent court decisions that interpret this regulation Impact of PAL rules on real estate ownership Learn the six Nonshelterable Passive Activity (NOPA) rules that act as anti-abuse rules to the PAL rules Discuss how the PAL rules impact tax credits Discuss tax elections and planning techniques associated with PALs

How Major Artificial Intelligence languages have changed recently in what their uses are. New developments in Chatbot and Prompt Query Tools for CPA and other non-tech professionals to use. Major Artificial Intelligence breakthroughs over the past 6 months. Suggested best AI tools for CPA's to use in their profession.

Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Schedule R, including election statements and integration with the marital deduction Foreign Death Tax Credit, Schedule P and Prior Transfer Credit, Schedule Q Qualified Conservation Easements, Schedule U Making Sec. 6166 election and using Graegin loans