CPE Catalog & Events

Pledges and contributions Restrictions and conditions Special concerns with governmental funding Donated goods and services Special events Revenues earned through sales and services to customers, including the application of CECL

Determine the residency of an international athlete or entertainer Identify methods to avoid double taxation for US athletes and entertainers operating abroad Know when a foreign athlete or entertainer is subject to tax in the United States Determine how the IRS taxes compensation of foreign athletes and entertainers via withholding taxes Central Withholding Agreements to reduce withholding taxes How treaties can impact the taxation of international athletes and entertainers

When is a person eligible to take Social Security benefits? Factors to consider when selecting an option for taking Social Security benefits Is there a best age to start taking Social Security benefits? How to maximize Social Security benefit payments for surviving spouses How can a divorced spouse collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of a former spouse? How minor children can collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of an older parent

Statutory employees, independent contractors and possible changes to 530 relief Using SS-8 Payroll Tax Penalties -- Who is a responsible person? Forms W-2, 1099, 1099-NEC, SS-8, W-4, 941 and Form 940 reporting/deposit requirements and due dates Understanding payroll tax responsibilities in the gig economy

Resolved technical glitches for qualified improvement property Detailed coverage of 179 expense elections and 168(k) bonus or additional first-year depreciation - how to maximize them, definitions, limitations, qualified property, etc. Sale of property and the depreciation recapture rules ( 1245, 1250, unrecaptured 1250 gain for real estate, 291 for corporations) MACRS depreciation - finding the proper method, convention and recovery period Listed property and the current limitations Amortization of start-up, organization and other expenditures AMT depreciation adjustments and how to avoid them Examples, cases and rulings of depreciation and amortization issues and how they impact clients, along with useful planning opportunities

Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation A tour of the most recent changes starting from gross income and ending with alternative minimum tax (AMT) and selected credits including the latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot, hidden, or miscellaneous developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in old forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals

The performance of risk assessment procedures to attain the knowledge needed to assess risk How the auditor identifies and assesses the risks of material misstatement The new "stand-back" requirements related to risk assessment

Discuss how productivity strategies may improve work-life balance Understand the state tax consequences that may arise when working from home Identify and discuss challenges unique to financial professionals Review how some organizations are providing support to improve work-life balance Explore the role of alternative work arrangements Examine challenges unique to auditors versus tax professionals A comparison of work-life balance between public and industry accountants How work-family conflict varies among financial professionals Recommendations for improving work-life balance

Emerging technologies AI and RPA Blockchain and 5G Gear & Gadgets Internet-of-Things

What is delegation? Why is delegation important? When and to whom should tasks be assigned? How can you delegate effectively? How do you deal with problems and issues when they arise?

Legislative developments A full chapter devoted to determining the best planning options for maximizing joint Social Security benefits Retirement benefits: Amount of benefits in various circumstances; how the amounts are distributed within the family unit Qualification: Has the client retired? How business entities may be used for Social Security advantage Income taxation of Social Security: avoidance tactics Spousal benefits: Should a spouse return to work? What benefits does a spouse have and when and how do they relate to benefits decisions by the client? When can hiring the spouse increase overall benefits? Why should both spouses qualify for survivor benefits? Disability benefits When to start Social Security benefits: Advantages and disadvantages at ages 62, full retirement age and70 Coordinating benefits: Should you take Social Security first and higher-balance IRA distributions later, or take IRA balances first and enhanced Social Security benefits later? Pensions: Distribution strategies; how to use the minimum distribution rules in concert with Social Security benefits IRAs: Is it time to convert to a Roth? Medicare, Part D prescription drugs: what retirees need to know

Overall landscape of the construction industry GAAP and recent changes affecting the construction industry The new Revenue Recognition Standard and its impact on the construction industry The unique relationship between the contractor and the surety The new lease FASB ASC and its impact on the construction industry

The latest guidance from the IRS provided through regulations or administrative announcements Reporting requirements for all relevant pass-through entities Reporting for multiple activities within one entity Allocating common items among multiple activities Section 199A Schedule K-1 reporting for tiered entities Calculating and reporting qualified wages and the unadjusted basis immediately after acquisition of qualified property Allocating 199A relevant amounts to beneficiaries of trusts using DNI Handling separately stated items for which qualified business income status is determined at the shareholder or partner level The effects of ownership changes on 199A reporting on Schedule K-1 Reporting publicly traded partnership income and REIT income to the partners or shareholders Reporting aggregated activities Allocating 199A amounts to partners when special allocations have been made by the partnership

Refining key planning and general auditing considerations to the not-for-profit environment Characteristics of not-for-profit financial statements that require special attention The auditor's consideration of fraud in auditing a not-for-profit entity Audit procedures to become comfortable with management's recording and reporting of contributions and promises to give Auditing how a not-for-profit entity gets from natural expenses to functional expenses Auditing considerations and techniques related to net assets, compliance with tax laws and regulations, collections and split-interest agreements Considerations related to Yellow Book and single audits

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 Bonus Depreciation Section 163(j) Section 174 Research and Experimental Expenditures Residency and Domicile Selling a principal residence, including tax planning strategies Virtual currency, including recent developments regarding NFTs New FinCEN reporting requirements in 2024 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

Understanding what the metaverse is and what it is not How to access the metaverse Why accounting and other professionals should use the metaverse Where accountants can find their space in the metaverse How the metaverse is changing the way we work Ownership opportunities in the metaverse Work and taxation in the metaverse

An overview of workplace harassment and discrimination laws, including the intangible benefits that come with compliance An overview of sexual harassment and workplace retaliation The supervisor's (or manager's) role in preventing harassment and in reducing the company's potential liability through good faith efforts at compliance Review a compliant procedure for handling harassment concerns

Coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Single-member limited liability companies as an alternative to subsidiaries Cancellation of indebtedness: rules and regulations How the IRS views members or partners for Social Security purposes Special problems when forming an LLC Debt issues and problems in structuring LLCs and LLPs, including loan guarantee issues, recourse and nonrecourse debt, the at-risk basis rules and new regulations restricting "bottom dollar" guarantees Distributions: is it just a disguised sale? New regulations eliminate certain tax-deferred leveraged partnership transactions Death or retirement of a member or partner -- Understanding the alternatives Step-up in basis issues -- How to make the computations and elections Property transactions between the LLC/LLP and its members or partners -- Inbound and outbound transactions: what to do with built-in gain or loss property Partnership losses: when are they deductible? See, in particular, TCJA and CARES override Material participation rules for LLC members and limited partners: how they affect passive loss issues Continuation and termination of an LLC/partnership in the context of a merger or acquisition Sales of an LLC Interest -- holding period and hot asset issues Impact of the tax on investment income on the sale of an interest in a partnership or LLC Repeal of technical termination of partnership provision

An explanation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies

Accounting standard updates (ASUs) FASB projects Audit service issues ARSC initiatives, preparation, compilation and review updates and initiatives AICPA activities and profession update