CPE Catalog & Events

Factors business owners should take into account when choosing a retirement plan SIMPLE plans Simplified employee pension plans 401(k) plans Defined benefit plans Ensuring eligible employees are covered Employees' impact on choice of plan Ongoing compliance requirements Establishing a plan after the tax year end Changes to safe harbor 401(k) plans Pooled employer plans

Recourse debt allocations Constructive liquidation scenarios Nonrecourse debt allocations Minimum gains and nonrecourse deductions Section 704(c) gains Allocations under 704(c)

Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles and Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act with a focus on provisions applicable to employers Retirements and redemptions: considerations for partnerships and S corporations Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Schedules K-2 and K-3 reporting requirements, including the 2022 domestic filing exception and Form 1116 exemption Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations, with examples of how to calculate stock basis Overview of the economics and tax consequences of crowdfunding campaigns Selected Practice and Reporting Issues: What's new? A review of recent cases and tax law changes and IRS guidance affecting S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships New Form 1099-K reporting requirements Bonus depreciation Section 163(j) Section 174 Research & Experimental Expenditures New FinCEN reporting requirements in 2024 Employee vs independent contractor considerations that companies should be aware of A review of like-kind exchange transactions under 1031 State and local taxes: pass-through entity workarounds Special basis adjustments, including comprehensive examples

Leveraging Excel and technology in a paperless environment Effective workpapers: form, function, appearance and content Workpaper standards for industry, audit and tax accountants Attestation standards documentation and consequences of workpaper content Peer review or PCAOB review documentation

Accounting and Financial Reporting for Total and Net OPEB Liability Key GASB Statements for OPEB Determining Measurement Date Using Alternative Measurement Method for the Total OPEB Liability Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution OPEB Plans Actuarial Valuation of Total and Net OPEB Liability

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

The 20 common law factors in a worker classification audit that are used to distinguish an employee from an independent contractor How disgruntled independent contractors can use IRS Form 8919 against a former employer When and how to use 530 as a defense in worker classification audits What is "industry practice" for 530 purposes Common sense steps that will avoid the recharacterization of workers treated as independent contractors to employees The IRS's Voluntary Classification Settlement Program; advantages and disadvantages

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

Understand how to approach and analyze the U.S. taxation of foreign corporations Using an example, calculate GILTI, Subpart F andPFIC 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 andPFIC regimes for individuals and corporations Identify basic strategies for managing tax liabilities related to foreign corporations

SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification and updates to SSARS No. 21 due to the issuance of SSARS No. 23, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services SSARS No. 22, Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information SSARS No. 24, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services -- 2018 SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions SSARS No. 26, Quality Management for an Engagement Conducted in Accordance With Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services Sample comprehensive engagement work programs for preparation, compilation and review engagements Reporting and disclosure illustrations for each level of service, including attesting on personal financial statements, prescribed form, special purpose framework and other engagement variations Other communication requirements, such as sample engagement letters and management representation letters

Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE Act 2.0 Understanding the environment: what's new, what's expired or expiring and what's likely to change Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies Will there be more changes in the individual tax laws? Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption in light of proposed regulations The net investment income tax: planning for compliance Family income-splitting strategies that need to be considered Income tax issues: impact on timing of other income Selling a principal residence Two principal residences at the same time Use of life insurance to protect families Using Roth IRAs and Roth contribution programs to best advantage Conversions: do they still make sense? Taking distributions: matching timing to client requirements Qualified plan contributions to reduce current income and Social Security tax: implications for business owners and self-employed Social Security solvency issues Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan considerations What to do about itemized deductions Trans-generational planning: conversions, income and gain-splitting Tax benefits of HSAs and other tax-advantaged accounts Recent case law, as applicable Identifying tax opportunities: reviewing the prior-year return to develop a plan for the future Planning for middle-income taxpayers: financial planning for the young, the working and those approaching or in retirement

Complying with the beneficial ownership information reporting requirements The current status of the Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program Using the newly expanded access to business tax accounts for partners and shareholders of S corporations IRS guidance allowing car dealers to provide electric vehicle tax rebates upfront to qualified auto buyers Monetizing energy credits Amortization of research and experimental expenditures Dealing with the taxpayer loss in the Tax Court in Soroban Capital Partners requiring managers to pay self-employment tax on certain payments to limited partners Contributions to Roth "catch-up" plans Roth contributions to a SEP and Simple IRA Employer matching contributions to a Roth account Section 179 and bonus depreciation Roth 401(k) contributions no longer subject to RMDs during the owner's lifetime

How to Identify a Complex Trust and the Complications that Arise with Complex Trusts The Importance of Recognizing the Tier System used by Complex Trusts The Advantages and Requirements of the 65-day Rule Special Issues Related to the Charitable Contribution Deduction Use of a Checklist for Complex Trusts

Stock sale vs. asset sale: tax and non-tax differences Compensating the selling shareholders for services performed Covenants not to compete Personal goodwill Built-in gain planning for S corporations Installment sales Allocation of the purchase price among the assets

New features in QuickBooks Desktop and Online Enhancing internal controls in QuickBooks-based environments Improving financial and operational reporting when using QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online Best practices for setting up companies

SSARS review FASB Update SPF-measurement and reporting issues Preparation, compilation and review engagements Selected litigation issues and cases

Calculating DNI & the Distribution Deduction Determining Types of Distributions and Whether a Distribution "Carries Out" DNI In-Kind Distributions & the Impact on the Distribution Deduction Depreciation and the Distribution of In-Kind Property Distributions that Result in "Kenan Gain" Funding a Pecuniary Bequest with Depreciated Property IRC Sec. 643(e)

Benefits of an HSA How an employer sets up an HSA How individuals qualify to set up an HSA High deductible health plans and how they relate to an HSA Eligible medical expenditures Annual contributions to an HSA Importance of enrollment in Medicare Qualified HSA funding distribution

The evolving landscape of client expectations in the accounting profession Building strong and lasting client relationships through effective communication, empathy and proactive service Implementing efficient client onboarding and engagement processes Leveraging technology to streamline communication, enhance collaboration and deliver personalized service Effectively resolving client concerns and complaints Utilizing client feedback to continually improve your practice

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