CPE Catalog & Events

The reasons for fraud Fraudulent acts that are initiated against smaller organizations Methods to stop fraud attempts against small businesses

What it means to engage people; discuss the meaning of motivation by getting to the core of what impacts your employees' productivity Get your employees charged; find out what makes them tick through examining and understanding some of the classics in motivational theory Learn how to drill down to what truly motivates your employees Using the C.A.R.E. model to improve employee motivation through case studies

Rental income and expense calculation and reporting Deciphering Schedule E (Form 1040) Nuances of vacation home rules Passive activity loss rules: foundations and implications Active vs. material participation in rental activities Tax reporting: how to group passive activities Limitations on passive losses: at-risk rules and deductions Classifying rental real estate activities Navigating exceptions in rental real estate taxation

Asset sales and stock sales and their attendant results to buyers and sellers Section 1060 and using the residual method Consequences of making a Section 754 election with adjustments under Sections 743(b) and 734(b) Section 338 and Section 338(h)(10) elections Allocating some of the purchase price of a business to personal goodwill Partnership distributions to retiring partners under Section 736(a) and 736(b) Consulting agreements and employment agreements as between buyers and sellers Advantages of a C corporation having Section 1202 stock

Inventory management vs. inventory control Inventory analysis methods and KPIs Top inventory management trends Inventory analysis: methods and KPIs Inventory management trends for retailers Inventory management and supply chain management Top trends in warehouse management Supply chain inventory optimization

Audit requirements for ERISA 103(a)(3)(C) audits An annual update of the changes affecting 401(k) plans Compliance issues associated with eligibility and enrollments, remittances, lack of oversight, compensation, vesting and other topics Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment and detailed testing Avoiding common mistakes while performing audit procedures Plan mergers and acquisitions Common audit reporting and disclosure issues

Types of partnership distributions Liquidating partnership distributions Basis of property distributed by a partnership Special basis adjustments under Section 732(d) Abandoned and worthless partnership interests Section 751(a) exchange Transactions between partners and their partnerships Disguised sales Section 736(a) and (b) payments

Definition and relevance of the term tax policy Principles underlying the four main tax types Principles of good tax policy How to analyze existing tax rules and proposals for changes against principles of good tax policy and utilize the results How and why to advocate for tax law changes

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

Financial statements, disclosures and presentations Review of two Annual Financial Reports (IFRS and U.S. GAAP)

Identifying weaknesses in traditional reporting processes Using leading-edge features in Excel to improve reporting practices How to work with Power Query to solve common reporting challenges Adding Slicers and Timelines to your Excel-based reports

Valuation Strategic planning Intermediaries Selling memorandum Due diligence Deal structures

Making an S corporation election and late filing relief Disproportionate distributions Selling S corporation shares Redemption rules

Applicability of the use of ASC 820 The "exit price" approach Examples of market, cost and income approaches to estimating fair value Use of Level 1, 2 and 3 inputs in determining fair value

Business communication Emotional intelligence Human resources Practice management

Understanding the time commitment required to start and run a business Selecting a corporate structure to protect your personal assets Building your product or service Sales and marketing in your business Establishing your owners, investors, managers and employees Accounting, recording-keeping and other software programs Leases, contracts and employee agreements Protecting intellectual property Insurance Business plans Financing Market position

Economic update Leadership and management changes as a result of the pandemic Managing for productivity Hiring the best people for the organization New motivation techniques

The key requirements and responsibilities related to the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and the determination of major programs The processes of determining the direct and material compliance requirements, obtaining an understanding of and testing the related internal controls and performing compliance testing The development and reporting of findings in the schedule of findings and questioned costs Additional performance and reporting responsibilities

Set up an in-cell drop-down list of budget methods Change the calculations in the cells based on the selected budget method Use names in worksheets

The 50% deduction for meals that are ordinary and necessary in carrying on a trade or business Elimination of the temporary rules that applied for 2021 and 2022 which allowed for 100% deductibility for ordinary and necessary business-related meals When meals are still 100% deductible IRS rules relating to the nondeducibility of activities considered entertainment or amusement What constitutes entertainment/amusement for tax purposes? When employers may deduct food and beverages provided to employees 50% deductibility for occasional employee meals and for overtime meals 50% deductibility for business meals during business meetings Business meals incurred during business travel Invoice meals separately from entertainment