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Surgent's Adapting to Today's Changing Accounting Landscape - On-Demand Webcast
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Evolving accounting landscape Data complexity in accounting and tax Value-added billing Artificial Intelligence Shifting client expectations Navigating regulatory uncertainty The impact of accountants on society Embracing change and innovation Pipeline challenges
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships - Download
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
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
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships - On-Demand Webcast
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
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
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for S Corporations - Download
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10.00 Credits
Member Price: $189
Final regulations on “eligible terminated S corporations” (ETSCs) Cases, rulings, and tax law changes affecting S corporations Compensation planning in S corporations, including limitations in a family-controlled business; self-employment tax issues, including IRS efforts to address underreporing of S corporation officer compensation Use of redemptions: still some advantages Planning for the liquidation of an S corporation Tax issues for family ownership of S corporation stock Impact of the tax on net investment income on sales of S corporation stock Stock basis: Loss limitations, AAA, and distribution issues in depth Debt basis: what the regulations on back-to-back loans mean to investors Estate planning for S corporation shareholders, including buy-sell agreements, QSubs, ESBTs, and uses of life insurance Built-in gains: the 5-year recognition period S corporation structuring: one class of stock Methods of accounting Legislation on mortgage interest reporting, basis, statute of limitations, and tax return due dates
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for S Corporations - On-Demand Webcast
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Final regulations on “eligible terminated S corporations” (ETSCs) Cases, rulings, and tax law changes affecting S corporations Compensation planning in S corporations, including limitations in a family-controlled business; self-employment tax issues, including IRS efforts to address underreporing of S corporation officer compensation Use of redemptions: still some advantages Planning for the liquidation of an S corporation Tax issues for family ownership of S corporation stock Impact of the tax on net investment income on sales of S corporation stock Stock basis: Loss limitations, AAA, and distribution issues in depth Debt basis: what the regulations on back-to-back loans mean to investors Estate planning for S corporation shareholders, including buy-sell agreements, QSubs, ESBTs, and uses of life insurance Built-in gains: the 5-year recognition period S corporation structuring: one class of stock Methods of accounting Legislation on mortgage interest reporting, basis, statute of limitations, and tax return due dates
Surgent's Advanced Individual Income Tax Return Issues - Download
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12.00 Credits
Member Price: $219
New issues for the current year tax return and §199A Installment sales — understanding the complicated issues Form 8582: Passive losses with carryovers — Complicated case with filled-in forms Puts, calls, straddling, and unusual investments — Understanding the tax laws and reporting them correctly on the tax return Capital gain and loss issues — The problem with proper reporting of installment sales issues; capital gains and losses; when is a stock worthless; and much more... At-risk rules: What a return preparer really needs to know Passive loss issues — You cannot just trust your software. What to watch out for and the questions you need your clients to answer in order to do it right! Incentive and nonqualified stock options — Reporting; key strategies for planning; dealing with the alternative minimum tax Alternative minimum tax — Understanding it; planning strategies to avoid it; using the minimum tax credit; explaining it to a client Form 6251: Detailed calculation example
Surgent's Advanced Individual Income Tax Return Issues - On-Demand Webcast
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
New issues for the current year tax return and §199A Installment sales — understanding the complicated issues Form 8582: Passive losses with carryovers — Complicated case with filled-in forms Puts, calls, straddling, and unusual investments — Understanding the tax laws and reporting them correctly on the tax return Capital gain and loss issues — The problem with proper reporting of installment sales issues; capital gains and losses; when is a stock worthless; and much more... At-risk rules: What a return preparer really needs to know Passive loss issues — You cannot just trust your software. What to watch out for and the questions you need your clients to answer in order to do it right! Incentive and nonqualified stock options — Reporting; key strategies for planning; dealing with the alternative minimum tax Alternative minimum tax — Understanding it; planning strategies to avoid it; using the minimum tax credit; explaining it to a client Form 6251: Detailed calculation example
Surgent's Advanced Partnership/LLC Workshop: How to Do Optional Step-Up in Basis Under 754 and Related Provisions - Download
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6.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
Identifying when an election to adjust basis will be available Determining when the basis adjustment must be made or may be made without an election Learning how to make the calculations to determine a step-up and allocate that step-up among partnership assets Examining practical examples dealing with a sale of a partnership interest and the effects of §734(b) Exploring the alternatives to electing a basis adjustment Understanding a distribution of property and when an inside basis adjustment can be considered Studying examples dealing with sale of assets vs. sale of partnership interests and issues with hot assets Finding out how to keep track of the “books” for tax preparers when the inside basis adjustment is made, and how to flow through adjustments through a tax return and K-1
Surgent's Advanced Trust Issues: A Roadmap for Success in An Increasingly Complex Area - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Key concepts of trusts, including recent trends; best practices; jurisdiction; and ways to avoid pitfalls Decanting Federal estate tax exemption and remaining relevance of trusts Irrevocable life insurance trusts The role of family dynamics Choice of trustee and other fiduciaries State trust-friendly considerations Charitable trusts Delaware Statutory Trusts Powers of attorney Pet Trusts – the emerging necessities State, county, and local issues Portability QTIP issues Creditor considerations Potential IRA problems Problems with re-titling assets
Surgent's Fiduciary Income Tax Returns - Form 1041 Workshop with Filled-in Forms - Download
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10.00 Credits
Member Price: $189
Classifying receipts between “income” and “corpus” under the Uniform Principal and Income Act Calculation of DNI utilizing three different methods, a “forms” method (Schedule B), a “code” method, and a “shortcut” method, utilizing a worksheet of common income and expenses Proper W-2 preparation and procedures in the year of death Taxpayer passes before taking a required minimum distribution; what must be done? Forgetful fiduciaries of simple trusts Fluctuating trusts – Simple one year, complex the next Dividing income in the year of death Overview of Subchapter J Form preparation issues – Filing requirements and line-by-line explanations of Form 1041 Taxable income of estates and trusts and expense allocation issues Specific deductions and miscellaneous itemized deductions Income in respect of a decedent The income distribution deduction calculation Relation of principal and income law to DNI Understanding how to handle capital gains and losses Allocating tax items to beneficiaries: another K-1 Other considerations: excess deductions on termination Effects of the CARES and Tax Relief Acts on trusts: §461(l) Excess Business Loss Limitation, NOL, §163(j) modifications, new employer credits Comprehensive DNI case study, with principal (cost and FMV) and income reconciliation Comprehensive trust and estate case studies, with filled-in forms
Surgent's Fiduciary Income Tax Returns - Form 1041 Workshop with Filled-in Forms - On-Demand Webcast
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Classifying receipts between “income” and “corpus” under the Uniform Principal and Income Act Calculation of DNI utilizing three different methods, a “forms” method (Schedule B), a “code” method, and a “shortcut” method, utilizing a worksheet of common income and expenses Proper W-2 preparation and procedures in the year of death Taxpayer passes before taking a required minimum distribution; what must be done? Forgetful fiduciaries of simple trusts Fluctuating trusts – Simple one year, complex the next Dividing income in the year of death Overview of Subchapter J Form preparation issues – Filing requirements and line-by-line explanations of Form 1041 Taxable income of estates and trusts and expense allocation issues Specific deductions and miscellaneous itemized deductions Income in respect of a decedent The income distribution deduction calculation Relation of principal and income law to DNI Understanding how to handle capital gains and losses Allocating tax items to beneficiaries: another K-1 Other considerations: excess deductions on termination Effects of the CARES and Tax Relief Acts on trusts: §461(l) Excess Business Loss Limitation, NOL, §163(j) modifications, new employer credits Comprehensive DNI case study, with principal (cost and FMV) and income reconciliation Comprehensive trust and estate case studies, with filled-in forms
Surgent's Financial Reporting Update for Tax Practitioners - Download
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Recent standard setting and consulting activities at the FASB Proposed updates to income tax accounting and financial statement disclosures Tax basis financial statements Recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards and other audit-related hot topics
Surgent's Financial Reporting Update for Tax Practitioners - On-Demand Webcast
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Recent standard setting and consulting activities at the FASB Proposed updates to income tax accounting and financial statement disclosures Tax basis financial statements Recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards and other audit-related hot topics
Surgent's Financial Statement Disclosures: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses - Download
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Financial statement disclosures for small and medium-sized businesses Balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows presentation and disclosure issues Disclosure examples from all sized entities which you can use to base your disclosures on Developing disclosure issues, including disclosures related to the adoption of Topic 606
Surgent's Financial Statement Disclosures: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Financial statement disclosures for small and medium-sized businesses Balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows presentation and disclosure issues Disclosure examples from all sized entities which you can use to base your disclosures on Developing disclosure issues, including disclosures related to the adoption of Topic 606
Surgent's Firm Quality Control Standards and Best Practices - On-Demand Webcast
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
The major requirements of QC Section 10, A Firm’s System of Quality Control Elements of an effective system of quality control Considerations for sole practitioners and smaller firms when implementing QC Section 10 Guidance in implementing an effective firm-wide system of quality control across its six components
Surgent's Florida Ethics for CPAs - Download
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Principles and concepts which form the foundation of ethical behavior The core principles of professional conduct -- integrity, objectivity, and independence The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, including recent changes Florida professional standards and responsibilities for the practice of public accounting
Surgent's Focus on Engagement Quality: How to Avoid Deficiencies in Peer Reviews - Download
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
AICPA’s Enhancing Audit Quality initiative Recent revisions to Quality Management standards Feedback from peer reviews, including areas driving deficiencies in audit Elements of an effective risk assessment and how to link to audit procedures performed Understanding internal controls and making the decision whether or not to test them Issues related to compilations and reviews Issues related to employee benefit plans Issues related to Government Auditing Standards/Single Audits Best practices in documentation
Surgent's Food, Beverage, and Entertainment Expensing - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Special rules for 2021 and 2022 allow 100% deductibility for meals IRS rules relating to the nondeductibility of activities considered entertainment or amusement What constitutes entertainment for tax purposes? When are meals deductible and at what rate once the special rules applicable to 2021 and 2022 no longer apply When employers may deduct food and beverages provided to employees Special rules for per diem meal payments for 2021 and 2022
Surgent's Form 1040 Return Review Boot Camp for New and Experienced Reviewers - Download
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Review an error-prone "staff-prepared" Form 1040 from client-provided information. Were do you start? Get to know your client and ask the questions Several new reporting issues for the reviewer to consider, including new and enhanced clean energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) What are common errors preparers make and what are the areas generating malpractice claims? The importance of engagement letters, questionnaires, and §7216 permission statement Initial administrative groundwork Identifying organizing issues in the tax return to be reviewed Avoiding “willful blindness”; handling ethical and moral dilemmas Efficient review of certain advanced issues for income, adjustments, deductions, and credits Effective procedures for delinquent clients, filing past-due tax returns First-time client issues requiring extra scrutiny Multiple checklists of efficient procedures to identify potential issues on a 1040 return Listing of schedules for staff to prepare to make a review easier, including basis issues for 1040 clients Reconciling time pressure with thoroughness and quality control Professionals acting professionally