CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Unlimited Plus Webinar Package
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Webinar
0.00 Credits
Member Price: $625
Accountants and Malpractice; Can We Get Sued for This?
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
How accountant liability is a very real threat in today's litigious society.A discussion of scenarios in which accounting professionals can find themselves inadvertently involved in a lawsuit.Pitfalls in which the accountant may find him- or her- self while dealing with clients.Real-life examples from the speaker's extensive experience as a practitioner and as an expert witness in accounting malpractice cases.
CFO Solutions to IRS Problems
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The major topics that will be covered in this course include: The authority of IRS in assessing and collecting taxes. The common misconceptions when dealing with IRS. Common questionable actions by business owners. How to prepare for an IRS audit. The seven options in IRS collections. Possible criminal tax violations by CFOs and small business owners.
Criminal Tax: How CPAs Bring Value to Defense Attorneys
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The major topics that will be covered in this course include: The common weaknesses in a criminal tax investigation. The key documents to review (In a sea of thousands of documents). Crafting questions to recommend in court proceeding.
Erase the Mark: Best Practices in Penalty Abatement
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The major topics covered in this course include: The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties. The types of penalties that can be removed. The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements. How to request penalty abatements. Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.
Fundamentals of Income Taxation
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Standard Deductions v. Itemized Deductions Defining ordinary income, capital gains and qualified dividends. Cash v. Accrual methods Above- and Below- the Line deductions Extensions for filing a return Calculating the federal tax liability
IRS Penalties and Abatements
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Various types of penalties: Accuracy related, fraud, understatement of valuation, reporting requirement, failure to pay, and pay or deposit penalties Rules on waiver of penalties and interests Various forms and procedures for requesting relief First Time Abatement: Requirements and procedures How an individual taxpayer qualifies for Reasonable Cause abatement Procedures for requesting refund of paid penalties Available administrative options
Like-kind Exchanges in Real Estate Transactions
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Like-kind exchanges have been hailed as one of the few "legal tax shelters" still available for real property investments, but it is really a result of favored tax policy. These relatively straight-forward concepts can help a company significantly improve cash flow by deferring its tax liability. These concepts will be illustrated by real-life examples that present a novel approach to like-kind exchanges as a useful and practical tax-planning idea.
Retirement Planning; IRA's
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
IRA Types & Basic Requirements MAGI Thresholds for Traditional & Roth IRA'sIRA DistributionsHandling Coronavirus DistributionsHandling Roth IRA DistributionsRequired Minimum DistributionsQualified Charitable Distributions (QCD's)
Schedule C of Form 1040
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Schedule C Business Deductions Self-employment taxes Business use of a vehicleSection 179 and Bonus Depreciation
Section 174: New Rules for Research & Experimentation
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Discussion of the impact of the Section 174 law change requiring capitalization of research and experimental costs. Comparison of the Section 41 R&E credit to the Section 174 R&E deduction. Financial accounting for R&E costs. Required change of accounting method and Form 3115. Revised treatment of software development costs. Comprehensive case problems explaining implementation of the law changes.
Secure Act 2.0: What you need to know
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1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Expanding Automatic Enrollment in Retirement Plans Increased Age for RMDs Higher Catch-up Contribution Limit Emergency Expense Penalty-Free Withdrawals "Starter" 401(k)s for Certain Employers Part-time Worker Improved Coverage Excise Tax Reduction for Certain Retirement Plan Accumulations Employee Plan Conflict Resolution Expansion Retroactive First Year Elective Deferrals For Sole Proprietors Change in Plan Requirements for Unrollees Surviving Spouse Election Reduced Tax on Excess Contributions Timely Plan Amendment Changes Elective Deferral Changes Employer Match as Roth Contribution
Taxation of Business Entities
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Types of business entities (Sole proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Limited Liability Company and Limited Liability Partnership) Considerations in choosing a business entity, including taxes, limited liability protection, management & control, funding options & opportunities, tax consequences for the owners and the business. Future tax considerations that will impact various business entities.
Surgent's 2024 Tax Update
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3.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Form 1099-K reporting requirements FinCEN reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act in 2024 Employee Retention Tax Credit updates Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Surgent's 2024 Tax Update for Client Advisory Services
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Common tax deadlines and penalties Employee Retention Credit – new developments Beneficial ownership information reporting Bonus depreciation changes Form 1099 reporting and changes Online accounts and IP PINs Virtual currency updates Green energy credit compliance
Surgent's A Complete Tax Guide to Exit Planning
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Gain exclusion and tax-free reorganization planning Gain exclusion with sales of C corporation stock – Section 1202 Deferral of gain with installment reporting Gain planning with partnerships Basis planning – basis step-up at death, gifts of interests to family Restructuring the business entity – C vs. S corporation, partnerships, LLCs Real estate planning – retention vs sales, like-kind exchanges Employee stock ownership plans – special tax incentives Employee benefit planning with ownership change Taxes other than the federal income tax – state tax, estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes, and property taxes Prospects for tax law change
Surgent's A Guide to Gig Economy Tax Issues
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Characteristics of a gig economy Who is an employee and who is an independent contractor? Form 1099-NEC and reporting of non-employee compensation Reporting on Form 1099-K Gig workers and the requirement to pay self-employment tax throughout the year State tax implications of remote work for the business owner and workers How remote work creates state tax nexus Tax implications of employee telecommuting for the employer The “convenience of the employer” rule Drivers of both people and of meals or other products Section 199A deduction Implications of the Vizcaino case
Surgent's A Guide to Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The basics of nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) NQDC compliance Taxation of NQDC plans Types of NQDC plans Financing/funding NQDC plans Planning strategies
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
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10.00 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 Impact of Soroban Capital Partners LP, 161 TC No.12
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
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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 Impact of Soroban Capital Partners LP, 161 TC No.12