CPE Catalog & Events
I want the TRUTH: Preparing to be an Expert Witness
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Rules of civil and criminal procedure Applicable standards Testifying basics Cross-examination techniques
K2'S Top Tech Productivity Tips And Tricks
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Microsoft 365 tricks and tips Best practices for virtual meetings Productivity-enhancing apps and tools that you should consider using
Fiduciary Accounting: Fundamentals & Rules
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fundamentals of fiduciary accounting Uniform Principal and Income Act Mandatory and discretionary allocations and adjustments Address the trustees ability to override the fallback rules Review the contents of a proper set of trust accounting statements
S Corporations - Overview
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Overview of S Corporation election and compliance requirements Comparison of S Corporations with other business entities Preparing Form 2553 and addressing late filing relief Shareholder stock and debt basis considerations Form 1120S and Schedule K-1: key aspects and reporting requirements Officer reasonable compensation requirements and IRS audit strategies Introduction to Schedules K-2 and K-3 Compliance with corporate formalities and taxable fringe benefits
Surgent's Exploring Client Advisory Services: Tax Due Dates and Penalties/Where Do I Need To File?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Estimated taxes and deadlines Tax due dates for common returns and filings Potential penalties and interest Information return penalties Penalties applicable to pass-through entities Accuracy-related penalties First-time abatement (FTA) FTA eligible returns Reasonable cause Nexus: sales tax vs. income tax Sales tax nexus with state specific examples Remote work and sales tax nexus Income tax nexus with state-specific examples Remote work and income tax nexus Sales factor: throwback rules
Surgent's Tax Practitioner Horror Stories
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Tax practitioner “horror stories” that illustrate what tax practitioners should try to avoid at all costs Avoiding malpractice lawsuits brought against tax practitioners
The Power of a Good Story!
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The 3 elements of storytelling 3 real world examples 10 thoughts for the road
Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Principles of Visual Design for Dashboards and Reports Chart Design for Rapid Understanding Table Design for Efficiency Effective Use of Commentary Strategic Layout Techniques Trend Analysis Methods Developing Organizational Design Standards Excel Application Techniques Critical Review Skills Best Practices for Data Presentation
Topic 842 - Implementing Leases Workshop
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Accounting Yellowbook Leases Standards ASC 842
Key Tax Issues Facing Business & Industry
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Update and review of recent and key tax developments impacting business and industry "Tax-mageddon" - the all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA Other recent legislative, judicial, and IRS developments impacting business taxpayers Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues Travel and entertainment expense rules Independent contractor vs. employee
2025 Annual Update for Accountants & Auditors
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $189
Accounting Standards Updates Auditing & Accounting Yellowbook
Hands-On Tax Return Workshop - S Corporations (Form 1120S)
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
Extensive review of the S corporation income tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative Schedule K analysis– determine if income statement items are separately (i.e. schedule K) or non-separately stated income and expense items Discuss how schedule K items get allocated to shareholders on their schedule K-1s Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to shareholders needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations Talk about the unreasonably low officer compensation issues Learn the special tax treatment of fringe benefits paid to 2% shareholders and family members Schedule M-1 – calculate the reconciliation of income or loss per books with income or loss per income tax return Schedule M-2 – detailed step-by-step calculation of the AAA, PTI, E&P and OAA accounts Basic overview of the tax treatment of distributions including when a S corporation has prior C corporation earnings and profits (E&P) Review the importance and basics of calculating a shareholder’s stock and debt basis Basic overview of the potential S corporation built in gains tax from the conversion of a C to S corporation
Passive Activities & Rental Real Estate Income Tax Issues
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
Detailed coverage of the passive activity rules under IRC §469 (and related regulations), how the 3.8% net investment income tax under §1411 and qualified business income (QBI) deduction under §199A applies to rentals and passive activities, and what is a trade or business rental is under §162 How the PAL rules apply to rental real estate activities and investments in S corporations and partnerships Definition of an activity and the activity grouping and disclosure rules Real estate professional exception to the PAL rules for investments in non-passive rentals Special $25,000 loss allowance for rental real estate with active participation Material participation safe harbor rules Events that trigger suspended PALs Limitations on tax credits generated by passive activities Special rules that re-characterize passive income to non-passive income What rentals are subject to self-employment tax under §1402
ACPEN Signature 2025- Small Business: Hot Tax Issues Today
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Legislative update on expiring tax provisions affecting small businesses; Legislative update on new tax provisions impacting small businesses; Communications with the IRS; Tax audits of small businesses; Judicial update on self-employment tax litigation on self-employment taxes of partners and LLC members. Worker verification requirements and penalties---old and new. Tax planning opportunities—old and new.
Surgent's Preparing C Corporation Tax Returns for New Staff and Paraprofessionals
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Preparation of a reasonably complicated Form 1120, “U.S. Corporate Income Tax Return,” from trial balance to completed return The importance of Schedule M-1, including adjustments in reconciling book income to tax income and items staff may look for on all business returns New tax-planning strategies for depreciation deductions, including changes to §179 and first-year depreciation under §168(k) as a result of new tax legislation Methods of accounting In-depth analysis of Form 4797 dealing with depreciation recapture Deductible expenses, including rules on meals and entertainment Section 163(j) Computation of tax liability Overview of common business deductions – deductibility and Schedule M-1 How to practically handle uniform capitalization and inventory accounting for a small manufacturing concern And more!
The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
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, Premium Tax Credit, Elective Payment, Transferability, and Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions, New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans, and recent IRS guidance Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Detailed analysis and examples of Sale of Passthrough Entity Interest and Net Investment Income Tax The Gig Economy -- Tax implications, Independent Contractor vs. Employee Classification, and the 2024 DOL Final Rule Real Estate professional requirements Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers 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
Partnership/LLC Taxation: Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Discuss the impact of the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction on partnerships and their partnersThe meaning of a "tax basis capital account"How the financial accounting and tax capital accounts differ from one anotherDetermine a partner's share of the partnership's liabilitiesDistinguish "recourse" loans from "nonrecourse" loansWhat are "qualified nonrecourse financing" loans and how they affect partnersSection 704 "built-in gain or loss" rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reportingSection 4655 "at risk" rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting
Maximizing the Tax Benefits of an Installment Sale
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $29
Installment sale treatment eligibility When to elect out of installment sale treatment Installment sales of business assets Installment sale default and the rules for personal property vs real property Depreciation recapture
Effective Communication Skills
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Confidence Leadership
Fraud Risk Management
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fraud risk management Fraud risk assessments Data analytics Fraud risk management tools