CPE Catalog & Events
Accountants and Malpractice: Can We Get Sued for This?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include: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.
Surgent's Ethics for Tax Professionals
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What does practicing before the IRS mean? Who may practice before the IRS? What should a tax preparer do if he or she has knowledge of a client's omission of income from a tax return? May a tax preparer rely on the work of other tax return preparers? May a tax preparer rely on and use client-provided information? Standards associated with giving advice to clients Abolition of the disclaimer requirement When must a tax preparer examine a client’s books and records?
Money Laundering Awareness for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Money laundering overviewRole of tax examiners and auditorsTax return examinationPre-audit indicatorsAudit flagsReal estate issuesCash indicatorsInternational trade signalsLoan considerationsProfessional service provider concernsMoney laundering and ethics
Surgent's Ethics for Tax Professionals
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What does practicing before the IRS mean? Who may practice before the IRS? What should a tax preparer do if he or she has knowledge of a client's omission of income from a tax return? May a tax preparer rely on the work of other tax return preparers? May a tax preparer rely on and use client-provided information? Standards associated with giving advice to clients Abolition of the disclaimer requirement When must a tax preparer examine a client’s books and records?
Business and Government Investigations
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:How government investigations for white-collar crimes beginHow investigators and prosecutors build cases against business leadersDifferences between witnesses, subjects, and targetsCivil versus criminal allegations and proceedingsCollateral consequences of a criminal chargeUnderstanding the role of defense attorneysDifferentiate between challenges in business and allegations of wrongdoingInfluence on financial loss amounts and sentencingLowering risk levels for government investigations or allegations of white-collar crime
Tax Practice Conduct Standards: Circular 230 and AICPA Statements 2024
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Federal and California statutory and regulatory standards governing tax preparers: Preparer penalty provisions, Circular 230 and; AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services Tax shelter and reportable transaction issues in depth Attorney-client, Sec. 7525 and work product privilege issues and Kovel arrangements
Beware the Tax Enforcers: How the US Prosecutes Tax Evaders
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of the Tax Division's role and responsibilitiesCivil litigation and appellate cases in the Tax DivisionCriminal investigations and prosecutions of tax law violationsProtecting the public fisc through affirmative civil litigationEncouraging voluntary compliance with tax lawsEnsuring fair and uniform enforcement of tax lawsCollaboration with other federal agencies in tax law enforcement
Addressing Conflicts of Interest and Errors on Tax Returns 2024
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Overview of the rules about discovering an error in a return either when rendering future preparation services or during representation in an administrative proceeding Discussion of the duty to 'advise' clients concerning potential taxpayer penalties associated with discovering an error or omission Discussion of the Circular 230 requirements when a conflict of interest exists in a client engagement Circular 230 and the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility oversight and disciplinary authority
Surgent's Shades Of Gray - Practicing Before The Internal Revenue Service - Circular 230 -Current State
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Office of Professional Responsibility – Authority and Procedures Current status of the regulations governing tax practice before the IRS (Circular 230 Rev. 6/2014) In depth coverage of the various Due Diligence obligations of tax professionals Overview of other key Circular 230 provisions Practitioner responsibilities to their clients and to the Tax Administration System Best Practices for all tax professionals
IRS Strategic Plan 2023-2026 and Impacts on US Tax Pros
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of the IRS Strategic Plan 2023-2026Key goals and priorities of the IRS Strategic PlanMeasures the IRS plans to take to achieve its goalsImplications of the IRS Strategic Plan for tax professionals and regulatory ethicsChanges to the way the IRS provides services and communicates with taxpayersStrategies for staying up-to-date on IRS policies and proceduresCase studies of the impacts of the IRS Strategic Plan on the accounting profession
What's So Funny 'Bout Accounting and Tax Ethics 2024
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Threats to compliance with Code of Ethics Updated Statement of Standards for Taxpayer Services (SSTS) Ethical challenges in selecting appropriate GAAP alternatives
Ethics: IRS Behavioral Insights for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Behavioral insights (BI) PrimerHow and why BI are used by the IRSIRS and individual decision-makingIRS and environmental and design considerationsIRS and social normsIRS "top of mind" issues BI and Implementation of tax reform legislation BI and private debt collectionBI and online taxpayer accountsBI and taxpayer rights in "real" vs. "unreal" auditsBI and the tax-exempt approval processBI and passport renewal and revocationHow to use BI to more mindfully interact with the IRS to improve outcomes
Accountants and Malpractice: Can We Get Sued for This?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include: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.
Money Laundering Awareness for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Money laundering overviewRole of tax examiners and auditorsTax return examinationPre-audit indicatorsAudit flagsReal estate issuesCash indicatorsInternational trade signalsLoan considerationsProfessional service provider concernsMoney laundering and ethics
Surgent's Ethics for Tax Professionals
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What does practicing before the IRS mean? Who may practice before the IRS? What should a tax preparer do if he or she has knowledge of a client's omission of income from a tax return? May a tax preparer rely on the work of other tax return preparers? May a tax preparer rely on and use client-provided information? Standards associated with giving advice to clients Abolition of the disclaimer requirement When must a tax preparer examine a client’s books and records?
Surgent's Shades Of Gray - Practicing Before The Internal Revenue Service - Circular 230 -Current State
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Office of Professional Responsibility – Authority and Procedures Current status of the regulations governing tax practice before the IRS (Circular 230 Rev. 6/2014) In depth coverage of the various Due Diligence obligations of tax professionals Overview of other key Circular 230 provisions Practitioner responsibilities to their clients and to the Tax Administration System Best Practices for all tax professionals
IRS Strategic Plan 2023-2026 and Impacts on US Tax Pros
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of the IRS Strategic Plan 2023-2026Key goals and priorities of the IRS Strategic PlanMeasures the IRS plans to take to achieve its goalsImplications of the IRS Strategic Plan for tax professionals and regulatory ethicsChanges to the way the IRS provides services and communicates with taxpayersStrategies for staying up-to-date on IRS policies and proceduresCase studies of the impacts of the IRS Strategic Plan on the accounting profession
Todd and Julie Chrisley Go to Prison
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:What is bank fraud?What is wire fraud?Role of financial service professionals in combating tax evasion and white-collar crimeRed flags indicating of white-collar crimesImportance of knowing customersCriminal justice proceedingsRelationship between victim impact and sentencingRelationship between loss amounts and sentencing
Understanding CPA Communication Privileges in Tax Practice 2024
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
The Federally Authorized Tax Practitioner (FATPs) Understanding the attorney-client privilege The Section 7525 Statutory Privilege and Limitations The Work-Product Doctrine and Privilege and Limitations Kovel Engagements and Limitations
Circular 230 and Rogue Return Preparers
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:The authority of Circular 230 on return preparersThe possible penalties for violating Circular 230How to answer ethical situations with clientsCharacteristics of return preparers who prepare false tax returnsHow to identify the violations in real life examples