CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Taxation of Partnership Distributions and Sales of Partnership Interests
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
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
2024 Tax Practice Ethical Challenges and Circular 230
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Circular 230 (IRS) rules for conducting a "best" tax practice How to avoid tax return preparation penalties Recent developments impacting today's tax practice Review of tax return preparer's registration rules Explanation of the revised AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Contingent fees
Postmortem Estate Planning Primer
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Alternative valuation date (AVD) issues Portability Issues Installment payments of estate taxes (IRC Section 6166) QTIP elections under IRC §2056(b)(7) The use of qualified disclaimers Basis issues Final income tax return of the decedent Medical expenses of final illness Savings bond interest acceleration Estate fiscal year and accounting method elections The sixty-five-day rule election Income and deductions in respect of the decedent (IRD)
2022 Tax Legislation: the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act
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Webinar
2.20 Credits
Member Price: $79
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 The new 15% corporate AMT Electric Vehicle Credits Clean Commercial Vehicle Credits 1% tax on the repurchase of corporate stock Excess Business Losses Clean Energy Tax Credits Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction (Section 179D) New Credits Research Credits for Small Businesses Excise Taxes on Fossil Fuels Green Property Depreciation Additional Funding for the IRS Transfers of certain credits to an unrelated transferee Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022
2024 Partnerships/LLCs: Understanding Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Discussion of the impact of the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction on partnerships and their partners The meaning of a “tax basis capital account” -- how do the financial accounting and tax capital accounts differ from one another How to determine a partner’s share of the partnership’s liabilities Distinguishing “recourse” loans from “nonrecourse” loans What are “qualified nonrecourse financing” loans and how they affect partners Review of the Sec. 704 “built-in gain or loss” rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting
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.
The Tax Practitioners Guide to Estate Administration
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Estate settlement issues Collection and accounting of assets Determining the legitimacy of debts and creditors Payment of creditors Distribution issues Probate issues Will contests Inventory of assets Fiduciary duties Rights of creditors, third parties, and beneficiaries Federal estate tax issues State death tax issues Ancillary estate administration issues Fiduciary accounting issues Special issues regarding trusts
2024 S Corporations: How to Calculate Shareholder Basis
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Discuss the calculation of basis when the entity is formed including the impact of contributed property Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity Uses a comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property Explain how basis is impacted by sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest Discuss how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting Show how to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculations
Top 10 Payroll Questions You Didn't Even Know You Had
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics in this class include:Questions and answers for 10 of the most commonly asked questions employers and business owners have about payrollPayroll taxes and payroll return requirements for employersPayroll-related requirements affecting employers, including overtime and bonus withholding.Federal and state requirements related to common payroll issues, including pay stub and pay frequency.Organizational and business strategies that employers should consider when running payroll, including frequency of pay, who is running payroll, how best to pay your employees, and record retention policies.
Surgent's Section 199A: Schedule K-1 Reporting by Relevant Pass-Through Entities
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The latest guidance from the IRS provided through regulations or administrative announcements Reporting requirements for all relevant pass-through entities Reporting for multiple activities within one entity Allocating common items among multiple activities Section 199A Schedule K-1 reporting for tiered entities Calculating and reporting qualified wages and the unadjusted basis immediately after acquisition of qualified property Allocating §199A relevant amounts to beneficiaries of trusts using DNI Handling separately stated items for which qualified business income status is determined at the shareholder or partner level The effects of ownership changes on §199A reporting on Schedule K-1 Reporting publicly traded partnership income and REIT income to the partners or shareholders Reporting aggregated activities Allocating §199A amounts to partners when special allocations have been made by the partnership
Annual Federal Tax Update
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $332
Income taxation of estates and trusts IRS administrative issues, compliance, and updated forms Court cases settled in the last year that provide tax return guidance IRS summons and notification requirements IRS rulings, procedures and notices published in 2023 Fringe benefits Hobby vs. business Corporate AMT regulations
Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Planning for Real Estate in these Ever Changing Times
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Webinar
2.20 Credits
Member Price: $79
Real estate as a part of a client's divinified portfolio of investments Understanding the differences revolving around personal real estate vs. investment real estate Understanding valuation issues Understanding titling issues Individual deduction issues, including the interest limitation Business deduction issues At-risk limitations Passive activity rules update How the IRC Section 199A deduction applies to real estate investments Depreciation issues Estate and Gift planning techniques for real estate Proper use of trusts in real estate holdings
Surgent's Successfully Completing an Estate Tax Return -- Form 706
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Changes to the IRS Form 706 How to successfully navigate the form The ins and outs of the “portability” rules, including how the rules actually work using common examples Income tax consequences How to avoid malpractice traps Overlooked GST issues
Surgent's Top Business Tax Planning Strategies
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Complying with the beneficial ownership information reporting requirements The current status of the Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program Using the newly expanded access to business tax accounts for partners and shareholders of S corporations IRS guidance allowing car dealers to provide electric vehicle tax rebates upfront to qualified auto buyers Monetizing energy credits Amortization of research and experimental expenditures Dealing with the taxpayer loss in the Tax Court in Soroban Capital Partners requiring managers to pay self-employment tax on certain payments to limited partners Contributions to Roth “catch-up” plans Roth contributions to a SEP and Simple IRA Employer matching contributions to a Roth account Section 179 and bonus depreciation Roth 401(k) contributions no longer subject to RMDs during the owner’s lifetime
Secure Act 2.0 - Everything that you Need to Know
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Webinar
2.20 Credits
Member Price: $79
Mandatory Automatic Enrollment Credit For Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs Enhancement Of The Saver’s Credit Increase In Starting Age For RMDs Indexing IRA Catch-Up Higher Catch-Up Limit Age 61, 62, 63, And 64 Student Loan Payments As Elective Deferrals For Matching Contributions Start Up Credit Costs For Employers Joining An Existing Plan Financial Incentives For Contributing To a Plan Withdrawals For Certain Emergency Expenses SIMPLE Plan changes Starter 401(K) Plans Sec 529 Plan To Roth Rollovers Emergency Savings Accounts Enhancement of 403(B) Plans Qualified Charitable Distributions to Split Interest Entity Retirement Savings Lost and Found
2024 Business Tax Update with Steve Dilley
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Update on significant business tax developments related to cases and rulings Business provisions of any recent legislation impacting business entities Depreciation changes in Sec. 179 and Sec. 168(k) bonus depreciation Recent developments impacting partnership and S corporations, including any changes to Forms 1065 and 1120S
Making the Best of Bad Situations: Tax Planning in a COVID-19 Environment
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
The effect COVID-19 on a client’s total financial, estate, and asset protection plan Understanding the issues revolving around the death of a client Understanding medical issues Understanding the tax and non-tax issues in divorce Understanding the tax and non-tax issues in personal bankruptcy, cancellation of debt, foreclosure, repossession, and reporting of bad debts Understanding the tax and non-tax issues of personal relationship matters, such as living together, property rights, premarital agreements, filing status, exemptions, and dependents Understanding the support issues for spouses and former spouses Understanding support issues for children of divorced or separated parents and the tax treatment of back child support Understanding the business issues involved when the parties to a business breaks apart Special issues, such as marital property rules, married versus unmarried tax rate comparisons, head of household status, and treatment of refunds and deficiencies
Form 706 Preparation Part 4: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits 2024
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Schedule R, including election statements and integration with the marital deduction Foreign Death Tax Credit, Schedule P and Prior Transfer Credit, Schedule Q Qualified Conservation Easements, Schedule U Making Sec. 6166 election and using Graegin loans
Surgent's Guide to Understanding the At-Risk Basis Rules and Forms 6198 and 7203
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Basis and at-risk basis How to calculate the amount of annual at-risk basis Forms 6198 and 7203 When activities may be aggregated for at-risk purposes Qualified nonrecourse financing
Surgent's Successfully Completing a Gift Tax Return -- Form 709
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Taxpayers who do not file gift tax returns but should The annual exclusion rules for gifts to trusts including required Crummey notices What should be disclosed on the return for purposes of running the statute of limitations The reporting of installment sales and split-interest Valuations and valuation discounts for gifts of closely held businesses The utilization of Generation Skipping Transfer Tax and the related automatic allocation rules Reporting the use of a deceased spouse’s unused exclusion exemption amount (DSUEA) A line-by-line explanation of Form 709