CPE Catalog & Events
Hot IRS Tax Examination Issues for Individuals and Businesses
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $280
Prepare now and protect yourself from new audit examinations. What to do when there is tax-related identity theft. Understanding substantiation requirements for travel, charitable contributions, vehicles, meals, virtual currency considerations, and tax-related identity theft. Gaining an in-depth understanding of IRS hot examination issues including passive loss rules, real estate professional status, and the Section 199A provisions as they pertain to rental real estate. Identify how the IRS holds persons other than an employer liable for unpaid payroll taxes, a.k.a., the trust fund recovery penalty. Understanding IRS Audit Techniques Guides and Compliance Campaigns. Recognizing the 30-day letter and the 90-day letter, including what the taxpayer's responsibilities are.
Surgent's Individual Income Tax Update
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $185
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation. Form 1099-K reporting requirements. FinCEN reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act. Employee Retention Tax Credit updates. 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.
Federal Tax Update with Greg & George
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $400
Important new tax cases. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices. Important new tax cases. Common circumstances that result in S corporation terminations (including how to fix mistakes). A new case from the Tax Court on an S corporation that triggered large gains from constructive distributions. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices.
Federal Tax Update with Greg & George WEBCAST
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $400
Important new tax cases. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices. Important new tax cases. Common circumstances that result in S corporation terminations (including how to fix mistakes). A new case from the Tax Court on an S corporation that triggered large gains from constructive distributions. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices.
Bankruptcy Basics: Understanding the Reorganization and Liquidation Process in These Uncertain Economic Times
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $105
Commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding. Protections provided to debtors under the Bankruptcy Code. Key procedural aspects of bankruptcy. The automatic stay. Differences between Chapters 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy cases. The bankruptcy discharge. Proofs of claim Plans of reorganization. Litigation that can arise during bankruptcy. Creditor committees. Bankruptcy trustees. Avoidable preferences and fraudulent transfers. Special rights afforded to landlords and secured creditors.
Washington Sales and B&O Tax
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $185
Sales tax topics include taxable gross income, the use tax, exemptions, interstate and foreign sales, and special areas including construction activities and information technology. The B&O tax covers includable gross income, deductions, reimbursements, interstate apportionment, credits, and local B&O taxes. Tax administration and audits discusses Washington tax resources, registration, interest, penalties, reducing audit risk, preparing for a tax audit, and tax audit survival.
Advanced Audits of 401(k) Plans: Best Practices and Current Developments
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $280
Audit requirements for ERISA 103(a)(3)(C) audits. An annual update of the changes affecting 401(k) plans. Compliance issues associated with eligibility and enrollments, remittances, lack of oversight, compensation, vesting, and other topics. Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment, and detailed testing. Avoiding common mistakes while performing audit procedures. Plan mergers and acquisitions. Common audit reporting and disclosure issues.
Making Excel Formulas Work for You
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $185
This session is taught using a Hands-On methodology. We provide practice files that tie to the examples in the course materials so participants can undertake all the steps in unison with the instructor for a greatly improved learning experience. The Excel topics discussed in this session include: Understanding formula conventions. Working with Functions. Examples of Powerful Excel formulas.
Getting Ahead: The Art of Marketing for CPAs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $105
Challenges of marketing CPA firms. Developing marketing strategy. Elements of a marketing plan. Example: CPA firm marketing plan. Marketing regulatory/AICPA issues. Picking the right marketing channels. Marketing channel statistical analysis. Developing marketing metrics.
Shortcuts that Excel Users Love
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $105
This session is taught using a Hands-On methodology. We provide practice files that tie to the examples in the course materials so participants can undertake all the steps in unison with the instructor for a greatly improved learning experience. The Excel topics discussed in this session include: The power of keyboard shortcuts. Oft used features with more capability than meets the eye. New helpful features.
Advanced Excel Topics for Spreadsheet Power Users
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $280
This session is taught using a Hands-On methodology. We provide practice files that tie to the examples in the course materials so participants can undertake all the steps in unison with the instructor for a greatly improved learning experience. The topics discussed in this session include: Using Excel for graphical output and dashboard reporting. Data tools and the Data Analysis ToolPak. Advanced functions and complex formulas. Working with Excel tables and PivotTables.