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Few advantages are as sought after by parents for their children as an education that will enable them to grow professionally and enjoy the benefits such an education can help bestow. The federal government supports and encourages their efforts to provide that education through various programs and income tax incentives. This course will examine the programs, credits, deductions and federal income tax treatment of various items that affect saving for and financing an individuals education. | |
Seismic changes in tax legislation is currently taking place, and the well-informed tax practitioner will want to attend this program in order to stay abreast of these developments. This program will cover new court decisions, recent IRS publications, and the latest tax legislation that will impact businesses and individuals. The remaining time will be spent on IRS procedure and other issues. This course will provide a concise look at the hottest topics affecting every tax practitioner.
This course is suitable for Corporate tax and finance executives, directors, managers and staff, CPAs, CAs Enrolled Agents, accountants, attorneys and business/financial advisors who work with and advise businesses that have tax implications. All in-house and public practice tax professionals will benefit from this timely and insightful seminar.
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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) - is a law that mandates that a business entity must disclose who the beneficial owners of the entity are. Any business entity formed by application is subject to the CTA these entities include Corporations (both C and S), Partnerships (both general and limited), Professional Corporations, and Limited Liability Entities (in all Forms). Why is this law here? Well there are those in congress that are concerned all business entities are not necessarily transparent or are formed by individuals trying to hide something or committing nefarious acts, associated with terrorist activities, drugs and/or the illegal funneling of monies. The CTA applies to all entities formed within the United States and foreign entities that have registered to business within the United States. The purpose of the CTA Legislation is to assist the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in identifying entities that may be involved in money laundering, Tax Evasion, organized Crime, and/or other illegal activities.
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Seismic changes in tax legislation is currently taking place, and the well-informed tax practitioner will want to attend this eight hour program in order to stay abreast of these developments. This program will cover new court decisions, recent IRS publications, and the latest tax legislation that will impact businesses and individuals. The remaining time will be spent on IRS procedure and other issues. This course will provide a concise look at the hottest topics affecting every tax practitioner. Who should Attend: This course is suitable for Corporate tax and finance executives, directors, managers and staff, CPAs, CAs Enrolled Agents, accountants, attorneys and business/financial advisors who work with and advise businesses that have tax implications. All in-house and public practice tax professionals will benefit from this timely and insightful seminar. Program Content:
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This course presents an overview of blockchain and the tax implication of cryptocurrency transactions. The IRS has provided some recent guidance, but potentially conflicting pronouncements by other regulatory agencies have created uncertainty on reporting issues. This course will help the practitioner understand when a taxable transaction has occurred, what reports to file to satisfy IRS requirements, and identify tax traps for the unwary. Who should Attend : This course is suitable for Corporate tax and finance executives, directors, managers and staff, CPAs, Enrolled Agents, accountants, attorneys and business/financial advisors who work with and advise individuals or businesses that use or invest in cryptocurrency. All in-house and public practice professionals involved with tax compliance and planning will benefit from this timely and insightful seminar. Program Content:
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The new pass-through LB&I field operations unit will boost audits of pass-through entities, including partnerships, S-corporations and trusts. The IRS also established the new IRS associate office focused on partnerships, S- corporations, trusts and estates. A recent GAO study recommended strengthening audit processes for large partnerships.
While the number of large partnerships increased almost 600% from 2002 to 2019, only 54 of the 20,000 large partnership returns filed in 2019 were audited, for a 0.3% audit rate. Decreased from 1.4% in 2007. The IRS has announced that it will be auditing a larger percentage of partnership returns in the future. The IRS will also be challenging certain partnership related-party transactions under the codified economic substance doctrine in § 7701(o).
During this course through case law / case study will discuss IRS Procedure, Conservation Easements, Other Partnership Issues, S Corporations, Economic Substance, Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA), Profits Interest VS. Capital Interest, and SEC. 754.
Learning Objectives
1. Become familiar with recent court cases and Treasury publications affecting individuals and business entities.
2. Acquire a working knowledge of recent changes to IRS procedure.
3. Become conversant of recently issued tax court opinions and their implications to taxpayers.
4. Know the status of upcoming tax legislation and how it might affect clients.
To complete this course participants need to: Answer polling questions to meet NASBA / IRS / State Board of Accountancies requirements for attendance verification.
Upon course completion a course evaluation form is provided for your feedback.
Participants have 1 year from the date of purchase/enrollment to complete this course
CPE Prime is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org | |
Cryptocurrency - defined as "any digital representation of value that is recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger or any similar technology." Cryptocurrency and NFTs are the most common digital assets with an estimated $2 Billion having been donated as of January 2024. Additionally, the majority of the top US charities accept cryptocurrency donations (56% of the top 100) as of January 2024 with two-thirds of these top crypto enabled nonprofits aren’t just accepting crypto, but are actively fundraising it. This course will discuss traps and pitfalls the unwary often fall victim of.
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Cryptocurrency background
Classifying Cryptocurrency
Non-fungible tokens
Planning ideas
Gifts to individuals
Limitations on gifts to charities
Contribution of assets with built-in gain
Testamentary gifts
Sec. 170(f)(11): Qualified appraisal and other documentation for certain contributions
Other issues
Reporting cryptocurrency
Reporting of digital assets
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, the participant should be able to:
1. Discuss what constitutes digital assets.
2. Determine the differences between cryptocurrency and NFTs.
3. Be able to identify the IRS forms needed to report digital asset contributions.
4. Understand how to properly establish the value of the contribution.
5. Know the differences in required substantiation based on the amount of the contribution.
6. Understand the latest rulings by the Treasury Department and courts on these contributions.
To complete this course participants need to: Answer polling questions to meet NASBA / IRS / State Board of Accountancies requirements for attendance verification.
Upon course completion a course evaluation form is provided for your feedback.
Participants have 1 year from the date of purchase/enrollment to complete this course
CPE Prime is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org | |
More and more practitioners are expanding their practices by offering retirement planning advisory services. This course focuses on a variety of issues dealing with IRAs and qualified retirement plans. When practitioners understand the advantages and disadvantages of IRAs and qualified retirement plans, as well as the tax implications and designs of these plans, they are better equipped to meet their clients’ needs.
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At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Define the different IRAs
Recognize SEPs, qualified plans, and contribution plans
List 401(k) plans
Compare plans
Identify minimum distribution rules
Highlights:
Regular IRAs
Roth IRAs
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts
SIMPLE IRAs
SEPs
Basics of qualified plans
Defined benefit pension plans
Defined contribution plans
401(k) plans, including Roth 401(k)s
Choosing the best plan for each client
Minimum distribution rules
To complete this course participants need to: Answer polling questions to meet NASBA / IRS / State Board of Accountancies requirements and participate for 150 minutes.
Upon course completion a course evaluation form is provided for your feedback.
Participants have 1 year from the date of purchase/enrollment to complete this course
CPE Prime is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org | |
This course will identify the vulnerabilities and define safeguards for computers, networks, networking components, software applications, and mobile devices. This course will describe the threats that can compromise the computers and company data such as viruses, trojans and phishing. This course will describe some simple steps that users can take to properly protect themselves from any threats that penetrate the network and protect confidential company data. Finally, this course will discuss how to create a data security plan and an information security risk management plan along with some recommendations and best-practices for keeping networks safe. | |
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of forms the current foundation of the US tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is organized into four primary sections of: Individual Tax Reform, Business Tax Reform, Exempt Organizations and International provisions. This is an updated course for 2023 that will provide a thorough review of the Individual Tax Reform section of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Bill (H.R.1.) as well as any changes for 2023. Part 1 of this course will provide a summary description of all provisions referenced in Individual Tax Reform section of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It will identify which sections changed for 2018 and which were updated for 2023. Each provision will reference a more detailed description of the provision in Part 2 of this course. The detailed description will review the pre-2018 law, provide a detailed description of the changes for 2018 and identify the effective date that the provision became effective. | |
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of forms the current foundation of the US tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is organized into four primary sections of: Individual Tax Reform, Business Tax Reform, Exempt Organizations and International provisions. This is an updated course for 2023 that will provide a thorough review of all four portions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Bill (H.R.1.) as well as any changes for 2023. Part 1 of this course will provide a summary description of all provisions referenced in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for each of the primary sections. It will identify which sections changed for 2018 and which were updated for 2023. Each provision will reference a more detailed description of the provision in Part 2 of this course. The detailed description will review the pre-2018 law, provide a detailed description of the changes for 2018 and identify the effective date that the provision became effective. | |
The IRS has a unified wealth transfer taxation system to ensure that any assets transferred my means of gifts, deaths, and gifts that skip a generation are taxed accordingly. This course will discuss estate planning and estate taxes, gift taxes, and generation-skipping transfer taxes in detail. This course will describe the tools that are available for estate planning and will define the benefits of using each tool. This course will describe how to identify what is included in the gross estate and demonstrate how to calculate the gross estate amounts. This course will also identify the conditions under which filing a gift tax return is required. Finally, this course will identify and discuss the different types of generationskipping transfers and how each are taxed by the IRS. This course has been updated to reflect all current changes to tax law and amounts for 2023. | |
Principles of Wealth Management examines the financial planning discipline, including Its need, as evidenced by the U.S. poverty rate, the U.S. savings rate, the lack of financial retirement readiness and the ever-increasing cost of higher education. The course details the principal steps in developing a financial plan, the critical issues in managing and protecting wealth, the products and concepts available to implement wealth management objectives and their tax treatment. | |
Each year, income tax return preparation must take into account inflation-related changes to various limits and new tax laws. This course will look at those changes and new laws to provide valuable information to persons preparing individual 1040 income tax returns. The Annual Tax Filing Season Update course discusses new tax law and recent updates for the tax filing season, provides a general tax review, and examines important rules governing tax return preparer ethics, practices, and procedures. | |
Strong internal controls are key to any effective accounts payable function. Without such controls, fraud is easier to commit, duplicate payments increase and the function is not cost-effective. This course presents information the professional can use to identify control problems and implement strong controls. Industry expert Mary Schaeffer shows auditors, controllers, and managers where control issues are likely to occur, how to strengthen controls, and best practices for a control effective accounts payable function. | |
The auditor uses four phases to meet the overall objective of the audit, which is to express an opinion on the fairness with which the financial statements present fairly. Every audit requires planning, which occurs during the first of the four audit phases. Audit planning is a course that will review the audit planning process. This course will discuss the important of evaluating materiality and risk, which will impact the auditor's planned audit evidence. This course will describe how to develop a preliminary judgment about materiality and consider the most appropriate risks for each engagement. This course will review the eight steps involved in creating the audit plan. | |
The U.S has been met with unprecedented challenges during the Coronavirus pandemic. Over the course of 2020 and 2021, three major spending bills were enacted into law that were meant to provide aid to individuals, companies, and industries that were affected by the various changes and restrictions onset by the Coronavirus pandemic. Those bills were the American Rescue Plan Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, and the CARES Act. This course will provide an overview of these three bills that were meant to address the hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This course will also provide a detailed look into the latest bill enacted from the three, the American Rescue Plan Act, and how that bill has affected the wider tax landscape within the U.S. | |
This course satisfies the Board of Accountancy's Four-hour ethics requirement for all licensees of States with no specific requirement. It covers what ethics are and some of the different approaches to ethics. The course covers much of the AICPA Code of Ethics and many interpretations of the Code, particularly in the independence area.
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This course satisfies the Board of Accountancy Four-hour ethics requirement for all licensees of States with no specific requirement. It covers what ethics are and some of the different approaches to ethics. The course covers much of the AICPA Code of Ethics and many interpretations of the Code, particularly in the independence area. | |
This course satisfies the Board of Accountancy Four-hour ethics requirement for all licensees of States with no specific requirement. It covers what ethics are and some of the different approaches to ethics. The course covers much of the AICPA Code of Ethics and many interpretations of the Code, particularly in the independence area. |