CPE Catalog
Advanced Individual Income Tax Return Issues
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12.00 Credits
Member Price: $219
New issues for the current year tax return and §199A Installment sales — understanding the complicated issues Form 8582: Passive losses with carryovers — Complicated case with filled-in forms Puts, calls, straddling, and unusual investments — Understanding the tax laws and reporting them correctly on the tax return Capital gain and loss issues — The problem with proper reporting of installment sales issues; capital gains and losses; when is a stock worthless; and much more… At-risk rules: What a return preparer really needs to know Passive loss issues — You can't just trust your software. What to watch out for and the questions you need your clients to answer in order to do it right! Incentive and nonqualified stock options — Reporting; key strategies for planning; dealing with the alternative minimum tax Alternative minimum tax — Understanding it; planning strategies to avoid it; using the minimum tax credit; explaining it to a client Form 6251: Detailed calculation example
Advanced Individual Income Tax Return Issues
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
New issues for the current year tax return and §199A Installment sales — understanding the complicated issues Form 8582: Passive losses with carryovers — Complicated case with filled-in forms Puts, calls, straddling, and unusual investments — Understanding the tax laws and reporting them correctly on the tax return Capital gain and loss issues — The problem with proper reporting of installment sales issues; capital gains and losses; when is a stock worthless; and much more… At-risk rules: What a return preparer really needs to know Passive loss issues — You can't just trust your software. What to watch out for and the questions you need your clients to answer in order to do it right! Incentive and nonqualified stock options — Reporting; key strategies for planning; dealing with the alternative minimum tax Alternative minimum tax — Understanding it; planning strategies to avoid it; using the minimum tax credit; explaining it to a client Form 6251: Detailed calculation example
Advanced Partnership/LLC Workshop: How to Do Optional Step-Up in Basis Under 754 and Related Provisions
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6.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
Identifying when an election to adjust basis will be available Determining when the basis adjustment must be made or may be made without an election Learning how to make the calculations to determine a step-up and allocate that step-up among partnership assets Examining practical examples dealing with a sale of a partnership interest and the effects of §734(b) Exploring the alternatives to electing a basis adjustment Understanding a distribution of property and when an inside basis adjustment can be considered Studying examples dealing with sale of assets vs. sale of partnership interests and issues with hot assets Finding out how to keep track of the “books” for tax preparers when the inside basis adjustment is made, and how to flow through adjustments through a tax return and K-1
Advanced Trust Issues: A Roadmap for Success in An Increasingly Complex Area
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Key concepts of trusts, including recent trends; best practices; jurisdiction; and ways to avoid pitfalls Decanting Federal estate tax exemption and remaining relevance of trusts Irrevocable life insurance trusts The role of family dynamics Choice of trustee and other fiduciaries State trust-friendly considerations Charitable trusts Delaware Statutory Trusts Powers of attorney Pet Trusts – the emerging necessities State, county, and local issues Portability QTIP issues Creditor considerations Potential IRA problems Problems with re-titling assets
A Guide to Auditing Common Investments
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of common investment types Typical audit risks and related audit procedures Alternative Investments Fair value disclosure, including applying the fair value hierarchy
A Guide to Gig Economy Tax Issues
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Characteristics of a gig economy Who is an employee and who is an independent contractor? Form 1099-NEC and reporting of non-employee compensation Reporting on Form 1099-K Gig workers and the requirement to pay self-employment tax throughout the year State tax implications of remote work for the business owner and workers How remote work creates state tax nexus Tax implications of employee telecommuting for the employer The “convenience of the employer” rule Drivers of both people and of meals or other products Section 199A deduction Implications of the Vizcaino case
A Guide to Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The basics of nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) NQDC compliance Taxation of NQDC plans Types of NQDC plans Financing/funding NQDC plans Planning strategies
AICPA Update
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
New SAS Nos. 142–145 AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Updates
Anatomy of a Ransomware Event and Incident Response
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
What is ransomware? The growing threat of ransomware — statistics Remote working and COVID-19 Ransomware infection process Incident response protocol Business considerations Legal considerations Breach notification obligations Steps to protect against malware Tabletop exercise
Annual Accounting and Auditing Update
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Leases – Topic 842 Recently issued ASUs covering common control leases, crypto assets (e.g., cryptocurrency), and income tax disclosures ASC 326: CECL Review of SAS 142 – Focus on Audit Evidence Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity SSARS No. 25 and other recently issued SSARS Detailed review of SAS 145 Other important A&A practice matters
Annual Accounting and Auditing Update
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Recently issued ASUs covering common control leases, crypto assets (e.g., cryptocurrency), and income tax disclosures Statement on Quality Management Standards: SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3 Post-Implementation Review Report for revenue recognition under ASC 606 and best practices in applying ASC 606 Fraud case studies Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity Recently issued PCAOB standards and SEC rulemaking activities Other important A&A practice matters
Annual Accounting Update
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Private company standard setting activities FASB Accounting Standards Updates Revenue recognition Leases Credit losses
Annual Auditing Update
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
AICPA hot topics and standard setting initiatives Discussion of new standard on audit evidence, SAS 142, effective for years ended December 31, 2022 Discussion of new standards on auditing accounting estimates, use of specialists, and the risk assessment process, SASs 143–145, effective for years ended December 31, 2023 Recent updates to the AICPA’s Code of Professional Conduct Recently issued or proposed updates to other AICPA professional guidance
Annual FASB Update and Review
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Private company standard setting activities Recent FASB Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) Topic 842, Leases ASC 326: CECL
Annual FASB Update and Review
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Private company standard setting activities Recent FASB Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs), including those addressing crypto assets (i.e., cryptocurrency) Topic 842, Leases ASC 326: CECL
Annual Update for Defined Contribution Plans
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Common risks and pitfalls associated with defined contribution plans Nuances of the fair value disclosures New reporting and disclosure requirements for the current year Results of DOL Audit Quality Study
Applying Lessons Learned To Assure a Successful ASC 842 Adoption
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) Implementation challenges in adopting ASC 842 Common pitfalls and errors in applying ASC 842 Best practices in implementing ASC 842 Use of lease accounting software for successful implementation and ongoing accounting
Applying the Yellow Book to a Financial Statement Audit
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Critical concepts related to applying the Yellow Book including when the standards are applicable; the types of engagements involved; and the relationship between the Yellow Book and other standards The Yellow Book standards related to ethics; independence; professional judgment; competence and CPE; quality control; and peer review The Yellow Book requirements related to performing and reporting on financial audits and how those requirements affect the audit in areas like internal control
Applying the Yellow Book to a Financial Statement Audit
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Critical concepts related to applying the Yellow Book including when the standards are applicable; the types of engagements involved; and the relationship between the Yellow Book and other standards The Yellow Book standards related to ethics; independence; professional judgment; competence and CPE; quality management; and peer review The Yellow Book requirements related to performing and reporting on financial audits and how those requirements affect the audit in areas like internal control
A Practical Guide to Auditing Cash and Cash Equivalents
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Explain typical audit risks and special considerations related to cash and cash equivalents Identify the risk of fraud related to cash and cash equivalents Describe designing a detailed audit plan, linking assessed risk to planned procedures Techniques used to perform the audit procedures associated with auditing cash and cash equivalents Obtaining evidence related to cash and cash equivalents Case study and test yourself questions related to auditing cash and cash equivalents