Have you ever considered a tax audit from the perspective of an IRS examiner? This session explains how you can use IRS Audit Technique Guides (ATGs) to enhance tax compliance. You will obtain a glimpse of the audit process from the viewpoint of an IRS agent as we explore insights that the IRS provides to its own examiners.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Overview of ATGs
• Best practices for utilizing ATGs
• Salient provisions of selected ATGs
• Insights auditors may obtain from analytical procedures
• Nuances associated with selected industries

Who will benefit:

CPAs in public practice or members in industry who desire clarity regarding IRS audits of tax returns.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

Almost every business and individual has to file tax returns, which can be a great treasure trove of information for forensic accountants. Whether in a divorce, partnership dispute, recreating books and records, or bankruptcy proceeding, analyzing tax return information should be an initial step in uncovering income and assets. The IRS retains a large amount of information, both from taxpayers and 3rd parties who report financial transactions. This course will be your guide in gathering, analyzing, and evaluating tax return information, so that you have a full picture of the financial investigation. Your presenter is a 20 year veteran with IRS-Criminal Investigation, who used this information as a basis for his federal criminal investigations.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• The rules of IRS disclosure of tax information
• Understanding the role of IRS transcripts
• Interpreting the actions of the IRS in transcripts
• FOIA requests
• Analyzing tax information and returns for financial leads

Who will benefit:

CPAs, forensic accountants, fraud examiners

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

After a false start in 2022 when it failed to pass through Congress, the Secure Act 2.0 was passed in a flurry of year-end legislation. This two hour program will cover the important changes in savings and distributions of retirement plans that impact individuals. Employers will also need to consider how Secure Act 2.0 will the administration of existing plans or the creation of new ones. This course will provide a concise look at these hot topics.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Implications for individuals
• Changes to the Saver’s Credit
• Changing the required minimum distribution rules for Roth 401(k)s
• Changes to required beginning dates for required minimum distributions of retirement plans. 
• Penalty-Free Withdrawals for Certain Emergency Expenses
• Special provisions for firefighters and military personnel spouses 
• Increases in catch-up contributions 
• Impact on 529 plans
• Opportunities for student loan payment matching
• Implications for Employers
• Starter § 401(k) plans for small employers
• Requiring automatic 401(k) enrollment
• Improving worker access to emergency savings
• Increasing part-time workers’ access to retirement accounts
• Statute of Limitations on excise taxes imposed on overcontributions to retirement plans
• Multiple employer §403(b) plans
• Automatic portability provisions
• Other changes in the administration of company retirement plans

Who will benefit:

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 and individuals that have these tax implications.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

Please join us for an introductory course on the fundamentals of preparing and filing an individual federal income tax return. We will cover topics such as what the federal income tax is and how it is computed.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this class include:

• Defining Federal Income Taxes
• Computing federal income tax liability
• Calculating adjusted gross income
• Defining Qualifying Child
• Determining filing status
• Calculating the Kiddie Tax
• Standard deduction
• Tax Rates for ordinary income, capital gains, and qualified dividend income
• Cash v. Accrual Method
• Filing deadlines and obtaining extensions

Who will benefit:

This course is ideal for CPAs, CFPs, EAs and other tax preparers

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

Sometimes the vernacular of accounting seems more challenging than technical aspects. This session offers suggestions for translating the foreign language of taxation into tangible terms for non-accountants. We explore techniques for simplifying the complexity of taxation terminology. This course will equip you with tools for demystifying tax technicalities so you can help clients and other non-tax professionals grasp fundamental concepts.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Accounting as a foreign language
• Commonly misunderstood concepts
• Communicating tax matters
• Client-practitioner interactions
• Interacting with tax authorities

Who will benefit:

CPAs in public practice or members in industry who want to simplify complicated tax concepts.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

Since 1919, the Internal Revenue Service had a civil and criminal function in the United States tax system. Little do people know, the IRS has an elite criminal function that started with five United States Postal Inspectors. From its early days in taking down Al Capone to now solving cybercrimes, the IRS special agents are tasked with investigating tax fraud, money laundering, and other white collar crimes. This presentation will show you the importance of this law enforcement function, the training, techniques, expertise, and actions that cause them to be known as the "world's finest financial investigators."

This presentation has been prepared by a 20 year veteran with the IRS-Criminal Investigation. The presenter investigated crimes, and trained and mentored other special agents.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Introduction to IRS Criminal Investigation (CI): Overview of its mission, role, and significance in maintaining tax compliance.
• Historical Evolution: From its inception in 1919 to its current role, highlighting key milestones and notable cases.
• Investigative Techniques and Tools: Detailed look at the methods and technologies used by CI agents to uncover financial crimes.
• Importance of IRS CI: Discussion on the impact of CI’s work on tax compliance, public confidence, and the broader financial system.
• Training of CI Agents: Insight into the rigorous training programs at FLETC and ongoing professional development.
• Process of Investigations: Step-by-step breakdown of how tax fraud and money laundering cases are initiated, investigated, and prosecuted.

Who will benefit:

CPAs, forensic accountants, tax professionals

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

This program addresses the most recent developments impacting partnerships operating as LLCs, with a focus on legislative, administrative, and tax form changes. Emphasis will be placed on partners "tax basis" capital accounts, now required for tax form reporting.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• Discuss the impact of the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction on partnerships and their partners
• The meaning of a "tax basis capital account"
• How the financial accounting and tax capital accounts differ from one another
• Determine a partner's share of the partnership's liabilities
• Distinguish "recourse" loans from "nonrecourse" loans
• What are "qualified nonrecourse financing" loans and how they affect partners
• Section 704 "built-in gain or loss" rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting
• Section 4655 "at risk" rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting

Who will benefit:

CPAs in public practice and industry seeking an update on the latest tax developments affecting partnerships.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

U.S. Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) imposed a new reporting requirement that went into effect on January 1, 2024. Millions of businesses may have to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report. In a surprise turn of events, the Federal District Court from the Northern District of Alabama ruled on March 1, 2024 in National Small Business United v. Yellen ("NSB") that the CTA is unconstitutional. This course will discuss the CTA's provisions and the court's decision in NSB. Also covered will be future implications for business entities and steps to consider given the recent ruling.

We will also discuss recent proposed rulemaking by FinCen with respect to nonfinanced purchases of residential real estate and gratuitous transfers so that businesses can prepare for any additional reporting burdens that might arise.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Background of the Corporate Transparency Act
• Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOIR) Rule
• Entities required to report.
• Reporting requirements imposed by the CTA
• Due dates of reports
• Information needed to satisfy the BOIR
• Impact of failure to report
• How to submit a report
• Court rulings on CTA’s unconstitutionality
• Implications to entities as a result of the ruling in NSB.
• Potential reporting requirements due to FinCen’s proposed rulemaking with respect to non-financed purchases of residential real estate and gratuitous transfers.

Who will benefit:

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 and individuals that have these tax implications. All in-house and public practice t

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

The IRS recently released the new Form 7217 for 2024, designed for a partner to report distributions of property received from a partnership. This course dives into the complexity of the partnership distribution rules and their application to the new form, as well as discuss liquidating a partner's interest, Section 751 and the Section 754 election.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Property distributions in liquidation of a partner’s interest
• Section 751 and its impact on property distributions from a partnership
• Mechanics of completing Form 7217 – new for 2024
• The Section 754 election and its role in partnership property distributions

Who will benefit:

CPAs and members in industry seeking an in-depth review of partnership property distributions.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

A detailed analysis of the calculations related to determining a shareholder's tax basis for S corporation shares and loans. How to use the Form 1120S, Schedule K-1 information for basis determination. An illustrative example demonstrates how the process works, as well as the many potential pitfalls.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• 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
• Schedule K-1 Basis and Form 7203
• 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

Who will benefit:

CPAs working in public accounting firms and/or working for S corporations.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.