- Stay up to date:  Learn the latest tax law and IRS changes

- Planning Strategies: Develop new tax and financial strategies

- Make More, Work Less and Have Fun Doing It: Leverage your planning strategies to serve your client better and enhance your bottom line

- Cheat Sheets: Obtain the latest cheat sheets on key tax numbers comparing the current and prior years

- Stay up to date:  Learn the latest tax law and IRS changes

- Planning Strategies: Develop new tax and financial strategies

- Make More, Work Less and Have Fun Doing It: Leverage your planning strategies to serve your client better and enhance your bottom line

- Cheat Sheets: Obtain the latest cheat sheets on key tax numbers comparing the current and prior years

This course is designed for tax professionals seeking to understand and navigate the IRS collection process effectively. Participants will gain indepth knowledge of the various collection methods employed by the IRS, including liens, levies and wage garnishments. Additionall, participants will leand strategies to avoid or halt collection actions and the implications of the statute of limitations on tax collection.

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 the IRS collection process.
• Taxpayer rights and the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
• Collection due process and appeals.
• Installment agreements and offers in compromise.
• Wage garnishments, levies, and liens.
• Penalties and interest.

Who will benefit:

CPAs, EAs, Tax Professionals, Financial Planners, Investment Advisors, Attorneys, Tax Professionals assisting cleitns with tax resolution

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

If there is a potential error, the IRS will assess a tax and add a hefty penalty, without even knowing the facts. As a tax professional, you will be exposed to the IRS and their methods of penalizing taxpayers for the smallest of violations. This presentation will focus on the rules and regulations that create the penalty, and the reasons that exist that the IRS will consider to remove those penalties.

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 course include:

• The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties.
• The types of penalties that can be removed.
• The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements.
• How to request penalty abatements.
• Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.

Who will benefit:

Tax professionals, including CPAs, EAs, and tax attorneys.

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

Between 2010 and 2020 a parade of Court Cases, IRS Factsheets, Job Aids and Internal Memos, plus Heightened IRS scrutiny and Preparer Penalties has brought the issue of 'Reasonable Compensation for S Corp's out of the shadows and placed it forefront as a priority issue for CPA's, EA's, Tax and Financial advisors to cover with their clients. We will explore key court cases, IRS guidelines, preparer penalties and some of the obscure tools the IRS has put in place. We debunk common myths and fiction on how reasonable compensation should be calculated and replace it with facts and methodologies that the IRS relies on.

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:

• Explain the payroll tax advantage of taking distributions over wages
• Review key court cases that shape todays reasonable compensation landscape
• How to use court factors to stress test reasonable compensation
• Best practices for determining reasonable compensation
• Review of the IRS’s enforcement on reasonable compensation; past, present and future

Who will benefit:

CPA & EA practitioners who advise S Corps on the issue of Reasonable Compensation who are interested in learning about current IRS guidelines, and solutions for advising their clients on the issue of Reasonable Compensation.

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

This course offers a comprehensive exploration of the cannabis industry, delving into essential topics such as cannabis regulations, business models, financial management, and ethical considerations. A key focus is on distinguishing between Marijuana and Industrial Hemp, including their respective tax treatments. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities within the cannabis sector, covering federal and state tax implications, licensing requirements, and market trends.

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:

• Industrial hemp vs. marijuana.
• Income definitions under I.R.C. §61.
• Tax code restrictions: §280E and §471.
• State-specific marijuana laws.
• Cash management in cannabis businesses.
• Federal court case analysis.

Who will benefit:

CPAs, EAs, Tax Professionals, Financial Planners, Investment Advisors, Financial Professionals

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.

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.

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.

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.