CPE Catalog & Events

Common peer review deficiencies that quality control reviewers should be alert to. Important considerations of second-level and other upper-level reviewers. Lessons learned from various regulatory oversight reviews. Statement of Quality Control Standards - requirements specific to financial statement audits, and other regulatory oversight considerations.

Understanding the four types of data analytics. Differentiating between correlation and causation. How to generate data analytics in Excel and other applications already in use. The role of Artificial Intelligence in data analytics.

Review of current items on the FASB agenda. Discuss the new revenue recognition standard. Provide an update on the new lease accounting standard. Address U.S. GAAP alternatives for certain entities.

Changes to Uniform Guidance. ARPA funding. Internal controls over compliance.

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.

Real estate as a part of a client's divinified portfolio of investments. Understanding the differences revolving around personal real estate vs. investment real estate. Understanding valuation issues. Understanding titling issues. Individual deduction issues, including the interest limitation. Business deduction issues. At-risk limitations. Passive activity rules update. How the IRC Section 199A deduction applies to real estate investments. Depreciation issues. Estate and gift planning techniques for real estate. Proper use of trusts in real estate holdings.

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.

Mandatory automatic enrollment. Credit for small employer pension plan startup costs. Enhancement of the saver's credit. Increase in starting age for RMDs . Indexing IRA catch-up. Higher catch-up limit age 61, 62, 63, and 64. Student loan payments as elective deferrals for matching contributions. Start-up credit costs for employers joining an existing plan. Financial incentives for contributing to a plan. Withdrawals for certain emergency expenses. Simple plan changes. Starter 401(k) plans. Sec 529 plan to Roth rollovers. Emergency savings accounts. Enhancement of 403(b) plans. Qualified charitable distributions to split interest entity. Retirement savings lost and found.

Why we get off balance and how to overcome those tendencies. Methods that turbo charge motivation, health and happiness. The power of culture and friends to affect our lives. The importance of clear intention in order to effect change that lasts.

Various types of penalties: Accuracy related, fraud, understatement of valuation, reporting requirement, failure to pay, and pay or deposit penalties. Rules on waiver of penalties and interests. Various forms and procedures for requesting relief. First Time Abatement: Requirements and procedures. How an individual taxpayer qualifies for Reasonable Cause abatement. Procedures for requesting refund of paid penalties. Available administrative options.

Unique accounting and financial reporting. Restricted assets: what are they and how do we work with them? Tax exemption requirements and reporting.

Navigating the OneNote interface. Best practices for notebook organization. Learn how to add pictures, graphic content, tables, file links, email messages, appointment links and more to your notebooks. Using OneNote with OneDrive to share and collaborate with internal and external users. Creating and using templates to streamline your notebook management. Integrating OneNote with your task manager. Using the power of tags to manage and search your content. Using OneNote on your tablet and smartphone.

How the effect of a misstatement due to error affects the scope of our audit vs a misstatement due to fraud. Inquiries of management and others. The audit planning process: when we start and when we stop. The importance of brainstorming and what two things should a talk about. Revisions of our risk assessment. Determining materiality.

Auditing. Fraud.

An overview of the fringe benefit planning process. Understanding the needs of the business owner. Understanding the needs of the employees. Options under IRC Section 132 fringe benefit plans. Automobile issues. Disability issues. Dependent care issues. Medical issues. Long-term care issues. Life insurance issues. Education issues. Expense reimbursement issues. Cafeteria plan issues.

Best practices for creating, editing, and managing PDFs. The process for creating and distributing PDF forms. Integrating PDFs with other applications. Securing your PDFs.

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

The importance of professional skepticism. The dangers of making assumptions. How to listen and understand the answer to a question. Why it is important to leave all of your expectations at home. Anticipation and why it's so dangerous. Determining materiality. The fraud triangle. Thinking about, given a set of circumstances, how you would steal. Management and the tone at the top.

Why the brain can remember some things a hundred times better than others. Why we typically forget names and faces, and what can be done about it. How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence. How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques. How to prevent dementia and brain "fog" using specific supplements and exercise. How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life. How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling.