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Prix Fixe: Washington State Tax Update WEBINAR

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Your Desk

1.0 Credits

Understanding the current state of tax regulations. Anticipating future changes.

Member Exclusive: Self Care in a Demanding Profession WEBINAR

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Your Desk

1.0 Credits

Practical self-care strategies to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and enhance work-life balance.

Prix Fixe: Self-Employment Taxes, Limited Partner Exception, Recent Cases, and Future Regulations WEBINAR

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Your Desk

1.0 Credits

The broad scope of the “limited partner” exception. The IRS’s recent Compliance Campaign.

Interpreting the New Revenue Recognition Standard: What All CPAs Need to Know WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

5-step process for recognizing revenue.

Washington Sales and B&O Tax WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Sales tax topics include taxable gross income, the use tax, exemptions, interstate and foreign sales, and special areas including construction activities and information technology. The B&O tax covers includable gross income, deductions, reimbursements, interstate apportionment, credits, and local B&O taxes. Tax administration and audits discusses Washington tax resources, registration, interest, penalties, reducing audit risk, preparing for a tax audit, and tax audit survival.

Preparation, Compilation, and Review Engagements: Update and Review WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Overview of preparation. Compilation. and review guidance. Accounting and reporting issues. Current practice issues. Common deficiencies in peer reviews. Current and future standard setting projects.

Top Business Tax Planning Strategies WEBCAST

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Your Desk

2.0 Credits

Complying with the beneficial ownership information reporting requirements. The current status of the Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program. Using the newly expanded access to business tax accounts for partners and shareholders of S corporations IRS guidance allowing car dealers to provide electric vehicle tax rebates upfront to qualified auto buyers. Monetizing energy credits. Amortization of research and experimental expenditures. Dealing with the taxpayer loss in the Tax Court in Soroban Capital Partners requiring managers to pay self-employment tax on certain payments to limited partners. Contributions to Roth "catch-up" plans. Roth contributions to a SEP and Simple IRA. Employer matching contributions to a Roth account. Section 179 and bonus depreciation. Roth 401(k) contributions no longer subject to RMDs during the owner's lifetime.

Prix Fixe: Individual and Estate Income Tax Reporting in the Year of Death WEBINAR

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Your Desk

1.0 Credits

Ensuring accurate filing and compliance in the year of death.

Audits of 401(k) Plans: New Developments and Critical Issues WEBCAST

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Your Desk

8.0 Credits

Proper planning of benefit plan audit engagements and developing audit strategy while improving overall efficiency. Common pitfalls in planning and detailed audit procedures. Changes affecting 401(k) plans, including recently issued SASs. Common mistakes as noted in peer reviews and DOL inspections.

ChatGPT for Tax: Updated Guide to Fast, Accurate Tax Research WEBCAST

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Your Desk

2.0 Credits

Very recent changes to AI (up-to-the-minute). Evaluation of AI tools, including ChatGPT, Blue J, RIA CoCounsel, Bloomburg AI, and Grok. Integrating artificial intelligence with traditional tax research tools. Minimizing the risks of using AI. Quickly moving from AI to tax treatises and other traditional tax research tools. How to vary research techniques when a significant tax issue affects an important client. Minimizing risk of getting a wrong answer of answers using “verification” tools. Increasing speed of research using “toehold” strategies.

Combating Internal Fraud WEBCAST

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Your Desk

2.0 Credits

Understanding why internal fraud occurs. Policies, procedures, and control measures designed to fight fraud.

Limited Liability Companies: Losses, Liquidations, Terminations, Continuations, and Sales WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

When are distributions taxable? Miscellaneous issues, including the critical difference between Schedule 736(a) and Schedule 736(b) payments. Sales of an LLC interest.

CFO - Minding the GAAP WEBCAST

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Your Desk

8.0 Credits

Deciphering Balance Sheet Accounting Issues: Through practical analysis and case discussions, we will highlight essential tools for understanding the balance sheet, ensuring it is exemplary and grasping the key drivers of accounting issues. Lease or Buy, Debt or Equity: Is there an ideal financing mix that we should aim to achieve? What does financial theory recommend? What are the hidden costs of our financing decisions? Should we lease or buy an asset, and how do we analyze this decision? How can we handle financial distress? These crucial topics will be addressed, blending theory and practice to help solve these dilemmas. Dealing with Ever Changing Accounting Standards: GAAP is changing rapidly, posing challenges for leaders who must adapt to new accounting standards while steering their organizations toward sustainable growth. SALT for CFOs: The changes to state and local taxation (SALT) are significant. New methods are continuously being introduced to raise taxes, as states strive to increase their revenue. How have the regulations changed, and what tools are useful for compliance? Many organizations may not fully comply with SALT regulations, which pose real risks. Leaders should be aware of these compliance risks and explore ways to minimize them to avoid penalties

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