CPE & Event Catalog
Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction (Section 199A) – The Ins and Outs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Detailed coverage of calculating the combined qualified business income amount. Determine what trade or businesses under Section 162 are eligible for the QBI deduction. Discuss how the 20% QBI deduction is subject to a wage and capital limitation and SSTB income is phased-out for taxpayers with taxable income above the inflation adjusted threshold amounts. Walk through the simplified QBI Form 8995 and detailed Form 8995-A and related schedules. Determine what wages and unadjusted basis immediately after acquisition (UBIA) are for those subject to the wage and capital limitations. Look at what the definition of QBI is and what items are effectively connected with that trade or business. Review the aggregation rules for the QBI computation and both the entity and individual level. Walk through the reporting responsibilities of partnerships and S corporations to their owners on the Schedule K-1s. Explain how the modifications to the net operating losses (NOLs) and Section 461(l) excess business loss limitations affect the QBI computation.
Grow Your Business from Within – Striking the Right Balance Between a CPA Firm's Financial, People, and Client Success WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
How to become a value-added business advisor to successfully grow the firm from within. Best practices for leveraging engagement team discussions to better understand the entity and its environment, identify risk of material misstatement, and provide value-added business advice in audit and other attest services. Critical traits of a thinking auditor, tips for stretching yourself beyond the basics. Tips for value pricing and other ways to improve a CPA firm's financial success. Managing change and promoting creative thinking .Choosing between varying levels of client service.
Leveraging ChatGPT for Innovative Business Advisory Services WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The Introduction to ChatGPT and its applications in the business advisory context. In-depth exploration of enterprise evaluation methodologies like SWOT, PESTLE, BCG Matrix, McKinsey 7S Model, Ansoff Matrix, etc. Practical case studies demonstrating application of ChatGPT in accounting business analysis. Key challenges faced by accounting firms and how ChatGPT can help overcome these. Best practices for implementing AI tools in the accounting sector. Future opportunities and trends in AI enhanced business advisory services.
A Strategic Approach to Understanding Compensation Structures WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.5 Credits
Compensation.
Benford’s Law and Other Digital Analysis Techniques WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.8 Credits
Benford's Law. Digital analysis. Data analytics.
Partnership Essentials: Review and Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Recent legislative, rules and tax developments impacting partnerships and their partners. Transfer of partnership interests. TCJA Section 461(l) Excess Business Losses and Section 163(j) Business Interest Expense. Importance of capital accounts. Form 1065, Schedules K-1 and M-2. Schedules K-2 and K-3 update. Reporting partner capital accounts. Effect of the Ceiling Rule. Alternative and remedial methods. Effect on financial capital accounts. Tax basis capital accounts.
Clear, Kind, and Accountable: A Leader’s Guide to Boundaries, Coaching, and Real Conversations WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Conflict management. Difficult conversations. Psychological safety.
Mastering Charitable Remainder Trusts and Form 5227 Compliance WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to charitable remainder trusts (CRTs). Types of CRTs and their benefits. Formation and funding of CRTs. Identifying suitable candidates for CRTs. Understanding form 5227. Reporting trust assets and income. Distributions and charitable beneficiaries. Compliance updates and recent changes to form 5227. Best practices for accurate completion and filing.
Productivity Hacks for Working Remote WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
Virtual work. Remote work. Telecommuting. Flexible work options.
Nonprofit Tax Rules After OBBA: From Regulation to Reporting WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Recent tax legislation and developments related to non-profit entities. Special sections of Form 990 and various form related changes. Nonprofit tax exemption applications. Intermediate sanctions excise tax. Excess compensation excise tax. Excess parachute payment excise tax. Unrelated business income tax. Required profit motive. The Mayo case. Entertainment expenses. Taxable fringe benefits.
S Corporations: Tax Compliance, Elections, and Best Practices WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Subchapter S status election and compliance requirements. Relief for late Form 2553 filings under Rev. Proc. 2022-19. Comparison of Rev. Proc. 2022-19 and Rev. Proc. 2023-3. I.R.C. Section 1361 and Section 1362 analysis for S Corporation elections. Corporate governance and formalities compliance. Shareholder stock and debt basis rules. Built-in capital gains and other aspects of Form 1120S. Schedules K-1, K-2, and K-3 preparation and reporting requirements. Officer reasonable compensation: requirements, advisory strategies, and audit defenses. S Corporation eligibility errors and corrective measures.
Finding the Right Fit: An Exploration Financial Reporting Options for SMEs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Unique needs of SMEs. The menu of available frameworks. Exploration of specific SPFs. U.S. GAAP provisions for SMEs. Considerations when selecting a framework. Audit, review, and compilation implications. Pitfalls to avoid. Best practices to adopt.
Supervised AI Agents as Public CPA Audit Team Members WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Independent execution. Audit-ready outputs. Workflow integration. Guardrails and governance. Human supervision. Practical applications.
Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools for CPAs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Target profit analysis. Break-even analysis. Relevant costs and decision making. Standard costs and variances. Activity-based costing. Segment reporting and analysis.
Before You Let Them Go: A Whole Brain Approach to Helping Team Members with ADHD Thrive in Your Organization WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Creative thinking. Productivity. Neurodiversity. Inclusion. Employee retention.
ChatGPT and IRS Taxation Law Research WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Utilizing ChatGPT for IRS tax law research. Using IRS prompt templates. ChatGPT in action. Exploring IRS tax laws. Error prevention and correction in tax law research. AI's evolving role in taxation and accounting.
Real Estate Professionals: Passive Activity, Sec. 199A and Investment Income Tax WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Definition, pros and cons of being a real estate professional. Integration of the real estate professional rules with reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E. Real estate professionals and indirectly owned entity's reporting on Form 1040. How real estate business is interpreted under the Section 199A rules and how it integrates with the passive activity rules. Real estate professionals and Form 8582. How to make the grouping election for passive activities and the flow-through deduction.
Fraud Case Studies: 21st Century Professional Misbehavior WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Salient provisions the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. Examination of actual frauds. Discussion of internal controls that could have prevented or mitigated actual frauds. Contemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios. Implications for professional conduct and compliance with professional standards.
CORE Series: Basics of Federal Indirect Cost Recovery WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
A foundational overview of indirect cost rates, common methodologies, and key compliance considerations under federal awards.
Section 199A Compliance: Rules and Reporting After OBBA WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
A deep-dive look at the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction. Calculation of qualified business income. Self-rental rule for 199A compared to self-rental rule for passive activities. Differing impact on the sole proprietorship, partnerships and S corporations. Forms reporting in Form 8995 and Form 8995-A. Section 199A flowchart.