CPE & Event Catalog
2025 Governmental Auditing Update: Yellow Book & Uniform Guidance WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Yellow book. Auditing. Uniform Guidance. GAGAS.
Navigating IRS Authorizations: Understanding Power of Attorney, Form 2848, and Form 8821 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of the IRS collection process and enforcement actions. Initial notices, taxpayer rights, and IRS timelines. When to use Forms 433-A or 433-B and required documentation. Offer in Compromise (OIC): criteria, process, and practical considerations. Payment options: installment agreements, partial payment plans, and OIC. Advising clients on IRS collections and avoiding penalties. Compliance strategies for minimizing tax liabilities. Real-world scenarios and examples for tax debt resolution.
Minimizing Workplace Warfare WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
Sources of workplace conflict. Conflict resolution strategies. Communication skills and active listening. Conflict management techniques.
Officer Compensation Audits: What It Is and How to Defend It WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of Reasonable Compensation requirements for S and C Corporations. Key court rulings and their implications. IRS audit procedures related to Officer Reasonable Compensation. Role of Accountable Plans in determining Reasonable Compensation. Strategies for defending Reasonable Compensation.
Maximizing the Tax Benefits of an Installment Sale WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Installment sale treatment eligibility. When to elect out of installment sale treatment. Installment sales of business assets. Installment sale default and the rules for personal property vs real property. Depreciation recapture.
Small HR Team, Big Impact: 3 Employee Engagement Strategies for Lean HR Departments WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
HR leadership. Small HR teams. HR Department of One. Employee engagement. Employee experience. Employee journey.
Neurodiversity & Productivity. Include More Minds to Make the Most of Your Time WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Neurodiversity. Productivity. Leadership. Management. Communication. Inclusion. Culture. Empathy.
Retirement Planning Issues: Where We Stand Now WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Thorough exploration of current retirement planning trends and implications. Strategies for maximizing retirement savings within existing regulatory structures. Tax-efficient navigation of various retirement plan options. Estate planning techniques aligned with contemporary trends for optimal benefits. Insight into latest rules for required minimum distributions (RMDs).
Securing Executive Buy-In for Your Initiatives: Communication Techniques to Persuade Decision-Makers WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Persuasion. Executive buy-in. Communication. Leadership.
K2's Taking Another Look At Power BI WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Getting started with Power BI. Creating effective visualizations in Power BI. Publishing Power BI reports to dashboards. Optimizing dashboards for viewing on mobile devices.
Accounting for the Gig Economy WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Characteristics unique to the gig economy. Independent contractor and employee classification considerations. Recordkeeping considerations for independent contractors. Accounting and reporting issues for gig economy participants. Audit and attestation for clients who participate in the gig economy. Tax and regulatory considerations. The CPA as a trusted advisor for independent contractors.
How AI Is Automating Internal Control WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
An explanation of Artificial Intelligence. Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition. What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies.
2025 Annual Update for Governments and Not-for-Profits WEBCAST
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Your Desk
7.0 Credits
Not for profit. Governmental auditing and accounting. Yellow book.
Hands-On Tax Return Workshop - Partnerships & LLCs (Form 1065) WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Extensive review of the partnership income tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes. Comparison of partnerships, LLCs and LLPs. Overview the formation of a partnership/LLC and the Sect. 704(c) pre-contribution gain or loss rules. Schedule K analysis. How schedule K items get allocated to partners on schedule K-1s. Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to partners needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3. 8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations. Learn the special tax treatment of fringe benefits paid on behalf of the partners and LLC members. Comparing the tax and Sect. 704(b) book capital account computations. Discuss partner guaranteed payments and self-employment tax issues. Schedule M-1. Schedule M-2. Review the importance and basics of calculating a partner's outside tax basis. Overview of the tax treatment of distributions, recourse and nonrecourse debt allocations. Sect. 754 election for optional basis adjustments. Sect. 743 and Sect. 734 mandatory basis adjustments.
S Corporation Preparation, Basis Calculations & Distributions - Form 1120S Schedule K & K-1 Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Extensive review of the S corporation tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislation. Review the Form 1120S and discuss how items get reported on the S corporation tax return and flow-thru to the shareholders on their schedule K-1. Analyze the Schedule K-1 line-by-line and discuss where the items get reported on the individual's Federal income tax return and how the items affect the shareholder's stock and debt basis. Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to shareholders needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations. S corporation formation issues under IRC Sect. 351. Tax ramifications and reporting of distributions at the S corporation level including when the S corporation has prior C corporation earnings and profits. Preparation of the Schedule M-2 and the ordering rules for distributions out of the AAA, PTI, E&P, and OAA accounts.
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.
Depreciation and Capitalization Guide: Optimizing Business Assets WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Recent tax legislation, rules and developments related to capitalization and depreciation. Capitalization of tangible property, including materials and supplies, building and improvements. Small taxpayer safe harbor. Section 179, including 2020 inflation adjustment. Section 168(k) 100% bonus deduction. Late bonus depreciation election. Qualified improvement property.
Fringe Benefits & Compensation Planning - Today and Beyond WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Fringe benefit planning fundamentals. Strategies tailored for business owners and employees. Navigating IRC Sect. 132 fringe benefit option. Cafeteria plans demystified. Tax management in compensation planning. Understanding the implications of dependent care and educational assistance plans. Implementing flexible spending account plans effectively. Design features and regulations of group term life insurance plans. Medical savings accounts regulations. Financing options for retiree medical benefits. Health care benefits: insured plan vs. HMO comparison. ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements. IRC common control rules. Overview of age and sex discrimination rules.
Stand Out - How to Create a Unique Employer Brand WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Employer brand. Talent management. Future of work. Onboarding new hires.