CPE & Event Catalog
Internal Controls That May Have Prevented Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understand what factors allowed certain frauds to occur. Recognize what internal controls may have prevented the frauds. Consider application of these lessons to circumstances you encounter in your professional endeavors.
Tax Practice Standards WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Treasury Circular 230. AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS). Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Common law.
Form 706 Preparation Part 3: Reporting Deductions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
How to report funeral and administrative expenses on Schedule J and L. How to report debts, mortgages and liens on Schedule K. Marital deduction and elections, QTIP, Reverse QTIP, QDOT, over-stated marital deductions. Charitable deduction Schedule O and potential problems.
FASB and AICPA Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
FASB ASU with effective dates of 2024 and later. SAS 149. Recent ethics interpretations.
Financial & Tax Accounting for Partnerships & LLCs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Review of the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities. Integration of these financial reporting approaches with accounting for issues in the formation of partnerships and LLCs. Financial accounting issues arising from changes in ownership of partnership and LLCs. Financial vs. tax accounting for partnership/LLC capital accounts. Review of Section 704(b) substantial economic effect rules and their relation to financial accounting. The integration of financial accounting for partnerships/LLCs with the Form 1065. Financial accounting basis for ownership interests vs. tax accounting basis for ownership interests. Deferred tax accounting for partnerships/LLCs.
Titans Annual Federal Tax Planning: Business & Estate Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
New law provisions and guidance and tax form changes affecting business entities, tax-exempts and estates and trusts with emphasis on details of relevant energy and research credits, loss limitation and any federal law changes in 2025. Key cases and IRS and FTB guidance affecting partnerships, LLCs, C corporations, and S corporations. Employment taxes and worker classification matters. Accounting method developments. Tax credits updates Federal and California. The state of California and multistate significant developments, including nexus and sourcing. Expired and expiring provisions Inflation-adjusted amounts for 2026.
Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers - Essential Tips for Avoiding Deficient Audit and Other Attest Engagements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Best practices for documenting complex and subjective procedures and conclusions, such as estimates, substantive analytic procedures, etc. that impact the nature and extent of audit documentation needed to support audit conclusions. Discussing the financial statement audit risk concept, including how proper application better ensures a higher quality audit. Tips for an efficient workpaper review process that complies with relevant standards. Understanding the quality control standards and guidance related to a CPA firm's responsibilities for its system of quality control. Explain the importance of establishing, applying, and monitoring quality control policies and procedures related to audit documentation.
Form 706 Preparation Part 4: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Generation-skipping transfer tax, Schedule R, including election statements and integration with the marital deduction. Foreign death tax credit, Schedule P and prior transfer credit, Schedule Q. Qualified conservation easements, Schedule U. Making Sec. 6166 election and using Graegin loans.
Tax Procedure WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Filing a tax return. IRS audit. IRS Appeals. Collections and litigation at courts of original jurisdiction.
Financial Statement Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Purposes of financial statement analysis. Trend analysis and vertical and horizontal analysis. Simple and multivariate regression. Analysis of metrics. Assessment of liquidity, solvency, and profitability. Using data visualizations. The role of qualitative factors.
2025 Individual Federal Tax Update - Navigating the Current Tax Landscape WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Form 1040: precise tax submissions. Recent tax code changes: updated filings. IRC sections analysis: understanding tax regulations. Updates in income taxation: compliance assurance. New credits and deductions: maximizing benefits. Complex income issues: tailored strategies. Itemized deductions: informed client benefits. Health considerations: maximizing financial benefits. Regulatory shifts: implications on tax strategies. Tax planning strategies: client financial success.
S Corporations - Overview WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of S Corporation election and compliance requirements. Comparison of S Corporations with other business entities. Preparing Form 2553 and addressing late filing relief. Shareholder stock and debt basis considerations. Form 1120S and Schedule K-1: key aspects and reporting requirements. Officer reasonable compensation requirements and IRS audit strategies. Introduction to Schedules K-2 and K-3. Compliance with corporate formalities and taxable fringe benefits.
Key Tax Issues Facing Business & Industry WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Update and review of recent and key tax developments impacting business and industry. The all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA. Other recent legislative, judicial, and IRS developments impacting business taxpayers. Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation. Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues. Travel and entertainment expense rules. Independent contractor vs. employee.
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.
Listening to the Statement of Cash Flows WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Preparation of the statement of cash flows. Importance of identifying sources and uses of cash in financial reporting. Financial statement analysis. Cash-related financial statement disclosures.
GAAP Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
6.0 Credits
Business combinations and consolidations. Lease accounting. Financial instruments - credit losses (CECL). Intangibles, including goodwill. Fair value.
Advanced Personal Financial Planning Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Retirement: accumulation and decumulation techniques, Social Security, Medicare and long-term care. Debt management, including reverse mortgages and education financing. Insurance and investments from a life-planning perspective. Income tax legislation, cases, and rulings. Estate and trust planning strategies.
Comprehensive Partnership Taxation Form 1065 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Special and targeted allocations. Proper calculation of outside and inside tax basis. Tax consequences of distributions including the impact of hot assets. Transfer of partnership interests. Issuance of partnership interests to service partners.
Not-for-Profit Organizations: Treasury Utilizing QuickBooks WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Financial entity. IRS filing status. Recent ASC updates affecting nonprofits. Inflows and Outflows. QuickBooks Desktop. Setup. Data entry. Reporting. Governance policies and budgeting.
How AI Fits into the Accounting World WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
An overview of AI constructs. How artificial intelligence is being used by accountants today. Accounting-centric AI developments on the horizon.