CPE Catalog & Events
Form 706 Preparation Part 3: Reporting Deductions 26-27
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
How to report funeral and administrative expenses on Schedule J and/or 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
PFP Update: Income Tax, Retirement and Estate Planning 26-27
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2.0 Credits
The personal financial planning process Relevance to income tax Retirement and estate planning concerns and solutions
The Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax and Dynasty Trusts 26-27
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Calculation of the GST tax, and how it relates to the estate tax and gift tax Direct skips, taxable distributions, and taxable terminations GST tax allocations, Reverse QTIP election, and Exempt and Nonexempt Trusts Calculating the benefit of and designing Dynasty Trusts
ACPEN: Partnership Preparation, Basis Calculations & Distributions – Form 1065 Schedule K & K-1 Analysis
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes Review the Form 1065 to learn how income statement items get reported on the partnership/LLC tax return (i.e., page 1 versus Schedule K) and flow-thru to the partner/members on 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 partner/member’s outside basis Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to partners/members needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations Formation issues including the mandatory allocation of the §704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member Calculating the tax and §704(b) book capital accounts Reporting recourse and non-recourse debt on the Schedule K-1Tax ramifications and reporting of cash and non-cash distributions including disproportionate distributions of “hot assets” Overview of the §754 election for optional basis adjustments triggering §743 (transfer of interests) and §734 (distributions)
ACPEN: Shortcuts to Personal and Professional Success
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $500
1. What really leads to success in the modern world The five things that correlate with fulfillment The five skills that lead to personal success Why "inner technology" is so important to succeed 2. Mastering the Art of Communication Why communication is so important The five mistakes people often make when they communicate How to solve problems without bruising egos How to get people to want to work with you 3. The Magic of Motivation: The key to success is consistency Why people normally don't stay motivated, and how to overcome this Why procrastination is a problem, and how it can be easily handled How to motivate other people 4. Overcoming Your Fears Why people have fears, and how they can be overcome The three skills needed to overcome any fear Identifying the fears that stop you, and creating a plan to overcome them 5. What makes people really happy—and what doesn’t The 3 most important things you can do to increase both happiness and productivity How to handle stress in under two minutes How to tap into a greater sense of purpose and meaning How to use positive psychology principles to help your business
ACPEN: Conducting Human Resource Investigations
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Research Analysis Interviewing Documenting Reporting Results
ACPEN: Leases Accounting under Topic 842 – Answers to FAQ After Implementation
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Alternatives to adopting Topic 842 Short-term lease and related-party leasing arrangements Identifying lease agreements under the new rules Proper treatment of lease incentives, leasehold improvements, and lease modifications
ACPEN: Partnerships: How to Calculate Partner Basis
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Calculation of basis when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property How to calculate partnership tax basis capital accounts Explains the use of both "inside" and "outside" basis determination Clarifies the how partnership debt impacts tax basis Discusses how distributions affect basis Explains how basis is impacted by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership interest Comprehensive examples to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
ACPEN: International Tax Treaties
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Tax treaties Tax impact of cross-border transactions
ACPEN: International Cross Border Transactions
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2.2 Credits
Member Price: $89
International cross border transactions. Decrease an entities effective tax rate. IRS audit risk
Critical Thinking Skills: For Financial Professionals 26-27
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Why critical thinking skills are so important to today's financial professionals. How to evaluate critical elements of a leader's decision- quality capability How to recognize factors that can sabotage decision- making by even highly capable people.
ACPEN: Best-In-Class Recruiting Strategies
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Recruiting & Retention Talent Management Employee Engagement
ACPEN: Internal Control Best Practices
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Hold Your Horses! Could Tighter Reins Have Prevented a Landmark Fraud?
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Key aspects of Rita Crundwell's theft Internal controls that could have prevented the theft Internal controls that could have detected the theft in a timely manner Independence in both fact and appearance Lessons for CPA firms Lessons for government agencies
ACPEN: S Corporations – Overview
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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
ACPEN: Like-Kind Exchanges
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2.2 Credits
Member Price: $89
Like-kind exchanges (LKE) Qualified third party intermediaries (QI)
ACPEN: K2’s NextGen Document Management, Workflows, And Portals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Modern document management and workflow automation Secure client portals and digital collaboration tools Implementation and ROI evaluation strategies for paperless systems
Form 706 Preparation Part 4: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits 26-27
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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
PFP Update: Issues, Exposures and Developing Client Strategy 26-27
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Cash flow management Insurance, investment, income tax, education, retirement and estate planning Understanding client issues, diagnosing client exposures and determining client solutions Closely held business owner strategies
Surgent's Critical Issues Involving Taxation of Construction Contractors
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
The impact of recent legislation on the construction industry (including the OBBBA) How to qualify for the small contractor exemption and its advantages for the taxpayer Options available to small contractors regarding taxation of long-term contracts How the choice of entity impacts taxation of contractors How AMT impacts the construction industry IRC §460 and large contractors How uninstalled materials impact taxation of contractors Look-back rules Using the 10 percent method to allow certain contractors to defer recognizing taxable income Critical tax planning strategies for contractors