Key Tax Issues Facing Business & Industry
4.00 Credits
Member Price $159
Non-Member Price $189
Overview
This course focuses on the key federal tax issues affecting business from the internal accountant's point of view, with a focus on the major ramifications of the TCJA and other recent tax legislation and developments. Planning alternatives and the potential risks associated with those strategies will also be discussed.
**Please Note: If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.
Highlights
- Update and review of recent and key tax developments impacting business and industry
- "Tax-mageddon" - 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
Prerequisites
Basic working knowledge of business taxation
Designed For
Financial personnel working for closely-held, for-profit entities
Objectives
- Apply the latest tax developments, rules and regulations affecting business and industry
- Identify planning opportunities and potential pitfalls
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Douglas Van Der Aa, Federal Tax Workshops
Doug Van Der Aa, CPA, J.D., has been a discussion leader for Federal Tax Workshops, Inc., for the past 10 years. He has extensive experience in leading discussions in conferences, seminars and webinars. Doug has over 20 years of experience, including tax practice in CPA firms and the practice of transactional business and real estate law as an attorney. Formerly, Doug was a tax manager with Hungerford, Aldrin, Nichols & Carter, P.C. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where his practice concentrated on the tax needs of mid-sized closely held businesses, with their related pass-through entities, complex individual returns including AMT issues, together with their estates and trusts.
Non-Member Price $189
Member Price $159