CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Required Minimum Distributions: Compliance and Planning
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Minimum distribution requirement changes by the SECURE Act 2.0 Latest IRS guidance, including final regulations The calculation of required minimum distributions using the Uniform Life Table Required minimum distributions from multiple accounts New §401(k) rules of SECURE Act 2.0 Inherited employer retirement accounts and IRAs: Changes to spousal and non-spousal beneficiary distribution options and stretch IRAs under the SECURE Act Required minimum distributions in the year of death Roth conversions for estate planning and avoiding required minimum distributions Timing of distributions for maximum tax-free compounding Section 529 rollovers to Roth accounts under SECURE Act 2.0 Qualified charitable distributions from IRAs and the relationship between deductible IRAs and QCDs under the new anti-abuse rules. Includes SECURE Act 2.0 rollovers to CRUTs and CRATs Taxation of distributions Penalties for missed required minimum distributions and reasonable cause for abatement of penalties. Includes SECURE Act 2.0 changes
S Corporation Essentials: Review & Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Recent tax legislation, rules, and developments impacting S-corporations S corporation shareholder basis in stock and debt S corporation open account debt Limitation of deduction of losses AAA and distributions
Fundamentals of Form 1040 -- Business
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Self-employment and business income taxation (Schedule C, self-employment tax, business deductions)Reporting income from pass-through entities (Schedule E, Schedule K-1, Shareholder stock and debt basis on Form 7203)Application of Form 7217 for capital construction fundsBest practices for self-employed clients and small business ownersKey deductions and credits for business ownersAvoiding common IRS audit triggers related to business income reportingLegislative updates impacting business income taxation in the current year
Advanced Tax Planning S Corporations - Tax Staff Essentials
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Online
7.50 Credits
Member Price: $279
Basis in S corporation stock Distributions Compensation planning Qualified subchapter S subsidiaries Liquidations, reorganizations, and redemptions Estate planning and the use of trusts Section 199A
Comprehensive S Corporation Taxation Form 1120S 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Learn how to qualify and to make the S corporation election • Determine how to calculate initial and annual stock and debt basis amounts and the three reasons why they are maintained • Understand the four loss limitation rules applied on the shareholder's individual income tax return (i.e., basis, at-risk, passive, and excess business loss limitations) • Understand the proper tax treatment and reporting of a distribution from the S corporation to a shareholder • Determine how to calculate AAA and OAA account for an S corporation as well as the 3 potential taxes • Determine the impact of health insurance, the net investment income tax, qualified business income tax deduction and unreasonable compensation issues on the reporting function of the S corporation
How Changes in Business Methods Affects Internal Control 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• How is business changing. • What is driving the change and how long will it last. • How specifically is an organizations control system important. • What steps are needed to "keep up" with the upheaval.
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plan Strategies 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Types of documents: advantages and disadvantages, where they fit and plan termination issues • Types of retirement plans • Plan selection and design • Contribution and deduction limits and timing • Reporting and disclosure: Form 5500 and participant communications • Legislative environment • In-plan Roth conversions
Surgent's Preparing Individual Tax Returns for New Staff and Paraprofessionals
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Updates related to HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, incorporated throughout the course Preparation of various Form 1040 individual tax returns and schedules; provided answers include “filled-in” forms Coverage of Form 7203 Coverage of §199A qualified business income, its calculation, limitations, and examples Dividends and interest – Ordinary, return of capital, and capital gain distribution dividends; tax-exempt interest, original issue discount, etc. Security transactions – From Form 1099-B to Form 8949 to Schedule D, plus mutual fund sales and related basis issues Self-employed person issues Schedule C deductions including depreciation Sale and exchange of property – Understanding Form 4797 and depreciation recapture; capital gains A working understanding of passive losses – How to handle rental property and how the passive loss rules flow to the tax forms Itemized deductions – A thorough understanding of what’s deductible and what’s not Interest deductions – Limitations and timing problems Charitable contributions substituting for taxes, IRS says – No! Retirement contributions and education credits and deductions Tax computations – The Kiddie Tax, AMT, regular tax, tax credits Individual problems illustrated by form preparation for various items, with numerous “practice tips” Impact of recent legislation and forms changes on the 1040
Surgent's The Complete Guide to Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Payroll tax requirements for wages, including wages subject to the .9 percent tax, employee benefits and reimbursements, nonqualified deferred compensation, stock options, and tips Fringe benefits issues, such as health insurance, life insurance, cafeteria plan benefits, accountable and non-accountable plans, standard mileage rates, and per diem rates Special issues -- Using a common paymaster, how to file W-2s after a takeover, merger, or acquisition, and state and local tax withholding Statutory employees, independent contractors, and possible changes to §530 relief Penalties -- Who is a responsible person? Expenses and gross-up calculations Pension issues and payroll taxes including SIMPLE plans, and §401(k) and pension distributions The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) Forms I-9, W-9, W-2, 1099, 1099-NEC, SS-8, and 940 Understanding payroll tax responsibilities in the gig economy
Untying the Knot: Taxes & Divorce
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Filing Status: Determining the correct filing status during and after divorce.Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs): Tax implications of dividing retirement accounts.Back Taxes: Strategies for addressing unpaid tax liabilities during and after divorce.Offers-in-Compromise & Installment Agreements: Resolving tax debts with the IRS.Currently-Not-Collectible Status: Understanding when and how to use this option.Innocent Spouse & Injured Spouse Relief: Protecting clients from unfair tax liabilities.Lien Discharges & Subordinations: Managing IRS liens on property during divorce.Reasonable Compensation: Evaluating fair compensation in divorce-related business valuations.Case Studies: Explore unusual and complex tax issues in divorce through real-world examples.
Self-Rental Real Estate: Passive Activity & Section 199A
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469Self-rental income from directly owned properties and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1Self-rental income from indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 2Form 8582 (passive activity)The flow-through entity grouping electionIllustrative examples and consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standardsSelf-rental property and "former passive activities" rules
Controls to Secure the Growing Digital Footprint
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:Securing individual documentsProtecting information resident in the CloudSecuring data stored on or accessed by mobile devices
Business Dissolution & Ownership Changes
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Online
0.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Planning the Exit or Ownership ChangeChoice of transaction structureAsset sale vs. equity sale vs. redemption vs. liquidationBuy-sell agreement design and valuation implicationsCore Basis ArchitectureInside vs. outside basisPartnership liability allocations under Section 752S corporation stock basis and debt basis limitationsSales and Transfers of Ownership InterestsPartnership interest sales and Section 751 hot assetsS corporation stock salesDeath, Section 1014 basis adjustments, and successor-owner issuesPotential Section 1202 considerations where relevantLiquidations and DissolutionsPartnership liquidating distributions under Sections 731, 732, and 736S corporation liquidations under Sections 336 and 331Treatment of cash, property, liabilities, and built-in gain or lossRedemptions and Internal Ownership ShiftsSection 302 testsSection 301 fallback treatmentCross-purchase vs. redemption economics and tax consequencesRestructuring and Entity ModernizationF reorganizationsPre-sale and post-sale restructuring considerationsBasis and attribute preservation issuesSpecial SituationsTransfers incident to divorce under Section 1041Suspended losses and carryover basis issuesGoodwill and Section 197 intangiblesFamily and related-party complicationsAncillary Tax ConsequencesSection 1411 NIITState tax nexus, trailing nexus, and dissolution-related state filingsTransfer tax and valuation overlap where applicableFinal-Year Reporting and ComplianceFinal Forms 1065 and 1120-SForm 966 and related dissolution filingsEIN closure and administrative wrap-upPractical reporting checklistsValuation of Closely Held InterestsRev. Rul. 59-60 principlesDLOM and minority discountsSection 2703 and buy-sell agreement enforceability for transfer tax purposes
Microsoft 365 Application Lightning Round Review-Updated
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Lightning round review of the following apps, with an explanation and demonstration of what each of them offersTeams - the foundation of all that you do in Microsoft 365SharePoint / OneDrive - secure cloud storagePower BI - the new financial reporting modelStream - the YouTube for your organizationBookings - streamline your appointment scheduling OneNote - get your content organized for quick retrieval Lists - create custom list tracking reportsTo Do - consolidate all your Outlook, Planner and general "to do's" in one appPlanner - manage simple and complex engagements and projects in an intuitive appA quick look at many of the remaining apps
The Ethics Hour: Ethics is the Engine to Better Leadership: Taking Action, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
How are ethics, trust and leadership interrelated Why do we only follow ethical leaders Why do our actions and behaviors matter The value of ethical leaders The need to communicate is crucial to gain trust
The Controllership Series: The Controller's Role in Digital Transformation
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Online
1.40 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance Information Technology AI and Digital Transformation
A Strategic Approach to Understanding Compensation Structures
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Compensation
Contract Accounting, Lease Accounting, and Their Impact on Construction Contractors
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $69
Contract accounting Revenue recognition Leases
Benford’s Law and Other Digital Analysis Techniques
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Online
1.80 Credits
Member Price: $79
Benford’s Law Digital Analysis Data analytics
GASB 96 -SBITA, GASB 94 P3, and GASB 87 Leases (Year 2)
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Requirements of GASB 96, GASB 94, and GASB 87 Implementation of GASB 96, 94 and 87