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Schedules K-2 and K-3 and filing exceptions Form 7203  IRS Tax Pro Account  IRS modernization initiatives Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) Identity Theft warnings   IRS guidance for the marijuana industry  “Recycled” Form 1099-NEC to report nonemployee compensation  Form 1065 steps for reporting capital  Centralized audit regime; late filing penalties and small partnership relief  “Substance over Form” argument of shareholder loans  Advanced study of “At-Risk” loans  Employer W-2 correction requests  White House 2025 Budget Points  Don't get caught watching the paint dry -- What is hot and new  What is terminating S corporations today?  Special allocation issues of §704  Final regulations for allocating depreciation recapture to partners and members of LLCs 

What’s NEW for this year – Items all practitioners must know  Form 1040 and Schedules 1 – 3 1099-K reporting requirements  Qualified Business Income -- Coverage of §199A including the real estate safe harbor  A tour of the most recent forms changes, starting from gross income and ending with selected credits, including the latest IRS guidance on significant recent tax legislation  How will clients (and practitioners) interact with IRS in the future and how the pandemic is steering the IRS to ramp up with digital communication efforts  Hot developments and current areas of interest  Virtual Currency and Digital Asset Taxation  Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas  Form 6198 -- At-risk basis: Detailed case study and discussion of how this form is to be used and when it needs to be filed; learn how basis and at-risk basis are different, and why this is significant  Form 6252 -- Installment sale income: A common tax area; however, a case study and discussion of this topic includes advanced issues such as gain on reacquisition of installment sale property, including worksheets on calculating gain & tax basis of reacquired property  Form 5329 -- Additional taxes on qualified plans: Advanced study of how to avoid penalties 

What’s NEW for this year – Items all practitioners must know  Form 1040 and Schedules 1 – 3 1099-K reporting requirements  Qualified Business Income -- Coverage of §199A including the real estate safe harbor  A tour of the most recent forms changes, starting from gross income and ending with selected credits, including the latest IRS guidance on significant recent tax legislation  How will clients (and practitioners) interact with IRS in the future and how the pandemic is steering the IRS to ramp up with digital communication efforts  Hot developments and current areas of interest  Virtual Currency and Digital Asset Taxation  Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas  Form 6198 -- At-risk basis: Detailed case study and discussion of how this form is to be used and when it needs to be filed; learn how basis and at-risk basis are different, and why this is significant  Form 6252 -- Installment sale income: A common tax area; however, a case study and discussion of this topic includes advanced issues such as gain on reacquisition of installment sale property, including worksheets on calculating gain & tax basis of reacquired property  Form 5329 -- Additional taxes on qualified plans: Advanced study of how to avoid penalties 

Data-driven decision-making processes Top technology trends and related risks, including cloud computing, AI, ChatGPT, RPA, and blockchain applications Fraud statistics and cyber threats Common IT security risks and controls Requirements of SAS 142 Use of analytical procedures on professional engagements

Data-driven decision making processes Top technology trends and related risks, including cloud computing, AI, RPA, and blockchain applications Common IT security risks and controls Requirements of SAS 142 Use of analytical procedures on professional engagements

Refresher on understanding internal controls When testing internal controls is required When testing of internal controls is an effective strategy to reduce substantive testing Designing tests of controls Responses when deviations are discovered in the design or operating effectiveness of internal control

Using Excel tables for efficient data management, including sorting, filtering, and structured references, to manage  data more effectively Using custom sorting options to organize data in a way that best suits your needs, enhancing data readability and analysis Using XLOOKUP for advanced data retrieval, allowing you to extract specific data from extensive datasets with ease Using the SUBTOTAL function, a versatile tool for calculating data in visible cells, ideal for analyses that require dynamic calculations Using SUMIF and SUMIFS functions for conditional summing, crucial for precise budgeting, expense tracking, and financial reporting Using array formulas to perform multiple calculations on one or more items in an array, enhancing the efficiency of complex accounting computations Implementing data validations to ensure data integrity and prevent errors in financial data entry, a critical skill for maintaining accurate accounting records Using slicers for interactive data segmentation in tables and PivotTables, enabling accountants to quickly filter and analyze specific subsets of financial data Applying conditional formatting to highlight critical financial data points, trends, and variances, making data analysis and interpretation more intuitive Introducing PivotTables, one of the most powerful Excel features, for summarizing, analyzing, and presenting large sets of financial data in a digestible format

The basic financial statements that nonprofits prepare Best practices for nonprofit reporting Tailoring the financial statements to fit the nonprofit

Establishing a system: identifying forces that support the status quo; setting milestones and goals; the role of the CMA Necessary first steps: set a framework for the project’s activities; identify needed resources; obtain support; decide on a structure; establish a team for a specific project; identify necessary team skill sets Project evaluation: analytical tools, strategic evaluation; sources of risk Maintaining focus: monitoring and measuring results; keeping to the project’s scope Avoiding frequent traps: sunk costs; financing pitfalls; project creep; tunnel vision; failure to integrate the team’s work internally and/or the final project with the remaining organization Introduction and examples of analytical tools throughout the session: mapping; CPM; Gantt charts; benchmarking; Pareto analysis; PESTLE analysis; valuation techniques; post-completion evaluations

The impact of recent legislation Unique planning opportunities and tax traps involved in the liquidation of a business entity Installment sales and the big hurdles to favorable tax treatment in liquidation Form 966 and its importance An analysis of liquidation timing Strategies to pursue in light of the tax rates on dividends and capital gains The special problems of liquidating subchapter S corporations Key planning issues and benefits in liquidating partnerships and limited liability companies Expansion of the carried interest provisions of Rev. Proc. 93-27

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

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

Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Guide to legislative changes and their impact on trust planning Introduction to trusts with emphasis on typical provisions Revocable living trusts Common testamentary trust arrangements -- Bypass trusts, QTIP trusts, and other marital trusts Asset protection trusts Sophisticated trusts for estate planning and asset transfer -- GRATs, GRUTs, and QPRTs Charitable trusts -- Charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and pooled income funds Irrevocable life insurance trusts Medicaid trusts: special needs and Miller Trusts for minors -- Sections 2503(b) and 2503(c), and other trusts Dynasty trusts Section 461(l) as applied to trusts and estates Trusts to hold S corporation stock Special problems of estates and trusts relating to the 3.8-percent tax on investment income and specific solutions Increased scrutiny of donor advised funds

Comparison with other SEC filings Overview of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Purpose and importance of MD&A Risk factors, controls, and corporate governance disclosures

Employees working in multiple states: Withholding issues (when to start and where to withhold) special issues depending on type of tax assessed in the state or locality Emerging sales tax topics: Elimination of the physical presence standard in determining nexus (Wayfair case); economic nexus for remote sellers; assisting remote sellers in determining a plan of action in states that enforce economic nexus Emerging compliance issues in the new sales tax economy Income Tax (and other forms of tax): Economic nexus (taxation without physical presence) Will states shift away from income tax and increase reliance on sales tax after Wayfair? Treatment of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by the states: presence of intangible property; is P.L. 86-272 still valid? Pass-through problems: Nexus issues for interest owners Treatment of the 199A deduction for pass through entities by states: Withholding issues Practical considerations in dealing with multistate taxation: Dealing with state nexus questionnaires When to consider voluntary compliance: Responsibility of officers, members, partners, and shareholders; planning ideas and opportunities; updates on pending federal legislation relative to state tax

Employees working in multiple states: Withholding issues (when to start and where to withhold) special issues depending on type of tax assessed in the state or locality Emerging sales tax topics: Elimination of the physical presence standard in determining nexus (Wayfair case); economic nexus for remote sellers; assisting remote sellers in determining a plan of action in states that enforce economic nexus Emerging compliance issues in the new sales tax economy Income Tax (and other forms of tax): Economic nexus (taxation without physical presence) Will states shift away from income tax and increase reliance on sales tax after Wayfair? Treatment of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by the states: presence of intangible property; is P.L. 86-272 still valid? Pass-through problems: Nexus issues for interest owners Treatment of the 199A deduction for pass through entities by states: Withholding issues Practical considerations in dealing with multistate taxation: Dealing with state nexus questionnaires When to consider voluntary compliance: Responsibility of officers, members, partners, and shareholders; planning ideas and opportunities; updates on pending federal legislation relative to state tax

Overview of the latest updates in Excel, focusing on their purpose and potential impact on efficiency and productivity New automation tools, including features that streamline repetitive tasks and data analysis Fuzzy matching of textual data in Microsoft Excel Features that help to efficiently use data

The 2024 implementation of GASB No. 100 on accounting changes and error corrections The end of 2024 application of GASB No. 101 addressing compensated absences Additional recently issued GASB standards and projects

The 2024 implementation of GASB No. 100 on accounting changes and error corrections The end of 2024 application of GASB No. 101 addressing compensated absences Additional recently issued GASB standards and projects

Lessons learned (and lessons remaining) for the implementation of FASB ASC 842, Leases, and the new requirements related to contributions of nonfinancial assets in ASU No. 2020-07 Solving contribution conundrums (e.g., conditional contributions, restricted contributions, contributed services, etc.) Additional issues in not-for-profit financial reporting