CPE Catalog & Events
Webcast: Managerial Accounting: Your Prescription for Better Decision Making
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Target profit and Break-even analysis Relevant costs and decision-making Standard costs and variances Activity-based costing Segment reporting and analysis Budgeting
Webcast: Surgent's Preparing Individual Tax Returns for New Staff and Paraprofessionals
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
New and expanded energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 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
Webcast: The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Congressional Budget Reconciliation Process - explore how this powerful legislative tool allows Congress to fast track tax law changes and how it could be used to enact significant tax reforms in the current political climate President Trump's tax proposals - review key components of President Trump's tax agenda, including a tip income exemption, overtime pay relief, Social Security tax exemption, auto loan interest deductibility, SALT deduction modifications, a lower corporate tax rate, restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, immediate R&D expensing, and permanent extension of select TCJA provisions Potential expiration of select TCJA provisions - understand the implications for individual and business taxpayers as key provisions of the TCJA approach sunset dates Tariff policy and implementation - analyze the use of tariffs as a fiscal and trade policy tool Digital assets and tax implications - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming tax practices, as well as how the IRS is leveraging AI to enhance audit selection Form 1099-K reporting requirements - understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, reporting responsibilities, and the impact of the 2024 Department of Labor Final Rule on worker status Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Real Estate professional requirements Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Webcast: The Radar Phenomenon
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Internal Controls Fraud Prevention Fraud Investigation
Webcast: Surgent's Top Business Tax Planning Strategies
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Complying with the beneficial ownership information reporting requirements The current status of the Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program Using the newly expanded access to business tax accounts for partners and shareholders of S corporations IRS guidance allowing car dealers to provide electric vehicle tax rebates upfront to qualified auto buyers Monetizing energy credits Amortization of research and experimental expenditures Dealing with the taxpayer loss in the Tax Court in Soroban Capital Partners requiring managers to pay self-employment tax on certain payments to limited partners Contributions to Roth “catch-up” plans Roth contributions to a SEP and Simple IRA Employer matching contributions to a Roth account Section 179 and bonus depreciation Roth 401(k) contributions no longer subject to RMDs during the owner’s lifetime
Webcast: Defending Your Workplace Culture: Tackling the 4 Biggest Threats to Your Team Engagement and Cohesion
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Workplace Culture Team Culture Employee Engagement Employee Experience Communication Leadership
Webcast: Surgent's Ins and Outs of Health Savings Accounts
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Benefits of an HSA How an employer sets up an HSA How individuals qualify to set up an HSA High deductible health plans and how they relate to an HSA Eligible medical expenditures Annual contributions to an HSA Importance of enrollment in Medicare Qualified HSA funding distribution
Webcast: Tax Procedure
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Filing a tax return IRS audit RS Appeals Collections and litigation at courts of original jurisdiction
Webcast: Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Debt Allocations
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Recourse debt allocations Constructive liquidation scenarios Nonrecourse debt allocations Minimum gains and nonrecourse deductions Section 704(c) gains Allocations under 704(c)
Webcast: Surgent's Anatomy of a Ransomware Event and Incident Response
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
What is ransomware? The growing threat of ransomware — statistics Remote working and COVID-19 Ransomware infection process Incident response protocol Business considerations Legal considerations Breach notification obligations Steps to protect against malware Tabletop exercise
Webcast: Financial Accounting Standards: A Comprehensive Review 25-26
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Webcast
16.0 Credits
Application of professional judgment Codification, GAAP and the GAAP hierarchy Recent changes in financial statement presentation Hot Topics in financial reporting & accounting
Webcast: Fiduciary Accounting: Fundamentals & Rules
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Fundamentals of fiduciary accounting Uniform Principal and Income Act Mandatory and discretionary allocations and adjustments Address the trustees ability to override the fallback rules Review the contents of a proper set of trust accounting statements
Webcast: Surgent's Bankruptcy Basics: Understanding the Reorganization and Liquidation Process in These Uncertain Economic Times
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding Protections provided to debtors under the Bankruptcy Code Key procedural aspects of bankruptcy The automatic stay Differences between Chapters 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy cases The bankruptcy discharge Proofs of claim Plans of reorganization Litigation that can arise during bankruptcy Creditor committees Bankruptcy trustees Avoidable preferences and fraudulent transfers Special rights afforded to landlords and secured creditors
Webcast: Surgent's Use the Data Model to Build More Powerful PivotTables
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Creating a data model/Power Pivot Building PivotTables from multiple tables Creating Measures Using named sets
Webcast: Effective Communication Skills
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Communication Confidence Leadership
Webcast: Nonprofit A&A Series Part 1: Financial Statement Presentation & Disclosure 25-26
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Overview of required financial statements Unique considerations in the nonprofit environment Presentation options for reserves, restrictions, functional expenses and liquidity Common pitfalls and little-known alternatives Recognize financial statement presentation requirements for nonprofits
Webcast: PFP Update: Income Tax, Retirement and Estate Planning 25-26
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
The personal financial planning process Relevance to income tax Retirement and estate planning concerns and solutions
Webcast: Surgent's How to Effectively Represent Clients Under IRS Audit
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Why the IRS selects a tax return for audit What happens when the taxpayer disagrees with the results of the audit IRS employees who interact with taxpayers during an audit FATCA audits Types of IRS examinations Potential IRS audit outcomes Substitute for returns Large Partnership Compliance Program IRS’s shift in audit strategies Responding to IRS Notices online Audits of high income and high net-worth individuals The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) and its impact on auditing partnerships IRS Letters of Concern
Webcast: Comprehensive FASB & AICPA Update for Tax Professionals 25-26
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Broadly applicable ASU effective in 2024 and beyond Significant recent SAS Tax-basis financial statements Statements on Quality Management Standards
Webcast: Financial Accounting Standards: A Comprehensive Review 25-26
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Webcast
16.0 Credits
Application of professional judgment Codification, GAAP and the GAAP hierarchy Recent changes in financial statement presentation Hot Topics in financial reporting & accounting