CPE Catalog & Events

Audit requirements for ERISA 103(a)(3)(C) audits An annual update of the changes affecting 401(k) plans Compliance issues associated with eligibility and enrollments, remittances, lack of oversight, compensation, vesting and other topics Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment and detailed testing Avoiding common mistakes while performing audit procedures Plan mergers and acquisitions Common audit reporting and disclosure issues

CPA becoming attuned to broad based business knowledge, professional skepticism and subordination of judgment The future of medical care in the United States in a post COVID-19 environment Future of social security and impact on retirement planning and employee retention Impact on financial executive if the dollar is no longer the world currency "Fate of the States" - will the location of your business make you less competitive Future of workmen's compensation and unemployment compensation Future of interest rates Impact of greater reliance on technology AICPA top 10 trends and technologies National infrastructure ESG and DEI trends in the global economy Impact of continuing uncertainty in markets

Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit and Premium Tax Credit Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions and New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation New Form 1099-K reporting requirements Detailed analysis and examples of Sale of Passthrough Entity Interest and Net Investment Income Tax Residency and Domicile Selling a principal residence, including tax planning strategies Real Estate professional requirements Virtual currency, including recent developments regarding NFTs 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

The 50% deduction for meals that are ordinary and necessary in carrying on a trade or business Elimination of the temporary rules that applied for 2021 and 2022 which allowed for 100% deductibility for ordinary and necessary business-related meals When meals are still 100% deductible IRS rules relating to the nondeducibility of activities considered entertainment or amusement What constitutes entertainment/amusement for tax purposes? When employers may deduct food and beverages provided to employees 50% deductibility for occasional employee meals and for overtime meals 50% deductibility for business meals during business meetings Business meals incurred during business travel Invoice meals separately from entertainment

When is a person eligible to take Social Security benefits? Factors to consider when selecting an option for taking Social Security benefits Is there a best age to start taking Social Security benefits? How to maximize Social Security benefit payments for surviving spouses How can a divorced spouse collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of a former spouse? How minor children can collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of an older parent

An overview of workplace harassment and discrimination laws, including the intangible benefits that come with compliance An overview of sexual harassment and workplace retaliation The supervisor's (or manager's) role in preventing harassment and in reducing the company's potential liability through good faith efforts at compliance Review a compliant procedure for handling harassment concerns

Illustrative computations for revenue recognition Analysis of FASB revenue recognition standard and the anticipated impact on the construction industry Application of "risk-based" audit model to contractors The "Lookback" analysis and the contractor's estimating reliability Practical approach to auditing contracts completed and in progress Numerous computations and alternative approaches

What is a method of accounting and why is the answer important? How to select and adopt a method of accounting When can income be reported for both cash and accrual method businesses? When are expenses to be reported for cash and accrual method businesses? How and when to account for inventory How and when to change a method of accounting Avoiding accounting method problems California-Federal timing differences Relevance of timing rules to the income tax provision for financial reporting

SSARS review FASB Update SPF-measurement and reporting issues Preparation, compilation and review engagements Selected litigation issues and cases

Cost Segregation Basis - 1245 and 1250 property definitions. Final 1031 Regulations updates. Basic computation and bonus depreciation impacts. When an opportunity is optimal.

Overview of the 179D Deduction The expansion and increased impact of 179D in future years Overview of the Retrofit Program for 179D What the Inflation Reduction Act means for building owners and designers of buildings

Preparing to write: what is my purpose and objective and who is my audience When email is the appropriate communication methodology and when it's not Common email mistakes and how to avoid them Proven techniques for writing more efficient, readable and outcome-focused emails

Business communication Emotional intelligence Human resources Practice management

Fundamentals of US and global transfer pricing regulations Cash savings opportunities through transfer pricing Strategies for assessing transfer pricing risks

Legislative developments A full chapter devoted to determining the best planning options for maximizing joint Social Security benefits Retirement benefits: Amount of benefits in various circumstances; how the amounts are distributed within the family unit Qualification: Has the client retired? How business entities may be used for Social Security advantage Income taxation of Social Security: avoidance tactics Spousal benefits: Should a spouse return to work? What benefits does a spouse have and when and how do they relate to benefits decisions by the client? When can hiring the spouse increase overall benefits? Why should both spouses qualify for survivor benefits? Disability benefits When to start Social Security benefits: Advantages and disadvantages at ages 62, full retirement age and70 Coordinating benefits: Should you take Social Security first and higher-balance IRA distributions later, or take IRA balances first and enhanced Social Security benefits later? Pensions: Distribution strategies; how to use the minimum distribution rules in concert with Social Security benefits IRAs: Is it time to convert to a Roth? Medicare, Part D prescription drugs: what retirees need to know

GASB 87 Lease Accounting for State and Local Governments

Emerging technologies all business professionals should know Considerations associated with upgrading to Windows 11 Practical options for protecting your data New features in commonly-used applications such as Excel and Adobe Acrobat DC

The background of OpenAI and ChatGPT Prompt Engineering Using ChatGPT to find CPA-related answers Practical strategies for keeping up with AI

Details of the stock basis adjustments when an S election is effective Rules that characterize distributions to S corporation shareholders either as potential stock basis reductions or dividend income Definition of "accumulated adjustment account" (AAA) Special rule when there is a "net negative adjustment" The rule limiting losses to stock and shareholder loans to the corporation The tax complications related to using shareholder loans to the corporation to deduct losses The basis adjustment ordering rules when there are losses and distributions in the same taxable year Tax planning opportunities and strategies

The price of fraud - ACFE's Report to the Nations and ancillary costs The current economy - microeconomics and analysis COSO internal control framework, particularly Principle 1 (integrity/ethics) and Principle 8 (fraud risk assessments) Power of morale - shrinking the fraud triangle and employee motivation Why good folks go bad - interesting findings and red flags