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We’ll look at various kinds of fringe benefits and their tax implications to beneficiaries and providers of them, typically employers. We will also learn how to achieve tax savings for the various fringe benefits, and we’ll look at reporting requirements on common tax forms.
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There is more to preparing a U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return (Form 1120) than just completing the forms. This course provides a tax practitioner with a better understanding of corporate tax concepts, tax methods, and common adjustments to taxable income. In addition, this course provides a proces...
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This course provides a tax practitioner with a better understanding of tax concepts pertaining to S-Corporations, tax methods, and common adjustments to taxable income.
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No good deed goes unpunished, including the giving of gifts. But as a tax professional using Form 709, you can unearth when a gift tax filing may be required and help your clients know how they can respond.
Revision Date: April 2023
It’s important for the tax preparer to recognize the difference between a “For-Profit” Business and a Hobby under IRC §183. In addition to learning how to tell the difference, you will also learn how to report hobby income that has no profit motive.
This course concentrates on how being ethical costs you time, money, and friends. This course is informative and provides you with the necessary tools and knowledge to protect yourself and your practice.
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Spouses filing joint returns are joint and several liable for any resulting taxes. This liability follows both spouses until paid, even if the spouses later divorce. Innocent spouse relief provides the opportunity to escape joint and several liability in certain circumstances.
A letter from the IRS can be anxiety inducing. With IRS collections likely to ramp up in the future, tax pros will need to know about IRS collection activities – as well as how to challenge them. This course looks at the codes, processes, and forms involved...
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In this course, tax preparers are introduced to the problem of cybercrime and its costs, offered methods that can be expected to reduce the chances of becoming a cybercrime victim, and informed of proper steps to take if they do become victims of cybercrime.
Revision Date: April 2023
Who investigates tax crimes and how are tax crimes prosecuted? The IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) has sole jurisdiction in tax crimes. We’ll learn how IRS-CI finds tax cases to prosecute, what happens during the course of the investigation, what techni...
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US military service members and household members receive a variety of exclusive tax benefits. What credits and deductions does the tax code provide to those in the military community? How can you help service members, military spouses, and military veterans file an accurate, on-time tax return? Thi...
This course will explore the most common errors committed by tax preparers and how to avoid them. This course is intended to better prepare us to avoid errors & embarrassing situations.
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Have clients who are nonprofits? This webinar will help you understand the tax statuses that affect nonprofits and exempt organizations – and navigate the compliance rules and forms for helping your clients get the most from their tax benefits.
2 CPE Credit Hours
You and your clients face unique challenges today regarding how your record and report retirement income. This course will help you understand the reasons for taxpayer confusion, develop strategies to help your clients, calculate reportable income, and use the proper forms correctly.
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As a knowledgeable tax preparer, you can be an especially valuable resource for non-US citizens, since they are individuals who often have had less experience with the US tax system compared to US citizens.
This contains content for both resident and no...
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Schedule C is primarily used by individuals to report profit or loss from trade or business activity. Important considerations include the determination of whether a trade or business is conducted with the required continuity, regularity, and profit motivation – as well as verifying whether a taxpay...
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Is your client selling their home? Is the home a primary or secondary residence, a business or rental? Are there short-term or long-term gains or losses to calculate? The various rules that apply to the sale of a home are explained in this course, along with details on proposed legislation that may ...
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Gain an overview of standard and itemized deductions, including new rules applying to the TCJA and the CARES Act. As the standard deduction is a basic deduction, most of the information in this course is centered around the different itemized deductions.
Last Revision: April 2023
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Why does basis matter for a shareholder in an S Corporation? The ability of the shareholder to calculate deductions involving the corporation on a personal tax return is limited by the taxpayer’s basis in the corporation. This webinar discusses how to properly document S corporation basis in order t...
