Self-Study

Description: What should tax pros know about preparing returns for taxpayers who are overseas? This course focuses on tax issues that are relevant to US citizens and resident aliens abroad.

2 CPE credits.

Last Revision: August 2025

Description: Along with emotional and physical consequences, disasters often have tax consequences for affected taxpayers. You can play an important role in helping your affected clients with the ensuing tax issues. Here we’ll cover tax deadlines following a disaster, benefits from deductions due to losses, and the processes and forms required to report taxable gains.

Description: 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.

Last Revision: March 2024

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How does the IRS define a corporation? What should tax professionals know about Form 1120? This course covers basic definitions and terms regarding corporations, the tax implications of corporate structures, and how to prepare Form 1120 and related forms. To assist you and your clients with tax planning, in the last section of this course we have included a summary of how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, impacts partnerships.

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What makes an S Corp different from other business structures? What are the tax implications and what should tax preparers know about Form 1120? This course covers basic definitions and terms regarding S corporations and how to prepare Form 1120-S and related forms.

Description: The IRS recently separated Schedule K and Schedule K-1 into Schedules K-2 and K-3. The purpose is to help provide partners and shareholders better information for their reporting of international items of relevance due to the changes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), specifically the changes made relating to the reporting of international tax items. This course explores the changes the IRS made with the creation of Schedules K-2 and K-3, along with information that is reportable on the new schedules.

Last Revision: March 2024

Description: This course explores the federal income tax deduction for business use of a home. It covers the criteria for qualifying for the deduction, the methods available for calculating it, and special rules for specific taxpayers. Topics include the actual expense and simplified methods, unique provisions for daycare facilities, recordkeeping requirements, and the appropriate tax forms and reporting procedures.

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Since the invention of the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) in 1996, millions of ITINs have been issued by the IRS. Many rules pertaining to ITINs have changed, but one certainty is that when tax preparers are knowledgeable about these rules, they can be a valuable resource for clients who are seeking to comply with federal tax law. This course provides an overview of the most important topics related to ITINs.

Description: The Inflation Reduction Act does what it says on the box – it targets inflation. But what else does it do? In this course you’ll learn how this new act addresses taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals, the provisions for clean energy, as well as how it provides additional funding for the IRS – and what that means for you and your clients.

Revision Date: March 2024