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Nonprofit organizations must provide their donors with tax receipt letters (written acknowledgment) to comply with IRS rules and help donors get their tax deductions. Preparing tax letters is a deceptively simple task with many tricky points. In this course, we'll discuss the elements that should go into each type of tax letter, the mechanics of quid pro quo contributions, how to determine donor benefits, and how donor-advised funds fit in. This training will be valuable for nonprofit staff and tax professionals to know what to expect from their clients' tax receipt letters.

Examine valuation techniques for private and public entities of all sizes and types of industries from the perspective of a Wall Street analyst. Gain valuation skills to assist your clients. *There is a case study associated with the course exam.

The program will examine tax issues relating to the formation and operation of partnerships. Participants will gain a familiarity with basic areas of partnership taxation so as to recognize a problem and have at hand some practical knowledge for its solution. This course is presented in four practical segments: The Formation of Partnerships Basic Day-to-Day Operations of Partnerships Distributions of Assets to Partners Termination of Partnership Affairs

The mini-course will examine tax issues relating to the formation and operation of partnerships. Participants will gain a familiarity with basic areas of partnership taxation so as to recognize a problem and have at hand some practical knowledge for its solution.

With the adoption of the passive loss limitation rules, taxpayers are looking to CPAs for guidance related to what deductions are allowed, disallowed, or suspended. Updating practitioners on the practical aspects of 469, this course addresses the needed skill to handle these pragmatic issues. Fundamentals are reviewed, planning opportunities are identified, and creative strategies are discussed and evaluated along with remaining traditional approaches. This instructive course aims to understand and solve client problems under 469, with emphasis on tax savings ideas. Participants will learn to master the proper administration of these complex and often cumbersome provisions.

This course addresses the practical aspects of Section 469 and the needed skill to handle pragmatic issues. Fundamentals are reviewed, planning opportunities identified, creative strategies discussed and evaluated along with remaining traditional approaches. The goal of this instructive program is to understand and solve problems under Section 469, with emphasis on tax savings ideas. Readers will overview the proper administration of this complex and often cumbersome provision.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), enacted December 22, 2017, created, under 199A, a new deduction for up to 20% of qualified business income (QBI) from partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs), S corporations, trusts, estates, and sole proprietorships for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. However, determining the 199A deduction amount and availability is a complex multi-step process that may phase out some or all of the deduction. In the face of this complexity, the text provides a selected overview of the essential components of this below-the-line deduction. Qualified business income, taxpayer's taxable income, wage/capital limit, specified services trade or businesses, and other vital components are defined and calculated. Their interaction is demonstrated and exampled.

If you missed our live ADVI$OR: Personal Financial Planning Virtual Conference, now's your chance to catch all the sessions on your own schedule! Together, we will explore the impact of the election, COVID-19, and natural disasters on the PFP industry, as well as topics such as communicating with clients in a virtual world, eldercare issues and longevity planning, the generational impact on clients and succession, and more.

Your clients depend on you more than ever to help them reduce risk and position themselves for financial success in the future. This course will help keep you on top of recent developments, including how the new tax laws impact financial planning, tax management and ways to help plan for long-term care.

This course provides over two hundred useful and unusual tips for accountants in financial leadership. These non-technical tips are illustrated through concrete examples derived from practical experience. You won't find these tips in courses or text books, but you'll be able to use many of them. It provides specific opportunities for bench-marking your practices with those of your peers.

This course provides you with hundreds of useful and practical tips for accountants working in the Not-For-Profit sector. As a finance leader, you are expected to be able to deal with a myriad of issues and situations. You have your experience and what you learned from colleagues and mentors, but this course will provide you with many more veteran tips, including many unconventional ones. You won't find these tips in courses or text books, but you'll be able to use many of them. The course was created and is presented by an experienced CFO, with extensive real-life insight, who has created a number of courses and has spoken to over 16,000 accountants. It includes a very practical case on improving your internal financial reporting package. This course contains 1.0 ethics credits.

This on-demand self-study course addresses practical tips to help you, your clients and your organization to get through and manage a cash crisis. It is based upon the popular live webcast "Practical Tips to Get Through a Cash Crisis," originally broadcast in May 2020. During the course, you will receive practical advice and ideas to help manage issues brought on by the pandemic.

This course focuses on reviewing standards for preparation services, addressing the associated risks and providing guidance for accountants to make professional judgments. By equipping you with up-to-date knowledge of the AICPA's professional standards for preparing financial statements, the course empowers you to minimize the risk of material misstatements, be it due to fraud or error. Pairing this course with another 4-unit course enables you to meet the 8-unit accounting CPE requirement for accountants who exclusively prepare financial statements without performing compilations, reviews or audits. Small-Business Financial Statements (FRF) can fulfill the remaining four CPE units. Additionally, the companion course, Start-up and Small Business Financial Statements: Issues and Fraud (SSFR), not only meets the 4-unit fraud requirement but also qualifies as accounting CPE. It's an efficient way to enhance your expertise and meet your professional development needs.

This course is designed to help any professional to learn how to deliver presentations that have an impact. Learn how to create useful slides, prepare your presentation, manage your nerves, set up the room and handle questions and answers. This webcast was originally broadcast on August 3, 2015. Note: There is a minimum passing rate of 70% for this course.

CPAs are commonly placed in positions to make difficult decisions. This course infuses new case studies highlighting issues that involve handling ethical crises. From audit to tax and from staff to partner, dive deep into high-profile conflicts such as Wells Fargo, Google, and Turing Pharmaceuticals, as well as other conflicts that never make headlines. What would you do if you worked for such a company? What would you do if faced with a compromising position? Acquire the tools to help you choose between alternative solutions. Note : There is a minimum passing rate of 70% for this course. The course was originally presented on May 1, 2018. CalCPA Members: This course qualifies for the four hours of free ethics credits per membership year. Learn more .

Tax reform provisions have frequently changed the tax on profits realized from the disposition of real estate. This has forced investors to seek "escape hatches" from fluctuating capital gains taxes. Tax-deferred exchanges permit the disposition of property, often with the taxpayer receiving significant cash but without the payment of any tax. Functionally, an exchange is a "bridge" over the normally taxable event of moving from one property to another. This course alerts the practitioner to the different planning opportunities surrounding exchanging and identifies the tax consequences of home sales, foreclosure, repossession, and other real property dispositions. Additional topics of interest include involuntary conversions and at-risk limits.

This introductory course provides a clear, concise, step-by-step example of the fundamentals of how to import data into Alteryx, how to select and configure its tools to transform that data according to your needs, and how to export the cleaned-up version to an Excel workbook for further CPA-related calculations. It also introduces those new to Alteryx to frequently used technical terms and concepts, as well as how you can use Alteryx as a powerful complement to Excel to turbocharge your ability to produce CPA work products. In addition, this course covers the purposes and functionality of the various sections of Alteryx's main screen, including the Canvas, the Tool Palette, the Configuration Window and the Results window. This and other foundational knowledge taught in the course will increase your ability to confidently and expertly use the program's software tools. Finally, we'll share numerous insights and commentary that pertain directly to CPAs and the kind of work we do. If you've wanted to learn about Alteryx and how it can boost your productivity and advance your career, this course is for you!

Tax preparer regulation is a controversial topic among policymakers, the Internal Revenue Service, and certification providers. Proponents claim that regulation protects taxpayers from incompetent preparers, while opponents assert that regulation increases costs and discourages preparers from attaining higher qualifications. Following longstanding regulations in Oregon and California, the IRS implemented the Registered Tax Return Preparer program in 2012, which was unexpectedly invalidated in just its second year. Using this quasi-experimental setting and a unique dataset of all U.S. tax preparers obtained from the IRS, we test the effect of regulation on tax preparer qualifications. We find that tax preparer regulation is positively associated with the proportion of highly qualified tax preparers. We also find that regulation increases (decreases) the likelihood that a market entrant (exiter) is highly qualified. In additional analysis, we find some evidence that tax preparer regulations are associated with increased fees and better tax return quality.

This course covers topics such as tax proposals, valuation discounts, trusts and more. With an easy-to-understand presentation, it's never been easier to get up to speed on the intersection between real estate and estate and trust planning.

Not only are Forms 1099 being released later and later each year, they have become more confusing than ever-especially when it comes to fixed income securities. This course will explain what's on page one of the 1099 compared to the back up material and how to report all of the items correctly.