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Form 990 and its related parts has always been a challenge for tax practitioners. This course will help you understand how this form is used by tax-exempt organizations to “tell their story,” as well as walk through the form and its related schedules line by line.

This course provides a general overview of federal income tax laws for individuals. It explains who must file, which tax forms to use, when the return is due, and other general information. It will provide guidance on which filing status can be used and whether the income received is taxable. The course also explains the standard deduction, the kinds of expenses that can be deducted, and the various credits that are available to reduce the total tax due.

FOR 2023 RETURNS

Any type of investment decision or financial plan must include an analysis of many factors, including the risk of the investment, the individual or couple’s short-term and long-term financial needs, and the related tax implications. This course covers the tax issues and consequences related to investment decisions, retirement planning, and estate and education planning.

Nonprofits must comply with special IRS rules and regulations in order to maintain their tax-exempt status. This course will explain the ongoing and annual IRS compliance requirements for nonprofits. It goes into detail on Form 990, 990-EZ, and nonprofit bookkeeping. It will also cover the rules you will need to know on issues such as charitable giving, conflict of interest, compensation, unrelated taxable business income, and political activity restrictions.

S corporations are currently the largest tax filer in the United States of America. This course covers the tax considerations in electing S corporation status, the advantages and disadvantages of S corporate taxation, the requirements to be an S corporation, and trusts that qualify as S corporation shareholders. It also covers the filing of an S corporation election and tax return, accounting methods and tax years of S corporations, and items related to an S corporation’s income, loss, and deductible expenses.

This course discusses how home business owners can reduce taxes by taking advantage of the array of deductions available to them. Covering topics from what qualifies as a home business, recordkeeping and accounting, to start up and operating expenses, as well as more advanced deductions such as long-term assets, medical expenses, and retirement plans - this course looks at home business tax issues from all angles.

In Part 2 of the S corporations series, we cover corporate income taxes and credits affecting S corporations, when a shareholder recognizes income and losses, how items passed through to shareholders are allocated, the tax consequences when an S corporation makes distributions to its shareholders, and income and estate planning situations for S corporations.

Part 3 of the S Corporation series covers changes to S corporations, including the termination and revocation of S status and the impact of such. It also provides a comparison to other business entities including PSCs, general partnerships, limited partnerships, and LLCs. It also reviews subsidiaries, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), and the effect that Code Sec. 1411 has on S corporation shareholders.

This course has two major components. The first component is designed to be a general overview of the responsibilities of the person in charge of the property (estate) of an individual who has died. The second component provides detailed line-by-line instructions regarding how to prepare an estate and trust income tax return. The course has numerous examples and completed forms required to file Form 1041.

This course will make sense of the different rules for taking money out of IRAs, Roth IRAs, 401(k)s, Keoghs, and other retirement plans, and show you how to minimize paying taxes and penalties when doing so. It will address tax strategies, required distributions, penalties, inherited plans, and what happens upon death or divorce. It covers the latest changes, including the new start age for required distributions, new rules for inherited plans, new life expectancy tables, and rules regarding taxation and repayment of COVID-related distributions.

This course is the first in a series of several parts that will delve into the complex issue of partnership taxation. It communicates the important facts using direct and understandable language, plus it is filled with illustrative examples, observations, and charts to provide clarity throughout. This first part is focused on preliminary considerations such as partnership formation, the application of partnership taxation to LLCs, liability issues, IRS classification, audit issues, character and presentation of partnership income, and much more.

This course is designed to help the accountant to properly record the sale and dispositions of various types of assets. It covers sales and exchanges, abandonments, foreclosures and repossessions, and involuntary conversions. Like-kind exchanges and installment sales are also discussed.

Going through a divorce can be a traumatic and highly emotional experience that also carries some serious tax consequences. This course covers many of these issues, including those associated with alimony and child support, the splitting and transferring of property, changes in filing status, and the impact of community property laws.

This course is the second in a series of several parts that will delve into the complex issue of partnership taxation. It communicates the important facts using direct and understandable language, plus it is filled with illustrative examples, observations and charts to provide clarity throughout. This part is focused on partnership allocations and limitations on partnership deductions and includes a summary table for the tax treatment of pre-opening expenses.

This course will guide you through the ins and outs of maximizing business deductions for car expenses, travel, meals, and home offices. It includes detailed, clear explanations and practical examples of how the tax law is applied.

Each year, income tax return preparation must take into account inflation-related changes to various limits and new tax laws. This course will look at those changes and new laws to provide valuable information to persons preparing individual 1040 income tax returns. The Annual Tax Filing Season Update course discusses new tax law and recent updates for the tax filing season, provides a general tax review, and examines important rules governing tax return preparer ethics, practices, and procedures.

Short-term rentals entitle hosts to take advantage of a variety of deductions and other tax benefits. Whether they are renting through Airbnb, FlipKey, TripAdvisor, Craigslist, or VRBO, it is important to understand the tax rules specific to this market, including the 20% pass-through deduction. This course will address which expenses can be deducted, how to report the income, how to deduct losses, and vacation home and tax-free rental rules.

This course is designed to provide you with a broad overview of how pension and annuity income is taxed. It covers the “General Rule,” the “Simplified Method,” and qualified and nonqualified plans. The various examples will show how to calculate the tax-free return of your net cost. Lastly, the course covers how U.S. Civil Service Retirement benefits are taxed.

This course provides an understanding of the various individual retirement arrangements. It covers traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs), and Savings Incentive Match Plans for Employees (SIMPLEs). It explains the rules for setting up an IRA, contributing to an IRA, transferring money or property to and from an IRA, handling an inherited IRA, making withdrawals from an IRA, receiving distributions from an IRA, and taking a credit for contributions to an IRA. It also explains the penalties and additional taxes that apply when the rules are not followed. To assist in complying with the tax rules for IRAs, this course contains worksheets, sample forms, and tables, which can be found throughout the course and in the appendices in the back.

With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the landscape for pass-through entities changes considerably. This course focuses on the major changes made to the tax rules for pass-through entities including LLCs, partnerships, S corporations, and sole proprietorships. This comprehensive guide covers the mechanics of the new qualified business income deduction of 20% (Section 199A) and all other major changes that will impact pass-through entities and their owners.

This course is the third in a series of several parts that will delve into the complex issue of partnership taxation. It communicates the important facts using direct and understandable language, plus it is filled with illustrative examples, observations, and charts to provide clarity throughout. This part is focused on the sale of a partnership interest, partnership distributions, and basic adjustments to partnership property.

This course is the fourth and final part in a series that delves into the complex issue of partnership taxation. It communicates the important facts using direct and understandable language, plus it is filled with illustrative examples, observations, and charts to provide clarity throughout. This final part is focused on advanced topics including related party and disguised sales, the death or retirement of a partner, and special rules for S Corporations.

This course offers strategies for a variety of small business tax planning needs. It will serve as an excellent resource for planning strategies that can help you run a tax-smart business all year long. It will provide guidance on opening or closing a business, running a sideline activity and succession planning. You’ll be able to visualize how your business actions today can affect your bottom line from a tax perspective tomorrow.

This course provides an overview of the tax laws for churches, religious organizations, and ministers. It covers the information an accountant needs to know to best assist his or her clients in this area.

The variety of savings vehicles available for education can be intimidating. As an accounting professional, it is important that you understand the various options available to your clients to be able to properly advise them. This comprehensive course details all of the various types of tax benefits and savings opportunities available for education. Covering Qualified Tuition Programs (529 plans), the American opportunity credit, the lifetime learning credit, student loans, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, Education Savings Bond Programs, and much more, this course will provide all the information you need to properly assist your clients.

This course covers special tax rules for U.S. citizens and resident aliens who work abroad or who have income earned in foreign countries. As a U.S. citizen or resident alien, a taxpayer’s worldwide income generally is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where the taxpayer is living. Also, the taxpayer is subject to the same income tax filing requirements that apply to U.S. citizens or resident aliens living in the United States.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) directly affects high net worth individuals, their investment entities, and family offices. This course addresses the impact of the TCJA and its likelihood to spur gift planning, increase the use of trusts, give rise to new compensation arrangements, and even increase the consideration of conversion from an individual status to corporate formation.

A key component of financial planning is planning for death. Death is a topic that few people want to think about, yet without proper planning can create some significant unpleasant surprises. This course covers the main tax issues that occur due to death.

Several federal programs have been designed to provide relief from the rising healthcare costs. This course takes a look at several tax-advantaged plans that allow individuals to put money away tax-free to help pay for health care costs that insurance does not cover, including deductibles and other out-of-pocket expenses. The course covers Archer medical savings accounts (MSAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs), and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs).

This course describes the benefits of a Roth IRA as compared to its traditional counterpart. The course also covers contribution limits, eligibility requirements, rules for converting one type of IRA into another, and rules governing the withdrawal of funds.

S corporations are currently the largest tax filer in the United States of America. This course covers the tax considerations in electing S corporation status, the advantages and disadvantages of S corporate taxation, the requirements to be an S corporation, and trusts that qualify as S corporation shareholders.

This course provides the tools needed to successfully deal with the IRS when addressing and settling a tax debt. It presents information on the most common way taxpayers attempt to reduce their tax debts – the Offer in Compromise (OIC). It also reviews the bankruptcy code and provides details on penalties and interest that can accrue.

Each year, various limits affecting income tax preparation and planning change. Some changes commonly occur each year as a result of inflation indexing, while others occur because of new legislation or the sunsetting of existing law. This course will examine the tax changes affecting 2023 as a result of passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the inflation-changed limits effective for 2023 that are more significant from the perspective of an income tax preparer. Some context will be supplied, as appropriate, to assist readers in understanding the changes.

This course covers the manner in which profits are distributed to the owners of various types of business entities.

This course is designed to give a general overview of the taxation of partnerships. It explains how the income tax laws apply to partnerships and partners.

This course is designed to give a general overview of the taxation of corporations. It explains how the income tax laws apply to corporations.

Real estate is the largest investment most Americans will ever have. This course covers the tax implications of selling a home, as well as the investment of a second home for personal or rental purposes.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), legislation designed in large part to lower consumer energy costs and provide economic incentives to reduce the human impact on climate change, became law. Among other provisions, the new law provides multiple tax incentives for taxpayers to: • Make energy efficient home improvements; • Purchase electric vehicles; and • Afford health insurance coverage. This course addresses the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act most likely to be of interest to tax preparers. In so doing, it examines the tax credits available for energy-efficient home improvements, for the purchase of new and used electric vehicles, for electric car charging and natural gas-powered car fueling devices, and clean energy generation. In addition, it discusses the expanded health insurance premium tax credits and the extension of the limitation of non-corporate taxpayer excess business losses.

Virtual currency use is increasing, and roughly 3 in 10 Americans younger than age 30 indicate they have invested in, traded, or used a virtual currency, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum. As a result, tax preparers are more likely than ever to encounter clients who have engaged in one or more virtual currency transactions during the year and who may have taxable income as a result. Tax Treatment of Virtual Currency briefly discusses the nature of virtual currency, how transactions in virtual currency occur and are recorded, and the tax treatment to which they are subject.