Disaster Relief Act of 2024
Overview
Literally thousands of individual taxpayers may have increased deductions or exclusions from gross income as a result of the Disaster Relief Act of 2024. Casualty provisions of the Act are retroactive to December 19, 2019 through early 2025. Both low and high income taxpayers may benefit from the Act through exclusions of payments received as compensation for wildfire damages - retroactive to 2014! This course will review the provisions of this new act.
*Please Note: If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com
Highlights
- Federal Disaster Relief Act provisions enacted in December, 2024
- Comparison of personal use casualties with business/investment casualties
- When to claim casualty losses
- How to postpone casualty gains
- Business casualty gains and depreciation recapture
Prerequisites
Basic working knowledge of individual and business taxation
Designed For
CPAs and members in industry seeking an in-depth review of casualty loss reporting
Objectives
- Implement practical strategies based on a thorough understanding of the complex rules for casualty losses and casualty gains
- Identify and recall key compliance issues
- Identify and recall significant issues in the casualty loss tax form
Preparation
None
Notice
This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by Accounting Continuing Professional Education Network (ACPEN).
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Dilley PhD, Federal Tax Workshops Inc
Steven C. Dilley is a professor at Michigan State University where he teaches tax accounting. He obtained his PhD in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1972. In 1969 he also received a law degree and an undergraduate accounting degree from UW-Madison. He is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs, the Michigan Association of CPAs, the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of CPAs, the American Taxation Association, and the Hawaii Association of Public Accountants. Steve is the President of the Federal Tax Workshops, Inc. This organization prepares continuing education materials and presents continuing education programs for accountants and attorneys throughout the United States. Steve is nationally known for his knowledge of taxation in general and especially for his knowledge of the financial, accounting, and tax problems of the closely held business. He has published numerous articles on those topics.
Non-Member Price $59.00
Member Price $29.00