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Surgent's Top Business Tax Planning Strategies
Available Until
Self-study
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Electronic filing requirements for information returns Form 1099 E-File Portal Prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship requirements Monetizing energy credits Amortization of research and experimental expenditures New rules impacting required minimum distributions Contributions to Roth “catch-up” plans Compliance issues regarding the Employee Retention Tax Credit Preparing for the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act Section 179 and bonus depreciation
Surgent's Top Individual Tax Planning Strategies
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Self-study
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Impact of higher interest rates on individual income taxpayers Using a health savings account as a retirement account Making use of net Section 1231 losses to offset ordinary income When individuals can take casualty losses, including loss on a personal residence due to casualty Avoiding or limiting gain on sale of a personal residence Taking advantage of the mortgage interest deduction Avoiding the individual alternative minimum tax Business loss limitation provisions impacting individuals Broker basis reporting of digital assets New IRS guidance on transfer of clean vehicle credits Residential clean energy credits
Surgent's Top Ten Questions from Partnership Clients Regarding the Section 754 Election
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Self-study
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
How does a partner compute his or her basis in a partnership? What is the difference between a partner’s inside and outside basis? What is the difference between a partner’s capital account and partner’s outside basis? How does Section 732(d) impact the buyer of a partnership interest? How does a partnership report a Section 754 election on the partnership’s tax return? How does a partnership make a Section 754 election? How does a partnership make a Section 743(b) adjustment? How does a partnership make a Section 734(b) adjustment? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment or Section 734(b) adjustment allocated to the assets of a partnership? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment allocated within the class of ordinary income property and capital gain property?
Surgent's Transitioning to the Accounting Profession
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Self-study
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct The Conceptual Framework for Independence Safeguarding independence when performing both attest and non-attest services How to handle ethical dilemmas commonly faced by new professionals Role of accounting professionals in public accounting and in industry Characteristics common to high performing accounting professionals
Surgent's U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS - Rev Rec & Business Combinations
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Self-study
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Determining the acquisition date Recognizing and measuring the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree Acquisition of contingencies Noncontrolling interests Recognizing and measuring goodwill or gain from a bargain purchase Measurement period adjustments Performance obligations in the Contract Noncash considerations Presentation of sales taxes Impairment reversal of capitalized contract costs Interim disclosures
Surgent's U.S. Taxation of Foreign Corporations: A Case Study Approach
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Self-study
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $54
Understand how to approach and analyze the U.S. taxation of foreign corporations Using an example, calculate GILTI, Subpart F, and PFIC income inclusions for an individual and C corporation Determine how much foreign tax credit can be claimed against such income inclusions Determine how subsequent dividend distributions from the foreign corporation are taxed Calculate capital gain on the disposition of the foreign corporation Discuss the impact of Section 962 election Compare different outcomes under GILTI, Subpart F, and PFIC regimes for individuals and corporations Identify basic strategies for managing tax liabilities related to foreign corporations
Surgent's UiPath: Step into RPA
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Self-study
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Overview of RPA Understanding UiPath platform components Hands-on application through automation project
Surgent's Understanding How the IRS Rewards Whistleblowers
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Self-study
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of the law that authorizes the IRS to reward whistleblowers who submit information leading to recovery Review of the whistleblower claim process Criteria for eligible claims Case studies of significant claim recoveries paid by the IRS to whistleblowers Issues underlying whether a practitioner should ever act as the whistleblower Addressing delays inherent in the whistleblower claim process The structure and role of the Whistleblower Office Best practices for the submission of a good whistleblower claim Working with other governmental divisions in processing whistleblower claims A brief overview of other, non-IRS whistleblower claims
Surgent's Understanding and Managing Burnout Among Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Self-study
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
The causes of burnout in the accounting profession Effects of burnout on employee well-being Strategies to protect employee well-being in a highly demanding profession Organizational costs associated with employee burnout Tools used to measure employee well-being
Surgent's Understanding and Testing General Information Technology Controls
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Self-study
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Defining GITC and application controls Major categories of GITC Understanding GITC Testing GITC
Surgent's Understanding the High-Stakes Mega Issues in A&A Today
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Self-study
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Technology trends impacting the accounting profession Going concern accounting and reporting issues ASC Topic 842, Leases, implementation challenges, and ongoing accounting Engagement quality update
Surgent's Understanding the High-Stakes Mega Issues in A&A Today
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Self-study
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Accounting and operational impacts of adopting Topic 606 Accounting and operational impacts of adopting ASU No. 2016-02 Impairment of both financial and non-financial assets Accounting for debt restructurings
Surgent's Update on the AICPA's Enhancing Audit Quality Initiative
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Self-study
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Status of the AICPA’s Enhancing Engagement Quality initiative Recent Peer Review results Common peer review findings
Surgent's Using the Work of a Specialist and Internal Audit
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Self-study
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 09/17/20)
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Self-study
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
IRS Notice 2020-66 IRS Notice 2020-71 BBA centralized partnership audit regime Where to live in retirement Reasons 2020 is the year for Roth conversions
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 1/06/22)
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Self-study
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
The status of the Build Back Better Act as of 1/6/22 IRS Letters 6419 and 6475 Update on disaster relief as of 1/6/22 Individual health insurance in 2022
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 1/07/21)
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Self-study
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Highlights of new end-of-2020 tax legislation Donor-advised funds Key themes for the economy and markets in 2021 Retirement income planning
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 1/13/22)
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Self-study
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Child Tax Credit Form 7203, "S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations" Carried interests IRS News Release 2021-217 – How to be prepared for filing 2021 returns in 2022 IRS Notice 2022-1 – IRS guidance regarding reporting of discharged student debt
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 1/14/21)
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Self-study
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
The second Economic Impact Payment Brett John Ball v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Section 965 transition tax Time collection options for employers
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 1/20/22)
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Self-study
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
The Employee Retention Tax Credit overview and update (as of 1/20/22) What accountants want to know about the American economy looking forward to 2022 The No Surprises Act