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How Changes in Business Methods Affects Internal Control 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• How is business changing.• What is driving the change and how long will it last.• How specifically is an organizations control system important.• What steps are needed to "keep up" with the upheaval.
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plan Strategies 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Types of documents: advantages and disadvantages, where they fit and plan termination issues• Types of retirement plans• Plan selection and design• Contribution and deduction limits and timing• Reporting and disclosure: Form 5500 and participant communications• Legislative environment• In-plan Roth conversions
S Corporation (Form 1120S) — Formation to Liquidation 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Extensive review of the S corporation tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes including any TCJA provisions expiring after 2025• Requirements to make an S election (i.e., types and numbers of shareholders and second class of stock issues)• Fixing late S corporation elections (i.e., Form 2553)• S corporation formation (§351) and liquidation issues• Revocation and termination of S corporations• Schedule K and K-1• separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expense items• Detailed Schedule K-1 reporting including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction and 3.8% net investment income tax• Compensation issues including the tax treatment of fringe benefits• Built in gains tax and other planning opportunities when converting a C to S corporation• Preparation of the Schedule M-2 and the ordering rules for distributions out of the AAA, PTI, E&P and OAA accounts• Tax treatment of stock redemptions (sale or distribution")
SSARS Codification: Preparation, Compilation and Review 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• SSARS Codification requirements• SSARS engagements: preparation of financial statements, compilation of financial statements and proforma financial information• Review of financial statements• Coverage of the amendments to the SSARS contained in SSARS 26 and SSARS 27
Accounting and Tax Ethics: Standards, Issues, & Case Studies 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• AICPA Code of Professional Conduct• Threats to compliance with Code of Ethics• Updated Statement of Standards for Taxpayer Services (SSTS)• Ethical challenges in selecting appropriate GAAP alternatives
S Corporation (Form 1120S) — Formation to Liquidation 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Extensive review of the S corporation tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes including any TCJA provisions expiring after 2025• Requirements to make an S election (i.e., types and numbers of shareholders and second class of stock issues)• Fixing late S corporation elections (i.e., Form 2553)• S corporation formation (§351) and liquidation issues• Revocation and termination of S corporations• Schedule K and K-1• separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expense items• Detailed Schedule K-1 reporting including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction and 3.8% net investment income tax• Compensation issues including the tax treatment of fringe benefits• Built in gains tax and other planning opportunities when converting a C to S corporation• Preparation of the Schedule M-2 and the ordering rules for distributions out of the AAA, PTI, E&P and OAA accounts• Tax treatment of stock redemptions (sale or distribution")
SSARS Codification: Preparation, Compilation and Review 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• SSARS Codification requirements• SSARS engagements: preparation of financial statements, compilation of financial statements and proforma financial information• Review of financial statements• Coverage of the amendments to the SSARS contained in SSARS 26 and SSARS 27
How AI is Automating Internal Control 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• An explanation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)• Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition• What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies
Create Reports that Matter: Turn Information Into Action! 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
• Understand Your Company's Reporting Needs• Financial Reporting Tools• Presentation Hints and Techniques• Link reporting to strategy• Develop the right metrics• Learn various presentation options
Tax Practice Conduct Standards: Circular 230 and AICPA Statements 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• Federal and California statutory and regulatory standards governing tax preparers: Preparer penalty provisions, Circular 230 and; AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services• Tax shelter and reportable transaction issues in depth• Attorney-client, Sec. 7525 and work product privilege issues and Kovel arrangements
World Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application—Part 1 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• Classification of the five cost types• Direct Materials'comprehensive coverage• Direct Labor'labor burden costs
How AI Fits into the Accounting World 26-27
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
• An overview of AI constructs.• How artificial intelligence is being used by accountants today.• Accounting-centric AI developments on the horizon.
SSARS 27 - Alternative Preparations 26-27
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
• General requirements for SSARS engagements• Unique opportunities for preparation engagements• New opportunities created with SSARS 27• The AICPA Consulting Standards• The relevance of Peer Review on SSARS and Consulting engagements
Social Security Basics and Strategies for Maximizing Benefits 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Social Security planning, benefit calculation, and beneficiaries• Recent changes to "file and suspend" and "restricted application" strategies• Increasing benefits for divorced and surviving spouses• Early retirement and the earnings test• An overview of the obstacles beneficiaries face when claiming Social Security disability benefits• Integrating retirement plan distribution strategies with Medicare and Social Security claiming strategies
World Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application—Part 2 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• Classification of MFG overhead into the five cost types• Selecting the bases for tracing or assigning overhead to products• Period Manufacturing Inefficiencies'categories and costing
Social Security Basics and Strategies for Maximizing Benefits 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Social Security planning, benefit calculation, and beneficiaries• Recent changes to "file and suspend" and "restricted application" strategies• Increasing benefits for divorced and surviving spouses• Early retirement and the earnings test• An overview of the obstacles beneficiaries face when claiming Social Security disability benefits• Integrating retirement plan distribution strategies with Medicare and Social Security claiming strategies
Critical Thinking Skills: For Financial Professionals 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
• Why critical thinking skills are so important to today's financial professionals.• How to evaluate critical elements of a leader's decision- quality capability• How to recognize factors that can sabotage decision- making by even highly capable people.
Firm Ethics—A Practical Approach 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• AICPA Code of Professional Conduct• Ethics requirements for CPA firms
Balance Sheet Management: The Least Understood Risk” 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
• Intentionally managing your balance sheet to reduce risk.• Properly balance debt and equity versus other funding sources.• Know the balance sheet pitfalls and risks to avoid.• Understand the analysis and decision-making process through real-world examples and five interactive case discussions.
Ethical Intelligence: Global Case Studies & Standards 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• Ethical Responsibilities for CPAs• AICPA Code of Professional Conduct• PCAOB Independence & Ethics• Sarbanes—Oxley Act• Circular 230• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act• Whistleblower & Reporting Duties (incl. Dodd-Frank)• California State Board Ethics & Enforcement• Data Privacy & Confidentiality (CCPA/CPRA)