CPE Catalog & Events

The essential internal control concepts applied in a single audit How the auditor obtains an understanding of controls over compliance and then tests the effectiveness of those controls in a single audit How the auditor plans and performs tests of compliance in a single audit The identification and reporting of control and compliance findings

The essential internal control concepts applied in a single audit How the auditor obtains an understanding of controls over compliance and then tests the effectiveness of those controls in a single audit How the auditor plans and performs tests of compliance in a single audit The identification and reporting of control and compliance findings

Defining GITC and application controls Major categories of GITC Understanding GITC Testing GITC

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

Technology trends impacting the accounting profession Going concern accounting and reporting issues ASC Topic 842, Leases, implementation challenges, and ongoing accounting Engagement quality update

Courses range from two to 16 hours. View the current courses included.

Status of the AICPA’s Enhancing Engagement Quality initiative Recent Peer Review results Common peer review findings

Automatic enrollment requirements for 401(k) plans Change in the credit for small employer pension plan startup costs $2,000 saver’s match Changes in pooled employer plans Multiple employer 403(b) plans Increase in age for required beginning date for mandatory distributions Indexing IRA catch-up limit Higher catch-up limit to apply at age 60, 61, 62, and 63 Treatment of student loan payments as elective deferrals for purposes of matching contributions Application of credit for small employer pension startup costs to employers who join an existing plan Small immediate financial incentives for contributing to a plan Withdrawals for certain emergency expenses Starter 401(k) plans for employers with no retirement plans Improving coverage for part-time workers Recovery of retirement plan overpayments Tax treatment of IRAs involved in a prohibited transaction Clarification of substantially equal periodic payment rule

Principles and concepts that form the foundation of ethical behavior The core principles of professional conduct – integrity, objectivity, and independence The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Washington State professional standards and responsibilities for the practice of public accounting Recent Board rule changes related to CPE and other topics

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

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

The second Economic Impact Payment Brett John Ball v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Section 965 transition tax Time collection options for employers

ERC rules prior to the CAA changes Taxation of virtual currency (as of 1/21/21) Non-convertible in-game currencies SECURE Act as of 1/21/21

FinCEN Notice 2020-2 (12/31/2020) Revenue Procedure 2020-54 IRS Notice 2021-13 Remote workforce issues Recent changes to federal energy incentive programs – 179D and 45L (as of 1/28/21)

PPP loan forgiveness update (as of 10/01/20) Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) Late filing penalties and small partnership relief (as of 10/01/20) FFCRA DOL FAQs 91 through 103

TIGTA Audit Report No. 2020-30-056 Regulations under Section 274  relating to deducting meal and entertainment expenses (October 2020) PPP loan forgiveness (as of 10/08/20)

Increase for Social Security recipients New 2021 draft tax forms (as of 10/14/21): Form 1040 - Schedule 1, Schedule 2, and Schedule 3 The 4% rule: is this the best approach to sustainable retirement spending Commercial real estate tax strategies: a refresher for tax year 2021

Legislative update (as of 10/21/21) TIGTA report #2021-30-042 Tax aspects of selling a home

Excepted benefit HRAs – Revenue Procedure 2020-43 T.D. 9923: final regulations concerning ABLE accounts New DOL proposed rule ( September 2020) on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors Like-kind exchange rules post TCJA

Changes to the Main Street Lending Program PPP Loan Necessity Questionnaires RMD rules for those continuing to work beyond age 72 Health insurance and Medicare: new challenges for 2021