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Untying the Knot: Taxes & Divorce
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Filing Status: Determining the correct filing status during and after divorce.Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs): Tax implications of dividing retirement accounts.Back Taxes: Strategies for addressing unpaid tax liabilities during and after divorce.Offers-in-Compromise & Installment Agreements: Resolving tax debts with the IRS.Currently-Not-Collectible Status: Understanding when and how to use this option.Innocent Spouse & Injured Spouse Relief: Protecting clients from unfair tax liabilities.Lien Discharges & Subordinations: Managing IRS liens on property during divorce.Reasonable Compensation: Evaluating fair compensation in divorce-related business valuations.Case Studies: Explore unusual and complex tax issues in divorce through real-world examples.
A New Productivity for the New World. Goal Achievement for the 21st Century, A Whole Brain Approach
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Mindfulness Creative Thinking Productivity Performance Neuroscience Leadership
Investment Scam Losses: How to Get Deductions
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Categorization of various scams The keys to deductibility Review of the client's required actions to allow deductibility Disclosures and forms reporting required for deductibility “Tales from the Front” – practice issues CPAs are dealing with in these extraordinary situations
Digging Deep with Excel Pivot Tables
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Data preparation and cleansing Pivot table creation Pivot table customization Navigating Excel’s PivotTable Analyze tab
AI In Audit and Financial Reporting
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Online
1.60 Credits
Member Price: $39
Artificial Intelligence Audit Financial Reporting
Emerging Risks and Resilience - How Accountants and Finance he Way - Part 1 Building Organizational Resilience in a Changing Landscape
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Online
1.40 Credits
Member Price: $39
Risks Accounting Finance Economy Information Technology Data Governance
Cryptocurrencies for the CFO: Explaining Blockchain
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
What is money? What are digital assets? Understanding the what, why, and how of cryptocurrencies Understanding the what, why, and how of blockchain NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens), their role and impact Explaining the crypto language
Taxation of Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs)
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
NFT basics Classification of NFTs Current Legislative and Policy Environment Tax implications of creation, sales and exchanges of NFTs
Ethics: How to Give and Receive Criticism the Right Way
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Entertaining lecture by a professional presenter, illustrated with relevant video clips and photographs, to cover the main points of the webinarWriting exercises, so you can see how these lessons apply to your own CPA practice and personal lifeTrue stories about CPAs and other leaders to show what can happen when apologies and criticism are done right, and the pitfalls of doing them the wrong way
Surgent's Income Tax Reporting for Estates and Trusts (Form 1041): A Practical Guide
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Classification of fiduciary entities for income tax purposes and filing obligations Allocation of income between the fiduciary and beneficiaries based on distribution rules Fiduciary accounting income versus taxable income and why the distinction matters Treatment of expenses, fees, and charitable payments on fiduciary returns Distributable income concepts and beneficiary reporting mechanics Application of timing elections affecting distributions and deductions Special rules for multiple beneficiaries and separate economic interests Treatment of income in respect of a decedent and related deductions Elections affecting trust taxation and beneficiary treatment Reporting considerations for grantor trusts and asset protection structures Handling of deductions and losses in the final year of administration
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Late S Corporation Elections, Disproportionate Distributions, and Selling Shares
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Making an S corporation election and late filing relief Disproportionate distributions Selling S corporation shares Redemption rules
Construction Contractors: Auditing Considerations
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $139
Auditing contractor accounting and revenue from contracts with customers Planning and risk assessment for construction contractors Key controls Substantive procedures for long-term contractors
Finding the Right Fit: An Exploration Financial Reporting Options for SMEs
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Unique needs of SMEs The menu of available frameworks Exploration of specific SPFs U.S. GAAP provisions for SMEs Considerations when selecting a framework Audit, review, and compilation implications Pitfalls to avoid Best practices to adopt
Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of methods of proof in forensic accounting.The various types of methods of proof approved by the courts.The weakness and strengths of the methods of proof.The formulas in calculating methods of proof.Applying the formulas in various circumstances.
Business Dissolution & Ownership Changes
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Online
0.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Planning the Exit or Ownership ChangeChoice of transaction structureAsset sale vs. equity sale vs. redemption vs. liquidationBuy-sell agreement design and valuation implicationsCore Basis ArchitectureInside vs. outside basisPartnership liability allocations under Section 752S corporation stock basis and debt basis limitationsSales and Transfers of Ownership InterestsPartnership interest sales and Section 751 hot assetsS corporation stock salesDeath, Section 1014 basis adjustments, and successor-owner issuesPotential Section 1202 considerations where relevantLiquidations and DissolutionsPartnership liquidating distributions under Sections 731, 732, and 736S corporation liquidations under Sections 336 and 331Treatment of cash, property, liabilities, and built-in gain or lossRedemptions and Internal Ownership ShiftsSection 302 testsSection 301 fallback treatmentCross-purchase vs. redemption economics and tax consequencesRestructuring and Entity ModernizationF reorganizationsPre-sale and post-sale restructuring considerationsBasis and attribute preservation issuesSpecial SituationsTransfers incident to divorce under Section 1041Suspended losses and carryover basis issuesGoodwill and Section 197 intangiblesFamily and related-party complicationsAncillary Tax ConsequencesSection 1411 NIITState tax nexus, trailing nexus, and dissolution-related state filingsTransfer tax and valuation overlap where applicableFinal-Year Reporting and ComplianceFinal Forms 1065 and 1120-SForm 966 and related dissolution filingsEIN closure and administrative wrap-upPractical reporting checklistsValuation of Closely Held InterestsRev. Rul. 59-60 principlesDLOM and minority discountsSection 2703 and buy-sell agreement enforceability for transfer tax purposes
Individual Tax Update: Key Considerations for 2026
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Individual tax provisions compared for 2025 and 2026 reporting Recent legislative developments, cases and rulings impacting individual taxpayers ACA premium tax credit Passive activities - complete disposition 2027 inflation rates FBAR update Virtual currency and enforcement Property transactions Gross income and deductions
Unleashing Creativity in the Workplace
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The Power of Creativity in the Workplace The Three Types of Creativity: Imagination, Creativity, Innovation Benefits of Creativity: Purpose, Productivity, Performance Applications of Creativity: Individual, Team, Organizational Culture Creative Problem-Solving Techniques (Mind Mapping, Visual Thinking) Whole Brain Thinking: Integrating Left & Right Brain Functions Creating a Culture of Innovation Measuring and Implementing Creativity for Growth
Beyond the Numbers: Success Strategies for Female CPAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How to increase your visibility instead of flying under the radar.Critical time management techniques that allow you to focus and prioritize the right strategic initiatives.How your inner critic operates and how to silence it.How to build a network of community support and mentoring.What impostor syndrome is and how it may be holding you back.
Don't Be Spooked: Mastering Conflict Resolution
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Employee relations Conflict resolution
Calculating the Retirement Need
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of retirement expenses and needsOverview of risk tolerance, time value of money and retirement planning factorsExamples of client retirement situations