CPE Catalog
Single Auditing Made Simple
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
The key requirements and responsibilities related to the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and the determination of major programs The processes of determining the direct and material compliance requirements, obtaining an understanding of and testing the related internal controls, and performing compliance testing The development and reporting of findings in the schedule of findings and questioned costs Additional performance and reporting responsibilities
Six Common Barriers to Investment Success
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Availability bias Herding Loss aversion Present bias Anchoring Home country bias
Skills to Enhance Personal and Professional Networks
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The value of strategic networking Quality vs. quantity in networking Networking for professional opportunities Person-to-person networking Maintaining and expanding your current connections Networking for introverts Long-term networking strategies
Small-Business Accounting, Audit, and Attest Update
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Small and medium-sized business-related ASUs, including recent PCC activities Recently issued AICPA standards Engagement quality update Newly issued SSARS and SSAE standards SASs effective for 2024 audits and beyond
Social Security and Medicare: Planning for You and Your Clients
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12.00 Credits
Member Price: $219
Legislative developments A full chapter devoted to determining the best planning options for maximizing joint Social Security benefits Retirement benefits: Amount of benefits in various circumstances; how the amounts are distributed within the family unit Qualification: Has the client retired? How business entities may be used for Social Security advantage Income taxation of Social Security: avoidance tactics Spousal benefits: Should a spouse return to work? What benefits does a spouse have and when and how do they relate to benefits decisions by the client? When can hiring the spouse increase overall benefits? Why should both spouses qualify for survivor benefits? Disability benefits When to start Social Security benefits: Advantages and disadvantages at ages 62, full retirement age, and 70 Coordinating benefits: Should you take Social Security first and higher-balance IRA distributions later, or take IRA balances first and enhanced Social Security benefits later? Pensions: Distribution strategies; how to use the minimum distribution rules in concert with Social Security benefits IRAs: Is it time to convert to a Roth? Medicare, Part D prescription drugs: what retirees need to know
Social Security and Medicare: Planning for You and Your Clients
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Legislative developments A full chapter devoted to determining the best planning options for maximizing joint Social Security benefits Retirement benefits: Amount of benefits in various circumstances; how the amounts are distributed within the family unit Qualification: Has the client retired? How business entities may be used for Social Security advantage Income taxation of Social Security: avoidance tactics Spousal benefits: Should a spouse return to work? What benefits does a spouse have and when and how do they relate to benefits decisions by the client? When can hiring the spouse increase overall benefits? Why should both spouses qualify for survivor benefits? Disability benefits When to start Social Security benefits: Advantages and disadvantages at ages 62, full retirement age, and 70 Coordinating benefits: Should you take Social Security first and higher-balance IRA distributions later, or take IRA balances first and enhanced Social Security benefits later? Pensions: Distribution strategies; how to use the minimum distribution rules in concert with Social Security benefits IRAs: Is it time to convert to a Roth? Medicare, Part D prescription drugs: what retirees need to know
Social Security: Dispelling Common Myths with Essential Truths
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Will Social Security be there for me? How is my benefit calculated? Can I claim my benefit and work too? When do I stop paying Social Security taxes? Why does my government pension cause my benefits to be reduced? Can I claim spousal benefits now and my own later? What is my breakeven? Can I claim benefits from my ex-spouse? What do you mean I may pay taxes on my income benefits? … and more!
Starting a Small Business: What Every Trusted Advisor and Entrepreneur Needs to Know
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Understanding the time commitment required to start and run a business Selecting a corporate structure to protect your personal assets Building your product or service Sales and marketing in your business Establishing your owners, investors, managers, and employees Accounting, recording-keeping, and other software programs Leases, contracts, and employee agreements Protecting intellectual property Insurance Business plans Financing Market position
Stock vs. Asset Acquisitions of C Corporations
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Advantages and disadvantages to buyer and seller of an asset acquisition and a stock acquisition Tax treatment of consulting agreements and covenants not to compete Sale of personal goodwill associated with an asset acquisition Tax consequences associated with a stock acquisition and an asset acquisition Acquisitive reorganizations Non-tax issues that must be considered when a corporation is acquired
Strategies for Maximizing Social Security Benefits
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
When is a person eligible to take Social Security benefits? Factors to consider when selecting an option for taking Social Security benefits Is there a best age to start taking Social Security benefits? How to maximize Social Security benefit payments for surviving spouses How can a divorced spouse collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of a former spouse? How minor children can collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of an older parent
Successful Communication
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Barriers to communication, especially when working remotely Modules and best practices for effective communication Keys to effective non-verbal communication Effective listening techniques
Successfully Completing a Gift Tax Return -- Form 709
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Taxpayers who do not file gift tax returns but should The annual exclusion rules for gifts to trusts including required Crummey notices What should be disclosed on the return for purposes of running the statute of limitations The reporting of installment sales and split-interest Valuations and valuation discounts for gifts of closely held businesses The utilization of Generation Skipping Transfer Tax and the related automatic allocation rules Reporting the use of a deceased spouse’s unused exclusion exemption amount (DSUEA) A line-by-line explanation of Form 709
Successfully Completing an Estate Tax Return -- Form 706
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Changes to the IRS Form 706 How to successfully navigate the form The ins and outs of the “portability” rules, including how the rules actually work using common examples Income tax consequences How to avoid malpractice traps Overlooked GST issues
Successfully Completing an Income Tax Return for a Trust or Estate -- Form 1041
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Passive activity rules for trusts including the NIIT The different types of trusts for income tax purposes (e.g. simple, complex, grantor, charitable) The critical categorization of income (taxable income vs. fiduciary accounting income) Distributable net income (DNI) and how it works The “Tier” Rules The Separate Share Rule IRC 663(b) “65-Day” Rule IRC §691(c) Deduction QSST and EBST elections How to treat excess deductions on termination Grantor trust rules and how they impact planning and return preparation The income tax side of Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
Succession Planning for the Small Business Owner: Finding the Exit Ramp
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
How to find unrelated buyers of a business Maintaining control of the business succession process Turning over the reins to family members: when to give up control Finding the right team to sell a business Options for selling a business to an unrelated party Options for selling a business to family members Options for selling a business to employees Overcoming the emotional attachment to a business Selling to family members for a life annuity Using family partnerships and trusts to transfer a business
Succession Planning for the Small Business Owner: Finding the Exit Ramp
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
How to find unrelated buyers of a business Maintaining control of the business succession process Turning over the reins to family members: when to give up control Finding the right team to sell a business Options for selling a business to an unrelated party Options for selling a business to family members Options for selling a business to employees Overcoming the emotional attachment to a business Selling to family members for a life annuity Using family partnerships and trusts to transfer a business
Surgent's Overview and Analysis of the New Tax Law: Part 1 - Focus on Individual Taxation
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $169
Treatment of state and local taxes (SALT) Taxation of overtime pay Treatment of income from tips New deduction for senior citizens Marginal tax rates, personal exemptions, itemized deductions, Child Tax Credit, alternative minimum tax, casualty losses, and other return items Moving expense exclusion Dependent care assistance program and child and dependent care tax credit Home mortgage interest deduction Deduction for new vehicle loan interest Non-itemizer tax deductions Trump accounts/pilot program Estate and gift tax changes Energy deductions and credits Education: expanded use of 529 plans; student loans Many, many other newly enacted individual tax provisions in the far-reaching legislation affecting nearly all taxpayers and their advisors
Surgent's Overview and Analysis of the New Tax Law: Part 2 - Focus on Business Taxation
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $169
Employer treatment of new tips and overtime legislation Qualified business income (QBI) deduction 100% bonus depreciation/Section 179 depreciation Increased dollar limitations for expensing of certain depreciable business assets Qualified production property Full expensing for domestic research and development expenses Opportunity zones Section 1202 - treatment of qualified small business stock Business interest deduction Increased threshold for reporting payments to independent contractors and other payees Extension and enhancement of paid family and medical leave Termination of auto and other energy-related subsidies Excess business losses Increased penalties connected to Employee Retention Credits Many, many other newly enacted business tax provisions in the far-reaching legislation affecting nearly all taxpayers and their advisors
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour: Implications of the 2024 Election Results (Original Air Date: 11/7/24)
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Current and projected federal debt and deficits President Elect Trump's tax plans Discussion of possible tax policy scenarios based on 2024 election results
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 09/17/20)
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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