CPE Catalog & Events

Discover the fundamental differences in the auditor's responsibilities between financial statement audits performed in accordance with the SASs and Yellow Book  Understand risk assessment factors above those associated with a financial statement audit only Learn what must be done beyond the financial statement audit in order to issue required Yellow Book and Single Audit reports on internal controls and compliance Master designing, performing and documenting effective and efficient tests of compliance requirements Practice identifying, documenting and communicating the impact of internal control deficiencies and compliance audit findings to the client Common peer review deficiencies

What’s NEW for this year – Items all practitioners must know  Form 1040 and Schedules 1 – 3 1099-K reporting requirements  Qualified Business Income -- Coverage of §199A including the real estate safe harbor  A tour of the most recent forms changes, starting from gross income and ending with selected credits, including the latest IRS guidance on significant recent tax legislation  How will clients (and practitioners) interact with IRS in the future and how the pandemic is steering the IRS to ramp up with digital communication efforts  Hot developments and current areas of interest  Virtual Currency and Digital Asset Taxation  Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas  Form 6198 -- At-risk basis: Detailed case study and discussion of how this form is to be used and when it needs to be filed; learn how basis and at-risk basis are different, and why this is significant  Form 6252 -- Installment sale income: A common tax area; however, a case study and discussion of this topic includes advanced issues such as gain on reacquisition of installment sale property, including worksheets on calculating gain & tax basis of reacquired property  Form 5329 -- Additional taxes on qualified plans: Advanced study of how to avoid penalties 

Payroll tax requirements for wages, including wages subject to the .9 percent tax, employee benefits and reimbursements, nonqualified deferred compensation, stock options, and tips Fringe benefits issues, such as health insurance, life insurance, cafeteria plan benefits, accountable and non-accountable plans, standard mileage rates, and per diem rates Special issues -- Using a common paymaster, how to file W-2s after a takeover, merger, or acquisition, and state and local tax withholding Statutory employees, independent contractors, and possible changes to §530 relief Penalties -- Who is a responsible person? Expenses and gross-up calculations Pension issues and payroll taxes including SIMPLE plans, and §401(k) and pension distributions The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) Forms I-9, W-9, W-2, 1099, 1099-NEC, SS-8, and 940 Understanding payroll tax responsibilities in the gig economy

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:New accounting standards.The impact on Financial Reporting.Hot topics in financial reporting.Current and emerging US GAAP requirements.

Taking credit for someone else’s work. Repeatedly belittling a co-worker. Withholding essential information. Failing to invite someone to an essential meeting. Ignoring a coworker with the intent to harm or control. Engaging in ongoing passive-aggressive behavior in which words and actions appear harmless but have the intent to harm or control. Constant and unfair criticism. Social bantering and teasing. Yelling, shouting and screaming. Insults and behind-the-back put-downs. Hostile glares and other intimidating gestures. Malicious gossiping. Monopolizing supplies and other resources. Aggressive e-mails or notes. Overt threats and aggression or violence Am I the bully?

Responsibilities of the group audit engagement team, including the group engagement partner Clarifying roles and responsibilities of component auditors and reference auditors in audits of group financial statements Special considerations on audit planning and audit reporting in a group audit

Recent legislative developments for deducting business losses TCJA net operating losses rules of §461(l) §163(j) Business Interest Expense Limitations of deducting losses and basis What is the “quickie” refund; Section 465 At-Risk amount Section 469 Passive Activity Loss rules

Preparing to write: what is my purpose and objective and who is my audience When email is the appropriate communication methodology and when it’s not Common email mistakes and how to avoid them Proven techniques for writing more efficient, readable, and outcome-focused emails

Capital asset classification and basis determination Realization vs. recognition rules and special scenarios Disallowed losses and related limitations Types of capital gains and losses and their tax treatment Netting capital gains and losses Calculating taxes on ordinary income and capital gains Marginal vs. effective tax rates Tax planning strategies for capital assets

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

Leases SBITAs Public Private Partnerships Revenue & Expense Recognition Financial Reporting Model

Expectations of the Manager Managing Self and Priorities Improving Communication Skills Human Motivation Supervising, Evaluating, and Coaching Staff Promoting Your Organization

The major topics covered in this class include:Awareness of advanced functionsCreative methods for data manipulationUsing intellectual curiosity and professional skepticism to develop a problem-solving mentalityReal-life examples of innovative ways to analyze and report data with ExcelUsing Excel to perform e-mail mergesMany other functions and techniques that inspire you to continue exploring the depths of Excel and its seemingly bottomless toolboxEnhance creativity in your approach to developing Excel models

“Tax-mageddon” – the all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA  Other recent Federal legislative, rules and tax developments impacting business taxpayers Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues Latest legislative, judicial, and IRS developments

Recent tax legislation and developments related to depreciation and capitalization Eligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k) Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real property Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real property Disposition of segments of real property Exchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rules

Broadly applicable ASU effective in 2024 and beyond Significant recent SAS

Four ways to classify a worker IRS 20 Factors 20% Section 199A deduction Cost of misclassifying an employee Section 530 relief Game changing impact of the Dynamex case and AB5

Sample Schedule M calculations Sample work papers for deferred tax computations Comprehensive two-year example and computations Review and analysis of recurring temporary differences Identification of the sources to compute cumulative temporary differences Sample workpapers for analysis of tax positions

The major topics covered in this course include:The actuation of online and other cyber fraudsFraudulent acts that are initiated electronicallyAutomated and employee driven methods that can reduce cyber-fraud risk

Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Recently issued ASUs covering common control leases, crypto assets (e.g., cryptocurrency), and income tax disclosures Statement on Quality Management Standards: SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3 Post-Implementation Review Report for revenue recognition under ASC 606 and best practices in applying ASC 606 Fraud case studies Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity Recently issued PCAOB standards and SEC rulemaking activities Other important A&A practice matters