CPE Catalog & Events

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

• An introduction to special purpose frameworks • Authoritative and non-authoritative guidance used to prepare SPF financial statements • Common issues in preparing SPF financial statements • Cash basis and modified cash basis financial statements • Income tax basis financial statements • The AICPA's special purpose framework - FRF for SMEsTM

• Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and SECURE Act 2.0 • Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation • Retirement planning in light of IRA and RMD changes • Review of pertinent changes from recent legislation • Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies • Identifying tax opportunities: reviewing the prior-year return to develop a plan for the future • Compensation and fringe benefit issues • Identify clients with net investment income tax problems and the potential ways to reduce or eliminate them • All in the family: Tax tactics for spouses, children, and parents • Understanding the environment: what's new, what's expired or expiring, and what's likely to change

Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, Premium Tax Credit, Elective Payment, Transferability, and Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions, New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans, and recent IRS guidance Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Form 1099-K reporting requirements Detailed analysis and examples of Sale of Pass-through Entity Interest and Net Investment Income Tax The Gig Economy -- Tax implications, Independent Contractor vs. Employee Classification, and the 2024 DOL Final Rule New FinCEN reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act in 2024 Employee Retention Tax Credit updates Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates,retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas

• Substantially increased IRS funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act • IRS test program in 2024 to determine if it should prepare tax returns • Using improved data and analytics to tailor timely collections contacts • Auditing large corporations and partnerships • Audits of high income and high net worth individuals • Information Document Requests • What happens when a client agrees or disagrees with the IRS's audit findings • The Dirty Dozen: roadmap to IRS audit issues

New features in QuickBooks Desktop and Online Enhancing internal controls in QuickBooks-based environments Improving financial and operational reporting when using QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online Best practices for setting up companies

What is Expected of the In-Charge Plan Engagement Assess Risk and Materiality Nonstatistical Audit Sampling Meet Client Needs Complete Engagements Review Assistants' Work Supervision

Common challenges associated with implementing appropriate internal controls in small business environments Fraud in small business environments Internal control options in small business accounting software Understanding the need for application controls and general controls

• Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation • Tax consequences of retiring partners seeking liquidating distributions/redemptions and S corporation shareholders seeking the redemption of their shares • At-risk and passive activity loss considerations • Basis planning • Related party transactions: making them work • Income splitting and shifting with family can create considerable benefits • Sale of ownership interest and NIIT considerations

• How to calculate a partner or S corporation shareholder's basis • Form 7203 and an S corporation shareholder's basis • The at risk basis rules and Form 6198 • The passive activity loss limits • The Section 461(l) loss rule • The net operating loss limitation rules • The Section 163(j) business interest limitation

Relevant sections of SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification Updates to SSARS No. 21 guidance due to issuance of SSARS Nos. 22, 23 and 24 Proposed changes to the SSARS guidance Comprehensive sample engagement work programs for preparation and compilation engagements Prescribed form, specified line item, pro forma, and other engagement variations Complete illustrations of relevant engagement letters, reporting and other required communications for preparation and compilation engagements SSARS No. 21 implementation issues and peer review feedback

Best practices for creating and working with Excel workbooks Effectively using Excel functions when creating formulas The importance of PivotTables in modern reporting environments Best practices for formatting your workbooks

Emerging technologies all business professionals should know Considerations associated with upgrading to Windows 11 Practical options for protecting your data New features in commonly-used applications such as Excel and Adobe Acrobat DC

• How innovation happens • Innovation metrics and how to report on innovation efforts • How the use of technology and other simple techniques can foster and sustain innovation • The difference between disruptive and sustaining innovation • How to become more innovative on a personal level • How to communicate and encourage innovation within your company

Developing issues related to Yellow Book audits and single audits Key AICPA developments affecting audits of governments and nonprofits (including SAS No. 145 on risk assessment) Recent GASB activities directed toward state and local governments (e.g., the implementation of GASB Nos. 100 and 101, and additional GASB projects) Lessons learned by nonprofits (and lessons remaining) from the implementation of FASB ASC 842, Leases and ASU No. 2020-07 related to contributions of nonfinancial assets Other issues related to nonprofits

PivotTable fundamentals, including Recommended PivotTables and the six elements of PivotTables Formatting PivotTables Advanced PivotTable techniques and options, including consolidation PivotTables, user-defined calculations, and working with Power Pivot Analytical techniques available in PivotTables

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

Best practices associated with creating Excel workbooks, including managing workbooks How to secure Excel workbooks Collaboration options and best practices in Excel Effective reporting techniques in Excel