The well-informed tax practitioner will want to attend this two hour program in order to stay current on recent updates on partnership tax! Content includes recent court decisions on partnership tax issues as well as current IRS procedural updates for passthroughs. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Learning Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
- Identify how the federal income tax differs from other types of federal taxes
- Determine the steps in computing a taxpayer's federal income tax liability
- Differentiate tax consequences for terms commonly used for the federal income tax, such as "adjusted gross income," "qualifying child," "tax credits," "filing status," and "kiddie tax"
- Recognize how an individual's standard deduction is determined
- Indicate differences in the tax for ordinary income, capital gains, and qualified dividend income
- Recall the difference between the cash and accrual method, and the correct period in which taxpayers must recognize income and/or deductions
- Identify deadlines for filing income tax returns and estimated taxes and how to obtain an extension of time for filing a return
Major Topics
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:
- How accountant liability is a very real threat in today's litigious society.
- A discussion of scenarios in which accounting professionals can find themselves inadvertently involved in a lawsuit.
- Pitfalls in which the accountant may find him- or her- self while dealing with clients.
- Real-life examples from the speaker's extensive experience as a practitioner and as an expert witness in accounting malpractice cases.
