Tax Planning for Small Businesses

Overview

You could pay $0 for this course!
Clients want help with present and future business services. Which tax planning strategies will you provide for your corporate and small business clients? Updated for the latest legislation and IRS guidance on tax reform, this course answers the tough questions and shows you what strategies are best for your clients We use a case-study approach to explore opportunities for businesses and how the tax practitioner can continue to add value for their clients. Discussions will include traditional and new planning opportunities as a result of the latest tax legislation, including the SECURE 2.0 Act, and IRS guidance.

This course qualifies for reimbursement through the state’s Workforce Training Express Fund. Firms/companies with fewer than 50 staff can be reimbursed up to 100% of the cost of training and firms/companies with 50-100 employees can be reimbursed up to 50% of the cost of training. You must register for the course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website a minimum of three weeks prior to the start of the course. The course code for this program is C-3029. To learn more, click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@masscpas.org.

Highlights

• Starting a business — the tax life of a business • Selecting a business entity type • Section 199A and the Qualified Business Income deduction • Accounting methods • Reasonable compensation issues • Depreciation, Section 179, and bonus depreciation planning considerations • Retirement planning • Buy-sell and noncompete agreements • Tax considerations when selling a business • Partnership hot assets and other look-through provisions

Designed For

CPAs looking for innovative tax planning and savings techniques to solve client problems

Objectives

When you complete this course, you will be able to: • Identify important tax considerations for the small business at each stage of its life. • Calculate the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, built-in gains (BIG) tax, and the deduction for organizational costs and start-up costs. • Recall the tax treatment of fringe benefits granted to partners and S corporation shareholders. • Recall the tax implications of contributions by new investors to a corporation and partnership. • Identify the benefits and structures of buy-sell agreements for small business owners.