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Surgent's Top Business Tax Planning Strategies On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contained certain provisions relating to businesses that tax practitioners should know about in order to advise their clients. Certain changes, such as the alternative minimum tax and the stock buyback 1% tax currently apply to a very small number of very large businesses and as such are not a priority for tax practitioners that do not have such clients. Other changes relating to certain energy credits and deductions relating to energy efficiency are applicable to many businesses. These critical changes will be covered in detail in this program.

Surgent's Top Individual Tax Planning Strategies On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contains certain tax law changes that many individual clients will be interested in. These changes include energy related credits and credits for energy-efficient personal autos. These changes are immediately relevant to our clients and as such we should be familiar with them. In addition, changes in student loan forgiveness, the impending loss of 100% depreciation on qualified improvement property, and new medically related changes contained within the IRA all present new tax rules that practitioners should be familiar with. Ups and downs in the stock market present clients with the opportunity to harvest tax losses; the wash sale rules, which we review, challenge clients to make sure this is done in a tax efficient and technically correct manner, both topics that we cover in this program.

Surgent's Top Ten Questions from Partnership Clients Regarding the Section 754 Election On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $129

This program is an in-depth analysis of the Section 754 election and the two adjustments associated with the election under Section 743(b) and Section 734(b). The 754 election is a highly technical provision that provides great tax benefits to the owners of the partnership, and particularly in the case of Section 743(b), a new partner. In this webinar, our expert panel will cover the most common questions encountered by practitioners in their daily practices. The program includes a number of examples that provide insights into the mechanics of the two adjustments that follow upon a Section 754 election.

Surgent's Transitioning to the Accounting Profession On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

New accountants, whether coming right out of school or from industry will find that the accounting profession is heavily governed by technical and ethical standards. In addition, the new accounting professional will need to understand new terminology as well as what their team members and clients expect of them by way of job performance and client service. This module will help those transitioning to the accounting profession to understand the role of the accountant in public accounting and in industry, discuss the major standards relating to ethics including integrity, objectivity, independence and serving the public trust. (Please Note: This module is part of Surgent's Audit Skills Training: Level 1.)

Surgent's U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS - Rev Rec & Business Combinations Download

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $49

This course provides an overview of the similarities and key differences between the revenue recognition and business combination standards issued by the FASB and IASB. While these standards are similar in many material respects, there are notable differences that are good to understand. However, this course is not intended to provide an exhaustive discussion of these differences.

Surgent's U.S. Taxation of Foreign Corporations: A Case Study Approach On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

3.00 Credits

Member Price: $54

This course is a case study designed to provide a comprehensive overview of U.S. taxation of a foreign corporation. Using a specific example, the course will walk through step-by-step mechanics on how to calculate the income inclusions and foreign tax credits under GILTI (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income), Subpart F, and PFIC (Passive Foreign Investment Company) regimes. The case study will further evaluate tax impact of subsequent distributions from the foreign corporation and sales of its stock. A compare-and-contrast approach will highlight the different outcomes of these regimes for individuals and for C corporations, empowering participants to advise their clients on the most tax efficient way to structure their international investments.

Surgent's UiPath: Step into RPA Download

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Virtual

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $49

Surgent has partnered with UiPath(TM), the world's leading robotic process automation (RPA) software company, to provide this CPE course that gives learners practical application in RPA. Participants in this course receive an engaging introduction to RPA through an experiential, use-case approach. They learn how general, real-world problems can be solved in a non-RPA environment. The course teaches skills that enable participants to create a robot using free UiPath software to automate the solution. By automating repetitive tasks and streamlining workflows with RPA, firms and their employees can benefit from fewer errors, increased productivity, and job satisfaction.

Surgent's Understanding Cryptocurrency On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $49

Cryptocurrency transactions, once relatively uncommon, are becoming increasingly popular and mainstream. This heightened popularity is attracting the scrutiny of the IRS, SEC, and other regulatory bodies. In this course, advisors will gain an understanding of common virtual currency terminology and transactions as well as explore top issues facing their clients and the industry.

Surgent's Understanding How the IRS Rewards Whistleblowers On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

In 2006, Congress passed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act. Prior to the Act's passage, rewards to individuals who provided information to the IRS regarding tax fraud were capped at $10 million. The Tax Relief and Health Care Act authorized the IRS to create a Whistleblower Office dedicated to investigating, processing and recovering claims concerning the underpayment of taxes. Under the IRS' new program, whistleblowers may recover 15 to 30 percent of the amount collected provided the taxes and amounts in dispute exceed $2 million. If the whistleblower's claim does not meet these criteria, the IRS may still consider granting an award under its pre-2006 Tax Relief Act discretionary authority. Given the rapid growth of this program, practitioners should have a basic understanding of the procedure and content for IRS Whistleblower claims, both from the perspective of a claimant's potential to recover and a taxpayer's exposure to liability.

Surgent's Understanding Non-Compete Agreements On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

More and more employers rely on non-compete agreements to protect company assets. Although state laws vary, non-competes are often used to protect the creation and development of corporate goodwill, customer relationships and specialized training, among others. Today, employees are more likely to be asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition to employment. Non-compete agreements are also a common component of a business sale agreement. This program surveys non-compete agreements from all angles. Whether you advise individual clients or work for an employer, the presentation provides an understanding of common issues that arise in the negotiation and enforcement of non-competes.

Surgent's Understanding Specific Risks in the Small and Medium-Sized Organization Download

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

2020 taught us that major risks can come at us from any direction and with barely a warning. Risk management is a necessary tool for all organizations, but often overlooked by small businesses. In this program, we will briefly look at the concept of risk management and then delve into how to identify, evaluate, and mitigate specific risks. In each area, we will explore what our experiences of the pandemic have taught us about this part of risk management. Through the use of case studies in each type of risk, we will explore how both for-profit and not-for profit organizations would develop a structure to deal with certain specific types of risk. The use of case studies will allow us to apply the risk management concepts to "real world" situations.

Surgent's Understanding and Testing Control and Compliance in a Single Audit Download

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

The control and compliance requirements for single audits differ from the requirements for GAAS audits. As a result, sometimes it's difficult to tell where the auditor's responsibilities start and stop in a single audit. This course is designed to help you proceed and succeed in applying the single audit control and compliance requirements. Over 15 focused exercises are included to provide an enhanced working knowledge of the most critical challenges in single auditing today.

Surgent's Understanding and Testing Control and Compliance in a Single Audit On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $129

The control and compliance requirements for single audits differ from the requirements for GAAS audits. As a result, sometimes it's difficult to tell where the auditor's responsibilities start and stop in a single audit. This course is designed to help you proceed and succeed in applying the single audit control and compliance requirements. Over 15 focused exercises are included to provide an enhanced working knowledge of the most critical challenges in single auditing today.

Surgent's Understanding and Testing General Information Technology Controls On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

The information technology component of the COSO Framework's Information and Communication element is a very important part of an entity's business processes. Controls over information technology (IT) are effective when they maintain the integrity of information and the security of the data the systems process and when they include effective general IT controls (GITC) and application controls. GITC are policies and procedures that function as the foundation to support the effective operation of the system's application controls. The increasing complexity of IT systems in many entities has resulted in a greater focus around controls in the IT environment. There is a growing trend toward automation of processes and controls as more and more entities adopt advanced IT products and services to enable greater efficiency in operations, compliance, and reporting activities. This requires an increased focus on the entity and the auditor on GITC. (Please Note: This module is part of Surgent's Audit Skills Training: Level 4.)

Surgent's Understanding the High-Stakes Mega Issues in A&A Today Download

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

With so much of significance going on currently in the world of A&A today, you need to be able to make sense of the key drivers of our profession. In this course, we will review the key aspects of the events that are impacting practitioners and financial statement preparers alike. Specifically, because technology is rapidly transforming our profession, we'll review current trends and risks related to technology. Next, while many COVID-19 accounting considerations have passed, the issue of going concern is likely to last for the next several accounting periods. We'll review the disclosure and reporting issues related to this complex topic. With the private company implementation date for ASC 842 now here, we'll review the new lease accounting guidance. Then, we'll wrap up the course with a discussion of peer review findings and engagement quality initiatives.

Surgent's Understanding the High-Stakes Mega Issues in A&A Today On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $129

With so much of significance going on currently in the world of A&A today, you need to be able to make sense of the key drivers of our profession. In this course, we will review the key aspects of the events that are impacting practitioners and financial statement preparers alike. Specifically, because technology is rapidly transforming our profession, we'll review current trend and risks related to technology. Next, while many COVID-19 accounting considerations have passed, the issue of going concern is likely to last for the next several accounting periods. We'll review the disclosure and reporting issues related to this complex topic. With the private company implementation date for ASC 842 now here, we'll review the new lease accounting guidance. Then, we'll wrap up the course with a discussion of peer review findings and engagement quality initiatives.

Surgent's Update on Recent AICPA Standard Setting: Staying Current in a Changing Environment Download

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

Professional standards are changing with the times and the desire of the AICPA to move the profession into a new era where use of data analytics and artificial intelligence will play a key role in an audit. We are seeing changes already as the AICPA has recently issued standards that significantly modify the form of the independent auditor's report. In addition, its Omnibus standard modifies several professional standards including those on related parties, consideration of fraud and the auditor's communication to those charged with governance. The new auditing standard on employee benefit plan audits makes significant changes in the auditor's report as well as other aspects of an employee benefit plan audit. Another revision, which has also affected the SSARs and SSAEs is a change to the definition of materiality. Other major revisions to professional standards include updated standards on audit evidence, auditing accounting estimates, use of specialists and information obtained from a pricing service and understanding the entity and its environment and assessing the risk of material misstatement. This program will cover SASs 134 through 145.

Surgent's Update on the AICPA's Enhancing Audit Quality Initiative On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $49

Quality should be the primary focus of all engagements. Since initiating its Enhancing Engagement Quality initiative in 2014, the AICPA has been using its peer review program as a way to assess the improvement in engagement quality. In this course, we'll review the latest results from the peer review program, identify areas of focus for both 2020 and 2021 peer reviews, and identify common findings in recent peer reviews of audits as well as SSARS engagements.

Surgent's Update on the SECURE 2.0 Act On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

This course provides a comprehensive analysis of the SECURE 2.0 Act, which is part of a much larger legislative package entitled the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. The principal focus of the Act is to expand retirement coverage and increase retirement savings. As such, the Act has many important changes relating to IRAs and qualified plans. This long-awaited new legislation alters the landscape of retirement planning for taxpayers of all ages, and there are changes taking immediate effect in January 2023. Make sure you are up-to-date with the latest information available in order to effectively advise your clients on these important changes. In addition, this guidance will be of particular relevance to practitioners' own retirement planning.

Surgent's Using the Work of a Specialist and Internal Audit On-Demand Webcast

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

During the audit of the financial statements, an auditor will obtain evidence from many sources to support the account balances, transactions, and events that occurred during the period, as well as the financial statement disclosures. This course discusses the use of management's specialists, the auditor's specialists, inventory counting services, pricing services and internal audit. (Please Note: This module is part of Surgent's Audit Skills Training: Level 5.)