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Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Live Webcast

Advanced Individual Income Tax Return Issues (X1-STRI-2025-01-WEBNR-7-01)

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
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8 CPE Credits in TX

OVERVIEW

Most CPAs have been preparing individual income tax returns for years, and while many of the returns are easy, there are always a number of issues that come up in busy season of which experienced practitioners wish they had more knowledge. This course is designed to explore the tough tax issues for experienced practitioners and help them provide better planning strategies and results for their higher income clients.

DESIGNED FOR

Experienced CPAs who want and need an in-depth knowledge of the most difficult individual income tax return issues

BENEFITS

  • Understand the basics of §199A
  • Understand how to properly report advanced transactions in financial instruments and investments
  • Understand the special problems and new issues for the current return
  • Identify the causes of alternative minimum tax liability and what can be done to reduce or eliminate it

HIGHLIGHTS

  • New issues for the current year tax return and §199A
  • Installment sales — understanding the complicated issues
  • Form 8582: Passive losses with carryovers — Complicated case with filled-in forms
  • Puts, calls, straddling, and unusual investments — Understanding the tax laws and reporting them correctly on the tax return
  • Capital gain and loss issues — The problem with proper reporting of installment sales issues; capital gains and losses; when is a stock worthless; and much more
  • At-risk rules: What a return preparer really needs to know
  • Passive loss issues - You cannot just trust your software. What to watch out for and the questions you need your clients to answer in order to do it right!
  • Incentive and nonqualified stock options - Reporting; key strategies for planning; dealing with the alternative minimum tax
  • Alternative minimum tax- Understanding it; planning strategies to avoid it; using the minimum tax credit; explaining it to a client
  • Form 6251: Detailed calculation example

COURSE LEVEL

Advanced

PREREQUISITES

Extensive experience in preparation of individual income tax returns

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

ADDITIONAL NOTES

  • Qualifies for IRS credit

INSTRUCTOR

Deborah Phillips

Deborah A. Phillips, CPA, MST

Surgent Professional Education

Debbie operates her own tax controversy practice, specializing in partnership and S corporation tax law as well as IRS audits and procedures. She has been successful petitioning and resolving tax issues under the jurisdiction of the United States Tax Court. She is proficient in Section 199A provisions and computations as well as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. She prepares all types of tax returns and utilizes her forensic accounting skills for potential IRS criminal prosecution. Having spent more than 32 years at the IRS, Debbie retired from its Large Business and International Division, where she was a senior manager in the Flow-Through Issue Practice Group, which specialized in S corporation and partnership tax. She was the operations and technical assistant to the Deputy Commissioner International; the technical assistant to the Director of PFTG; a territory manager in the retail, food and pharmaceuticals industries; a team manager in the heavy manufacturing industry; and the IRC Section 263A Technical Advisor. Debbie taught accounting and taxation as an adjunct at Delaware State University, Wilmington College and Goldey-Beacom College. She has been a seminar presenter for over 24 years and a textbook author. She regularly receives the Surgent Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.

PRICING

$269.00 - Member

$289.00 - Nonmember

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Note: Online pre-registration will close on January 7 at 8:30 AM.

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