AICPA's Federal Tax Update

Save time and keep current on the latest tax developments! This comprehensive course covers all legislative, judicial, and IRS developments of the past year with a focus on implementation and compliance. Discover how to effectively and confidently complete tax planning and compliance engagements. Cover current develop-ments affecting individuals (including those regarding income, deductions and losses, tax calculations, indi-vidual credits, filing matters), business entities (including those regarding S Corporations and their sharehold-ers, C Corporations, partnerships), estates and trusts, retirement plans, and more.    

Learning Objectives: 

• Identify planning strategies and compliance actions resulting from the latest changes to federal tax statutes, regulations, cases, and rulings.
• Return preparation applications
• Strategies for tax savings
• Business entity changes
• The new reality of estate planning
• Income taxation of estates and trusts
• IRS administrative issues, compliance, and new forms
• Court cases settled in the last year that provide tax return guidance
• Position authority
• IRS rulings, procedures and notices for the last year
• New tax return disclosures

Topics Discussed: 

• Return preparation applications
• Strategies for tax savings
• Business entity changes
• The new reality of estate planning
• Income taxation of estates and trusts
• IRS administrative issues, compliance, and new forms
• Court cases settled in the last year that provide tax return guidance
• Position authority
• IRS rulings, procedures and notices for the last year
• New tax return disclosures

Designed For: Public accounting senior associates, managers, and partners; tax professionals in company finance or tax departments

Level: Intermediate

Instructor: William Harden

Developer: AICPA

CPE Credits: 8

Area of Study: Taxes 8

Prerequisite:  Two years of tax experience