Accounting and Taxation
Start a Forensic Accounting Practice with Confidence
The need for a forensic accountant has grown in the last two decades, with more expected in the future. From oil well spills to divorces - from stealing trust funds to partnership disputes - forensic accountants are needed to find and calculate losses. They are financial detectives that are needed to explain the money story to attorneys, judges, and juries.If you are interested in starting a forensic accoun..
Tax Treatment of Cannabis Retailers And Manufacturers
As the number of states grow that legalize the sale of cannabis, taxpayers engaged in the production of, and/or sales of cannabis products face challenging questions about the deductibility of the company’s business expenses. In this webinar, we introduce the underlying federal income tax treatment for retailers and manufacturers of cannabis products. Finally, we discuss the general reporting rules for dedu..
Taxation of Gambling Income
Gambling has become a major pastime in the United States. However, the taxation of the winnings and losses are a bit tricky and depends on the source of the gambling. Under current rules, gambling not only includes casino winnings, horse racing, and lotteries but also fantasy sports and on-line betting. Depending on whether the individual is a casual or professional gambler, the reporting requirements diffe..
Taxation of Gig Economy Income
In the United States, there are approximately 90 companies who are listed as gig businesses and many individuals who operate small businesses that are classified as gig companies. For individuals and small business owners who receive their income by means of third-party vendors, they will begin receiving 1099-K forms from these vendors when the overall annual payment is $600 or more (was $20,000 or more). T..
Technical Managers: Hired for hard skills & fired for soft skills
The basics of great management are the same whether in the technical or non-technical sphere because you are dealing with human beings. The key is to develop a plan to implement all assignments by delegating the detailed tasks to technical professionals to execute using proven methodologies and keeping individuals motivated. Coaching each person to get the results you are responsible for and helping each pe..
The 1099 and W-9 Update – Complying with IRS Information Reporting
For years the IRS has struggled with independent contractors and tax collection. In assessing opportunities to close the tax gap (taxes due but not reported or paid), one of the greatest opportunities comes from expanding the information reporting on taxpayers by payors – 1099. This time consuming reporting obligation can be streamlined in a number of ways.Areas CoveredIn just ninety minutes you will gain t..
The 940 – Properly Calculating and Paying Your FUTA Tax
The 940 calculates your total FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax) owed for a calendar year. FUTA is a tax paid to the federal government and used to support state unemployment insurance programs. It is due on Jan 31st of each calendar year. FUTA is not to be confused with SUTA (State Unemployment Tax), paid throughout the year to any state you have employees in. However, SUTA payments paid on time minimize your..
The Form 1042-S and W-8 Update –Complying with IRS Information Reporting for Nonresident Aliens
Do you have a plan to deal with IRS demands for backup withholding if you failed to deduct from payments to Nonresident Aliens' (NRAs)? The IRS is working hard to reduce the delinquent tax burden. They know companies are becoming relatively compliant with 1099 reporting, but they also understand that companies and their advisors are less sure when it comes to identifying and performing backup withholding on..
TIN Matching To Reduce Your B-Notices And Eliminate Proposed Penalties
Learn the best practices for eliminating 1099 error notices from the IRS. Discover the power of the TIN Matching system. Discover the smoothest way to register to use the two step verification process introduced 12/10/17. Learn how to handle the CP-2100 notices from Uncle Sam and avoid the fines and penalties for failure to timely comply with the B-Notice requirements. Understand the difference between and ..
Top 10 Form 1065 Mistakes
This course will look at the most common mistakes made on a Form 1065. When preparing a partnership tax return, this course will give you the confidence that you are correctly identifying major IRS audit issues and potential pitfalls that you can find with clients. We will look at several more advanced Form 1065 issues as well to help you tackle any Form 1065 that comes your way!Areas Covered Understand com..
Top 10 IRS Audit Issues
This course will look at the top 10 issues small businesses face when undergoing an IRS audit. It will take a look at the audit from three perspectives, The clientThe practitioners andAn IRS auditor We look at these common issues along with ways to maneuver around the issues when the IRS brings them up. After this webinar, you should have a better grasp on helping your client through the most common types o..
Understanding and Analyzing Financial Statements
All non-financial professionals are challenged in today’s business environment to manage and ensure full and efficient utilization of limited resources to improve profits and productivity and achieve overall business success. This requires as a foundation the understanding and analyzing of financial statements. Financial transactions of a business are transformed through an accounting process into three key..
What the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 Means to Tax Professionals
This session highlights the tax and non-tax provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. Although many of the provisions are not effective until after December 31, 2024, some are effective upon enactment of the legislation. For example, the 50 percent excise tax for failing to take a RMD is reduced to 25 percent and the RMD age increases to 73 in 2023.Thus, clients are going to hear a lot about the new legisla..
Writing Effective Audit Observations
This webinar will provide the basic principles for writing effective audit observations. The audit observations represent the end result of weeks of reviews, analyses, interviews, and discussions. It is used to provide important information to management on the area you reviewed. And, more importantly, it provides details to management on significant issues that need to be addressed. How well you communicat..
1099-MISC Compliance Update
This webinar will cover the basics of Form 1099-MISC and will help a business stay in compliance with the law. We will discuss what payments are reportable, who needs to be sent a 1099-MISC, and how to send a 1099-MISC. We will discuss penalties and how to get out of penalties, and how to tell the difference between a contractor (who gets a Form 1099-MISC) and an employee (who gets a Form W-2). We will also..