CPE Catalog & Events

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout *** Employment taxes are often overlooked as an area where more planning may be effective. Payroll taxes have become an increasing burden for the average business and IRS penalties for noncompliance have risen dramatically in recent years. As a result, they have also been subject to employer incentives. The Service has announced that uncovering noncompliance by employers ranks high on its audit list. This course presents an overview of employee versus independent contractor criteria, the federal payroll taxes form, Form 1099, and related compliance issues.

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout *** The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and SECURE Act 2.0 both contain tax law changes that many individual tax clients will be interested in. The IRA includes changes involving energy-related credits and credits for energy-efficient personal autos. These changes are immediately relevant to individual clients and as such, tax practitioners should be familiar with them. The SECURE Act 2.0 contains individual tax changes relating mostly to IRAs and qualified plans. Knowing about these changes is essential for any tax practitioner advising individual clients.

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout ***   Jeff Sailor's in-person course provides an in-depth look into the most important new pronouncements issued during the past year, along with an overview of less pervasive ones. Sailor’s unique teaching method with video parodies sprinkled throughout the eight-hour course encourages active learning for better information retention.  Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 Orange County Bar Association, 880 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32801 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  8 Hours of CPE  

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout *** Join us for an insightful presentation featuring John Higgins, a renowned technology advisor to the CPA profession, who has assisted many firms with Microsoft 365 deployment. Discover how to leverage the Microsoft 365 suite of applications to unlock new efficiencies and opportunities within your business organization or CPA firm. Don't miss this chance to supercharge your operations with cutting-edge tools! Whether you are working in public practice or business and industry, this event will provide you with a return on investment many times greater than your investment to attend. InstructorJohn H. Higgins, CPA.CITP

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout *** In this course, we review current year developments and planning ideas affecting individual, corporate and business income taxation using a combination of humor and examples. We will emphasize all major new tax legislation as well as other significant tax developments that affect 2024 tax return preparation and 2024 tax planning for individuals, corporations and non-corporate businesses. The course format is designed to update CPAs with various levels of experience. Delivery Method: Group internet-basedCPE Credit: TaxesProgram Level: Update

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout *** In this course, we review current year developments, recurring problems and planning ideas. Using a combination of humor and examples, we will focus on tax developments that affect 2024 individual income tax planning and return preparation. Delivery Method: Group internet-basedCPE Credit: TaxesProgram Level: Update

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout *** In this course, we review current year developments, recurring problems and planning ideas affecting individual, corporate and business income taxation. Using a combination of humor and examples, we will emphasize all major new tax legislation as well as other significant tax developments that affect 2024 tax return preparation and 2024 income tax planning for individuals, corporations and non-corporate businesses. Delivery Method: Group internet-basedCPE Credit: TaxesProgram Level: Update

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout *** This highly informative course comprehensively covers all the latest tax law developments. The focus is on individual taxation and discussion of the planning opportunities practitioners need to understand to help clients respond effectively.You will come away from the course with the up-to-date knowledge to educate your individual tax clients and implement tax-saving ideas that will serve their ever-evolving needs. This course is continually updated to reflect enacted legislation.Please Note: Due to content overlap, it is recommended that this course NOT be taken together with BFTU.

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout *** This year practitioners need to keep abreast of tax changes affecting pass-through entities used by their business clients and employers, and this enlightening course delivers that information. You will learn invaluable strategies, techniques, innovative tax-planning concepts, income-generating ideas, and other planning opportunities available to S corporations, partnerships, LLCs, and LLPs. In addition, this course will discuss current trends and emerging issues, helping practitioners stay informed about relevant and significant topics that may impact their clients. Continually updated to reflect enacted legislation.

*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code FALL24 at checkout *** ChatGPT and AI can enrich your accounting practice if you use it the right way. If you don't, disaster lurks. How can you make this technology work for you instead of against you?This timely, entertaining, and results-focused course will show you how to use five powerful principles to make ChatGPT and AI work for you instead of against you.You'll see how to apply these principles to a range of scenarios you face as a CPA, and you'll leave with strategies you can implement immediately.

In this course, we review current year developments and planning ideas affecting individual, corporate and business income taxation using a combination of humor and examples. We will emphasize all major new tax legislation as well as other significant tax developments that affect 2024 tax return preparation and 2024 tax planning for individuals, corporations and non-corporate businesses. The course format is designed to update CPAs with various levels of experience. Delivery Method: Group internet-basedCPE Credit: TaxesProgram Level: Update

In this continually revised course, tax advisors will be fully updated on the most recent enacted legislation and IRS guidance, as well as major trends on the horizon with a view toward planning considerations. This update course is designed for all practitioners, both those working in public accounting as well as those in private industry, who need the latest information on tax changes. Please Note: Due to content overlap, it is recommended that this course NOT be taken together with BITU.

Stay at the forefront of the tax landscape with our dynamic course, "1040 Fast Track A Comprehensive Guide for Tax Practitioners."   This essential program is designed to empower tax practitioners with an in-depth understanding of the intricacies surrounding Form 1040 for the current tax year. Dive into comprehensive reviews of recent legislative changes, new tax codes, and updates to the internal revenue code to ensure you're equipped with the latest knowledge.

Can you afford to hire a single dishonest person? Of course not.Would your accounting practice flourish if you have a team member who doesn't keep their promises or refuses to accept responsibility for their mistakes? No way.But what are you doing to ensure that you bring only high-character people onto your team?This unique take on accounting ethics reveals 4 crucial qualities of high-character team members: honesty, accountability, care, and courage.You'll learn specific questions you can ask to evaluate a job candidate's character and what can happen if you focus exclusively on the candidate's knowledge and skill (spoiler alert: it's not good). This is an entertaining way to learn about the power of finding and keeping ethical people who will do the right thing consistently and make you shine!