Many individuals casually prepare a few income tax returns for family members, friends, or acquaintances. Many of such preparers are professionals in industry; and not in full-time tax preparation. The manual is designed to provide a preparation update to the casual preparer and has been updated for impacts of the Protecting Americans Against Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015. The manual involves not only new tax rules for the current year, but also understanding how the new and old rules apply to current year tax forms.
DESIGNED FOR
Industry or non-tax professionals preparing individual income tax returns for the current tax year.
BENEFITS
- Study 2017 income tax forms and schedules for individual clients
- Understand which income tax returns and schedules have changed
- Review individual income tax preparation for 2017
HIGHLIGHTS
- Do I need a PTIN? Am I required to register as an “Authorized e-file Provider?”
- A tour of the most recent changes starting from gross income and ending with alternative minimum tax (AMT) and selected credits
- Preparation of various Form 1040 individual tax returns and schedules
- Tax filing status – rules for filing status and planning opportunities and pitfalls
- Self-employed person issues
- Sale and exchange of property – Understanding Form 4797 and depreciation recapture; capital gains
- Schedule C deductions
- A working understanding of passive losses
- How the Affordable Care Act affects tax returns
COURSE LEVEL
Intermediate
PREREQUISITES
Basic familiarity with tax rules relating to individual taxation.
ADVANCE PREPARATION
None