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Thursday, June 26, 2025 Live Webcast

Intermediate Individual Taxation - Tax Staff Essentials (X3-4902035)

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

OVERVIEW

Frequent changes in legislation make it difficult to keep track of the opportunities for individuals to save on their taxes. Materials provide explanations of the latest in tax law changes and the individual and business planning opportunities they provide. Explore, in-depth, the effects of the latest tax legislation, including the SECURE Act, the SECURE 2.0 Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, tax court decisions, and IRS guidance on the hottest tax topics affecting individual taxpayers, including those with small businesses. This course provides a wealth of tax-planning tips and strategies and addresses key tax return issues to arm you with the latest guidance to better serve your new and existing clients.

DESIGNED FOR

CPAs Working with clients or employers requiring Uptodate expertise in individual income taxation for the current tax season

BENEFITS

  • Determine the various items that should be included or excluded in an individual’s gross income and their proper tax treatment.
  • Recognize how material participation affects the taxation of an activity.
  • Identify and calculate the business deduction for home office expenses and deduction limitations on vacation homes and other ordinary business expenses.
  • Recognize the tax implications of having rental real estate classified as an active or passive activity.
  • Determine the amounts allowable for deducting travel, transportation, and meals expenses.
  • Determine the appropriate tax treatment of certain self-employed retirement plan distributions and rollovers.
  • Calculate the qualified business income deduction.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gains and losses on property transactions
  • Fringe benefits
  • Retirement plan distributions
  • Hobby losses
  • Home offices
  • Depreciation and amortization
  • Tax credits
  • The qualified business income deduction under Section 199A
  • COURSE LEVEL

    Intermediate

    PREREQUISITES

    Knowledge of individual income taxation and Form 1040 preparation

    INSTRUCTOR

    Deborah Phillips

    Deborah A. Phillips, CPA, MST
    (4.7)

    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

    $349.00 - Member

    $419.00 - Nonmember

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    Note: Online pre-registration will close on June 26 at 8:30 AM.

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    COURSE DEVELOPER

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