Federal Individual and Business Tax Update

With the increasing complexity and ever-changing nature of tax laws and issues, today’s accountant needs a one-day update course focusing on individual and business income tax issues with an emphasis of newly enacted income tax legislation. This comprehensive class will not only review the current Federal individual and business income tax laws but will also update tax return preparers of new tax forms, changes to existing tax forms, as well as tax planning opportunities and pitfalls. This is a “must-attend” course for all tax practitioners who want to be up to speed quickly and have a successful Federal individual and business income tax filing season.

This session is a comprehensive review of the Federal individual and business income tax provisions and tax forms/schedules that will affect the 2024 tax returns and 2025 tax projections with an emphasis on newly enacted income tax legislation, court cases, and IRS guidance.  Each participant will receive a comprehensive individual income tax reference manual that includes numerous practice aids, real world examples, new Federal income tax forms and schedules, and Quick Reference Chart.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand strategies and tactics to use in light of new legislation
  
• Understand the most current guidance on retirement planning
• Understand how to nail down valuable deductions and other reductions to the tax base

Major topics included in this IRS Tax Course:

• Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including:
• The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, Premium Tax Credit, Elective Payment, Transferability, and Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements
• Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including
• Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions, New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans, and recent IRS guidance
• Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation
• Detailed analysis and examples of Sale of Passthrough Entity Interest and Net Investment Income Tax
• The Gig Economy -- Tax implications, Independent Contractor vs. Employee Classification, and the 2024 DOL Final Rule
• Real Estate professional requirements
• Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers
• Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more
• Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas

Session Highlights: 

• Discuss the most recent individual and business income tax legislation passed to date
  
• Review the individual and business income tax provisions of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA), including but not limited to the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction; changes to the individual income tax rates, kiddie tax computation, AMT, personal Exemptions, itemized deductions, child tax credit, and income exclusions;  lower corporate income tax rates and AMT repeal, changes to NOLs, business loss limitations, interest deduction, accounting method changes, fringe benefits and entertainment expenses
• Walkthrough significant tax changes to corporations, partnerships, and/or individuals
• Final regulations under §36B.
• Understand Coverdell ESA income phase-out limits for 2022-2024.
• Proposed Worker Classification Rules Under the FLSA by DOL
• Identify American Opportunity Credit income phase-out ranges for 2025.
• Review any other income tax changes and discuss other important IRS audit areas

Credits and Other information:

• Recommended CPE credit – 4.0
  
• Recommended field of study – Taxes
• Session Prerequisites and preparation: None
• Session learning level: Basic
• Location: Virtual/Online
• Delivery method: Group Internet Based
• NASBA Sponsor: 146439
• IRS Course ID: PJGWS
• Attendance Requirement:  Yes
• Session Duration: 4 Hours
• Case Studies and Live Q&A session with speaker
  
• PowerPoint presentation for reference

Who Will Benefit:

• CPA
  
• Enrolled Agents (EAs)
• Tax Professionals
• Attorneys
• Other Tax Preparers
• Finance professionals
  
• Financial planners

Coder Archives is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

Speaker Profile:

Warren M Bergstein: More than forty years of practice in tax planning, estate and trust administration and planning, personal financial planning and accounting have given Warren an extraordinarily deep understanding of taxation and personal finance. At his firm, Adelman, Katz & Mond LLP, his clients, who include primarily high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and sole proprietors, benefit from his expertise in tax law, its applications and implications for individuals. Warren is an adjunct professor of accounting and taxation at Long Island University, New Jersey City University, and Rutgers. He has spoken at the Institute of Management Accountants, both the New York and Long Island chapters of the Financial Planning Association, the New York State Society of CPAs, New York University, and others. In addition, he is an accomplished author, and has regularly contributed to publications like Marshall Loeb's Money Guide, Taxation for Accountants, and The CPA Journal. Warren has been very active in professional organizations, and has frequently been elected as president, board member or committee chair. Warren is a fan of local sports teams. He also likes to read biographies and books on current events. He and his wife, Susan, live in Langhorne, PA. They have two children, Sam and Robin, and a granddaughter, Reily.