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"Surgent McCoy's Handbook for Mastering Basis, Distributions, and Loss Limitation Issues for S Corporations, LLCs and Partnerships"

Date: September 28, 2010
Time: 8:30am - 4:15pm
Member Price: $245.00
Non-member Price: $320.00
CPE Credits: 8
Location: Manchester
Field of Interest: Taxation (General)
Objective: "

<FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">The most difficult concepts to master when dealing with flow-through business entities are the basis and distribution concepts. Major error and malpractice issues occur if the CPA does not fully understand the impact of these rules. This course is designed to focus on the practical applications of these rules.

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Highlights: "

<FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Major Topics:

  • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Applicable coverage of the tax acts of 2009 and any new legislation enacted before the presentation
  • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">S Corporations:
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Beware of Final IRS Regulations issued in 2008 regarding Open Debt of S Corporations
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Determine how to calculate basis. Worksheets are included.
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Understand the effect of stock basis and debt basis and IRSs recent focus on at-risk basis for shareholders
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Recognize how AAA applies or does not apply to certain S corporations
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Learn to apply the complex ordering rules and special elections that can have a big tax result
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Review K-1s and understand the practical issues of how to determine basis
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Discuss loss limitation rules in depth
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Become aware of when you can have a taxable dividend in an S corporation
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Understand distributions of cash and property and post-termination transition rules
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Learn how the passive loss rules can create other problems
  • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">LLCs and Partnerships:
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Understand the significant differences that can occur in calculating basis for an LLC vs. a partnership
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Determine how to calculate basis. Worksheets are included.
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Recognize how recourse, nonrecourse, and qualified nonrecourse debt can create significantly different tax results
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Learn the difference between basis and at risk basis and what it means
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Review 754 step-up in basis rules
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Discuss inside vs. outside basis and optional basis adjustments
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Learn to apply the complex rules of distribution of cash vs. property and the planning strategies
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Find out how hot assets can change the game for distributions
    • <FONT size=2 face=""Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"">Review K-1s and understand the practical issues of how to determine basis
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Designed For: CPAs who prepare both individual and flow-through business entity tax returns and need a thorough grasp of these significant issues. This course is a must for practitioners to help reduce and avoid this exposure to malpractice.
Instructors: Ms. Susan Smith CPA
Prerequites:
Level: Intermediate
Developer: "Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC"
Curriculum: Taxation

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