COURSE #: 2020072338
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Nelson, JD, CPA
8 CE hours

Nonmembers CPAs pay an additional $21.25 per credit hour for CE classes; nonmember CPAs will be held responsible for paying this additional amount.

This newly-developed course will provide an expansive discussion and overview of various tax issues currently being confronted by CPAs and accountants. Specifically, it will discuss

• compensation related issues (options, deferred comp., restricted stock)
• expense reimbursements
• employee/independent contractors
• corporate structuring alternatives
• dealing with IRS audit
• collections and controversies
• multi-state and Texas corporate tax and sales tax issues
• Comptroller controversies
• ESOPs
• Delaware holding companies
• foreign tax issues
• joint ventures
• corporate and partnership entity issues
• tax-free reorganizations
• selected estate and gift tax issues
• new 2017 Tax Act Provisions such as Opportunity Zones and Section 199A

Learning Objective(s):  Participants will obtain a broad understanding and update of a variety of tax issues confronted by CPAs and accountants in day-to-day operations.

Prerequisites: The method of presentation is online instruction and the program level is basic to intermediate.  There are no prerequisites for this course nor is there any advanced preparation required