CPE Catalog & Events
CPE & Event Classes
MTCPA has literally thousands of live and online courses to help you satisfy your professional development needs. It is our goal that the classes offered through MTCPA will enhance your knowledge and help you become even more successful.
Most classes put on by MTCPA can be taken either LIVE (In-Person) or VIRTUAL (MTCPA Webcasts) - please make sure you are registering for the correct one. (Webinars are classes from other providers)
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Schedule C of Form 1040
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2.00 Credits
Schedule C Business Deductions Self-employment taxes Business use of a vehicleSection 179 and Bonus Depreciation
Section 199A Deduction: Rules and Forms Reporting
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2.00 Credits
A deep-dive look at the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction Calculation of qualified business income Application to rental real estate - "safe harbor" rule and aggregation rules Self-rental rule for 199A compared to self-rental rule for passive activities Differing impact on the sole proprietorship, partnerships and S corporations Forms reporting in Form 8995 and Form 8995-A 199A flowchart
Self-Rental Real Estate: Passive Activity & Section 199A
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2.00 Credits
Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469 Self-rental income from directly owned properties and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1 Self-rental income from indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 2 Form 8582 (passive activity) The flow-through entity grouping election Illustrative examples and consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standards Self-rental property and "former passive activities" rules
Shorten Month-End Closing Best Practices
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4.00 Credits
Trends in financial statement closings including the Quick Close, Soft Close and Virtual Close Review and discuss information systems' headaches that slow you down Work through examples of close cycle "time killers" and how to resolve them Get inventory and cost of sales under control Identify the improvement projects that will yield the biggest benefit Review what leading edge finance managers are doing to close more quickly
Tax Implications of Cryptocurrency
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2.00 Credits
Blockchain basics Classification of cryptocurrency IRS Notice 2014-12 Tax implications of airdrops, mining, hard forks, margin trading, purchasing of goods or services with cryptocurrency. Gift tax rules for donating, gifting or bequeathing cryptocurrency. Traps for the unwary.
Tax Practice Standards
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2.00 Credits
How tax professionals have a heavy responsibility to serve the client, yet still properly adhere to the multitude of tax rules.How tax standards help guide the practitioner to maintain objectivity, avoid conflicts of interest and provide high quality professional client serviceReal-life examples from the speaker's extensive experience as a tax practitioner and as an expert witness in accounting malpractice cases to illustrate these concepts.
Tax Procedure
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2.00 Credits
Types of Audits 30 Day letter Collections 90 Day letter IRS Appeals
Tax Research Fundamentals
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1.00 Credits
Tax Code CompositionSource of Tax Code 1 - LawsSource of Tax Code 2 - Administrative InterpretationsSource of Tax Code 3 - Case Law
Tax Research Intermediate
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1.00 Credits
Tax Code HierarchyOrganization of an Internal Revenue Code Section Special Rules for IRC Citation Citing Other Primary Authority Private Letter Rulings Primary Vs Secondary Authority Secondary Sources of Authority Steps in the Tax Research Process Research Memoranda
Taxation of Business Entities
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2.00 Credits
Types of business entities (Sole proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Limited Liability Company and Limited Liability Partnership) Considerations in choosing a business entity, including taxes, limited liability protection, management & control, funding options & opportunities, tax consequences for the owners and the business. Future tax considerations that will impact various business entities.
The Impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Related Matters on Financial Statements and Audits
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2.00 Credits
Overview of the impact environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters have on the financial world Evolving guidance from the AICPA and other stand-setters related to ESG matters Risks of material misstatement in financial statements and related disclosures emerging from ESG matters
The Impact of SAS No. 145 on Risk-Based Audits
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2.00 Credits
New definitions and requirements related to identifying and evaluating risks of material misstatement per SAS No. 145 Improved application of risk-based audit concepts for a higher-quality audit
The Lifecycle of a Criminal Tax Investigation
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2.00 Credits
Who investigates tax crimes?How are the tax crimes found?What happens if tax crimes are discovered?What steps are taken from the beginning of the investigation to imprisonment?
Top Accounting, Operational, Compliance Challenges for Nonprofits
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2.00 Credits
Special accounting and financial reporting considerations for nonprofits Unique operational considerations for nonprofit management and those charged with governance to monitor Compliance requirements commonly faced by nonprofits when providing external financial information
Understanding the New Forms K-2 and K-3
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2.00 Credits
Schedules K-2 and K-3 are promulgated by the IRS in order to standardize the reporting of foreign-related tax information for pass-through entities. Even pass-through entities that have no foreign activities, investments, or partners may have a reporting requirement. This course will present an introduction to Schedules K-2 and K-3, review the filing requirements, and discuss the different parts of the schedules and what needs to be included.
Unpaid Payroll Taxes; The Quickest Way To Prison
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2.00 Credits
Identifying the statutes that require employers to withhold payroll taxesThe criteria of when unpaid payroll taxes crosses the line from being a tax problem to a criminal investigationWhat steps you can take to mitigate any civil or criminal penalties
An Exhaustive Look At Fraud & Ways To Control It (Part 1)
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4.00 Credits
Fraudulent acts initiated from outside organizationsWhy internal fraud occursThe importance of fighting cyber-fraudSteps that verify anti-fraud activities are working
An Exhaustive Look At Fraud & Ways To Control It (Part 2)
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4.00 Credits
Fraudulent acts initiated from outside organizationsWhy internal fraud occursThe importance of fighting cyber-fraudSteps that verify anti-fraud activities are working
Building Security/Efficiency via Internal Control (Part 1)
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4.00 Credits
An overview of control frameworks and conceptsStrategic considerations that can be incorporated into control developmentUnderstanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change or choose not toThe COSO Internal Control Framework and the COSO ERM Framework
Building Security/Efficiency via Internal Control (Part 2)
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4.00 Credits
An overview of control frameworks and conceptsStrategic considerations that can be incorporated into control developmentUnderstanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change or choose not toThe COSO Internal Control Framework and the COSO ERM Framework