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24SS-0388: Surgent's S Corporations Core Tax Issues From Formation Through Liquidation (Self-Study)

Valid for one year from purchase date
Self-study - On-Demand
8 CPE (8 technical)  |  8 IRS CE

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As experienced staff members master the preparation intricacies of an 1120-S tax return, they are expected to understand and apply the underlying concepts, principles and laws governing S Corporations status. This course is designed to illustrate in both theory and practice overarching principles that govern S Corporations from formation to revocation, termination and liquidation. Experienced, client-facing staff should be aware of the pitfalls that may inadvertently cause an S-status termination or may generate unintended tax consequences to shareholders.

Major subjects

  • What exactly is terminating S Corporations, including recent rulings
  • Schedules K-2 and K-3 reporting requirements and filing exceptions
  • Form 7203, S Corporations Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations
  • Shareholder changes Living Trust and causes S termination
  • LLCs electing S status, changing agreement could terminate election
  • Inherited a new client with reporting errors? What are my options?
  • Debt vs. equity and Section 385; Federal Express battled and won, how do we?
  • Are we to expect SECA tax on pass-through entities?
  • Shareholders losing "substance over form" argument
  • Basis neither increased by phantom income, nor reduced by non-deducted pass-through losses
  • Can I accrue expenses payable to a shareholder? Sure, but can I deduct them?
  • How Section 179 limitations affect S Corp. basis
  • Comparison of liquidation of a C Corporation vs. the liquidation of an S Corporations
  • Did not timely file Form 2553? A simple method to correct
  • Is there a "flexible standard of law" in regard to closely held entities?

Learning objective(s)

  • Prepare more complicated S Corporations returns
  • Understand certain advanced concepts of S Corporations taxation
  • Protect S Corporations clients from falling out of S Corporations eligibility

Who should take this program?

Experienced accounting and financial professionals desiring a comprehensive case approach to understand reasonably complex S Corporations issues and problems; also, Accounting and financial professionals who want a comprehensive, intermediate-level S Corp

Fees

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More program information

Area
of study
Taxation
Field(s)
of study
Taxes - Technical (8.0)
Level Intermediate
Format Self-study - On-Demand
Sponsor Surgent
NASBA ID#: 103212
Prerequisites Prereq. Basic knowledge of and experience with S Corporations taxation
Advance
prep
None

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