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S Corporation (Form 1120S): Formation to Liquidation

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With the increasing complexity and ever-changing nature of tax laws and issues, today's accountant needs a S Corporation course focusing on the birth, growth, maturity, and death of a closely held S Corporation. This case driven course will deal with S Corporation income tax laws from formation to liquidation. This class will review S Corporation tax law by looking at case studies addressing issues and problems at both the S Corporation and shareholder level. Each attendee will receive the most comprehensive reference manual with numerous practice aids and real-world examples and case studies.

Major subjects

• Extensive review of the S Corporation tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes including any TCJA provisions expiring after 2025
• Requirements to make an S election (i.e., types and numbers of shareholders and second class of stock issues)
• Fixing late S Corporation elections (i.e., Form 2553)
• S Corporation formation (Section 351) and liquidation issues
• Revocation and termination of S Corporations
• Schedule K and K-1 - separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expense items
• Detailed Schedule K-1 reporting including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction and 3.8% net investment income tax
• Compensation issues including the tax treatment of fringe benefits
• Built in gains tax and other planning opportunities when converting a C to S Corporation
• Preparation of the Schedule M-2 and the ordering rules for distributions out of the AAA, PTI, E&P and OAA accounts
• Tax treatment of stock redemptions (sale or distribution?)

Learning objectives

• Form a S Corporation and calculate the entity's initial inside basis in the assets and shareholder's stock basis
• Understand the operational issues during the growth and maturity of a S Corporation and how the schedule K items get allocated to the shareholders on their individual Schedule K-1 effecting stock and debt basis
• Prepare a Schedule M-2 and determine how distributions are treated to the shareholders
• Comprehend the tax ramifications of liquidating

Who should take this program?

• Tax professionals (in public or private industry) seeking a case driven income tax return course addressing many common, yet complex Federal S Corporation issues and problems

Pricing

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