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24SX-0061: Fundamentals of Income Taxation (Self-Study)

Valid for one year from purchase date
Self-study - On-Demand
2 CPE (2 technical)

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Please join us for a introductory course on the fundamentals of preparing and filing an individual federal income tax return. We will cover topics such as what the federal income tax is and how it is computed. This course is ideal for CPAs, CFPs, EAs and other tax preparers.

Major subjects

  • Standard Deductions v. Itemized Deductions
  • Defining ordinary income, capital gains and qualified dividends.
  • Cash v. Accrual methods
  • Above- and Below- the Line deductions
  • Extensions for filing a return
  • Calculating the federal tax liability

Learning objective(s)

  • Identify how the federal income tax differs from other types of federal taxes
  • Determine the steps in computing a taxpayer's federal income tax liability
  • Differentiate tax consequences for terms commonly used for the federal income tax, such as "adjusted gross income," "qualifying child," "tax credits," "filing status," and "kiddie tax."
  • Recognize how an individual's standard deduction is determined
  • Explain differences in the tax for ordinary income, capital gains, and qualified dividend income
  • Discuss the difference between the cash and accrual method, and the correct period in which taxpayers must recognize income and/or deductions
  • Identify deadlines for filing income tax returns and estimated taxes and how to obtain an extension of time for filing a return

Who should take this program?

This course is ideal for CPAs, CFPs, EAs and other tax preparers.

Fees

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More program information

Area
of study
Taxation
Field(s)
of study
Taxes - Technical (2.0)
Level Basic
Format Self-study - On-Demand
Sponsor CPA Crossings, LLC
NASBA ID#: 108744
Prerequisites Prereq. None
Advance
prep
None

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