24SR-0028: IRS Tax Examinations and Hot Issues (Virtual)

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
8:30am - 12:00pm Central Time
4 CPE (4 technical)  |  4 IRS CE

Due to IRS issue focused examinations, you need to know what types of returns are selected for examination and ways to help clients survive an IRS audit with little or no change. As a result of issue focused examinations, accounting and finance professionals must understand what the high audit risk area issues are and what the IRS is focusing on when a return is examined. Tax-related identity theft is a common issue for many taxpayers, making it critical for you to understand the procedures necessary to resolve this matter for your clients.

Major subjects

• Coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
• Criteria that the IRS uses to select returns for examination
• Vehicles, meals, and virtual currency considerations
• Worker classification determinations on who is an employee and who is an independent contractor
• S Corporation officer's reasonable compensation issues
• Responsibilities to pay the employment taxes when the business defaults
• Tax-related identity theft procedures

Learning objective(s)

• Understand the IRS process for selecting returns for examination
• Identify the types of returns the IRS is examining
• Understand the hot examination issues that the IRS is focusing on to help clients reduce their exposure to additional tax assessments
• Determine if your client is a victim of tax-related identity theft
• Know the procedures to use to resolve strategies for dealing with IRS examiners while presenting your clients’ tax positions in the best light possible

Who should take this program?

Accounting professionals in public practice who prepare tax returns and represent their clients on IRS examinations

Fees

Standard Member Fee	$209.00
Standard Nonmember Fee	$259.00

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