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Financial Statement Disclosures: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Financial statement disclosures for small and medium-sized businesses. Balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows presentation and disclosure issues. Disclosure examples from all sized entities which you can use to base your disclosures on. Developing disclosure issues, including disclosures related to the adoption of Topic 606.

2023 Washington State CPA Ethics by Jim Rigos WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

An increased sensitivity for factual situations leading to accounting ethical issues and potential legal dilemmas. More confidence in your personal and professional accounting ethical judgments Familiarity with AICPA and Washington State Board ethical reporting and compliance procedures with particular emphasis on different or elevated Washington treatment. This course contains case study scenarios demonstrating numerous actual reported Board cases. Identifying dollar claim and possible risk reduction techniques and procedures of potential client or third party legal or ethical claims. 4 hours of CPE credit approved by the Washington State Board of Accountancy.

How Fraud Can Affect Smaller Organizations WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

The reasons for fraud. Fraudulent acts that are initiated against smaller organizations. Methods to stop fraud attempts against small businesses.

Preparing Schedules K-2 and K-3: Critical Update for Reporting Foreign-Related Tax Information for Partnerships and S Corps

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Your Desk

3.0 Credits

Who is required to complete Schedules K-2 and K-3? What information is required to be reported on different parts of these schedules? How to read and complete Part II and Part III for Foreign Tax Credit. What information is required to be reported on Part IV and IX for corporate partners? How to correctly fill out Part X and Part XIII for international partners. Comprehensive examples for operating, real estate rental, and investment partnerships.

DATE CHANGE A Practitioner's Guide to IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans WEBCAST

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Your Desk

8.0 Credits

Regular IRAs. Roth IRAs. Coverdell Education Savings Accounts. SIMPLE IRAs. SEPs. Basics of qualified plans. Defined benefit pension plans. Defined contribution plans. 401(k) plans, including Roth 401(k)s. Choosing the best plan for each client. Minimum distribution rules.

Pacific Tax Institute 2023 WEBCAST

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Your Desk

16.0 Credits

Federal Tax Update Partnerships and S corporations The latest developments in Mergers and Acquisitions The impact of tax technology on the tax landscape

Current Audit Environment and ASB Activity WEBCAST

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Your Desk

2.0 Credits

Environment and implications affecting audit planning and risk assessment. Key changes in recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards and exposure drafts. Recently issued SSAEs and proposed changes.

Choice and Formation of Entity WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Types of entities, Formation and elections, Start-up and organization costs, Advantages and disadvantages comparison

Prix Fixe: 8 Mistakes New Accounting Firms Make and How to Avoid Them WEBINAR

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Your Desk

1.0 Credits

Walk through 8 mistakes many new accounting firms make, and learn how to avoid them. 

Tax Research I WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Online tax research methodology. Authoritative tax hierarchy. The power of professional language in business writing. Tax adjustment documentation. Tax return support documentation.

Tax Research II WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

The elusive nature of tax questions. Assessing and applying authority. External communications. Research methodology for tax planning comprehensive examples.

Reviewing Individual Tax Returns: What Are You Missing? WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Common errors made involving the following tax topics Section 199A qualified business income deduction. Timeshare properties. Home office. Hobby losses. Self-employment health insurance. Business start-up costs. Depreciation. Unreported income. Schedule C issues. Like-kind exchanges. Self-employment tax. Sections 1202 and 1244 stock. Charitable contributions of property.

Guide to Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Statutory employees, independent contractors, and possible changes to Schedule 530 relief. Using SS-8, Payroll Tax Penalties -- Who is a responsible person? Forms W-2, 1099, 1099-NEC, SS-8, W-4, 941, and Form 940 reporting/deposit requirements and due dates. Understanding payroll tax responsibilities in the gig economy.

Reviewing Partnership Tax Returns: What Are You Missing? WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Common errors made involving the following tax forms Form 1065, Schedules K and K-1, Schedules M-1 and M-2, Form 4562, Form 4797, and more!

Washington Taxation for Service Businesses With Mark Hugh WEBCAST

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Your Desk

2.0 Credits

B&O tax basics, includable gross income, deductions, reimbursements, interstate apportionment, credits, and local B&O taxes.

Introduction to Forensic Accounting WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Review of the different aspects of forensic accounting. The civil litigation process as it relates to forensic accounting. Litigation services provided by forensic accountants. Fraud detection and prevention. Various types of fraud. Training and certifications in forensic accounting. Forensic accounting in bankruptcy proceedings. Forensic accounting in family law proceedings. Calculating damages for use in litigation. Valuations.

Member Exclusive: Managing Employee Benefit Plan Audit Risks: Insights from Camico WEBINAR

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Your Desk

1.0 Credits

Best practices for planning, performing, and reporting employee benefit plan audits.

Rules, Regulations and Ethics for CPAs in Washington - 2023 WEBCAST

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Your Desk

4.0 Credits

Washington State statute and rules Update for 2023.

Form 990: Best Practices for Accurate Preparation WEBCAST

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Your Desk

8.0 Credits

Form 990 filing requirements. Form 990 preparation sequencing and how to pull together necessary data. Keys to getting Form 990 preparation correct the first time. Addressing presence of related organizations. Identification of managers and measurements of their compensation. Form 990 versus books-and-records financial statement detail. Disclosures of governance inputs and Boards' employ of policies.

The Complete Guide to Washington Death Taxation WEBCAST

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Your Desk

8.0 Credits

Washington death taxation - The law. How to prepare the Washington Estate Tax Return. Various postmortem estate planning issues involved in the preparation of the Washington Estate Tax Return. Coordination with the Federal Estate Tax Return (Form 706). Coordination with estate administration issues. Probate issues. Non-probate issues. Valuation issues. Joint tenancy issues.

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