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Surgent's Going Concern Accounting and Reporting Considerations - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Current FASB accounting standards related to going concern, including the new requirements of ASU 2014-15 Evaluating risk of material misstatement in financial reports related to improper presentation and disclosure of going concern uncertainty The responsibility of an independent accountant for evaluating going concern uncertainty under various levels of engagement to perform attest and nonattest services New requirements of SAS No. 132 and SSARS No. 24 related to an auditor’s responsibility for considering going concern uncertainty?
Surgent's Going Concern Considerations in the COVID-19 Environment - On-Demand Webcast
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1.00 Credits
FASB guidance in ASC 205-40 regarding required disclosures when substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists Sample disclosures under ASC 205-40 Accountant’s reporting considerations when substantial doubt exists
Surgent's Goodwill Impairment Basics - Download
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1.00 Credits
Goodwill impairment testing FASB accounting and reporting requirements related to goodwill ASC Topic 350-20 Goodwill disclosure requirements
Surgent's Goodwill Impairment Testing - Download
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2.00 Credits
Initial recognition of goodwill Subsequent measurement requirements including the accounting alternative allowed for certain eligible entities Disclosure requirements for goodwill
Surgent's Government and Nonprofit Frauds and Controls to Stop Them - Download
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4.00 Credits
Examine real-world misappropriations of cash, check frauds, vendor scams, credit card abuse, grant frauds, benefit schemes, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Consider and develop controls to stop fraud Tailor controls to the size and fit of the government or nonprofit
Surgent's Government and Nonprofit Frauds and Controls to Stop Them - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Examine real-world misappropriations of cash, check frauds, vendor scams, credit card abuse, grant frauds, benefit schemes, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Consider and develop controls to stop fraud Tailor controls to the size and fit of the government or nonprofit
Surgent's Guide and Update to Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations - Download
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4.00 Credits
SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification, and updates to SSARS No. 21 due to the issuance of SSARS No. 23, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services SSARS No. 22, Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information SSARS No. 24, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services -- 2018 SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions Sample comprehensive engagement work programs for preparation, compilation, and review engagements
Surgent's Guide and Update to Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification, and updates to SSARS No. 21 due to the issuance of SSARS No. 23, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services SSARS No. 24, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services - 2018 SSARS No. 22, Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information Comprehensive sample engagement work programs for every level of SSARS No. 21 service Complete illustrations of engagement letters, management representation letter, reporting and other required communications for every level of SSARS No. 21 service Quality issues related to SSARS No. 21 engagements Proposed changes to the SSARS
Surgent's Guide to Calculating S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Loan Basis - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Introduction to Form 7203 Introduction to the calculation of stock basis Introduction to the calculation of loan basis Taxable and nontaxable S corporation distributions to shareholders The election to reduce basis by deductible losses and expenses before reducing basis by nondeductible expenses
Surgent's Guide to Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues - Download
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4.00 Credits
Statutory employees, independent contractors, and possible changes to §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
Surgent's Guide to Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Statutory employees, independent contractors, and possible changes to §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
Surgent's Guide to Understanding the At-Risk Basis Rules and Forms 6198 and 7203 - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Basis and at-risk basis How to calculate the amount of annual at-risk basis Forms 6198 and 7203 When activities may be aggregated for at-risk purposes Qualified nonrecourse financing
Surgent's Guide to the Corporate Transparency Act for Accounting and Finance Professionals - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Updates on legislative challenges The Corporate Transparency Act and its goals Which entities need to file reports and which entities are exempt? Deep dive into the definitions of beneficial owner and substantial control Information that needs to be reported Logistics on how and when to file the forms
Surgent's Guide to the Topic 606 Revenue Recognition Model for All CPAs - Download
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4.00 Credits
Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, including recently issued ASUs impacting Topic 606 The FASB’s new five-step revenue recognition model, including hands-on examples and illustrations of the new guidance Presentation and disclosure requirements Accounting considerations related to COVID-19-driven changes to revenue recognition processes Lessons learned and best practices for improving business processes related to revenue recognition going forward
Surgent's Guide to the Topic 606 Revenue Recognition Model for All CPAs - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, including recently issued ASUs impacting Topic 606 The FASB’s new five-step revenue recognition model, including hands-on examples and illustrations of the new guidance Presentation and disclosure requirements Accounting considerations related to COVID-19-driven changes to revenue recognition processes Lessons learned and best practices for improving business processes related to revenue recognition going forward
Surgent's HIPAA: What Accountants and Other Practitioners Need to Know - On-Demand Webcast
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1.00 Credits
A basic overview of the requirements imposed by HIPAA on professionals What businesses and individuals are subject to HIPAA Best practices for HIPAA compliance Issues unique to accounting and finance professionals concerning HIPAA Recognize common areas of liability under HIPAA
Surgent's Handbook for Mastering Basis, Distributions, and Loss Limitation Issues for S Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships - Download
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8.00 Credits
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Applicable coverage of any basis considerations within any recent tax legislation Passthrough basis calculations required as attachments to certain individual returns Executor’s form for disclosing basis in certain distributed property; what about the basis of a property distribution from a trust? How §179 limitations affect basis and how tax-benefit rule is applied Basis implications of personal assets converted to business use How to calculate basis of inherited qualified and joint tenancy property Tax basis capital account reporting requirements S corporations: Beware of final IRS regulations regarding “open debt”; determine how to calculate basis; worksheets are included; understand the effect of stock basis and debt basis and IRS’s recent focus on “at-risk basis” for shareholders; recognize how AAA applies or doesn’t apply to S corporations; learn to apply the complex basis ordering rules and special elections that can have a big tax result; discuss loss limitation rules in depth; when you can have a taxable dividend in an S corporation; understand distributions of cash and property; understand the post-termination transition rules, and temporary post-termination rules for eligible corporations, which will be important for S corps returning to C corps LLCs and partnerships: Learn the detailed rules of §704 for preventing the shifting of tax consequences among partners or members; learn to calculate basis under §704 & for “at-risk” under §465; recognize how recourse, nonrecourse, and qualified nonrecourse debt can create significantly different tax results; learn the difference between basis and “at-risk basis”; review §754 step-up in basis rules; the economic effect equivalence test or “dumb-but-lucky” rule; learn to apply the complex rules of distribution of cash vs. property, and the basis treatment of charitable contributions and foreign taxes paid
Surgent's Hiring and Firing of Employees - What You Can and Cannot Do - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Employment at will—what this means in a practical sense Implied employment contracts What a prospective employer can ask about, and test for, during employment interviews Federal anti-discrimination rules applicable to hiring and firing How to fire an employee and not get sued
Surgent's Hot IRS Tax Examination Issues for Individuals and Businesses - Download
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8.00 Credits
Prepare now and protect yourself from new audit examinations, and what to do when there is identity theft Understanding substantiation requirements for travel, charitable contributions, vehicles, meals, and virtual currency considerations Gain an in-depth understanding of IRS hot examination issues including passive loss rules, real estate professional status, and the Section 199A provisions as they pertain to rental real estate Identify how the IRS holds persons other than an employer liable for unpaid payroll taxes, a.k.a., the trust fund recovery penalty Understanding IRS Audit Techniques Guides and Compliance Campaigns Recognizing the 30-day letter and the 90-day letter, including what the taxpayer’s responsibilities are
Surgent's Hot Topics Related to ASC 606 - On-Demand Webcast
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1.00 Credits
New and proposed FASB ASUs related to ASC 606 ASC 606 disclosure requirements and examples for non-public business entities Impact of applying ASC 606 due to COVID-19