Surgent's S Corporation Core Tax Issues From Formation Through Liquidation - On-Demand Webcast

Course Details

Date

Thursday, June 1, 2023 – Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Field of Study

Taxation

Course Number

SU0163

CPE Credit

8.0 hours CPE credit

Level of Knowledge

Intermediate

Vendor

Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of and experience with S corporation taxation

Description

As experienced staff masters the preparation intricacies of an 1120S tax return, they are expected to understand and apply the underlying concepts, principles and laws governing S corporation status. This course is designed to illustrate in both theory and practice overarching principles that govern S corporations from formation to revocation, termination and liquidation. Experienced client-facing staff should be aware of the pitfalls that may inadvertently cause an S-status termination or may generate unintended tax consequences to shareholders.

Highlights

  • What exactly is terminating S corporations, updated for recent rulings
  • Schedules K-2 and K-3 reporting requirements and transitional filing relief
  • Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations
  • Shareholder changes Living Trust and causes S termination
  • LLCs electing S status, changing agreement could terminate election
  • Basis calculation worksheet
  • Inherited a new client with reporting errors? What are my options?
  • Debt vs. equity and §385; Federal Express battled and won, how do we?
  • Are we to expect SECA tax on pass-through entities?
  • Shareholders losing "substance over form" argument
  • Basis neither increased by phantom income, nor reduced by non-deducted pass-through losses
  • Can I accrue expenses payable to a shareholder? Sure, but can I deduct them?
  • How §179 limitations affect S corp. basis
  • Comparison of liquidation of a C corporation vs. the liquidation of an S corporation
  • Did not timely file Form 2553? A simple method to correct
  • Is there a “flexible standard of law” in regard to closely held entities?

Objectives

  • Prepare more complicated S corporation returns
  • Understand certain advanced concepts of S corporation taxation
  • Protect S corporation clients from falling out of S corporation eligibility

Designed For

Experienced Accounting and Financial Professionals desiring a comprehensive case approach to understand reasonably complex S corporation issues and problems; also, Accounting and Financial Professionals who want a comprehensive, intermediate-level S corpo

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Course Pricing

Member Fee

Applicable if you are a HSCPA member in good standing.

$199.00
Non-Member Fee

Applicable if you are not a HSCPA member.

$249.00
Your Price $249.00

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