Surgent's Individual Tax Planning Ideas

Course Details

Date

Self-Study

Location

Online

Field of Study

Taxation

CPE Credit

4 hours CPE credit

Level of Knowledge

Intermediate

Vendor

Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC

Prerequisites

Experience in individual income tax planning and income tax return preparation

Description

With the far-reaching changes brought about by recent tax reform, careful planning takes on new importance. This course presents the most important income tax planning ideas wealthy clients and closely held business owners need to consider this year to take advantage of the present and plan for the future. It highlights areas in the income tax return that suggest future opportunities for the individual client. Continuously updated for the latest legislation and IRS guidance.

Highlights

  • Understanding the environment: what’s new, what’s expired or expiring, and what’s likely to change in light of the new Trump administration and Republican Congress
  • Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies
  • Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption considering proposed regulations
  • Retirement planning in light of IRA and RMD changes
  • Review of pertinent changes from recent legislation
  • Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies
  • Identifying tax opportunities: reviewing the prior-year return to develop a plan for the future
  • Compensation and fringe benefit issues
  • Identify clients with net investment income tax problems and the potential ways to reduce or eliminate them
  • All in the family: Tax tactics for spouses, children, and parents

Objectives

  • Identify areas where individual taxpayers are not taking full advantage of the Code
  • Know the directions in which taxes are changing or are likely to change and how that affects planning

Designed For

All practitioners involved in tax planning for individuals who need to go beyond basic tax and financial planning techniques

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