WLS03026: Securing a Comfortable Retirement
This course gives CPAs the knowledge to help their clients plan for retirement by evaluating how much retirement income will be required and strategizing about how to reach retirement goals.
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WLS02926: Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits
The leading edge of the baby boomer generation has already reached retirement age. Financial and tax planners can expect increased demand for strategies that dovetail Social Security with other retirement and estate-planning objectives. This course provides tax and financial-planning professionals with both the background information on the Social Security system and the strategies clients will…
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WLS02826: Critical Issues That CPAs in Industry Will Need to Face This Year
In this session we will tackle pressing issues at a “need to know” level and then discuss the practical implications. You will come away armed with the “big picture.” Preparedness is half the battle, so do not miss this critical briefing.
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WLS02726: The Road Ahead: Critical OBBBA Changes Impacting Accounting and Finance Professionals (RAO2)
It is important for accounting and finance practitioners to help their clients understand and apply the many new provisions of OBBBA. Many of these changes are effective for the 2025 tax year and beyond. This program is an introduction to and review of some of these critical changes and their impact on taxpayers. This program…
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WLS02626: Review and Analysis of Crucial OBBBA Changes (COB2)
Accounting and finance practitioners are still grappling with the many changes OBBBA has made to the tax laws, many of which will impact tax filings. This program is an introduction to and review of some of these critical changes and their impact on taxpayers. Accounting and finance practitioners will gain a better understanding of this…
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WLS02526: Simply Auditing Not-For-Profits Efficiently (SAN4)
Auditing not-for-profits isn’t the same as auditing for-profits, so why treat them alike? This course gives you the tools to recognize what makes not-for-profits unique and shows you how to incorporate those differences into your audit approach. With practical insights and 20 focused exercises, you’ll learn how to plan and perform not-for-profit audits more effectively,…
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WLS02426: Hot IRS Tax Examination Issues for Individuals and Businesses (EXIB)
Although the Inflation Reduction Act increased the IRS budget, Congress continues to battle about whether this funding will be continued. The IRS began replenishing its workforce with the additional funding only to have to terminate workers or lay them off due to mandated federal workforce reductions. The IRS trains its audit workforce by examining the…
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WLS02326: Surgent’s Individual Income Tax Update
This highly informative course will bring you up-to-speed on the latest in individual tax law developments and thecorresponding or responsive planning opportunities available to your clients. You will come away from the course ready toeducate your individual tax clients and implement tax-savings ideas that will serve their ever-evolving needs. Continuallyupdated to reflect enacted legislation. Please…
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WLS02226: Home Office Rules (HOF2)
Since 2017, employees have not been eligible to take an itemized deduction for a home office. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act suspended all miscellaneous itemized deductions for tax years 2018 through 2025. That deduction is scheduled to go into effect in 2026. Self-employed individuals can deduct office expenses on Schedule C, Form 1040. The…
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WLS02126: Tax Planning for Rental Real Estate ( RRE4)
The taxation of real estate is tricky. Taxpayers can own real estate in a number of different ways, including direct and indirect investments. There are numerous exceptions to being classified as a rental activity. How do you know if someone is a real estate professional? In this course, we will explore all these issues and…