Easy Federal Tax Update – 2024
This 2024 federal tax update course examines key individual, business, retirement, and estate tax provisions recently enacted or indexed for inflation in an overview format that is easy to reference. The emphasis is on quick access to major tax changes having special meaning to the tax practitioner and return preparer. The course is a great resource and a way for professionals and staff alike to easily get the “big chunks” and bring their professional knowledge up to speed.
Major Topics:
* Tax brackets
* Tax credits
* Deductions
* Education credits
* Business deductions & credits
* Retirement plan contribution and phaseout limits
Course Information
Course No. M149
Format: Online pdf (174 pages). Printed book available.
Instructional Delivery Method: QAS Self-Study
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation:None
Level: Overview
CPE Credit: 6 hrs.
Field of Study: Taxes: Technical
Course expiration: You have one year from date of purchase to complete the course.
Course Revision Date: January 2024
Objectives
- Recognize the various issues affected by inflation and recent tax law developments especially as they relate to individual tax brackets, ex-emptions & deductions, the AMT, the child tax credit, alimony, HSAs, education plans, and energy credits.
- Determine the key business tax issues affected by inflation adjust-ments and recent legislative changes, including corporate tax rates, en-tertainment expenses, tax credits & deductions, bonus depreciation, expensing, standard mileage rates, employment taxation, repatriation of foreign income, small business stock, partnership taxation, and ex-cessive compensation.
- Specify differences between various retirement plans, including inflation-adjusted contribution limits and phaseout limits, and deter-mine estate taxes by identifying trust income tax rates and determining applicable exclusion amounts.
The contents and information given are immense. Learned a lot every time.