1040 Workshop Sec. 4
This is Section 4 of the 1040 Workshop. The complete 4-part course is designed to make the practitioner comfortable with “high traffic” issues, enabling participants to discuss and handle individual 1040 tax essentials. The course examines and explains practical aspects of return preparation and individual planning, bridging the gap between theory and application. Significant new developments are summarized with an emphasis on tax savings ideas. Practical applications and illustrations are used to systematically explore tax deferral, reduction, and elimination opportunities accompanying return preparation. For example, the analysis of gross income is discussed together with income splitting techniques; property transactions are examined alongside like-
Section 4: Losses, AMT, and Compliance covers the following topics, and more:
* Passive loss rules
* Suspension of disallowed losses under §469
* Computing the alternative minimum tax
* Minimum AMT tax credit
* Reporting compliance rules and provisions
* Accuracy related penalties
* Information reporting penalty final regulations
* Penalty for unrealistic position
* Statute of limitations for assessments
* Examination of returns
This course is accepted by the IRS as CE credit for enrolled agents.
Course Information
Price: $39
This course is included in our Mega CPE Special and our Unlimited Tax Bundle
Course No. 9012-4
Instructional Delivery Method: QAS Self-Study
Format: Online pdf (90 pages). Printed book available.
Prerequisites: General understanding of federal income taxation
Advance Preparation:None
Level: Overview
CPE Credit: 4 hrs.
Field of Study: Taxes: Technical
Course expiration: You have one year from date of purchase to complete the course.
Course Revision Date: January 2023
Objectives
Losses, AMT, and Compliance
Learning Objectives
1. Identify basic income types and the “buckets” of income and loss un-der §469 that can influence what can be deducted, determine the sus-pension of disallowed passive losses, and recognize the special rules for transfers deemed not to be fully taxable dispositions.
2. Specify differences between the regular and alternative minimum tax 1recognizing the application tax preferences and adjustments, and de-termine the life of assets under ADS, alternative minimum taxable in-come, passive losses under the AMT, and what constitutes ACE.
3. Identify the reporting requirements for real estate transactions, in-dependent contractors, and cash reporting.
4. Recognize types of accuracy-related and unrealistic position penal-ties, and specify the IRS’s examination of returns policy and assessment process including applicable statute of limitations.
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