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2023 Annual Tax Season Update - Mirrors the IRS-AFTR (Course Id 2135)

QAS / Registry / EA / Return Preparer
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Author : Paul Winn, CLU, ChFC
Course Length : Pages: 109 ||| Word Count: 53,188 ||| Review Questions: 24 ||| Final Exam Questions: 40
CPE Credits : 8.0
IRS Credits : 8
Price : $71.95
Passing Score : 70%
Course Type: NASBA QAS - Text - NASBA Registry - IRS Enrolled Agents - Registered Tax Return Preparers
Technical Designation: Technical
Primary Subject-Field Of Study:

Taxes - Taxes for Course Id 2135

Description :

Each year, various limits affecting income tax return preparation and tax planning are affected by inflation-related changes. In addition, various laws passed to address the financial consequences of the coronavirus pandemic significantly affect tax planning and may also affect taxpayers’ income tax liability. This course will examine many of those changes. 

The Annual Tax Filing Season Update course discusses new tax law and recent updates for the 2023 filing season, provides a general tax review, and examines important rules governing tax return preparer ethics, practices and procedures. 

Please Note: This course covers tax issues applicable to 2022 income reported in the 2023 tax season.

Usage Rank : 1
Release : 2023
Version : 1.0
Prerequisites : None.
Experience Level : Overview
Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed.
Additional Links :
Advance Preparation : None.
Delivery Method : QAS Self Study
Intended Participants : Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).
Revision Date : 07-Mar-2023
NASBA Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.
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NASBA QAS - Text - NASBA Registry - IRS Enrolled Agents - Registered Tax Return Preparers - 2135

Keywords : Taxes, 2023, Annual, Tax, Season, Update, Mirrors, IRS-AFTR, cpe, cpa, online course
Learning Objectives :

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
  • Identify the principal individual income tax changes brought about by recent legislation;
  • Apply the inflation-adjusted and other limits to the proper preparation of taxpayers’ income tax returns;
  • Recognize the federal income tax filing statuses and the criteria for their use;
  • Describe the current status of tax extenders;
  • Identify the types of income that must be recognized;
  • Apply the tax rules to the various credits and adjustments to income that are available to taxpayers;
  • Recognize the penalties that may be imposed on a preparer for failing to meet ethical and practice standards in preparing tax returns; and
  • Identify the duties and restrictions imposed on tax preparers under Circular 230.

Chapter 1
Recent Updates I

When you have completed the chapter 1 text, you should be able to:
  • Identify the inflation adjustments to various federal limits;
  • Describe the individual health insurance premium tax credit increase brought about by ARPA;
  • Calculate the small business health insurance premium tax credit; and
  • Recognize the potential penalties under the applicable large employer shared responsibility requirements.

Chapter 2
Recent Updates II

When you have completed the chapter 2 text, you should be able to:
  • Describe the current status of tax extenders;
  • Identify the change in the reporting requirement of Third Party Network Transactions;
  • Describe the rules for repayment of COVID-19 related distributions from qualified retirement plans and IRAs;
  • Describe the Health Savings Account (HSA) limits; and
  • Calculate the deduction for taxpayers using the optional standard mileage rates.

Chapter 3
Income

When you have completed this chapter, you should be able to:
  • Identify those items included in a taxpayer’s taxable earnings;
  • Determine the tax treatment of foreign accounts and trusts;
  • Apply the rules governing contributions to and distributions from IRAs;
  • Describe the reporting and taxability of unemployment compensation;
  • Understand the tax treatment of retirement income; and
  • Identify who must file Form 1099-K, reporting payment card and third party network transactions.

Chapter 4
Proprietorship Income

When you have completed the chapter 4 text, you should be able to:
  • Recognize the items included in self-employment income and expenses;
  • Distinguish between a hobby and a business for tax purposes;
  • Calculate the tax deduction for business use of a home; and
  • Identify the recordkeeping requirements to substantiate Schedule C entries.

Chapter 5
Individual Deductions

When you have completed the chapter 5 text, you should be able to:
  • Recognize the tax treatment given to capital gains and losses;
  • Determine the eligibility for, and amount of, standard deductions;
  • Apply the limitations applicable to Schedule A itemized deductions; and
  • Identify the recordkeeping and documentation requirements applicable to claimed deductions.

Chapter 6
Tax Credits

When you have completed the chapter 6 text, you should be able to:
  • Recognize the eligibility requirements for claiming the common tax credits;
  • Calculate the tax credit amounts taxpayers may claim; and
  • Identify the limits applicable to the common tax credits.

Chapter 7
General Income Tax Review I

When you have completed the chapter 7 text, you should be able to:
  • Recognize the tax treatment of virtual currency;
  • Determine the applicable alternative minimum taxable income exemption;
  • Calculate the qualified business income deduction available to pass-through entities;
  • Apply the rules for taxing the unearned income of dependent children;
  • Identify the tax treatment given to Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) accounts; and
  • Identify the broadened § 529 qualified education expenses resulting from the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the SECURE Act.

Chapter 8
General Income Tax Review II

When you have completed the chapter 8 text, you should be able to:
  • Recognize the expanded exclusion from income of student loan indebtedness authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA);
  • Determine the modification of net operating losses imposed under the CARES Act;
  • Identify the tax treatment of employee fringe benefits;
  • Apply the rules dealing with depreciation of rental property;
  • Describe the rules governing a taxpayer’s tax withholding, estimated tax payments, and tax return due dates; and
  • Recognize the options available to a taxpayer for paying any tax due or receiving a tax refund.

Chapter 9
Preparer Practices, Procedures & Responsibility

When you have completed the chapter 9 text, you should be able to:
  • Identify the red flags indicating possible tax-related identity theft and suggested assistance to its victims;
  • Understand the laws and regulations requiring privacy and security of taxpayer data and the best practices tax preparers may implement to help assure it;
  • Describe the purpose of individual taxpayer identification numbers, their effect on tax credits and how to renew them;
  • Identify the due diligence requirements imposed on tax return preparers with respect to claiming head of household filing status, EITC, CTC and AOTC; and
  • Understand the e-file requirements.
Course Contents :

Course Learning Objectives

Introduction to the Course

Chapter 1 - Recent Updates I

Chapter 1 Learning Objectives

Introduction

Annual Inflation Adjustments

Education Savings Bond Program

Qualified Education Expenses

Eligible Educational Institutions

Qualified Education Expenses Reduced by Certain Tax-free Benefits Received

Figuring the Tax-Free Amount

Education Savings Bond Program Eligibility Subject to Income Limits/Filing Status

Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums and Benefits

Favorable Benefits Tax Treatment Reserved for Chronically-Ill

Tax-Qualified Long Term Care Premiums Deductible within Limits

Tax-Qualified Long Term Care Insurance Benefits Tax-Free within Limits

Social Security Taxable Earnings Limit

Retirement Savings Contribution Credit

Saver’s Credit Applicable to Range of Retirement Contributions

Saver’s Credit Eligibility Based on Income and Filing Status

Health Flexible Spending Arrangement Contributions

Refundable Premium Tax Credit to Assist in Purchase of Qualified Health Plan

Eligibility for Credit

Federal Poverty Level

Amount of the Credit

Benchmark Plan

Taxpayer’s Expected Contribution

Small Business Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

Eligibility Requirements

Average Annual Wage Limitation

Large Employer Shared Responsibility: The Employer Mandate

Employers Not Offering Coverage

Employers Offering Coverage

Summary

Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 2 - Recent Updates II

Chapter 2 Learning Objectives

Introduction

Health Savings Accounts

HSA Benefits

HSA Eligibility

HSA High Deductible Health Plan Requirement

HSA Distributions

Account Transfer Incident to Divorce or Death

HSA Tax Treatment

HSA Contribution Tax Treatment

HSA Distribution Tax Treatment

Tax-Free HSA Distributions

Standard Mileage Rates

Business Use of a Taxpayer’s Personal Vehicle

Personal Vehicle Use for Charitable Purposes

Use of a Taxpayer’s Personal Vehicle to Obtain Medical Care

Basis Reduction Amount

Payment Card and Third-Party Transactions Reporting Requirement Changes

Transactions that Require Reporting

Repayment of COVID-19 Related Distributions

Adjustment for Charitable Contribution Deduction for Nonitemizers

Current Status of Tax Extenders

Credit for Nonbusiness Energy Property

Expiration of the Mortgage Insurance Premiums Deduction

Exclusion of Cancellation of Principal Residence Debt Income

Qualified Principal Residence Indebtedness Defined

Refinancing of Qualified Principal Residence Indebtedness

Amount Eligible for Exclusion

Summary

Chapter 2 Review

Chapter 3 - Income

Chapter 3 Learning Objectives

Introduction

Taxability of Earnings

Advance Commissions and Other Earnings

Allowances and Reimbursements

Back Pay Awards

Bonuses and Awards

Differential Wage Payments

Government Cost of Living Allowances

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

Notes Received for Services

Severance Pay

Sick Pay

Social Security and Medicare Taxes Paid by an Employer

Stock Appreciation Rights

Tip Income

Schedule B, Interest, Dividends, Foreign Accounts and Trusts

Retirement Income Reporting and Taxability

Social Security Benefits

Taxability of Benefits

Reporting

Qualified Retirement Plans

Contributions to Qualified Employee Plans

Employee Plan Contributions

Qualified Retirement Plan Distributions

Early Distributions

Required Qualified Plan Minimum Distributions

Qualified Plan Rollovers

Plan Death Benefits

Designated Roth Account Distributions

Qualified Roth Account Distributions Tax-Free

Nonqualified Roth Account Distributions

Annuities

Nonqualified Annuity

Individual Retirement Accounts

Traditional IRA – Contributions & Distributions

Premature Distributions

Premature Distributions Avoiding Tax Penalty

Required Distributions during Owner’s Lifetime

Roth IRAs

Limits on Roth IRA Contributions

Non-Qualified Roth IRA Distributions of Gain before 59 ˝ Subject to Tax Penalty

No Required Roth IRA Lifetime Distributions

IRA Rollover Per-Year Limit

Reporting and Taxability of Unemployment Compensation

Unemployment Compensation Taxable

Nondeductible Contributions to Governmental Unemployment Compensation Plan

Repayment of Unemployment Compensation

Alimony – Post 2018 Divorce Agreements

Reporting and Taxability – 1099-K, Payment Card, Third-Party Network Transactions

Summary

Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 4 - Proprietorship Income

Chapter 4 Learning Objectives

Introduction

Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business (Sole Proprietorship)

Income & Expenses Defined

Business vs. Hobby

Business Use of a Home

Methods of Figuring the Home-Office Deduction

Actual Expense Method

Nature of the Expense

Percentage of the Home Used for Business

Calculating Percentage of Home Used for Business

Deductible Expenses for Home-Office Deduction

Expenses Deductible by All Homeowners

Expenses Deductible only by Taxpayers Using a Home for Business

Deduction Limit

Simplified Method

Depreciation and Actual Expenses Related to Use of Home not Deductible

No Deduction of Actual Expense Carryover for Simplified Method Users

Expenses Deductible Irrespective of Business Use

Special Rules Applicable to Simplified Method

Gross Income Limitation

Recordkeeping Requirements

Gross Receipts

Inventory

Expenses

Entertainment Expenses

Food and Beverage Expenses

Temporary Increase in Business Meal Deductibility

Section 179 Expense Limits

Depreciation

Bonus Depreciation

Qualified Property

Luxury Auto Depreciation Limits

Listed Property Updates

Deduction for Employees

Business-use Requirement

Passenger Automobile Limits and Rules

Summary

Chapter 4 Review

Chapter 5 - Individual Deductions

Chapter 5 Learning Objectives

Introduction

Capital Gains and Losses

Short-Term and Long-Term Capital Gains and Losses

Reporting Capital Gains and Losses

IRS Form 8949, Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets

Schedule D

Standard Deduction Eligibility

Standard Deduction Amounts

Standard Deduction for Blind and Senior Taxpayers

Standard Deduction Summary

Itemized Deductions Schedule A

Medical and Dental Expenses

State and Local Tax Deduction

Home Mortgage Interest and Home Equity Loans

Indebtedness Refinancing

Charitable Contributions

60% AGI Limit for Cash Contributions

Contemporaneous Written Acknowledgement

Content and Timing of Contemporaneous Written Acknowledgement

Casualty Loss Deduction

Special Rules for Qualified Disaster-Related Personal Casualty Losses

Moving Expense Deduction

Moving Expenses in Active Military Relocations

Recordkeeping and Documentation of Deductions

Summary

Chapter 5 Review

Chapter 6 - Tax Credits

Chapter 6 Learning Objectives

Introduction

Tax Credit Eligibility

Child Tax Credit

Child Tax Credit Phaseout and Nonrefundable Amounts

Social Security Number Requirement

Credit for Other Dependents

Limits on the CTC and ODC

Claiming CTC and ODC

Additional Child Tax Credit

Child and Dependent Care Credit

Eligible Care Recipients Limited to Qualifying Persons

Eligible Taxpayers

Education Credits

American Opportunity Credit

Figuring the American Opportunity Credit

Lifetime Learning Credit

Figuring the Lifetime Learning Credit

Earned Income Tax Credit

Adjusted Gross Income Limits

Valid Social Security Number Required

Tax Filing Status

Separated Spouses

Citizenship or Residency

EITC Rules That Apply Only if the Taxpayer Has a Qualifying Child

EITC Rules That Apply if Taxpayer Does Not Have a Qualifying Child

Summary

Chapter 6 Review

Chapter 7 - General Income Tax Review I

Chapter 7 Learning Objectives

Introduction

Tax Treatment of Virtual Currency

Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption Amount Increased

QBI Deduction

Qualified REIT Dividend

Qualified Publicly Traded Partnership Income

Deduction Eligibility

Pass-Through Deduction Generally Limited to Qualified Trade or Business

Qualified Trade or Business

Exception for Specified Service Trade or Business

IRS Forms for Qualified Business Income Deduction – 8995 & 8995-A

Qualified Business Income Deduction Simplified Computation - Form 8995

Qualified Business Income Deduction - Form 8995-A

Taxable Income Threshold

Pass-Through Deduction for Qualified Trade or Business Owners

QBI Component Calculation

Qualified Property

UBIA of Qualified Property

Rental Real Estate Safe Harbor

Kiddie Tax – Unearned Income of Minor Children

Kiddie Tax Applicability

Section 529 Plans

Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account

Tax-Deferred Account

ABLE Account Distributions

ABLE Account Contributions

TCJA Changes to ABLE Accounts

Additional Designated Beneficiary Contributions Permitted

Saver’s Credit

Summary

Chapter 7 Review

Chapter 8 - General Income Tax Review II

Chapter 8 Learning Objectives

Introduction

Discharge of Student Loan Indebtedness

Net Operating Loss (NOL)

Premium Tax Credit

Employee Fringe Benefits

Depreciation of Rental Property

Depreciable Rental Property

Beginning and Ending Depreciation

Depreciable Property Basis

Recovery Period

Depreciation Method

Special Depreciation Allowance

How to figure the Special Depreciation Allowance.

Election not to Take the Special Depreciation Allowance

When to Make Election

Revoking an Election

Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax Payments

Tax Withholding

Form W-4

Exemption from Withholding

Penalties

Withholding from Nonwage Income

Estimated Tax

Requirement to Pay Estimated Tax

Balance Due and Refund Options

Payment of Income Tax Owed

Refunds

Limit on Direct Deposit Refunds

Federal Income Tax Return Filing Due Dates and Filing for Extensions

Calendar Year and Fiscal Year Taxpayers

Extensions of Time to File

Automatic Extension of Time to File

Individuals Outside the United States

Individuals Serving in a Combat Zone

Summary

Chapter 8 Review

Chapter 9 - Preparer Practices, Procedures & Responsibility

Chapter 9 Learning Objectives

Introduction

Tax Related Identity Theft (Publication 5199)

Assisting Victims of Identity Theft

Safeguarding Taxpayer Data (Publication 4557)

Laws and Regulations Requiring Privacy/Security

Best Practices to Safeguard Data

Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers

Who Needs an ITIN?

ITIN Renewals

Preparer Penalties

Due Diligence in Tax Preparation

Head of Household Filing Status

Taxpayer Considered Unmarried

Required Marriage Test Supporting Documents

Keeping up the Taxpayer’s Home

Required Keeping Up a Home Test Supporting Documents

Qualifying Person

Qualifying Child

Required Qualifying Person Test Supporting Documents

Common Head of Household Errors

Earned Income Tax Credit

EITC Due Diligence Requirements

Most Common EITC Errors

Education Tax Credits

Most Common AOTC Errors

Child Tax Credit

Most Common CTC/ACTC/ODC Errors

Compliance with E-file Procedures

Affected Tax Return Preparers

Timing of Taxpayer Signature

Timing of Filing

Recordkeeping

Prohibited Filing with Pay Stub

Proper Handling of Rejects

Chapter 9 Review

Appendix A

Appendix B

Glossary

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