The Charitable Payraise® is a new financial method designed to help those converting appreciated assets to income-producing resources in a more tax-efficient manner. The result produces substantially increased after-tax client cash flow while supporting the charity(s) of their choice. The charitable tax planning course will identify the changes in tax law that facilitated the new method, elements of the ‘Should’ tax opinion in support of TCP, and the types of assets that do and do not qualify for use. In addition, the roles and responsibilities of the CPA, as well as other professionals, to implement and maintain the method will be addressed.

Each year, various limits affecting income tax preparation and planning change. Some changes commonly occur each year as a result of inflation indexing, while others occur because of new legislation or the sunsetting of existing law. This course will examine the tax changes affecting 2023 as a result of passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the inflation-changed limits effective for 2023 that are more significant from the perspective of an income tax preparer. Some context will be supplied, as appropriate, to assist readers in understanding the changes. 

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

Individual retirement accounts are investing tools that permit individuals to set aside money for retirement in a way that is preferential from a tax standpoint. This course will review the following types of IRA accounts: Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEP IRAs. This course will describe who is allowed to open and contribute to an IRA account during the taxable year. This course will identify when contributions are deductible and when they are not deductible. This course will describe the time allowed to rollover distributions and the ramifications of not completing rollovers within the allotted time. Finally, this course will describe when taxpayers are permitted to take distributions from an IRA account.

The Charitable Payraise® is a new financial method designed to help those converting appreciated assets to income-producing resources in a more tax-efficient manner. The result produces substantially increased after-tax client cash flow while supporting the charity(s) of their choice. The charitable tax planning course will identify the changes in tax law that facilitated the new method, elements of the ‘Should’ tax opinion in support of TCP, and the types of assets that do and do not qualify for use. In addition, the roles and responsibilities of the CPA, as well as other professionals, to implement and maintain the method will be addressed.

Each year, various limits affecting income tax preparation and planning change. Some changes commonly occur each year as a result of inflation indexing, while others occur because of new legislation or the sunsetting of existing law. This course will examine the tax changes affecting 2023 as a result of passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the inflation-changed limits effective for 2023 that are more significant from the perspective of an income tax preparer. Some context will be supplied, as appropriate, to assist readers in understanding the changes. 

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

Individual retirement accounts are investing tools that permit individuals to set aside money for retirement in a way that is preferential from a tax standpoint. This course will review the following types of IRA accounts: Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEP IRAs. This course will describe who is allowed to open and contribute to an IRA account during the taxable year. This course will identify when contributions are deductible and when they are not deductible. This course will describe the time allowed to rollover distributions and the ramifications of not completing rollovers within the allotted time. Finally, this course will describe when taxpayers are permitted to take distributions from an IRA account.