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This CLE/CPE course will guide tax professionals on critical tax challenges and recent developments for S corporations. The panel will discuss key tax law regulations and developments impacting S corporations, IRS guidance, QBI deduction, issues of cash distributions, S corporation eligibility requirements and deferred compensation, and transfers of interest. The panel will also discuss pitfalls to avoid under current tax law and offer tax planning techniques for shareholders.

Faculty

Description

S corporations provide significant advantages to shareholders by pass-through taxation. However, tax professionals often fail to recognize crucial distinctions from other pass-through entities and critical issues under current tax law and other recent developments.

Listen as our panel of CPAs and tax attorneys examines the different tax issues of the S corporation that create problems for professionals, whether to retain S corporation status, elect S corporation status and/or convert to C corporation status, the impact of business interest limitations, and a host of other vital issues.

Outline

  1. Brief overview of tax challenges of S corps
  2. Impact of recent regulations and IRS guidance
  3. Challenges related to equity and incentive grants, options, etc.
  4. Transaction planning considerations

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • What are the critical tax challenges of S corporations under current tax law?
  • What issues arise for cash distributions, class of stock, deferred compensation, and transfers of interest?
  • What are the factors to consider in determining whether to retain or elect S corp status or convert to C corp?
  • Should considerations of Sec. 1202 be a part of the analysis?
  • When selling equity interest in an S corporation, what are the pitfalls?
  • Under what circumstances is an LLC or partnership entity choice preferred over an S corp?
  • S corporation compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act

NASBA Details

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify key tax challenges of S corporations under current tax law
  • Recognize the impact of the SECURE Act and IRS guidance on S corporations
  • Ascertain methods in handling tax issues for cash distributions, class of stock, deferred compensation, and transfers of interest
  • Ascertain practices to overcome problems relating to determining QBI deduction for S corporations
  • Understand the impact of Sec. 163(j) limitations and carried interest regulation

  • Field of Study: Taxes
  • Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
  • Advance Preparation: None
  • Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture
  • Delivery Method: Group-Internet (via computer)
  • Attendance Monitoring Method: Attendance is monitored electronically via a participant's PIN and through a series of attendance verification prompts displayed throughout the program
  • Prerequisite: Three years+ business or public firm experience at mid-level within the organization, preparing complex tax forms and schedules, supervising other preparers/accountants. Specific knowledge of Subchapter S rules and operations; familiarity with passive income rules and concept of built-in gain.

Strafford Publications, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE Credits. Complaints regarding registered sponsons may be submitted to NASBA through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

IRS Approved Provider

Strafford is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).