Intermediate Individual Taxation

Description

Frequent changes in legislation make it difficult to keep track of the opportunities for individuals to save on their taxes. Materials provide explanations of the latest in tax law changes and the individual and business planning opportunities they provide. Explore, in-depth, the effects of the latest tax legislation, including the SECURE Act, the SECURE 2.0 Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, tax court decisions, and IRS guidance on the hottest tax topics affecting individual taxpayers, including those with small businesses. This course provides a wealth of tax-planning tips and strategies and addresses key tax return issues to arm you with the latest guidance to better serve your new and existing clients.

Highlights

  • Gains and losses on property transactions
  • Fringe benefits
  • Retirement plan distributions
  • Hobby losses
  • Home offices
  • Depreciation and amortization
  • Tax credits
  • The qualified business income deduction under Section 199A

Objectives

  • Determine the various items that should be included or excluded in an individual’s gross income and their proper tax treatment.
  • Recognize how material participation affects the taxation of an activity.
  • Identify and calculate the business deduction for home office expenses and deduction limitations on vacation homes and other ordinary business expenses.
  • Recognize the tax implications of having rental real estate classified as an active or passive activity.
  • Determine the amounts allowable for deducting travel, transportation, and meals expenses.
  • Determine the appropriate tax treatment of certain self-employed retirement plan distributions and rollovers.
  • Calculate the qualified business income deduction.

Designed For

CPAs working with clients or employers requiring up-to-date expertise in individual income taxation for the current tax
season



Leaders

Jonathan Ingber

Jonathan S. Ingber is currently employed at Kwal + Oliva, CPAs. He is responsible for conducting tax research and drafting all tax memoranda. He also reviews and prepares all types of tax returns for clients. Mr. Ingber was a partner in the firm of Seldine and Ingber, CPAs from 1973 to 2002. From 2002 to 2005, he was adjunct professor of taxation at Florida International University of the Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business. In addition, he has taught in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States Territory of Guam on many subjects including corporate liquidations, partnership taxation, fiduciary accounting, complex individual income tax returns, incorporating an existing business, depreciation under MACRS, income taxation of estates and trusts, subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies, repeal of the General Utilities doctrine, alternative minimum tax, passive-activity losses and credits, function of state law in resolving federal tax controversies, uniform capitalization rules, taxation of contractors, tax-free reorganizations, international taxation, and federal tax research. He has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1971. Mr. Ingber received his bachelor's degree in accounting from Queens College of the City University of New York, an LL.B. from New York University School of Law, and an MST degree from Florida International University Graduate School of Business. He was awarded the American Jurisprudence Prize in torts in 1965 and federal jurisdiction in 1966.