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Based on the AICPA Competency Framework: Tax and Personal Financial Planning, these learning resources - primarily focused on US tax - are designed to help CPAs understand the knowledge and skills necessary to address the needs of their clients and firms.
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Annual Tax Update: Individuals and Sole Proprietors
Gain practical insights and valuable tax-saving strategies from AICPAs seasoned tax professionals who know what the new laws, rules and court rulings can mean for...
Course – Textbook, Course – Online Income Intermediate
Tax Staff Essentials, Level 4 - Tax Manager/Director
Tax Staff Essentials Level 4 contains the advanced technical level of training your firm needs to maintain and improve its core competencies. It will improve and...
Course – Online Deferred income taxes Advanced
Tax Staff Essentials, Level 3 - Tax Senior/Supervisor
Level 3 is designed for experienced tax compliance specialists. Key topics covered include: ASC 740, tax exempt organizations, real estate transactions, and more! This...
Course – Online Specialized issues Intermediate
Form 1041: Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts
Understand the tax obligations of trusts and estates and how these obligations affect beneficiaries.
Course – Textbook Types of trusts Foundational
Estate & Trust Primer - Tax Staff Essentials
Gain an understanding of the federal income taxation of trusts and decedents estates, along with the effects certain tax scenarios have on the beneficiaries of those...
Course – Online Types of trusts Intermediate
Valuation of family-owned entities for estate and gift tax purposes under Sec. 2704
This article discusses the rules governing the effects of lapses and restrictions on voting or liquidation rights of owners on the valuation of family-held entities.
Article Tax valuation Intermediate
Sale of a residence in a QPRT
This item explores what happens if the residence is sold during the QPRT term.
Article Gift tax Foundational
Marriage Equality: Taxes, Death, and Everything in Between
This item discusses the tax implications of the Internal Revenue Code's recognition of the married status of same-sex couples.
Article Reporting & filing requirements Foundational
Getting in shape for tax season
As CPAs and their staffs train and ready their equipment, they might add these reminders of what’s new and notable for 2016 returns.
Article Credits Intermediate
Understanding Qualified Domestic Trusts and Portability
This article discuses how transfer-tax rules for noncitizen spouses differ from the transfer-tax rules that apply to spouses who are U.S. citizens or residents.
Article Estate tax Intermediate
Tax Planning Opportunities for Tax Attributes and the Decedent’s Final Tax Return
This article describes tax planning opportunities to be considered for the final income tax return when the client is approaching death.
Article Reporting & filing requirements Intermediate
Post Initial Trust Term QPRT Considerations
This article discusses the tax treatment of qualified personal residence trusts, particularly if the donor outlives the term of the trust.
Article Gift tax Intermediate
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