Surgent's Form 1065 Boot Camp: Step-by-Step Preparation with Completed Forms

Overview

The objective of this course is to train new, rusty, or returning-to-practice staff with a hands-on, pencil-pushing gold standard for preparing Form 1065. Common to advanced issues of partnerships are explored in the current course that can double as a quick and practical reference guide for tax treatment and tax preparation guidelines. Within each chapter, we illustrate various parts and areas of interest when preparing a 1065, including examples and corresponding tax forms. We bring it all together in the final two chapters with a comprehensive example that integrates and links all previous chapters. The course and instruction delivery are geared toward a basic understanding and progress to more complex issues via Surgent’s “Step-by-Step” preparation guide.

Objectives

Learn in detail about the preparation of Form 1065, Schedules M-1, K, and K-1
Learn in detail about common business reporting Forms 4562 and 4797
Provide staff with the first stage of a graduated professional education program in servicing partnership and LLC clients

Highlights

Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Gain a thorough understanding of federal income tax laws for partnerships and LLCs, from formation to tax return preparation issues
Filing requirements for Schedules K-2 and K-3
Who files Form 1065, and who does not file Form 1065
Tax Basis Capital Account Reporting Requirements
Trade or Business income and expenses versus Separately Stated Items
The importance of Schedule M-1
Partnership distributions -- current or liquidating, cash or property
How to allocate recourse and nonrecourse debt
Self-employment tax issues; court cases and trends in tax audits of earnings subject to self-employment taxes
Complete coverage of any new legislation enacted before presentation
Section 163(j) limitations
Mastering two common tax forms, Depreciation (4562) and Sale of Assets (4797)
Final regulations on Section 168(k)
Partnership reporting oddities
Accurately preparing partnership returns and reconciling book income to taxable income
The Centralized Audit Regime under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

Designed For

All levels of staff and company controllers responsible for filing these forms

Prerequisites

None

Preparation

None

Notice

To access this program, log into your CTCPA account at https://www.ctcpas.org/my-cpe/upcoming and click on the orange “Launch Event” button.

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Leader(s):

Michael Frost, Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC

Leader Bios

Michael Frost, Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC

Mike Frost, CPA, of Jacksonville, Alabama, provides tax consulting, continuing education, and motivational speaking services through his company, Mike Frost Enterprises. Mike is a former shareholder of MDA Professional Group, PC, where he managed the tax department of the Albertville office. Mike has 31 years of experience in public accounting, including but not limited to: Business and individual income tax preparation and planning; mergers and acquisitions; estate, gift, and trust tax preparation; small business consulting; Medicare planning and other elder care; audit representation; and religious groups and clergy. Mike has conducted CPE engagements and seminars throughout the United States and has served as technical advisor for tax articles in The Sand Mountain Reporter, a local newspaper. Mike has been a featured presenter at the Alabama Society of CPAs Annual Meeting and the Federal Tax Clinic held annually at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Mike graduated with “high honors and distinction” from Jacksonville State University with a major in accounting, a minor in finance, and a 4.0 GPA. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants. In addition, he is a graduate of the Tax Planning and Advising for Closely Held Businesses Certificate of Educational Achievement Program sponsored by the AICPA.

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