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ACPEN Signature: 2019 S Corporation Update after Tax Reform


Total Credits: 8 including 8 Taxes - Technical

Average Rating:
   57
Categories:
ACPEN Signature |  IRS Approved |  Tax
Faculty:
James A. Smith, CPA, CGMA |  C. Clinton Davis, CPA, JD |  Matthew Foster, CPA |  Alan K Davis, JD, CPA
Course Levels:
Update
Duration:
8 Hours
License:
Product Setting: Expires 40 day(s) after program date.

Dates


Description

This course addresses the S corporation rules that every CPA needs to know—from basics such as qualification of an entity as an S corporation and basis rules--to hot topics such as the pass-through entity deduction and the new ability of nonresidents to be beneficiaries of a trust owning S corporation stock—to advanced topics such as  special issues for trusts owning S corporation stock and tax planning using multiple types of entities including S corporations to achieve results not possible with a single entity type.  Don’t miss the discussion; don’t miss the ideas.

 

**Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to leighanne.conroy@acpen.com.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • S Corporation Update
  • Tax Reform

Major Subjects
  • Qualification as a Subchapter S corporation including restrictions on shareholders and the one class of stock rule  
  • 199A, the pass-through entity deduction, as applied to S corporations  
  • Reasonable compensation for S corporation owners and the impact on employment taxes and the net investment income tax  
  • S corporation operations including the per share per day rule, basis rules, distribution rules and dealing with third party debt for basis purposes  
  • Inheritance of S corporation stock and special issues for trusts owning S corporation stock including available elections and the new ability of non-residents to be permissible current beneficiaries of a trust owning S corporation stock  
  • Tiered entity structures involving S corporations including qualified subchapter S subsidiaries, disregarded entities and using partnership entities including LLCs in conjunction with S corporations

Course Materials

Faculty

James A. Smith, CPA, CGMA's Profile

James A. Smith, CPA, CGMA Related Seminars and Products

Managing Director

Smith, Jackson, Boyer & Bovard, PLLC


James A. (Jim) Smith, CPA, CGMA, serves as Managing Director of Smith, Jackson, Boyer & Bovard, PLLC, a Dallas Certified Public Accounting firm.  He practices extensively in tax compliance, planning and controversy representation for individuals and entrepreneurial businesses. He also is engaged in the preparation, compilation and review of financial statements; exit strategy planning for entrepreneurs; merger and acquisition planning and transactions; and forensic accounting and litigation services. 

Mr. Smith served as Chair of the Texas Society of CPAs (TSCPA) for the 2007-2008 year, and as a member of its Professional Standards and Federal Tax Policy Committees since their inception.  He served as a member of the AICPA Council 2007 through 2011 and from 2012 through 2015.  He also served as an appointed member of two of the AICPA’s key standard setting committees:  the Accounting and Review Services Committee from 2008 through 2011 and the Tax Practice Responsibilities Committee, 2014 to 2017.


C. Clinton Davis, CPA, JD's Profile

C. Clinton Davis, CPA, JD Related Seminars and Products

Krage & Janvey, L.L.P.


C. Clinton Davis JR, is with the law firm of Krage & Janvey, LLP in downtown Dallas.  He graduated cum laude from the SMU Dedman School of Law in 1980 and first in his graduating class from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.  He was first licensed in Florida as an attorney in 1980 and then in Texas in 1982.  He has been a licensed CPA in Texas since 1980.  He has been Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1988.  He has been named as a Super Lawyer, a Top Attorney in Texas by Texas Monthly, one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine and a Top Rated Lawyer by the Dallas Morning News, all in the tax area. 

Clint has in the past been an author and discussion leader for numerous CPE courses for the Texas Society of CPAs. Clint also speaks before various bar associations and accounting conferences. and is a frequent presenter and moderator on the Accountants’ Continuing Professional Education Network.

Clint primarily represents high net worth individuals and closely held businesses with much of his time devoted to real estate tax planning, implementation of S corporation ESOPs, mergers and acquisitions and private foundations.

 


Matthew Foster, CPA Related Seminars and Products

Tax Partner

Frazier & Deeter


Matthew Foster is a Partner in the Atlanta and Las Vegas office tax practices and serves as the firm’s National Practice Leader for the Cannabis Industry. He has over a decade of experience in public accounting, with the majority spent practicing at Frazier & Deeter, LLC.


Matthew’s primary focus is middle market companies that are privately owned or backed by private equity. His tax expertise in this area has allowed him to help his clients with various opportunities, such as corporate structuring for tax strategies, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and ESOPs. His clients operate in a variety of industries including, but not limited to, manufacturing, distribution, technology, real estate and construction.


Alan K Davis, JD, CPA Related Seminars and Products

Partner

Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, LLP


lan K. Davis is a partner in the Dallas law firm of Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, LLP. He is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law and is an American College of Trust and Estates Counsel Fellow. He also maintains his CPA License. 
He represents clients in all phases of business planning, estate planning, and probate. Alan’s expertise is focused on designing and implementing plans to accomplish his clients’ objectives. He also assists in the disposition of their estate, as well as taking maximum advantage of the credits and exemptions provided under the Internal Revenue Code.


His business planning practice includes counseling clients with respect to establishment, operation and tax reporting requirements of their business transactions. Primary emphasis is placed on the most tax efficient manner of transferring business interests to family members while also providing future generations with the best chance of family business continuance. 

 


Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Designed For

Public Practitioners and Industry CPAs, EAs


Original Recording Date 05/29/2019
Yellow Book No
Course Developer Business Professionals' Network, Inc.
Date Added to Catalog 02/11/2019

Additional Information

Complaint Resolution Policy Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement

Business Professionals' Network, 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 credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org


Instructional Delivery Method Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


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