Date/Time
11/25/2025
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central
Event Registration
Event Type(s)
Webinars
Event Description
Catch errors on individual returns.

The sheer volume of individual tax returns requiring preparation can create a work environment that invariably leads to errors or omissions. A trained eye can spot mistakes.

A case-based approach to learning return review.

Four case studies focus on issues that individual return preparers and reviewers will frequently encounter in their practice:
  • Section 199A (qualified business income deduction)
  • Home office deduction
  • Rental properties
  • Hobby losses
  • Hiring of spouses
  • Depreciation, including bonus depreciation
  • Section 179 issues
  • Organization and start-up costs
In-course application:

Learners get access to four 2024 individual returns and try their hand at reviewing them for:
  • Errors
  • Areas for improvement
  • Opportunities to educate or advise the client
Key Topics:
  • Qualified business income deduction
  • Hobby losses
  • Self-employment health insurance
  • Business start-up costs
  • Depreciation
  • Schedule C issues
  • Like-kind exchanges
  • Clean vehicle credit
Objectives:
  • Determine the proper tax treatment for certain rental property activities.
  • Distinguish between hobbies and businesses.
  • Identify the warning signs that a client might have unreported income.
  • Determine proper tax return reporting of a like-kind exchange transaction.
Field of Study: Taxes
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Experience with individual tax return preparation
Who should attend:  
  •  CPA firm partners and managers tasked with reviewing individual tax returns
  •  CPA firm staff tasked with preparing individual tax returns
  •  CPA sole proprietors specializing in individual taxation
Instructor: William Harden
4 CPE Hours

Members: $225.00
Non-members: $269.00
Location
Online
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