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Federal Direct provides best-in-class tax continuing education options for practitioners in the tax preparation industry. Real world tax preparation education topics presented in plain English, by tax professionals! Breaking complex and confusing topics down so you not only learn their impact on your clients but training so you can set yourself apart from your competition as the sought out, go-to tax advisor! Taxes, tax preparation training, and representation at both the IRS and state levels can be intimidating; we want to help you be your best, know the relevant topics, and where to find the answers.
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UtPoIT - Capital Gains, Asset Sales, and Stocks
This course - one of our "Understanding the Principles of Individual Taxation" series - [+]
will cover the reporting of capital gains income due to everything from yard sales, business asset sales, stocks, virtual currency, and beyond for TY2024 onwards.[-] -
UtPoIT - Education Benefits and Credits
This course - one of our "Understanding the Principles of Individual Taxation" series - [+]
will cover the various tax benefits and credits associated with education as outlined primarily in IRS Publication 970. This course applies mostly to TY2024 tax law, but does contain some historical discussion.[-] -
UtPoIT - Taxes, Estimates, and Withholding
This course - one of our "Understanding the Principles of Individual Taxation" series - [+]
will cover various aspects of taxes outside the income tax and how they intersect with federal taxation. In this course, we will cover various types of payroll and other state and local taxes, especially in regards to FICA and Form W-4 calculation. Additionally, we will discuss estimated payments and withholding in regards to the TY2024 season and beyond.[-] -
UtPoIT - Capitalization
This course - one of our "Understanding the Principles of Individual Taxation" series - [+]
covers the treatment of deducting capital expenses through a process known as depreciation. Discussions include the use of Form 4562, thorough breakdowns of terminology, and similar treatments to depreciation like amortization. Included are also discussions on utilizing advanced forms of depreciation and expensing methods, like Section 179 or bonus depreciation for the TY2024 season.[-] -
UtPoIT - Finalizing the Return
This course - one of our "Understanding the Principles of Individual Taxation Series" courses [+]
- covers what happens when the return is complete. It will handle signature and recordkeeping requirements, filing deadlines, payments, payment arrangements, etc. for the TY2024 season and beyond, although some historical discussion is included.[-] -
Identity Theft - Identification and Resolution
This course covers the tax aspects of identity theft; How to identify potential fraudulent [+]
filers, how to assist clients that have fallen victim to identity theft by properly interacting with the IRS, and how to ensure that it does not happen again in the future.[-]
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