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Federal Direct provides best-in-class tax continuing education options for practitioners in the tax preparation industry. Real world tax 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 - Retirement, Pensions, and Annuities
This course - one of our "Understanding the Principles of Individual Taxation" series - [+]
will cover various types of retirement, pension, and annuity income. This course will cover reporting retirement income reported through Form(s) 1099-R, SSA-1099, RRB-1099-R and RRB-1099, among others. We will also discuss reporting requirements and practices for everything from contributions to and distributions from various forms of retirement plans, early withdrawal penalties, excise taxes, COVID-19 disaster distributions, and more. This class is for the TY2023 season, with some discussion allowed for prior years, as needed. There will also be a lot of discussion relating to the changes introduced in the SECURE Act and SECURE Act 2.0.[-] -
UtPoIT - Passive Income
This course - one of our "Understanding the Principles of Individual Taxation" series - [+]
will cover various types of passive income, primarily through reporting interest, dividends, and utilizing Schedules K-1 through the Schedule E for the TY2023 season onwards.[-] -
UtPoIT - Rental and Royalty Income
This course - one of our "Understanding the Principles of Individual Taxation" series - [+]
will cover the fundamental principles of rental and royalty income for TY2023 and how it is reported primarily through the Schedule E. Detailed discussion over income and taxation types, active and material participation, deduction and loss limits, recordkeeping, and more will help complete the practitioners' understanding.[-] -
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 TY2023 onwards.[-]
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