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(SSTX313/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 6/03/21)
As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...
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(SSTX198/27) Surgent’s Max the Tax: Schedule E
You just received an email from Roni, a prospective new client. He owns several properties under the business name Roni's Real Rentals LLC and wants help minimizing rental income and maximizing deductions that offset the rental income. You will interview Roni and visit his two properties to gain a better understanding of his situation. Advise...
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(SSTX371/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 5/22/25)
As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...
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(SSTX191/27) Surgent’s Mastering the Offer in Compromise: Strategies for Preparation and Negotiation
This course is designed to equip tax professionals with a deep understanding of the IRS offer in compromise (OIC) program. Participants will learn the strategic, procedural, and practical elements of preparing and negotiating successful OICs for taxpayers facing significant tax liabilities. The course will walk through the eligibility criteria, financial analysis standards, supporting documentation requirements,...
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(SSTX380/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 8/7/25)
As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...
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(SSTX175/27) Surgent’s Taking Advantage of Installment Sales
When real property is sold for a gain, we always try to find ways to defer recognizing income so that it won't be necessary to send a check to Uncle Sam. There is a provision within the Internal Revenue Code that allows the taxpayer to defer recognition of immediate taxable gain in the year of...
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(SSTX106/27) Surgent’s Advanced Critical Tax Issues for Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth discussion of selected advanced-level issues affecting LLCs and LLPs.
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(SSTX233/27) Surgent’s Reducing a Business Owner Client’s Exposure to Social Security and Self-Employment Taxes
Many business owner clients wish to minimize their Social Security and self-employment tax liabilities. This course provides tax practitioners with the background to understand what kinds of income constitute self-employment income and earned income. It covers strategies that can be used to reduce clients' exposure to the self-employment tax and Social Security tax.
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(SSTX218/27) Surgent’s Partnership and LLC Core Tax Issues From Formation Through Liquidation
As staff members gain more experience, they are expected to take on more complex assignments with minimal supervision. This course is designed to be a stepping stone for staff interested in pursuing more advanced partnership and LLC issues than mere preparation. The material provides a deep life-cycle study into critical areas of formation, special allocations...
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(SSTX197/27) Surgent’s Max the Tax: Schedule C
In this scavenger hunt game, you're a tax associate at Surging CPAs, LLC. It's the busy time of year, and you arrive at work to find an urgent assignment in your inbox from your senior manager, Caroline. Another colleague suddenly quit, and Caroline needs help finishing the tax return today for the client, Jasper Jones,...
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