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sponsor of continuing professional education. Participating state boards of
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2008 FASB Update
2008 FASB, SSARS and SAS Update and Review
- Special Pricing
2008 FASB Review for Industry
Developments in Accounting and Financial Reporting
Compilation and Review Update
Auditing Developments
GAAP Explained
Making Money With Special Engagements
Understanding New Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity Rules
Enron: Fraud, Deception and the Aftermath
The Yellow Book Interpreted 2007
1040 Workshop - 40 Credit Hour Course
1040 Workshop Part 1 - 20 Credit Hour Course
1040 Workshop Part 2 - 20 Credit Hour Course
2008 Federal Tax Update and Review
- Featured Course
Corporate Tax Planning
Controllers’/Practitioners’ Business Tax Update
Essential Legal Concepts with Tax Analysis Bankruptcy and Financial Problems
Complete Guide to Estate and Gift Taxation
Family Tax Planning
Special Problems
in Real Estate Taxation
Asset Protection: Tax and Financial Aspects
Dealing with Debt and Interest
Passive Losses
Matching Investments to Tax Savings Techniques
Optimizing Compensation Plans
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2008 FASB Update
Steven C. Fustolo, CPA, MBA
Objectives: The purpose of this course is to inform the reader of the various
changes affecting accounting, compilation and review, and auditing engagements
including newly issued FASB and FASB EITF statements. Covers FASB
141,160,159,48,109,157,158 and more.
Level: Update #4110: 10 CPEs $95
2008
FASB, SSARS and SAS Update and Review -
***Special Pricing!***
Steven C. Fustolo, CPA, MBA
Objective: To review recent accounting, auditing and compilation and review
changes. Author Steven Fustolo brings you up-to-date with the latest changes in
accounting, compilation and review, and auditing developments. Topics vary
depending on recently issued statements and include: • New rules on
consolidation of variable interest entities • FASB 150 related to debt-equity
classification • Current financial reporting developments • Accounting for
goodwill and business combinations • New SSARS No. 9 for compilation and review
• New auditing standards including SASNo. 99 related to fraud, and more.
Level:
Update #4100: 24 CPEs $149
2008 FASB Review for
Industry
Steven C. Fustolo, CPA, MBA
Objective: To review recent accounting changes important to accountants in
industry. This course is vital for the financial manager, controller, and CFO
who needs to brush up on recent accounting pronouncements that affect financial
reporting. Topics vary depending on recently issued statements and include: •
New rules on consolidation of variable interest entities • FASB 150 related to
debt-equity classification • Current financial reporting developments •
Accounting for goodwill and business combinations, and more.
Level: Update #4030
16 CPEs $145
Developments in Accounting and Financial Reporting
Steven C. Fustolo, CPA, MBA
Objective: To discuss a variety of new developments related to accounting and
financial reporting. This course is prepared as a survey course, filled with
numerous new developments affecting the accounting profession. Topics include: •
New FASB EITF consensus opinions • Recent SEC developments affecting pensions
And stock options • Confusing disclosures • Pending changes, and more.
Level:
Update #4050: 12 CPEs $110
Practice Issues
Compilation and Review Update
Steven C. Fustolo, CPA, MBA
Objective: To review selected practice issues important in compilation and
review engagements. This course consists of an accumulation of practice issues
relating to compilation and review engagements that have been addressed in peer
reviews, compilation and review alerts and practice bulletins, including: •
SSARS 8 internal-use financial statements • SSARS 9 • Responsibility for fraud,
internal control and growing concern in compilation and review engagements •
Representation letters in review engagements •Personal financial statements •
Using staff • Compiling pro forma financial information • Compiling and
reviewing OCBOA statements • Legends on financial statements, and more.
#4060:
16 CPEs $145
Auditing Developments
Steven C. Fustolo, CPA, MBA
Objective: To review a variety of auditing developments affecting the
profession. This course will bring you up to date with the latest auditing
developments including: • Issues addressed in the AICPA’s Audit Risk Alert •
unusual reporting issues, and other auditing issues.
Level: Update #4080: 10 CPEs $95
GAAP Explained
Steven C. Fustolo, CPA, MBA
Objective: To review a variety of practice issues related to disclosures and
financial reporting.The majority of this course is presented in an easy-to-use,
question-and-answer format dealing with unusual reporting and disclosure issues
such as: how do you disclose life insurance, leases, catastrophes, agreements
not to compete, etc. Includes a full section devoted to income tax basis and
selected FASB financial statements.
#4070: 16 CPEs $145
Making Money
With Special Engagements
Agreed-Upon Procedures, Forecasts, Projects and Other Special Reporting
Opportunities
Steven C. Fustolo, CPA
Objective: To review the SSAEs and special reporting options available. The
Auditing Standards Board rewrote the rules for special reporting engagements by
issuing SSAE No. 10. Accountants and auditors have a great opportunity to
increase fees by offering new types of services. This course reviews the special
engagement opportunities available to accountants, including: • Using
agreed-upon procedures • Preparing forecasts and projections for closely held
businesses • Reporting on elements such as sales, compliance engagements, and
more.
#4120: 12 CPEs $110
Understanding the New Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity Rules
Steven C. Fustolo CPA, MBA
Objective: To review the complexities of the new consolidation rules related to
off-balance sheet (variable interest) entities. This course is the leading
authority in understanding the new highly complex consolidation rules for
off-balance-sheet entities (variable interest entities) found in FASB
Interpretation No. 46. Topics include: • Determine whether and entity is a VIE •
Define types of variable interests • Who is the primary beneficiary that
consolidates the VIE • Off-balance-sheet real estate entities • How to implement
the new rules, and more.
#4130: 10 CPEs $95
Enron:
Fraud, Deception and the Aftermath
Steven C. Fustolo, CPA, MBA
Objective: To review the issues related to Enron including how it happened, the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and new fraud standards that evolved from Enron. The Enron
case has torn apart the accounting and auditing profession like no other
development.
#4040: 8 CPEs $76
The
Yellow Book Interpreted- 2008 Revision
Leita Hart
Objective: This guide to the latest revision of the Generally Accepted
Government Auditing Standards walks you through the standards in a fun and
entertaining way. All chapters are covered in depth and clarified.
Covers: #6100: 16 CPEs $159
1040 Workshop
- 40 Credit Hour Course
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: To identify many "high traffic" tax issues related to Form 1040.This
course is designed for the practitioner comfortable with “high traffic” tax
issues, focusing on the practical aspects of preparing the form 1040 and related
forms, including: • IRAs and Keoghs • Passive activity losses, real estate and
tax-free exchanges • T&E, autos and fringe benefits reporting • Domestic
relations and dealing with divorce • Depreciation and amortization • Hobby
losses and home office deductions, and more.
#5010: 40 CPEs $249
1040
Workshop Part 1 - 20 Credit Hour Course
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: To identify tax issues related to Form 1040.This course is a break
out of the 40hr workshop, focusing on the practical aspects of preparing the
form 1040 and related forms, including most Individual tax elements, expenses,
deductions, and accounting.
#5011: 20 CPEs $170
1040
Workshop Part 2 - 20 Credit Hour Course
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: To identify tax issues related to Form 1040.This course is a break
out of the 40hr workshop, focusing on the practical aspects of preparing the
form 1040 and related forms, including: Property transfers, Retirement, Losses,
AMT, Cases and Rulings.
#5012: 20 CPEs $170
2008 Federal Tax
Update and Review -
*****Featured Course*****
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: To review numerous changes related to federal income taxation. Be on
the cutting-edge of change with our popular update course. This practical tax
planning manual is designed for both public and industry accountants who need
the latest, most critical tax changes including: • Major individual and business
tax changes • Recent -pension and benefits changes • Recent rulings, regulations
and procedures affecting 2008 • Hot tips, and much more.
#5020: 24 CPEs $149
Corporate Tax Planning
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: To provide a comprehensive guide to corporate tax planning. Includes:
Business Forms and Corporate Formation, Capitalization, Corp Principals and
Employees, Fringe Benefits, Entertainment, Insurance, Retirement Plans,
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation, Reorganization, S Corps.
#5040: 16 CPEs $145
Controllers’/Practitioners’ Business Tax Update
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: To review various tax issues peculiar to business taxation. Learn the
most important business and industry tax issues and developments, including: •
Key cases and rulings and tax law changes affecting businesses • Changes in
depreciation, amortization, and deductible expenses • Changes in retirement
plans • New payroll and fringe benefits changes • Inflation-adjusted mileage
rates and reimbursed expenses • Late-breaking changes in the tax law, and more.
#5041: 24 CPEs $189
Essential Legal Concepts with Tax Analysis
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: Modern accounting practice requires familiarity with corporate legal
structure, business entities, partnership operations, contracts, property
rights, employment law, divorce, consumer protection, will & trusts, and even
bankruptcy law. This course explores these specific areas with emphasis on
business and accounting issues. This informal and clear guide to the basic
concepts of business law provides accountants with an excellent review of legal
concepts that arise in any tax professional’s practice.
#5075: 40 CPEs - $249
#5076: 20 CPEs - $170
Bankruptcy and
Financial Problems
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: This course will teach participants how to apply, implement, and
evaluate the strategic tax aspects of bankruptcy, property settlements, debt
cancellation and foreclosure. Current perspectives on asset protection,
repossession, and bad debts are examined with an emphasis on planning
considerations. The cancellation of indebtedness income inclusion rules are
examined in the context of debt forgiveness and property foreclosure. Emphasis
is given to the exceptions from income inclusion contained in §108. The tax
treatment of property repossession under §1038 is explored with detail given to
the calculation of gain and received property basis.
#5080: 24 CPEs $189
Complete
Guide to Estate and Gift Taxation
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: To understand various tax issues related to estate and gift taxation,
both pre- and post-mortem. This exceptional course encompasses all aspects of
pre- and post-estate and gift taxation, including: • General overview of estate
and gift taxation • Estate administration • Manner of holding title • Forms 706
and 709 filing requirements • Computing the federal estate and gift tax • Gross
estate exclusions and deductions • Charitable gifting and valuation • Review of
family limited partnerships, life insurance, installment notes • Post-mortem
administration elections, more.
#5060: 40 CPEs $249
Family Tax Planning
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: To review tax planning opportunities for families and their
businesses. This course discusses the tax ramifications of the family united and
apart, including: • Transferring the family home to family members• Planning for
college • Gifting to the next generation • Compensating working family members •
Protecting the family business against the new in-law • Divorce-peculiar
transactions such as allocating gain rollovers, gain exclusions, passive loss
allocation, and retirement plans, and more.
#5090: 16 CPEs $145
Special
Problems in Real Estate Taxations
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: This course is designed to survey selected “hot” topics having a
direct impact on the property owner and investor. The emphasis is on problem
areas where the unwary beginner and expert alike can be trapped. You will learn
to identify dangers involving installment sales, imputed interest, exchanging,
equity participation, condemnation, passive loss rules, and transactions with
foreign investors. Includes: Installment Sales & Time Value of Money, Mortgage
Finance Home Sales & Like-Kind Exchanges, Involuntary Conversions, Passive Loss
& At-Risk Rules, REITS, Foreign Investors.
#5085: 16 CPEs $145
Asset
Protection: Tax and Financial Aspects
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: This informative course covers traditional planning tools and their
utilization to protect assets. The Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the
Bankruptcy Code and various aspects of the tax law are highlighted in describing
asset protection aspects of corporations, partnerships, limited liability
companies, family partnerships, trusts, retirement plans, insurance products and
other conventional tools. Special topics include: protection against lawsuits,
costs of long-term illness, divorce settlements, foreign asset protection
trusts, statutory protections, homestead provisions, exempt assets, cancellation
of indebtedness taxation and marital agreements.
#5055: 24 CPEs $189
Dealing with Debt
and Interest
Danny C. Santucci, JD
This course brings the practitioner up-to-date information on tax issues
affecting interest and debt. It covers the definition of bona fide debt, the
avoidance of equity and lease treatment, imputed interest rates and debt
modification. The various types of interest and their required allocation are
explored and reviewed. For the economically troubled client, special attention
is devoted to debt cancellation, repossession, discounts, and foreclosure. The
program also discusses installment sales, equity participation debt, taxable
interest, and bad debts.
#5065: 24 CPEs $189
Passive Losses
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: This course addresses the practical aspects of §469 and the needed
skill to handle pragmatic issues. Fundamentals are reviewed, planning
opportunities identified, creative strategies discussed and evaluated along with
remaining traditional approaches. The goal of this instructive program is to
understand and solve problems under §469, with emphasis on tax savings ideas.
#5025: 16 CPEs $145
Matching Investments to Tax Savings Techniques
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: Knowledge of the client's assets, activities and the tax
characteristics of available entities permits investment matching for maximum
after-tax return. The basic tax characteristics of the primary tax entities are
explored and analyzed. Their ability to defer, reduce and eliminate tax is
examined. Client goals, purposes and risk tolerances are determined and
quanitated using the Sharp ratio. Investments and assets are then evaluated
using a variety of tools found on the Internet. Finally, investments and
entities are matched to produce the best after-tax return for the client.
#5035:
16 CPEs $145
Optimizing
Compensation Plans
Danny C. Santucci, JD
Objective: This course examines the various ideas, methods, and techniques
capable of optimizing the overall compensation package for key employees and
principals in small to medium sized businesses. Qualified and non-qualified
deferred compensation, benefit targeting, insurance programs, statutory fringe
benefits, interest free loans, and investment planning are investigated.
Effective pay plans essential to attract, motivate, and retain key people are
described and evaluated. Consideration is given to indirect compensation in the
form of business entertainment, expense accounts, auto use, travel, and
transportation. Equity participation is explored through stock sales, repurchase
agreements, incentive stock options, ESOTs, stock options, and bonuses. The new
field of professional services is probed to provide tax, financial and estate
planning to the key executive.
#5095: 24 CPEs $189
Computer Security and Fraud Protection - 8 Credit Hour Course
Objective: To help business executives and information systems/computer
professionals protect the computer and the data from a wide variety of threats.
This course addresses a wide range of computer security issues. It is intended
to provide practical and thorough guidance. The emphasis is on practical
guidance rather than on theory. It helps managers improve computer security in
their organizations.
#1020: 8 CPEs $79
MS Office PowerPoint 2007 - 10 Credit Hour Course
MS Office PowerPoint 2007 Step by Step Hard Copy Text
Course Objective: Step by step process for creating compelling visual aids for
your presentation. Learn to create presentations, design slides, add charts,
graphs, animation, sound.
#1018: 10 CPEs $95
Business Communications - 10 Credit Hour Course
Objective: To assist the user in gaining understanding of the communication
process, writing and organization methods, and oral aspects of communication in
business. Communication as a Process, Writing Effectively, Listening Skills and
Making Oral Presentations New Technology in Business Communication.
#1014: 10 CPEs $95
Negotiation Skills - 10 Credit Hour Course
Getting to Yes - Negotiating Agreements Without Giving In
Hard Copy Text
Objective: Learn to apply universally accepted methods for negotiating personal
and professional agreements. Step by step proven strategies for coming to
mutually acceptable agreements.
#1016: 10 CPEs $95
The
Leader's Voice - 10 Credit Hour Course
Hard Copy Text
Objective: To understand how to communicate better as a leader within an
organization to increase productivity, performance, and employee morale. The
difference between a Leader and a manager is communication. This course will aid
in learning how to communicate as a Leader.
#1013: 10 CPEs $95
Selected Tax Topics
Objective: This short course covers the topics of Business Expenses, Business
Travel & Entertainment, Fringe Benefits
#7100: 6 CPEs $69
Selected Tax Topics II
Objective: Covers the topics of Marital Taxation, Divorce Transfers &
Settlements, and Property Dispositions.
#7110: 6 CPEs $69
Selected Tax Topics III
Objective: This short course covers the topics of Corporate Taxation, S Corps,
and Partnerships.
#7120: 6 CPEs $69
Selected Tax Topics IV
Objective: This course covers Family Tax Planning, Estate Planning, and Tax
Analysis of Investments.
#7130: 6 CPEs $69
2008 FASB Update
Objectives: The purpose of this course is to inform the reader of the various
changes affecting accounting, including newly issued FASB and FASB EITF
statements. Covers FASB 141,160,159,48
#8120: 4 CPEs - Accounting $55
Developments in Auditing
Objective: This course will bring you up to date with the latest auditing
developments including: • Issues addressed in the AICPA’s Audit Risk Alert •
unusual reporting issues, and other auditing issues.
# 8400: 4 CPEs - Auditing $55
Assets, Asset Protection, Income & Cash
Objectives: To cover the income-cash-asset cycle, wealth building, basic asset
protection, protection vehicles, lawsuits
#8130: 4 CPEs - Taxation $55
Business Communications
Objective: To assist the user in gaining understanding of the communication
process, writing and organization methods, and oral aspects of communication in
business.
#8140: 3 CPEs - Communications $49
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the QAS program.
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sponsor of continuing professional education. Participating state boards of
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