Objective
- Fully understand two of the most commonly prepared tax forms
- Understand assets from acquisition to disposition
- Complete and discuss cases highlighting some of the practical issues tax preparers face
Highlights
- Resolved technical glitches for qualified improvement property
- Detailed coverage of §179 expense elections and §168(k) bonus or additional first-year depreciation – how to maximize them, definitions, limitations, qualified property, etc.
- Sale of property and the depreciation recapture rules (§1245, §1250, unrecaptured §1250 gain for real estate, §291 for corporations)
- MACRS depreciation – finding the proper method, convention, and recovery period
- Listed property and the current limitations
- Amortization of start-up, organization, and other expenditures
- AMT depreciation adjustments and how to avoid them
- Examples, cases, and rulings of depreciation and amortization issues and how they impact clients, along with useful planning opportunities
Designed For
CPAs in industry and public accounting who need a thorough grasp of this important area of tax law and want to maximize the possible tax savings for their clientsPrerequisite
Basic knowledge of tax issues for property transactionsAdvanced Preparation
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