Taxes

Course number: TAX777701

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” often called the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), is a sweeping budget reconciliation. Designed to make permanent the 2017 Trump tax cuts, the bill aims to deliver substantial tax relief to American families, workers, farmers, and small businesses. Key provisions include locking in and expanding the child tax credit, eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and car loan interest, and providing enhanced deductions for seniors. The legislation also expands the §199A small business deduction, renews 100% immediate expensing for factories and equipment, and increases the death tax exemption for family farms. This course is an overview providing reference to selected individual, education, business, retirement, insurance, international, and estate tax provisions enacted or indexed for inflation by the BBB. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 4 hours

Course number: TAX928103

Education Tax Benefits examines the programs, credits, deductions and federal income tax treatment of various items that affect saving for and financing an individual’s education. In so doing, it considers qualified tuition programs (QTPs), Coverdell education savings accounts (ESAs), the education savings bond program, federal tax credits for education, the federal tax treatment of scholarships, fellowships, grants and tuition reductions and the deduction available for student loan interest. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 6 hours

Course number: TAX769307

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. Consideration is given to indirect compensation in the form of business entertainment, expense accounts, auto use, travel, and transportation. The new field of professional services is probed to provide tax, financial and estate planning to the key executive. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 3 hours

Course number: TAX578221

This course provides in-depth coverage of write-offs for home offices, start-up and operating expenses, vehicles and travel, meals, health insurance and medical bills, inventory, equipment, and much more. Contains many interesting and relevant examples. It also provides basic information on how different business structures are taxed and how deductions work. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 20 hours

Course number: TAX811107

Individual retirement accounts are investing tools that permit individuals to set aside money for retirement in a way that is preferential from a tax standpoint. This course will review the following types of IRA accounts: Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEP IRAs. It will describe who is allowed to open and contribute to an IRA account during the tax year; identify when contributions are deductible and when they are not deductible; describe the time allowed to roll over distributions and the ramifications of not completing rollovers within the allotted time; and finally, describe when taxpayers are permitted to take distributions from an IRA account. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 4 hours

Course number: TAX923502

This course addresses the taxpayer’s rights when dealing with the IRS’s enforcement of tax collection. It outlines the various tax collection methods, billing processes, payment arrangements, statute of limitations on tax collection, as well as the methods of getting rid of a tax lien. The course further illustrates the processes of challenging the IRS’s decisions through a Collection Due Process (CDP) hearing, a Collection Appeals Program (CAP) or by mediation. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 2 hours

Course number: TAX798802

The IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) division investigates crimes involving tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft, and more. This course covers the details of the CI’s programs and the criminal investigation results presented in their 2023 annual report. Specifics regarding the Voluntary Disclosure Practice, the civil penalties resulting from voluntary disclosure, and the process of reporting individuals or businesses for tax violations are provided. The CI’s top 10 criminal cases for 2023, along with other significant cases involving corporate fraud, money laundering, false tax claims and credits, tax refund schemes, cybercrime and cryptocurrency, and tax return preparer schemes are also discussed. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 2 hours

Course number: TAX572210

This course covers all aspects of the choice of entity decision, including personal liability concerns, money issues, concerns of doing business out-of-state, converting a partnership or a sole proprietorship to another entity, converting an LLC to another entity, converting, dissolving or selling a corporation, and much more. The text also provides conversion and formation scenarios that provide a real-world look at all the options available. It is better to get all the facts and make an informed decision up-front than expend an excess of time and effort cleaning up after a mistaken choice later. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 12 hours

Course number: TAX440504

The tax law related to partnerships is complex. The Partnership Tax Guide course provides clarity by clearly stating the essential rules relating to the creation, operation, and liquidation of partnerships. Key topics covered include basic partnership concepts, basis, the sale of partnership interests, partnership terminations, partnership income and expenses, disguised sales, and anti-abuse rules. In short, this course presents a compact discussion of the essential issues related to partnership taxation. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes     Course credit: 2 hours

Course number: TAX440104

Tax regulations are a key part of the real estate business. One must understand the impact of taxes on every aspect of property acquisitions, use, and dispositions in order to maximize profits. In the Real Estate Tax Guide, we address the essential elements of the tax code as they pertain to real estate, to give users a grounding in the issues that can impact their operational decisions. Topics covered include basis, development costs, operating expenses, financing issues, landlord and tenant transactions, passive activity losses, foreclosures, property exchanges, installment sales, and much more. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 3 hours

Course number: TAX578821

If you or your clients own rental property, you should be taking advantage of the many tax write-offs available. This book explains how to maximize your deductions. Find out how to: fill out IRS Schedule E, take real estate tax credits, figure out if an expense is a repair (deductible) or an improvement (depreciable), maximize your depreciation deductions, deduct losses arising from real estate ownership, keep proper tax records, deduct home office, travel, casualty losses and much more. The course is comprehensive yet easy to read and jam-packed with interesting and relevant examples. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 20 hours

Course number: TAX795506

In this course various retirement plans are considered in detail and compared with other plans. This course discusses factors that influence the decisions about the optimal plan for a business including available tax credits. Regular 401(k) plans are not analyzed in this course because they are subject to greater reporting requirements and potentially onerous nondiscrimination testing. Additionally, this course does not include a detailed analysis of retirement plan distributions or rollovers. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 2 hours

Course number: TAX924404

This course examines the pass-through deduction authorized under § 199A of the TCJA. The text is conceptually divided into three sections. First, calculation of the pass-through deduction for business owners whose taxable income does not exceed a threshold amount set by statute; second, calculation of the pass-through deduction for business owners whose taxable income is greater than the threshold; and finally, calculation of the pass-through deduction for business owners whose taxable income is greater than the threshold and whose businesses are considered specified service trades or businesses (SSTBs). The final chapter examines each of the business categories that are considered specified service trades or businesses and identifies those businesses that might appear to be placed in those categories, but which would not be deemed SSTBs. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 4 hours

Course number: TAX578421

The fastest way for any small business to make more money is to pay less to the IRS. This course will show you how to maximize the business deductions you are entitled to. The book is organized into practical categories featuring common deductions, including start-up expenses, operating expenses, health deductions, vehicles, travel, meals, inventory, equipment and many more. Whether a business is just starting or well established, this course will provide valuable information. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 18 hours

Course number: TAX440204

The owner of a small business who has a reasonable knowledge of tax issues can save a substantial amount of money. The Small Business Tax Guide keeps you informed of the tax rules, so that you can take advantage of what the law allows. To this end, the Guide covers such matters as vehicle expense deductions, accelerated depreciation, payroll tax requirements, the deductibility of fringe benefits, the home office deduction, tax considerations for a family business, and much more. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 10 hours

Course number: TAX571215

This course shows you how to help your clients challenge tax bills; remove tax penalties; get a long-term payment plan for a tax bill; gather documentation for an audit; appeal audit findings; determine if their tax debt can be eliminated through bankruptcy; stop IRS wage and property seizures; and get help from the IRS Ombudsman. The text includes all the forms necessary for dealing with the IRS and representing your clients in Tax Court. Also includes confidential forms used by the IRS during audits and collection interviews. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 20 hours

Course number: TAX586517

Covers the rules, taxes, and potential penalties associated with withdrawing funds from retirement plans. Offers details on early distributions used to pay higher-education expenses or health-insurance premiums, distributions you must take during your lifetime (when they begin, how they are computed, what happens if your beneficiary changes), and distributions made after an account holder dies. Helpful appendices include relevant IRS forms, notices, and schedules, as well as life-expectancy tables. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 14 hours

Course number: TAX543522

This course is ideal for the CPA looking to expand into the tax field. Provides an excellent overview of tax-deductible expenses, depreciation and payroll taxes. Also covers choosing the right business form (S Corp, C Corp, LLC, etc), fringe benefits, buying or selling a business and dealing with the IRS. Course level: Very Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 22 hours

Course number: TAX751707

The basis of property is used to figure depreciation, amortization, depletion, and casualty losses. It is also used to figure gain or loss on dispositions of property. This course will show you how to calculate cost basis, adjusted basis, and basis other than cost. Includes information on stocks, bonds, real property, business assets, and intangible assets. Also covers the uniform capitalization rules and will also show you how to allocate basis when a group of assets or a trade or business is acquired. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 5 hours

Course number: TAX579918

This comprehensive course covers common deductions for professionals, including start-up and operating expenses, the pass-through deduction, health deductions, vehicles and travel, home office, deducting long-term assets, and many more. In addition, it can help you choose the best legal structure for your practice. Also covers putting money into retirement accounts, the tax implications of owning the building you work in, and deducting the cost of continuing education, professional fees, and other expenses. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 20 hours

Course number: TAX581508

Explains the rules and regulations that nonprofits must comply with in easy-to-understand language. Covers IRS compliance requirements for nonprofits, including the new Form 990 and 990-EZ, conflicts of interest and compensation, charitable giving rules, unrelated taxable business income, lobbying and political activity restrictions, nonprofit bookkeeping, and other key tax rules. Whether you are new to the nonprofit area or are well established, this course will provide you with lots of specific advice, examples and practical information. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 20 hours

Course number: TAX580206

This course shows you everything you need to know about taxes on short-term rentals, including what deductions are available; how to report short-term rental income; how to deduct losses; vacation home and tax-free rental rules; how to allocate costs when renting a room in your home, and how to keep proper records. Whether you rent your property through Airbnb, FlipKey, HomeAway, TripAdvisor, Craigslist, or VRBO, you need to be sure you understand these tax rules. Course Level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 8 hours

Course number: TAX941502

Virtual currency use is increasing, and roughly 3 in 10 Americans younger than age 30 indicate they have invested in, traded, or used a virtual currency, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum. As a result, tax preparers are more likely than ever to encounter clients who have engaged in one or more virtual currency transactions during the year and who may have taxable income as a result. Tax Treatment of Virtual Currency briefly discusses the nature of virtual currency, how transactions in virtual currency occur and are recorded, and the tax treatment to which they are subject. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam and grading service.

NASBA field of study: Taxes    Course credit: 2 hours