Self-Study Course Details
Course Description

The TCJA made turning business losses into tax refunds far more difficult.  The CARES Act suspended and modified many of these changes.  This course will address the revised rules for deducting business losses and discuss planning ideas and potential pitfalls.

Major Subjects:

  • Revised rules from recent legislative developments for deducting business losses
  • TCJA net operating losses rules of §461(l)
  • §163(j) Business Interest Expense
  • Limitations of deducting losses and basis
  • What is the “quickie” refund
  • Section 465: At-Risk amount
  • Section 469 Passive Activity Loss rules.
Learning Objectives
  • Recognize how to apply recent legislative developments and deducting business losses and amending returns
  • Identify planning ideas and potential pitfalls.
Prerequisites
  • Basic working knowledge of business taxation.
Advanced Preparation

None

Author Details
  • Doug Van Der Aa
    Doug Van Der Aa

    Doug is a lively and energetic speaker – especially on the subject of taxes and ethics. He has been a highly rated speaker and seminar leader for CPA Associations and other organizations throughout the country for more than 15 years.

    Doug has over 25 years of professional experience, including tax practice in CPA firms and the practice of transactional business and real estate law as an attorney. As a CPA, Doug’s practice concentrated on the tax needs of closely held businesses, with their related pass-through entities, complex individual returns, estates and trusts.

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    Encoursa is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: NASBAregistry.org.
IRS Approved
  • National Registry of CPE Sponsors for the QAS self-study delivery method
    Encoursa LLC is an IRS-approved continuing education provider. Provider #: KKRBE

$32.00

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