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Tax

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Based on the AICPA Competency Framework: Tax and Personal Financial Planning, these learning resources - primarily focused on US tax - are designed to help CPAs understand the knowledge and skills necessary to address the needs of their clients and firms.

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Deduct Your Demolished Building Using a General Asset Account

Using a GAA for a building that will be demolished can save taxpayers money, but it must be elected as soon as it is placed in service. This article explores the matter.

Article Capitalization & depreciation Intermediate

4 steps to start a reverse mentoring program

This article discusses how organizations can motivate and engage newer employees, and build the knowledge of established ones, through reverse mentoring.

Article Coaching & mentoring Foundational

6 key traits of business leaders with global ambitions

This article discusses six key traits that business leaders need to embody to convert diversity into insights that drive financial performance:

Article Team building Intermediate

The business case for diversity and inclusion at CPA firms

This article discusses several reasons why diversity and inclusion make good business sense for CPA firms.

Article Team building Intermediate

How Internet Domain Names Are Taxed

IRS guidance addresses the tax treatment of generic and nongeneric internet domain names. This article discusses the treatment identified in the guidance.

Article Capitalization & depreciation Intermediate

A coaching approach to line management

The coaching techniques in this article can help fulfill employees need for feedback and develop staff.

Article Coaching & mentoring Intermediate

6 ways to write an email message that works

Writing an efficient work-related message is easier said than done. To ensure your emails work rather than waste time, this article offers some tips.

Article Communication Foundational

Walking the talk on quality control

This article discusses several ways you can ensure that quality control is central to firm operations.

Article Firm operations Intermediate

Ways to reduce the gender pay gap

This article provides some ideas that your organization can use to help close the wage gap between male and female accountants .

Article Team building Intermediate

Personal Goodwill and the Net Investment Income Tax

This article discusses when the sale of goodwill related to a C corporation is the sale of a shareholder’s personal goodwill.

Article Specialized issues Intermediate

Bonus Depreciation After the PATH Act

Congress made a notable change to the definition of qualifying property for bonus depreciation purposes. This article discusses the changes and items for consideration.

Article Specialized issues Intermediate

A Look at the Impact of New Federal Filing Deadlines

Taxing authorities have sought to incorporate adequate lead time into the tax filing process. This article explores the new federal filing deadlines.

Article Reporting & filing requirements Foundational