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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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The Preparer Penalties of Sec. 6694 and Sec. 6695

This item discusses the two penalty areas that apply to preparers.

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The Authorized OECD Approach to a U.S. Permanent Establishment

This article provides an overview of applying U.S. domestic tax law and a U.S. income tax treaty to a foreign corporation.

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Whether to amend a return

​This article discusses when it might be appropriate to file an amended return.

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When Entity Simplification Is Not So Simple

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Accelerating AMT Credits in Lieu of Bonus Depreciation

This article explains when electing to accelerate the AMT credits makes sense for taxpayers and when they will achieve better results by using bonus depreciation.

Article Credits Intermediate

Uncertainty Surrounding Back-to-Back F Reorganizations

This article explains recently issued regulations on F reorganizations.

Article Formation, liquidation & reorganization Intermediate

8 tips for finding, hiring, and retaining the best busy season staff

In this article, expert sources share their tips on hiring for busy season.

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Strategies for promoting diversity and inclusion

This article shares a few general guidelines to follow when trying to make your business more diverse and inclusive.

Article Team building Intermediate

Planning to Comply With the New U.S. Debt-Equity Requirements

This article focuses on the recharacterization and documentation rules including best practices to ensure both tax and financial reporting compliance.

Article C corporation income taxation Intermediate

Getting in shape for tax season

As CPAs and their staffs train and ready their equipment, they might add these reminders of what’s new and notable for 2016 returns.

Article Credits Intermediate

Pesky IRS Penalties: How to Get Them Abated for Clients

This item summarizes some common IRS penalties and the procedural and practical ways practitioners can obtain a penalty abatement.

Article Collections, liens & levies Intermediate