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Recent Tax Developments (July-August 2008)
Author: Sidney Kess and Barbara Weltman

Description:
Recent Tax Developments (May-June 2008) reviews important cases, regulations, rulings and other IRS pronouncements that may be useful to your clients, or help you in practice. It also provides a tip on how to advise clients on Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) developments.

Recent tax developments discussed include:

  • Innocent Spouse Relief
  • Business Vehicles: Depreciation and Inclusion Amounts
  • Exchange of Vacation Homes
  • Theft Losses
  • Forgiveness of Credit Card Debt
  • Self-Employment Tax
  • Proposed Regulations on Tangible-Asset Capitalization
  • IRS Second Quarter Interest Rates
  • Pension Protection Act of 2006
  • Pending Developments
  • New Rules on Survivor Annuities
  • Actions Against Plan Administrators

Course Details:
Price:  $30.00
Field of Study:  Taxes
Prerequisites:  Basic knowledge of federal income taxation
Level:  Update
Advanced Preparation:  None
CTEC course number:  1075-CE-5284
Course was last updated on:  08/19/08
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Credit Available For: Units
CPE 2.0 CPE
QAS 2.0 CPE
Enrolled Agent (Accepted by the IRS) 2.0 CPE
CTEC Federal 2.0 CE

Note: Recommended CPE credit is based on a 50-minute hour. Participants earning credits for states that require self-study to be based on a 100-minute hour will receive half the recommended CPE credits for successful completion of this course.

Since Continuing Professional Education requirements vary from state to state and are subject to change without notice, please contact your state board of accountancy for information on your CPE requirements and the applicability of this course to meet those specifications.

CCH has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer courses that provide federal and state credit towards the annual "continuing education" requirement imposed by the State of California. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, toll-free by phone at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.

User Reviews
Reviewer: Deborah J. submitted on 12/04/2008
well written, easy to understand
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