November 12, 2024 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST
Year End Tax Strategies 

Course description:

We will discuss strategies that may maximize tax efficiency at year end including income tax deductions, tax credits that are a dollar per dollar payment of tax liabilities, opportunities to rebalance and restructure assets tax efficiently to reduce concentration risk as well as positioning of retirement assets for minimum long-term tax exposure.

Cost: FREE for FSEA members/$25 for non-members
Eligible for 1 CE credit
 
Speaker bio:
Todd is in his 25th year working in the financial services industry.  Todd has worked with institutional asset managers providing investment solutions to financial advisors and tax professionals.  He utilizes his diverse background to help advisors and tax professionals deliver tax advantaged transitions of capital and income tax mitigation solutions to high-net-worth clients, small business and investment real estate owners.
 
Todd lives with his wife, Lianne, in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.  They have three children.  Dyland and Ava are in college and Lauren is in high school.  Todd enjoys playing tennis with Lianne, pickleball, golf and attending live music events.
 

December 10, 2024 from Noon – 1PM ET

Planning your Firm’s FinCEN Filing Strategy 

Course description:

The CPE course on Beneficial Ownership Reporting for CPAs, led by Charles Wismer of FincenFetch, provides guidance on planning a CPA firm strategy for managing FinCEN’s reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The data in this presentation has been collected from over 5,000 conversations with firms and condensed to a one-hour course sharing critical information for EAs. Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports are required for most U.S. companies to enhance transparency and combat financial crimes with 40M companies needing to file by the approaching deadline. The course identifies what EAs must know about the CTA, opportunities, issues, and best practices for accounting firms to support clients with these filings, as many business owners find the self-filing process complex and prone to errors. It underscores the importance of planning processes to streamline reporting, reduce errors, and manage the expected filing volume effectively. Additionally, EAs are informed on how to educate clients about fraud risks, utilize tools to support compliance, manage data, and reduce liability.

Major subjects and learning objectives:

  • 6 key elements of BOI reports for EAs to know
  • FinCEN BOI initial report market
  • Ongoing updated reports requirements and firm programs
  • Why clients expect EAs to help with FinCEN reporting
  • Problem 1 with self-filing: FinCEN’s 60-page guide
  • Problem 2 with self-filing: the direct filing portal Avoiding fraudulent letter scams
  • The 8 essential steps of each BOI report
  • Optimizing and automating the 8 steps
  • The 4 critical considerations of your ongoing CTA compliance operations plan
  • Reducing liability for FinCEN filings
Cost: FREE for FSEA members/$25 for non-members
Eligible for 1 CE credit