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Operating costs for vehicles used in a taxpayer's business are deductible. Thus, when taxpayers use their automobiles in their businesses or employment, they can deduct that portion of the cost of operating their vehicle. Vehicle property taxes can be deducted if they are itemized on Schedule A. This course reviews personal and business use apportionment, the actual cost method, the standard mileage method and expensing. Moreover, this presentation informs practitioners about the benefits and costs of leasing versus owning and working condition fringe benefits.

Government fraud and embezzlement cases seem to make headlines almost daily. In this timely presentation, Kevin Harper, CPA, will examine real-life fraud cases that have impacted local governments in California. He will detail nine specific fraud schemes he has investigated, exploring how each was carried out, how it was uncovered, and the steps taken to strengthen internal controls to prevent future occurrences. Join us for an insightful session on recognizing and mitigating fraud risks in government operations. This session was recorded live at the CalCPA Governmental Accounting & Auditing Virtual Conference on April 24, 4.

This course explores the principles of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) with a particular focus on the role of Equity in Practice in fostering a culture of fairness, justice, and inclusivity. Participants will learn the importance of creating environments where equal opportunities, access, and resources are provided to individuals from diverse backgrounds, identities, and circumstances. By understanding the role of equity in addressing historical and systemic barriers, participants will be equipped to promote a more inclusive and equitable society within organizations and communities.

In this session we'll explore intelligence and asset search methods that can be used to further investigations and assist in recoveries. We'll discuss various sources of publicly available information, how to identify and verify relevant information, and examples of how this information can be applied in traditional forensic accounting matters. This session was recorded on March 19, 4 at the 4 Fraud & Forensic Accounting Virtual Conference.

Risk oversight by the board of directors is a key component of a firm's enterprise risk management framework, and recently, boards have paid more attention to their firm's tax-planning activities. In this study, we use a hand-collected sample of proxy statement disclosures about the board's role in risk oversight and provide evidence that risk oversight is negatively associated with both tax uncertainty and overall tax burdens. We find that risk oversight is most strongly associated with positions that yield permanent tax benefits and also with less risky tax-planning activities. Overall, the evidence suggests that board risk oversight is associated with more effective tax-planning practices.

*One-year access for one low price.CPExpress is a comprehensive, easy-to-use online learning resource, and a great way to earn CPE. Need to brush up on a particular subject? Looking for a brief overview? CPExpress has hundreds of hours of CPE in 1 - 2 credit courses. *Package is good one-year from purchase date.

CalCPA Workplace Wellness: Building a healthier, more balanced workplace This course explores essential topics like work-life balance, mental wellness, and actionable best practices for supporting employees' mental health. Hosted by Denise Froemming, President and CEO of CalCPA, and Ron Lang, CEO of CalCPA Health, these 1-hour sessions are packed with practical strategies to promote workplace wellbeing. Mental Health Impacts at Work - addresses the growing need for workplace mental health support. Discover strategies to overcome stigma, improve communication, and create a culture that prioritizes employee well-being. Learn actionable steps to implement effective mental health initiatives, identify available resources, and empower your team to thrive. Free for CalCPA members.

Wineries are navigating significant material shortages and increased costs. The course will discuss the economic, political, and environmental challenges facing the wine industry.

We'll make the case that all professionals-and leaders in particular-must make developing others a top priority. The course will address the difference between coaching and mentoring as methods of developing others and will offer several specific tips for effective coaching and successful mentoring programs. Originally presented June 6, 2015. Note: There is a minimum passing rate of 70% for this course.

Today's competitive and complex business environment requires the CPA to be a strong communicator. Attend this proactive seminar and learn how to effectively communicate your position. Topics will emphasize the "communication" process and explore techniques to improve oral communications, including telephone techniques and written communications. Explore communications and personality types while considering the importance of the "human" side, including "empathy," "ego" and "needs." Summarized topics covered through a series of mini-case studies. The webcast was originally broadcast on May 3, 2017. Note: There is a minimum passing rate of 70% for this course.

While tax reform provisions have changed the tax on profits realized from the disposition of real estate, investors still seek escape hatches from the capital gain tax. Tax-deferred exchanges permit the disposition of property often with the taxpayer receiving significant cash but without the payment of any tax. Functionally, an exchange is a bridge over the normally taxable event of moving from one property to another. This course alerts the practitioner to the different planning opportunities that surround exchanging. Participants will be able to identify, analyze and handle effectively the complex tax problems that arise under 1031. This understanding will be directly applied to the structuring and audit survival of multi-party and delayed exchanges.

No team or organization is perfect, and we all experience conflict in our professional lives. How we manage conflict determines whether or not it ultimately helps our hurts our work. Learn how to tackle conflict positively by understanding sources of conflict, the damaging effects of unchecked negative conflict, how to react when conflict is directed at you, how to mediate when others experience conflict and how to create needed positive conflict. The webcast was originally broadcast on July 18, 2016. Note: There is a minimum passing rate of 70% for this course.

Valuation techniques and cash management activities are two other tool categories that can round out your analytical toolbox. This course will initially discuss how to turn your financial plan into a powerful valuation engine. We then will discuss the formation of an efficient cash management program based on solid banker relationships. Finally, we will review the ten steps for keeping your financial toolbox full and effective. Companion course: Corporate Finance Competency: Three Basic Tool Categories

Financial skills needed in many situations are constantly changing. It is prudent to routinely look into your toolbox to restock or revise your toolset. This course will examine three tool categories that form the foundation for many analytical processes. The first category is Financial Statement Analysis. This tool does not have to be complicated. We will present an effective and efficient financial statement analysis approach. The second category is Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning. Businesses need to know where they are going and integrate strategic direction into financial and individual plans. Learn to build an effective integrated planning model. The third category is Action-oriented Business Metrics. Financial professionals generate a vast quantity of metrics. Examine how to turn these financial measures into operating results. Companion course: Corporate Finance Competency: Analytical Toolbox

Numerous fraud cases point out that it doesn't take a sophisticated level of complexity to steal from an organization. Fraud is intended to be hidden and thus can very easily meet its target to deceive. Fraud has a pervasive role in today's corporate environment, and organizations that choose to ignore fraud risk or disregard its impact become a fraudster's opportunity. This course will provide the professional with valuable knowledge about fraud risk and various best practices in fraud prevention programs designed to mitigate such risk. The course will also provide an introduction to fraud investigations and forensic accounting and is ideal for the professional seeking to expand his or her knowledge base and who may be at a mid-level position within an organization with operational or supervisory responsibilities, or both.

For decades, scholars searched for a connection between a corporation's current performance with respect to sustainability and the future returns of its stock. In 2016, Khan, Serafeim, and Yoon published an apparent breakthrough in this quest: guidance on materiality from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board allowed the construction of corporate sustainability scales that reliably predicted stock returns. Their finding had an immediate and broad impact, but it remains, in its authors' own words, just ``first evidence.'' Here, we further explore the relationship between material sustainability and stock returns by performing a ``model uncertainty analysis.'' We reproduce the original estimate but conclude that it is a statistical artifact. We then use machine learning to explore the practicality of employing historical associations to determine which aspects of sustainability are material to investors. We conclude that, for one popular source of data on corporate sustainability, accurate guidance on materiality may be difficult to achieve.

This course examines and explains the practical aspects of using the closely held corporation to maximize after-tax return on business operations. Recent developments giving corporations a competitive edge over other entities are explored and detailed. Practitioners are alerted to often missed fringe benefits, retirement planning opportunities, corporate business deductions, income splitting possibilities and little-known estate planning techniques. The program covers step-by-step tax procedures to form, operate, and ultimately dispose of a closely held corporation. Distinctions between S and C corporations will be unraveled and guidelines for client direction given.

Your clients depend on you more than ever to help them reduce risk and position themselves for financial success in the future. This course is to help keep you on top of recent developments, including how the new tax laws impact financial planning, tax management within investments and client communications by c reating Trusted Planning Relationships.

Globalization impacts the work of businesses, individuals and the tax professionals who advise them. As a tax professional, you need an understanding of the forms, reporting requirements, standards and regulations required for filing taxes on cryptocurrency.

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