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In Kess on Tax Legislation 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 CPE Course, noted tax experts Sidney Kess, J.D., CPA, and Barbara Weltman, J.D., take a straightforward and practical look at 2009 tax legislation and related developments. This text-based Course offers tax professionals helpful guidance on the new law, including planning opportunities, pitfalls to beware of, and ways practitioners can capitalize on the law with their clients. Helpful Practice Development Tips, Planning Pointers and Observations designed to assist users in understanding and applying the new law are peppered throughout. The Course comes complete with learning objectives, study problems and a final exam for use in earning valuable continuing education credits. The course will be divided into six chapters:

1. Changes for Individuals
2. Housing
3. Education and Health
4. Retirement Savings
5. Changes for Business
6. Miscellaneous
7. Changes

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Federal Tax Course: A Guide for the Tax Practitioner offers the knowledge and know-how needed to deal effectively with all current developments in federal tax. This easy-to-use guide is written by Susan Flax Posner, one of today's most effective communicators on the tax law. The Guide presents a complete picture of the federal tax law for today's busy practitioners with clear and easy-to-understand explanations.  It discusses hundreds of tax strategies and uses real-world examples to illustrate application of tax principles. 

This comprehensive manual provides more than 2,300 pages of completely updated material, which has made it an essential and necessary reference for thousands of tax return preparers, business planners, legal advisors or business owners. The  Guide is the tax reference of choice for so many practitioners because it covers taxes in a uniquely approachable and understandable way and it helps readers avoid costly tax traps and keep tax bills at their rock-bottom minimum. Simply written and illustrated, yet comprehensive, the Guide provides:

• Eight chapters on figuring the individual tax that clearly explain all the rules and concepts involved
• Six chapters on deductions and exemptions that painstakingly present the detail in clear language
• Five chapters on withholding, AMT and tax accounting that cut through the complexity for better understanding
• Six chapters on taxation of corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and estates and trusts that plainly explain the rules
• Five chapters on returns, payments, foreign income and estate and gift that crystallize the issues

The new 2011 Edition reflects the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, as well as recent regulations, rulings and case law that impact the many topics covered.

CONTENTS:

Key Tax Return Filing Facts       
Excise Tax Rates         
2011 Federal Tax Calendar

Figuring the Individual Tax

1.    Individuals Filing Status, Personal Exemptions, Standard Deduction and Rates 
2.    Gross Income Inclusions          
3.    Retirement Plans 
4.    Employee Fringe Benefits 
5.    Gross Income Exclusions
6.    Gain or Loss Basis Recognition
7.    Gain or Loss, Sale of Residence, Casualty, Theft, Condemnation
8.    Capital Gains and Losses of Individuals

Maximizing Deductions and Credits

9.    Personal Deductions
10.  Travel and Entertainment Deductions
11.  Depreciation
12.  Business Deductions
13.  Losses and Bad Debts <

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Full Article

CCH, in partnership with Advocis, provides this study text for use in the CFP® Education Program. The contents within the text, the module tests, and the comprehensive financial plan are designed to prepare course registrants to write the Financial Planning Examination 2 (FPE2) administered by Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC).

CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course also comes bundled with the FPSC’s Financial Planning Case Studies, Series 1.

Student-friendly

The CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course gives students all the materials required to summarize and integrate the core curriculum learning and prepare for the FPE2 exam.

• Current, concise and accurate materials
• All assignment materials have been carefully prepared and tested
• Program delivery format is designed to complement individual learning styles
• Cases provide excellent examples of real-life financial planning situations, similar to the FPSC cases
• The program is designed to give students a framework for excellence and to provide a strategic advantage in the marketplace
• A relationship with CCH allows you to tap into the authoritative research tools and leading edge solutions that professionals use everyday in their practices

This course begins with a profile of the Canadian financial planning industry, reviews the FPSC Code of Ethics, Practice Standards, the CFP® Professional Competency Profile, and the FPE2 Examination Blueprint. Six modules provide an excellent summary of the Competency Profile technical knowledge covered in the core curriculum courses. Module 27 offers examination writing techniques and practice questions. The final module of the course provides the student with several integrative case studies and practice in applying the concepts in the text.

M20 – The Financial Planning Industry
M21 – Taxation Planning
M22 – Risk Management and Insurance
M23 – Asset Management
M24 – Retirement Planning
M25 – Estate Planning
M26 – Financial Management
M27 – Path to the CFP Certification and CFP Examination
M28 – FPSC Financial Plan and Case Studies

Successful completion of the Capstone course qualifies the student for the FPSC Financial Planning Examination 2 (FPE2).

About CCH’s financial planning educational software

Each text includes two CDs. Disc 1 holds oneSource, CCH’s reference library for advisors. The educational version of this extensive electronic research library gives you a wealth of planning information, including the bas

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Author: Susan Flax Posner

Offers the knowledge and know-how needed to deal effectively with all current developments in federal tax. The Guide presents a complete picture of the federal tax law for today's busy practitioners with clear and easy-to-understand explanations. It discusses hundreds of tax strategies and uses real-world examples to illustrate application of tax principles.

The Guide covers taxes in a uniquely approachable and understandable way and it helps readers avoid costly tax traps and keep tax bills at their rock-bottom minimum. Simply written and illustrated, yet comprehensive, the Guide provides:

• Eight chapters on figuring the individual tax that clearly explain all the rules and concepts involved
• Six chapters on deductions and exemptions that painstakingly present the detail in clear language
• Five chapters on withholding, AMT and tax accounting that cut through the complexity for better understanding
• Six chapters on taxation of corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and estates and trusts that plainly explain the rules
• Five chapters on returns, payments, foreign income and estate and gift that crystallize the issues

The new 2014 Edition reflects all recent legislation up to the print date of November, 2013, as well as recent regulations, rulings and case law that impact the many topics covered.

Key Tax Return Filing Facts    
Excise Tax Rates    
Federal Tax Calendar (if available at time of publication)
    
Figuring the Individual Tax
 1.     Individuals Filing Status, Personal Exemptions, Standard Deduction and Rates    
 2.     Gross Income Inclusions    
 3.     Retirement Plans    
 4.     Employee Fringe Benefits    
 5.     Gross Income Exclusions    
 6.     Gain or Loss Basis Recognition
 7.     Gain or Loss, Sale of Residence, Casualty, Theft, Condemnation
 8.     Capital Gains and Losses of Individuals
    
Maximizing Deductions and Credits
 9.     Personal Deductions    
10.     Travel and Entertainment Deductions    
11.     Depreciation    
12.     Business Deductions    
13.     Losses and Bad Debts    
14.     Tax Credits, Estimated Tax for Individuals
    
Withholding Payroll Taxes - Minimum Tax Accounting
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(Advocis 239)
CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course – 3rd Edition

The new CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course takes students through a concise summary of the core curriculum requirements, introduces them to new material required for the Financial Planning Examination 2 (FPE2), and then develops and tests their ability to integrate the core material.

• Concise, easy-to-follow textbook helps students review and integrate the core competencies required by a financial planner
• Students prepare with integrative case studies and practice in applying core concepts, plus exam writing techniques and practice questions
• Course materials include the same CCH financial planning software professionals use, allowing students to create complete financial plans – oneSource: The CCH Canadian Financial Planning Library and FP Solutions™

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COURSE 2 (Advocis 232)
CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES IN FINANCIAL PLANNING: 10th Edition

Students are introduced to basic income tax laws and then move into a more advanced understanding, as it relates to areas of financial planning. A review of the professional and ethical responsibilities associated with the role of a financial planner and an understanding of the structures and services within the financial industry are covered in the course. Different forms of business structures are explored in depth, along with an understanding of trusts.

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