Highlights
• Corporate structure entity choice comparisons
• Form 1120 and Schedule M-1 or M-3
• Items for book-tax differences
• Tax accounting methods
• Uniform capitalization rules, overview
• Minor discussion on depreciation: capitalization, gain, loss and recapture
• Carrybacks, carryforwards and credit
• Case Study and presentation in return
• Mergers and Acquisitions impact on the returns
Objectives
• Understand new tax law and possible opportunities with clients
• Identify substantive tax issues involving regular corporations
• Recognize and identify book to tax differences
• Recognize gains and losses, Form 4797 and Secs. 1231, 1239, 1245, 1250 and 291
• Determine a workpaper format and approach to efficiently prepare corporate Form 1120
• Identify major corporate tax forms, including Form 1120 and related schedules
• Outline necessary steps to complete a complex sample corporate Form 1120, including workpapers and schedules
• Review case studies throughout the day and how presented in return
• Discuss certain elections
• A brief overview of issues associated with mergers and acquisitions