The Complete Guide to the Preparation of Form 1041
Overview
Tax compliance issues for fiduciary entities are sometimes confusing to practitioners since many lack experience in this area. This course provides the practitioner with a practical understanding of the issues involved in preparing the U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts (Form 1041).
Highlights
How to prepare a Form 1041, Specific issues regarding a decedent’s estate, Specific issues regarding a trust,Understanding the basics of Subchapter J of the Internal Revenue Code, How to comply with the tax compliance issue, Case studies regarding reading an estate document, Understanding of distributable net income (DNI), Understanding of income in respect of a decedent (IRD), Line-by-line instruction
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
CPAs, EAs, and attorneys
Objectives
At the end of this course, you will be able to: Recognize the components of the U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts (Form 1041)
Notice
Approved for EA Credits
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Art Werner, Werner-Rocca Seminars Ltd
Arthur Joseph Werner, Esquire, is currently a shareholder in the law firm of Werner & Rocca, P.C., and in the lecture firm of Werner, Rocca & Susman Seminars, Ltd. Mr. Werner’s areas of practice include business, tax, financial, and estate planning for high net worth individuals. In addition to the practice of law, Mr. Werner is an adjunct professor of taxation in the Master of Science in Taxation program at the Philadelphia University. Mr. Werner received his B.S. in Accounting and his M.S. in Taxation from Widener University. He holds a J.D. in Law from the Delaware Law School. A member of the Pennsylvania Bar, Mr. Werner lectures extensively in the areas of Estate Planning, Financial Planning, and Estate and Gift Taxation to Certified Public Accountants and Financial Planners, and has presented well in excess of 500 eight-hour seminars over the past decade. Over the past ten years, Mr. Werner was rated as having the highest speaker knowledge in his home state of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, was awarded the AICPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award in the State of Nevada, the Florida Institute of CPAs Outstanding Discussion Leader Award, and the South Carolina Association of CPAs Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.
Non-Member Price $330.00
Member Price $310.00