Instructor
Bruce Nelson
Instructor
Per Bruce on 6/12/2019:
Bruce M. Nelson, MA, is a CPA with more than 35 years’ experience in federal and state and local tax (SALT). Currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of State Taxation, Bruce previously spent ten years as director of the SALT group at EKS&H, LLLP, three years with a law firm specializing in tax audit defense and litigation, and several years as a senior tax manager for Ernst & Young. Bruce earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Master’s degree from Colorado State University.He is a frequent seminar speaker and teaches continuing education classes in tax for the Colorado Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. Bruce has published more than fifty tax articles in many publications including the Journal of Accountancy, Tax Executive, Journal of State Taxation, the Journal of Multistate Taxation, State Tax Notes,and Colorado Lawyer. He is the author of The Adviser’s Guide to Multistate Income Taxation and co-author of the Sales and Use Tax Answer Book.
-Bruce
Per Ashlee on 6/12/2019:
Bruce has more than 30 years of accounting experience in state and local tax. He has experience working with multistate public and privately owned businesses and leading the State and Local Tax (SALT) practice before leaving EKS&H. Prior to joining EKS&H, Bruce spent three years with a law firm specializing in state tax audit defense and litigation; two years as the Manager of Tax Policy at the State of Colorado; and before that, he was a Senior Tax Manager for several years in a “Big Four” accounting firm. Bruce has published more than forty tax articles in many publications and authored the Sales and Use Tax Answer Book.
Join us as we discuss the common errors practitioners make on individual tax returns that are often missed by review staff. The intent is to sharpen skills for reviewers by examining case studies and discussing issues where additional information from the client may be warranted and areas of tax law where proper treatment requires additional analysis and information. Multiple issues will be discussed including passthrough K-1s, home office issues, hobby losses, rental property, hiring spouses, depreciation, §179 issues, amortization and more! Course materials include the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) tax reform law. This course follows a highly illustrative case study format to increase participant comprehension and retention.
• Identify common mistakes made on individual tax returns.
• Determine strategies to avoid making mistakes on individual tax returns.
Common errors made involving the following tax forms: • Form 1040
• Schedule A
• Schedule B
• Schedule C
• Schedule D
• Schedule E
• Form 4562
• Form 4797
Basic knowledge of individual income taxation
CPAs working with clients requiring up-to-date expertise in individual income taxation for the current tax season