SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE

IRS Number: TATHT-U-00095-24-O

Upon completion of this course you will be able to explain the basic structure of the system to clients and provide them with additional resources they can use to find out more information. You will be able to guide clients through the process of applying for Social Security benefits and inform them about the various health insurance benefits they are eligible for under Medicare. Participants will be able to provide married couples with strategies to receive the maximum benefit as well as planning advice on when clients should begin to withdraw their benefits. You will be able to explain divorce issues to clients, as well as when they are eligible for benefits, how their benefit amount is determined, and when they will qualify for survivors benefits. You will be able to walk clients through various scenarios of how adjusting their earnings will affect their benefits. In addition, you will be able to inform clients of any changes to social security in 2022, including terminology, when and how to sign up, dependent’s benefits and survivor benefits. You will obtain a general knowledge of the reduction, taxability, categories, and qualifications of benefits. The course will give you the ability to calculate benefits, as well as understand the effects of divorce or death on social security benefits.

Registration Deadline: June 7, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $310/Members,  $345/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information -You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link. VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes. The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

June 9, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 8
• Field of Study: Taxes
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

S CORPORATIONS A-Z

IRS #: TATHT-T-00073-22-O

If you or your clients own an S corporation, this course is just for you! TaxSpeaker’s® S Corporations from A-Z class is always up-to-date for the latest legislative changes, guiding participants through all things S corp. We include both instruction and practice to deliver a thorough comprehension of how to prepare tax returns for S corporations. This involves full guidance through formation rules and elections, plus potential late elections, and terminations (including mid-year issues). We will also cover common operating tax issues encountered with S corps, such as owner fringe benefits, pension plans, reasonable compensation and income allocations. To conclude the course, your instructor will review with you any unusual S corporation needs you may need to be prepared for: terminating the S election, built-in gains taxes, Q-subs, and the extra rare 338 step-up election.

Registration Deadline: June 8, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $310/Members,  $345/Non-members

Schedule

June 10, 9:00 - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements

Earn Live CPE credit. This is a rebroadcast of an earlier webinar with a Live Moderator to answer your questions.
You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor.

If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

You can log in 10 minutes early. Please note-you will not see or hear the speaker until the prompt start time.

All streaming webinars times listed are Eastern Time Zone. Please adjust to your time zone.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 8
• Field of Study: Accounting
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

EXIT STRATEGIES
IRS Number: TATHT-T-00127-25-O

The exit strategies course includes guidance to the accounting professional facing retirement, growth limitations, workload and special client needs. It also includes how to value an accounting practice for both the buyer and the seller and provide checklists and guidance on transfers, non-competes, and non-solicitation agreements. We also discuss pricing and sales strategies and then ease into the discussion of adding a partner, including financial and practice management considerations, concluding with a discussion of firm mergers.

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $145/Members,  $180/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information- upon registration with VSTAP you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link.  VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes.  The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 2
Field of Study: Taxes
Program Level: Intermediate
Designed for:  Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
Prerequisites: None 
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Approved by: NASBA & IRS   

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits. 

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

ACCOUNTING & AUDITING UPDATE

With each annual guidance update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and AICPA comes a need for regular practitioner training. At the most basic level, our Accounting and Auditing course offers a comprehensive explanation of auditing and accounting for non-public clients. Taught by TaxSpeaker’s® resident Certified Fraud Examiner, Bill Leonard, CPA, attendees enjoy the benefit of written and verbal instruction, including practical guidance and hands-on practice.

At the conclusion of this course, practitioners will understand the current year’s changes from each regulatory organization and be able to apply them when preparing financial statements. Designed for accountants in public practices and industries, we’ve taken care to build material around the most recent auditing and accounting pronouncements. It’s no wonder practitioners come back to this critical course year after year to prepare for a smooth year’s practice!

Registration Deadline: June 9, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $310/Members,  $345/Non-members

Schedule

July 11, 9:00 - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements

Earn Live CPE credit. This is a rebroadcast of an earlier webinar with a Live Moderator to answer your questions.
You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor.

If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

You can log in 10 minutes early. Please note-you will not see or hear the speaker until the prompt start time.

All streaming webinars times listed are Eastern Time Zone. Please adjust to your time zone.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 8
• Field of Study: Accounting
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

1041'S FOR TRUST & ESTATES

IRS Number: TATHT-T-00101-24-O

When it comes to protecting and optimizing your clients’ trusts and estates, trust TaxSpeaker’s expertise. Our 1041’s for Trusts and Estates course is led by Bill Leonard, CPA, who is not only a practicing tax professional but also is Taxspeaker’s expert on trust and estate tax matters. Beginning with a discussion of when returns are required, he guides participants through the 1041 tax preparation maze with hands-on guidance regarding types of trusts, return preparation, compliance, allocations, and distributions. In addition, we’ve taken care to update this course with recent changes to estate planning rules, administration, and accounting in 1041’s, plus practical tips to plan throughout the workday. During this course, we will define estates, a short tax year, distributions in kind, discretionary income distributions, and irrevocable and revocable living trusts. The instruction also includes identification of the duties of the fiduciary, characteristics of other types of trusts, purpose of the probate court and income distribution deduction, and options for IRA’s inherited by a spouse. Upon completion, attendees will also have thorough competence to determine qualifiers of a grantor trust, how to compute amortization allowances, what qualifies as IRD, and the advantages of revocable living trusts.

Registration Deadline: June 10, 2025 

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $310/Members,  $345/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information - You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link. VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes. The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

June 12, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 8
• Field of Study: Taxes
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

Click here for VSTAP Event policies

VACATION RENTALS
IRS Number: TATHT-T-00070-22-O

You’ve been waiting for clear guidance on how to handle the tax aspects of vacation home rentals and here it is. We guide you through allocated expenses, where to report, loss limits and more

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $145/Members,  $180/Non-members

Registration Deadline: July 22, 2025

Zoom: Important Information- upon registration with VSTAP you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link.  VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes.  The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

July 24, 2:00 - 4:00 EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 2
Field of Study: Taxes
Program Level: Intermediate
Designed for:  Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
Prerequisites: None 
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Approved by: NASBA & IRS   

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits. 

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

CRYPTO CURRENCY TAX ISSUES
IRS Number: TATHT-T-00130-25-O

This class should enable the student to understand the terminology used in cryptocurrency taxation. It then guides the student through the individual tax aspects of sales, purchases, mining, accepting crypto as business revenue, staking, lending and more. Using case studies, it illustrates tax returns prepared for individuals, businesses, NFT creators and sellers and more. It shows how clients invest in and report crypto activities. We also provide a thorough review of IRS guidance.

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $145/Members,  $180/Non-members

Registration Deadline: July 23, 2025

Zoom: Important Information- upon registration with VSTAP you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link.  VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes.  The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

July 25, 10:00 - 12:00 EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 2
Field of Study: Taxes
Program Level: Intermediate
Designed for:  Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
Prerequisites: None 
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Approved by: NASBA & IRS   

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits. 

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

BEST OF TAX PLANNING AND RETIREMENT IDEAS FOR INDIVIDUALS

IRS Number: TATHT-T-00107-24-O

Give the very best tax advice to your individual and small business clients with TaxSpeaker’s newly updated planning guide! This course is designed to guide practitioners through dozens of old and new planning concepts and equip you with tools to help clients through unusual income years, long-term guidance for small businesses and high or low-income individuals. This rare instruction allows optimal tax and retirement planning rather than mere tax compliance. Whether you are a seasoned accountant looking for professional development or new to the tax preparation business, our instructors meet you where you are to fully benefit your clients, as well as yourself. We’ve included key updates from recent Congressional and IRS changes, too! Overall, this course comprises three sub-topics: planning ideas for the W-2 taxpayer, planning for the small business owner, and planning for everyone. Each unit includes 15-30 planning tools, checklists, and example guidance illustrating the rules and tools needed to utilize the idea presented.

Registration Deadline: August 24, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $310/Members,  $345/Non-members

Schedule

August 26, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements

You must have a high-speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor.

If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

You can log in 10 minutes early. Please note-you will not see or hear the speaker until the prompt start time.

All streaming webinars times listed are Eastern Time Zone. Please adjust to your time zone.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 8
• Field of Study: Taxes
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

Click here for VSTAP Event policies

 

ENERGY CREDITS-INDIVIDUAL
IRS Number: TATHT-T-00131-25-O

At the conclusion of this course the student will have detailed knowledge of the new IRA of 2022 credits for home efficiency improvements on residences, rental homes and new construction. The student will also receive complete instruction on clean energy credits for solar, wind and battery storage as well as a detailed analyses of the electric vehicle credits.

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $145/Members,  $180/Non-members

Registration Deadline: September 1, 2025

Zoom: Important Information- upon registration with VSTAP you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link.  VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes.  The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

September 3, 10:00 - 12:00 EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 2
Field of Study: Taxes
Program Level: Intermediate
Designed for:  Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
Prerequisites: None 
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Approved by: NASBA & IRS   

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits. 

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTIONS, PENALTIES AND INHERITANCES
IRS Number: TATHT-T-00067-22-O

Master a well-rounded understanding of retirement planning and distributions during TaxSpeaker’s Retirement Distributions, Penalties, and Inheritances course! This 2-credit-hour course equips tax professions with practical wisdom to navigate the world of retirement finances. 

This includes teaching on the identification of the five rules for withdrawal from qualified plans, the definition of a stretch IRA, and a thorough explanation of various withdrawal and distribution considerations. These considerations cover required distributions — rollovers, waiving the 60-day rollover rule, RMD beginning date, qualified charitable distributions, excess contribution penalties — as well as account owner RMD withdrawals, tricks to waive the 50% penalty for failure to take RMD, general Roth IRA distributions, and secrets of retirement withdrawals and tax planning. We’ll also dive into proper handling of qualified domestic relations order distributions and how to determine when taxpayers can make withdrawals from their IRA’s without paying a penalty. 

Attendees will also gain insights on managing inherited IRA’s, such as considerations for spouses, eligible designated beneficiaries, and non-spouse beneficiaries. In addition, we will review an incorrect 1099-R form to dissect what does and does not work and why.

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $145/Members,  $180/Non-members

Registration Deadline: September 3, 2025

Zoom: Important Information- upon registration with VSTAP you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link.  VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes.  The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

September 5, 10:00 - 12:00 EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 2
Field of Study: Taxes
Program Level: Intermediate
Designed for:  Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
Prerequisites: None 
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Approved by: NASBA & IRS   

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits. 

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

BUSINESS PENSION PLANS

IRS NUMBER: TATHT-T-00115-24-O

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to determine how to handle qualified domestic relations order distributions and identify the five rules for withdrawals from qualified plans, as well as the characteristics for Profit-Sharing Plans. You will receive an overview of various retirement plans and their top-heavy rules, rollovers, vesting, and Safe Harbors. In addition, you will be able to define Money Purchase Plan and SEP-IRAs as well as identify the properties of SIMPLE plans and determine who should benefit from SIMPLE plans. Participants will gain an understanding of defined contribution plans, including such topics as profit sharing, money purchase, and single, solo, or Roth 401k’s. The course will cover comparison tables, new pension plan credits, defined benefit plans, creditor protection, and rollovers as business startups (ROBS).

Registration Deadline: September 4, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $200/Members, $235/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information - you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar, within 5 days of your course start date. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link. VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes. The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

September 5, 1:00 - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements

You must have a high-speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor.

If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

You can log in 10 minutes early. Please note-you will not see or hear the speaker until the prompt start time.

All streaming webinars times listed are Eastern Time Zone. Please adjust to your time zone.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 4
• Field of Study: Taxes
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

REAL ESTATE TAXATION
IRS NUMBER: TATHT-T-00114-24-O

The is the complete reference guide to tax for everything real estate! Answers for storage units, parking lots, apartment buildings, single family homes and contractors. And every chapter specifically tells you answers to QBI, SE tax, proper forms to use, depreciation special items, surtaxes and tax rates. Dozens of planning ideas, hundreds of examples, and in-depth explanation of Delaware Statutory Trusts, 1031 exchanges, REITs, involuntary conversions, completed contract accounting, plus added bonus chapters on investing in real estate with working Excel calculators and checklists. This once in a lifetime book, written in 2024 with 2024 rules is the pinnacle of Bob’s 40 year writing career in 1 massive reference book and course!

Registration Deadline: September 21, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $310/Members,  $350/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information- you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar, within 5 days of your course start date. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link.  VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes.  The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

September 22, 10:00am - 6:00pm (Eastern)

• All 8-hour webinars will break for lunch and have two 10-15 minute breaks.

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 8
Field of Study: 
Taxes

Program Level: Intermediate

Designed for:  Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
Prerequisites: 1 year tax preparation experience.
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Approved by: NASBA & IRS   

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. All 8-hour webcasts will break for lunch, and have 2, 10-15 minute breaks. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits. 

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
IRS NUMBER: TATHT-T-00068-22-O

Was tax season 2024 your most difficult and least profitable seasons in recent memory? What will you change for 2025 to improve it? As one of the most challenging courses ever taken, we jump right in to changing the outmoded and old-fashioned billing practices many firms use. With letters, real-life experiences from having sold 3 self-built CPA firms and bought over 20 smaller firms and practical guidance honed from dozens of mistakes we show you how to grow and operate a small firm efficiently and profitably while dealing with clients and employees. Designed specifically for firms with fewer than 20 professionals, this class includes the rarely available “Exit Strategies” course about how to buy, sell, and merge a firm and add a partner. We begin by analyzing how much you make and how much you should me charging, based on your opinions. We then address competition, growth and most importantly, efficiency tools, moving to employees and ending with exit strategies.

Registration Deadline: September 27, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $310/Members,  $350/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information- you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar, within 5 days of your course start date. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link.  VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes.  The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

September 29, 10:00am - 6:00pm (Eastern)

• All 8-hour webinars will break for lunch and have two 10-15 minute breaks.

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 8
Field of Study: 
Taxes

Program Level: Intermediate

Designed for:  Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
Prerequisites: 1 year tax preparation experience.
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Approved by: NASBA & IRS   

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. All 8-hour webcasts will break for lunch, and have 2, 10-15 minute breaks. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits. 

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

Business Tax In Depth Seminar Information  

Congress and the IRS never cease modifications to what we know of the formation and operation of C corporations, LLC’s, and S corporations. TaxSpeaker® is here to minimize friction in your practice to implement these changes and keep moving forward without a hitch! During the Business Tax in Depth course, attendees receive in-depth coverage of corporate tax issues in 2025, plus a detailed analysis of which entity best fits each taxpayer and corporate formation issues. We include coverage of all 2025 Tax Changes up through the date of presentation! Each type of entity is given special attention with its own chapter. The LLC chapter provides guidance on the latest partnership changes, compliance and reporting issues. The C corporation chapter offers instruction on operating issues and penalty taxes, and the S corporation chapter examines formation, elections, terminations and basis, plus reasonable compensation and fringe benefits, built in gains and shareholder changes. Each of the sections is fully and continually updated to reflect legislative and IRS changes, complete with dozens of examples.

Scheduled Speakers: 
(Tax Speaker could change the assigned speakers at any time due to illness or availability.  VSTAP can NOT guarantee these speakers)

          

Bob Jennings CPA, EA    Larry Pon CPA/PFS, CFP, EA, USTCP, AEP

Seminar Location & Hotel Reservations

Great Wolf Lodge, Williamsburg 

549 East Rochambeau Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23188-2148

Room block reservations will open in June. Stay tuned!

Map & Directions

Aerial View of Conference Center Parking and Entrance

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 16 
Field of Study: Taxes, Update
Program Level: Intermediate
Designed for:  Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
Prerequisites: 2-4 Years of Tax Preparation
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Live
Approved by: NASBA, IRS

Course Objective:

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to explain the latest business tax law changes to clients and inform them of the various characteristics and implications of the S or C corporation form of business entity and summarize the various tax reporting and compliance requirements. The student will also gain competence to determine the appropriate treatment for various business expenses under different accounting methods. Students are also trained to discern if a corporation qualifies to file the election for S status.

Group Discount- A 5% discount for groups of 3 or more may be applied for the registering business. Call our office or email asv@virginia-accountants.org for more information.

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Event Policies         

Click the link above for a full list of our event policies

Refunds and Cancellations

If a decision is needed to be made to make these virtual events, or virtual events with a simulcast option, that decision will be made approximately 60 days prior to the event. If a decision to make the seminars virtual is made, registered attendees will be given the option for applying their payment to the virtual option or requesting a refund without fees.

Attendance Cancellation Policy

Attendee cancellations and requests for refunds MUST be done in writing by e-mail or mail.  Postmarks for mail must be before the cancellation date.  Phone calls and phone messages will not qualify as notice of cancellation.

Refund Policy

All cancellations must be received in writing in order to be eligible for a refund. An administrative charge of $50 will be applied to all refunds if the cancellation is received 5 or more days before the start of the event. If the cancellation is less than 5 days but not within 24 hours of the start of the event, the cancellation fee is $175.  No refund if the cancellation is received within 24 hours of the start of the event. Cancellations not received in writing by the date required will not be eligible for a refund. 

This seminar has been approved by:

BUSINESS TAX IN DEPTH

IRS Number: pending

Congress and the IRS never cease modifications to what we know of the formation and operation of C corporations, LLC’s, and S corporations. TaxSpeaker® is here to minimize friction in your practice to implement these changes and keep moving forward without a hitch! During the Business Tax in Depth course, attendees receive in-depth coverage of corporate tax issues in 2025, plus a detailed analysis of which entity best fits each taxpayer and corporate formation issues.  We include coverage of all 2025 Tax Changes up through the date of presentation!

Each type of entity is given special attention with its own chapter. The LLC chapter provides guidance on the latest partnership changes, compliance and reporting issues. The C corporation chapter offers instruction on operating issues and penalty taxes, and the S corporation chapter examines formation, elections, terminations and basis, plus reasonable compensation and fringe benefits, built in gains and shareholder changes. Each of the sections is fully and continually updated to reflect legislative and IRS changes, complete with dozens of examples.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to explain the latest business tax law changes to clients and inform them of the various characteristics and implications of the S or C corporation form of business entity and summarize the various tax reporting and compliance requirements. The student will also gain competence to determine the appropriate treatment for various business expenses under different accounting methods. Students are also trained to discern if a corporation qualifies to file the election for S status.

Registration Deadline: November 3, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $500/Members, $600/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information - You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link. VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes. The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

November 5-6, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high-speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 16
• Field of Study: Taxes
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

Click here for VSTAP Event policies

BUSINESS TAX IN DEPTH

IRS Number: pending

Congress and the IRS never cease modifications to what we know of the formation and operation of C corporations, LLC’s, and S corporations. TaxSpeaker® is here to minimize friction in your practice to implement these changes and keep moving forward without a hitch! During the Business Tax in Depth course, attendees receive in-depth coverage of corporate tax issues in 2025, plus a detailed analysis of which entity best fits each taxpayer and corporate formation issues.  We include coverage of all 2025 Tax Changes up through the date of presentation!

Each type of entity is given special attention with its own chapter. The LLC chapter provides guidance on the latest partnership changes, compliance and reporting issues. The C corporation chapter offers instruction on operating issues and penalty taxes, and the S corporation chapter examines formation, elections, terminations and basis, plus reasonable compensation and fringe benefits, built in gains and shareholder changes. Each of the sections is fully and continually updated to reflect legislative and IRS changes, complete with dozens of examples.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to explain the latest business tax law changes to clients and inform them of the various characteristics and implications of the S or C corporation form of business entity and summarize the various tax reporting and compliance requirements. The student will also gain competence to determine the appropriate treatment for various business expenses under different accounting methods. Students are also trained to discern if a corporation qualifies to file the election for S status.

Registration Deadline: November 11, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $500/Members, $600/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information - You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link. VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes. The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

November 14-15, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high-speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 16
• Field of Study: Taxes
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

Click here for VSTAP Event policies

Our 1,100 page course manual supports the Form 1040 with TaxSpeaker’s® 1040 Tax in Depth course! Our 2025 course will include detailed coverage, with planning ideas, of the latest changes from the new 2025 Tax Acts, court cases, IRS changes and all late-season Congressional changes up to the day before the class with special focus coverage of pension changes, high risk areas and our annual review of common preparation issues and new court cases and IRS guidance. Because all speakers are also practicing professionals you receive practical insight and planning issues throughout the two days.

As our flagship course, we take particular pride in its consistent quality and provision of the most thorough and hands-on individual tax preparation guidance. The included manual is bursting with over 1,300 hyperlinked citations to the accompanying free online tax research library. On top of that, it is America’s only Form 1040 manual to be regularly and independently recognized as the Top Research Live Course CPE Manual in the United States for six straight years. Its 1,100+ practitioner-written pages are saturated with logically organized guidance to complement the IRS’s methods for assembling returns. This manual is provided in both in print and digital formats to in-person course attendees (webinars receive only E-Book), who also enjoy the value of energetic and knowledgeable teaching from our expert instructors.

Participants also receive practical guidance, dozens of checklists, worksheets, and client letters, plus “What’s New” information. If you are choosing an in-person seminar, your fee also includes a hyperlinked PDF of the manual, four-page laminated desktop reference “Fingertip Facts,” and a free 2-hour self-study ethics course.

Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to properly prepare, report amounts on, file, and deduct disaster losses from Form 1040. We will also teach you how to determine which credits clients may qualify for on their 1040 returns to reduce taxable income, including methods to save for their dependent children’s college education and other education credits and deductions. In addition, this course covers appropriate handling of IRS client audits, compliance with Circular 230 ethics regulations, and advice for clients under military special taxation rules.

Make your plans now to join us for our 1040 Tax in Depth, moving to Richmond for 2025.

Scheduled Speakers:
(Tax Speaker could change the assigned speakers at any time due to illness or availability.  VSTAP can NOT guarantee these speakers)

             

Bob Jennings CPA, EA   Mark Mirsky CPA, MST, CGMA

Hotel:

More information coming soon about reservations for this event.

Refunds and Cancellations

If a decision is needed to be made to make these virtual events, or virtual events with a simulcast option, that decision will be made approximately 60 days prior to the event. If a decision to make the seminars virtual is made, registered attendees will be given the option for applying their payment to the virtual option or requesting a refund without fees.

Attendance Cancellation Policy

Attendee cancellations and requests for refunds MUST be done in writing by e-mail or mail.  Postmarks for mail must be before the cancellation date.  Phone calls and phone messages will not qualify as notice of cancellation.

Refund Policy

All cancellations must be received in writing in order to be eligible for a refund. An administrative charge of $50 will be applied to all refunds if the cancellation is received 5 or more days before the start of the event. If the cancellation is less than 5 days but not within 24 hours of the start of the event, the cancellation fee is $175.  No refund if the cancellation is received within 24 hours of the start of the event. Cancellations not received in writing by the date required will not be eligible for a refund. 

This seminar has been approved by:

More details, including speakers and hotel reservations, to follow.

1040 TAX IN DEPTH

IRS Number: pending

Our 1,100 page course manual supports the Form 1040 with TaxSpeaker’s® 1040 Tax in Depth course! Our 2025 course will include detailed coverage, with planning ideas, of the latest changes from the new 2025 Tax Acts, court cases, IRS changes and all late-season Congressional changes up to the day before the class with special focus coverage of pension changes, high risk areas and our annual review of common preparation issues and new court cases and IRS guidance. Because all speakers are also practicing professionals you receive practical insight and planning issues throughout the two days.

As our flagship course, we take particular pride in its consistent quality and provision of the most thorough and hands-on individual tax preparation guidance. The included manual is bursting with over 1,300 hyperlinked citations to the accompanying free online tax research library. On top of that, it is America’s only Form 1040 manual to be regularly and independently recognized as the Top Research Live Course CPE Manual in the United States for six straight years. Its 1,100+ practitioner-written pages are saturated with logically organized guidance to complement the IRS’s methods for assembling returns. This manual is provided in both in print and digital formats to in-person course attendees (webinars receive only E-Book), who also enjoy the value of energetic and knowledgeable teaching from our expert instructors.

Participants also receive practical guidance, dozens of checklists, worksheets, and client letters, plus “What’s New” information. If you are choosing an in-person seminar, your fee also includes a hyperlinked PDF of the manual, four-page laminated desktop reference “Fingertip Facts,” and a free 2-hour self-study ethics course.

Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to properly prepare, report amounts on, file, and deduct disaster losses from Form 1040. We will also teach you how to determine which credits clients may qualify for on their 1040 returns to reduce taxable income, including methods to save for their dependent children’s college education and other education credits and deductions. In addition, this course covers appropriate handling of IRS client audits, compliance with Circular 230 ethics regulations, and advice for clients under military special taxation rules.

Registration Deadline: December 20, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $500/Members,  $600/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information - you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar, within 5 days of your course start date.. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link. VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes. The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

December 22-23, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 16
• Field of Study: Taxes 11 Credits, Update 5 Credits
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

Click here for VSTAP Event policies

1040 TAX IN DEPTH

IRS Number: pending

Our 1,100 page course manual supports the Form 1040 with TaxSpeaker’s® 1040 Tax in Depth course! Our 2025 course will include detailed coverage, with planning ideas, of the latest changes from the new 2025 Tax Acts, court cases, IRS changes and all late-season Congressional changes up to the day before the class with special focus coverage of pension changes, high risk areas and our annual review of common preparation issues and new court cases and IRS guidance. Because all speakers are also practicing professionals you receive practical insight and planning issues throughout the two days.

As our flagship course, we take particular pride in its consistent quality and provision of the most thorough and hands-on individual tax preparation guidance. The included manual is bursting with over 1,300 hyperlinked citations to the accompanying free online tax research library. On top of that, it is America’s only Form 1040 manual to be regularly and independently recognized as the Top Research Live Course CPE Manual in the United States for six straight years. Its 1,100+ practitioner-written pages are saturated with logically organized guidance to complement the IRS’s methods for assembling returns. This manual is provided in both in print and digital formats to in-person course attendees (webinars receive only E-Book), who also enjoy the value of energetic and knowledgeable teaching from our expert instructors.

Participants also receive practical guidance, dozens of checklists, worksheets, and client letters, plus “What’s New” information. If you are choosing an in-person seminar, your fee also includes a hyperlinked PDF of the manual, four-page laminated desktop reference “Fingertip Facts,” and a free 2-hour self-study ethics course.

Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to properly prepare, report amounts on, file, and deduct disaster losses from Form 1040. We will also teach you how to determine which credits clients may qualify for on their 1040 returns to reduce taxable income, including methods to save for their dependent children’s college education and other education credits and deductions. In addition, this course covers appropriate handling of IRS client audits, compliance with Circular 230 ethics regulations, and advice for clients under military special taxation rules.

Registration Deadline: December 20, 2025

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $500/Members,  $600/Non-members

IMPORTANT NOTE - REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  Due to the upcoming holidays,  registrations will be taken only through December 20, 2025.  

Zoom: Important Information - you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar, within 5 days of your course start date.. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link. VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes. The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

December 29-30, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 16
• Field of Study: Taxes 11 Credits, Update 5 Credits
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

Click here for VSTAP Event policies

BUSINESS TAX IN DEPTH

IRS Number: pending

Congress and the IRS never cease modifications to what we know of the formation and operation of C corporations, LLC’s, and S corporations. TaxSpeaker® is here to minimize friction in your practice to implement these changes and keep moving forward without a hitch! During the Business Tax in Depth course, attendees receive in-depth coverage of corporate tax issues in 2025, plus a detailed analysis of which entity best fits each taxpayer and corporate formation issues.  We include coverage of all 2025 Tax Changes up through the date of presentation!

Each type of entity is given special attention with its own chapter. The LLC chapter provides guidance on the latest partnership changes, compliance and reporting issues. The C corporation chapter offers instruction on operating issues and penalty taxes, and the S corporation chapter examines formation, elections, terminations and basis, plus reasonable compensation and fringe benefits, built in gains and shareholder changes. Each of the sections is fully and continually updated to reflect legislative and IRS changes, complete with dozens of examples.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to explain the latest business tax law changes to clients and inform them of the various characteristics and implications of the S or C corporation form of business entity and summarize the various tax reporting and compliance requirements. The student will also gain competence to determine the appropriate treatment for various business expenses under different accounting methods. Students are also trained to discern if a corporation qualifies to file the election for S status.

Registration Deadline: January 3, 2026

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $500/Members, $600/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information - You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link. VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes. The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

January 5-6, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high-speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 16
• Field of Study: Taxes
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

Click here for VSTAP Event policies

1040 Boot Camp

IRS Number: **NOT APPROVED FOR IRS**

Course Description:
Several years ago, Taxspeaker’s President Bob Jennings began recognizing the lack of younger faces in live crowds around the country. He attributed it to one major problem: the failure of today’s university accounting programs to properly educate students that 50% of the US economy is driven by small business while training students exclusively for “Big 4” employment as, essentially, taxpayer-funded Big 4 training programs. Our solution was to develop a “1040 Boot Camp” to train non-traditional employees in how to prepare individual income tax returns as taught by actual small-firm owning, professional speaker tax professionals. The course has proven to be extraordinarily popular since we started it in 2019. Each speaker is a firm owner with at least 20 years experience. Designed for the staff person with 0-3 years of experience it provides hands-on training for non-traditional employees in preparing Forms 1040, A,B,C,D, E and depreciation. Each day ends with a student’s manually-prepared 1040, which is then explained individually (but not graded or picked up) by the professional instructors. Attendees in 2022 commented that they were afraid of the case study but found it exhilaratingly useful, and that the training was immediately useful. ***Not applicable for CPE credit***

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course you will be able to: 1. Determine what qualifies for medical deductions 2. Define medical expense 3. Identify the qualities of US Savings bonds 4. Determine what factors affect qualified education expenses 5. Determine what can be deducted by Day Care facilities 6. Determine what meals and entertainment expenses can be deducted 7. Determine when Section 1041 applies 8. Identify when transfers between soon to be ex-spouses are tax free 9. Determine what can be depreciated 10. Define Bonus depreciation 11. Identify the origins of MACRS 12. Determine the MACRS lives of various items 13. Determine how an IRA may be invested 14. Identify the differences between different retirement accounts 15. Determine what is involved in making withdrawals from Roth IRAs 16. Determine where to report rollovers

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $500/Members,  $600/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information- upon registration with VSTAP you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link.  VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes.  The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

January 8 from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
January 9 from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

• All 8-hour webcasts will break for lunch and have two 10-15 minute breaks.

Attendee Requirements: You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. You can log in 10 minutes early. Please note-you will not see or hear the speaker until the prompt start time. All streaming webinars times listed are Eastern Time Zone. Please adjust to your time zone.

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 0
Field of Study: Taxes
Program Level: Basic
Designed for:  
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Approved by: 

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. All 8-hour webcasts will break for lunch, and have 2, 10-15 minute breaks. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits. 

Click here for VSTAP cancellation and refund policies.

Business Boot Camp

IRS Number: pending

Lecture presentation plus accompany power point slides. This course is designed to instruct the student how to take a completed trial balance, determine missing items and additional basic needs to prepare Form 1120, 1120S or 1065. It will address adjusting entries, book-to-tax adjustments and taxable versus non-taxable items. It will then explain how to enter the information on the tax forms, while illustrating completed forms and individual specific requirements of each filing format. It will also explain flow-through item concepts, basis and capital accounts. At the conclusion the student will be able to complete a basic business tax return for a corporation or flow through entity.

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $500/Members,  $600/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information- upon registration with VSTAP you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link.  VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes.  The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

January 12 from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
January 13 from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

• All 8-hour webcasts will break for lunch and have two 10-15 minute breaks.

Attendee Requirements: You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. You can log in 10 minutes early. Please note-you will not see or hear the speaker until the prompt start time. All streaming webinars times listed are Eastern Time Zone. Please adjust to your time zone.

Additional Information

Credit Hours: 16
Field of Study: Taxes
Program Level: Basic
Designed for:  
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Approved by: 

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. All 8-hour webcasts will break for lunch, and have 2, 10-15 minute breaks. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits. 

Click here for VSTAP cancellation and refund policies.

1040 TAX IN DEPTH

IRS Number: pending

Our 1,100 page course manual supports the Form 1040 with TaxSpeaker’s® 1040 Tax in Depth course! Our 2025 course will include detailed coverage, with planning ideas, of the latest changes from the new 2025 Tax Acts, court cases, IRS changes and all late-season Congressional changes up to the day before the class with special focus coverage of pension changes, high risk areas and our annual review of common preparation issues and new court cases and IRS guidance. Because all speakers are also practicing professionals you receive practical insight and planning issues throughout the two days.

As our flagship course, we take particular pride in its consistent quality and provision of the most thorough and hands-on individual tax preparation guidance. The included manual is bursting with over 1,300 hyperlinked citations to the accompanying free online tax research library. On top of that, it is America’s only Form 1040 manual to be regularly and independently recognized as the Top Research Live Course CPE Manual in the United States for six straight years. Its 1,100+ practitioner-written pages are saturated with logically organized guidance to complement the IRS’s methods for assembling returns. This manual is provided in both in print and digital formats to in-person course attendees (webinars receive only E-Book), who also enjoy the value of energetic and knowledgeable teaching from our expert instructors.

Participants also receive practical guidance, dozens of checklists, worksheets, and client letters, plus “What’s New” information. If you are choosing an in-person seminar, your fee also includes a hyperlinked PDF of the manual, four-page laminated desktop reference “Fingertip Facts,” and a free 2-hour self-study ethics course.

Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to properly prepare, report amounts on, file, and deduct disaster losses from Form 1040. We will also teach you how to determine which credits clients may qualify for on their 1040 returns to reduce taxable income, including methods to save for their dependent children’s college education and other education credits and deductions. In addition, this course covers appropriate handling of IRS client audits, compliance with Circular 230 ethics regulations, and advice for clients under military special taxation rules.

Registration Deadline: January 13, 2026

Presenter: TaxSpeaker

Cost:  $500/Members,  $600/Non-members

Zoom: Important Information - you will receive a confirmation email which includes a registration link to the Zoom webinar, within 5 days of your course start date.. You must also register in Zoom so that you will receive the unique Zoom link. VSTAP is unable to do this for you because of how Zoom works and for tracking purposes. The link to the materials is also provided in your confirmation email.

Schedule

January  15-16, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Attendee Requirements: Earn Live CPE credit. You must have a high speed internet connection, speakers connected to your computer, headphones or call in for audio and a monitor. If you have more than 1 person PAID FOR and REGISTERED for the streaming webinar and all would like to watch from the same computer, please complete the Proctor Form and return to us AFTER completion of the webinar in order to receive CPE credit.

Additional Information

• Credit Hours: 16
• Field of Study: Taxes 11 Credits, Update 5 Credits
• Program Level: Intermediate
• Designed for: Accountants, Tax Professionals, CPAs, EAs, Finance Professionals, Attorneys
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Approved by: NASBA & IRS

Disclaimer

Fees and Schedule - This TaxSpeaker Internet-Live webcast will begin and end promptly at stated time. Attendees must answer 75% of all polling questions given during the day to obtain the full hours of CPE Credits.

Click here for VSTAP cancellation policies.

Click here for VSTAP Event policies