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PREPARING IRS LETTER RULINGS

CPE Processing Fee$10.00
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Presentation Length Hour(s)1.0 hour
CPE Credits 1.0 hour
Subject Area 1.0 - Taxes
CE Credits 0.0 hours
Course LevelBasic
Instructional MethodQAS Self-Study
PrerequisitesNone
Advance PreparationNone
Recorded DateJanuary 16, 2017
Date OfferedJanuary 16, 2017
Expiration DateJanuary 16, 2018
Series: Taxes
Course Description

Tax planning is “fire prevention” and tax preparation is “arson investigation”. The typical tax practitioner focuses on the preparation of last year’s tax returns. They are more reactive than proactive. Taxpayers worry about how the IRS will react to their handling of transactions and the related tax reporting. The IRS can assert egregious penalties for improper tax filings. Is it possible to find out what the IRS position is on a proposed transaction? Can you go forth with an event and feel comfortable to know that the IRS will accept your interpretation of the law and not subject you or your client to an examination or long challenging tax controversy events?

The answer is yes to all the questions above. The IRS has procedures that expedite action and secure concurrence with your interpretations of the law. This unique course will go into detail into the methods that can be utilized by taxpayers and their representatives. Stu Sobel and Steven Mopsick have 90+ years of tax expertise working for the IRS in the examination function, district counsel, and in high level management as well as representing clients in private practice. They have taught at the college level and also the author of four books on taxation which have been used to train thousands of tax professionals worldwide.

The course will go into detail into very challenging techniques to defend and support clients. If you wish to master a very sophisticated way of planning for the future and avoiding chaos later on, this course is for you.

Topics covered during the course are as follows:
• Preparing a binding letter ruling request for future transactions
• How to ask the IRS their technical interpretation of the tax ramifications of some action in writing
• Preparing a request for a change of accounting method or finding out when one is not necessary
• Understanding the differences in preparing different types of opinions for taxpayers in accordance with IRS Circular 230
• Navigating the IRS website for relevant information
• How to contest an adversarial response from the IRS

Self-Study Course Instructions:

FOR DOCUMENT-BASED COURSES

Download the course document(s) (below) and follow prompts contained in the document.



FOR RECORDED COURSES WITH VIDEO

Download any course document(s) (below) which may include handouts, glossary, transcripts, etc. Follow any prompts contained in the documents to help you complete the course. Most documents are searchable.

Play the recording, noting the sectional guides indicating where topics on the agenda are covered and the prompts to pause video playback to respond to a review question (located below the video playback area). The timestamps for review questions are also noted below.

Upon completing the video and successfully answering all review questions, you will then take the final exam.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand proactive approaches to gain IRS insight in transactions.

  • Utilize varying techniques to defend a client.

  • Learn how to comply with Circular 230 guidelines relating to writing tax opinions.

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Stuart “Stu” Sobel combines an in-depth knowledge of taxation and nonprofits with an ability to communicate clearly. A dynamic speaker, Stu seeks to help people understand the very complex world of taxation in every day terms. And he’s just the person to do it — Stu has been in the industry for 48 years. He worked in examination and high level positions at the IRS for 30 years. Following that, Stu spent nine years as the producer and host of his own nationally syndicated radio program called Wise Choices: Taxes and Charity Today. He also ran his own tax and nonprofit consulting firm for 12 years (Stuart Sobel Consulting, Inc.). He has helped create over 2,500 nonprofit organizations worldwide. His expertise on the topic of nonprofit taxation has earned him the title “The Guru of Giving.”

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