To Verify or Let It Fly: What to Do About Questionable Tax Return Information
Total Credits: 2 including 2 Regulatory Ethics - Technical
- Average Rating:
- 179
- Categories:
- Ethics | Partner Produced
- Faculty:
- Albert D. Spalding Jr.
- Course Levels:
- Basic
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- License:
- Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.
Description
Tax return preparation and consulting always involves the accountant's review of – and reliance on – information provided by the client. Not everything can, or need be, verified. This workshop considers the duty of CPA tax return preparers to make further inquiries, from the perspective of Circular 230, preparer penalties and professional ethics.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- Differentiate between the theoretical accounting concepts and objectives of financial accounting from those of tax accounting.
- Review the verification requirements imposed by statute, by the IRS and by the accounting profession for purposes of accounting and professional ethics.
- Compare accounting for tax uncertainties in financial and tax accounting.
- Critique the verification procedures and protocols utilized in real world cases (Case Studies)
Major Subjects
- Clear Reflection of Income: Really?
- The Verification Drill
- Tax Ethics and the Conceptual Framework
- The Tax Uncertainties Dance (Tax and Financial Reporting)
- Cases and Controversies
- Blanco v. United States
- U.S. v. Fairchild
- Conclusion
Course Materials
| Important CPE Credit Information_READ BEFORE WEBCAST UPDATED (0.47 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| To Verify_Or_Let_it Fly_Slides_Handout (2.60 MB) | 79 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| To_Verify_or_Let_It_Fly_Q&A (60.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Faculty
Albert D. Spalding Jr. Related Seminars and Products
Associate Professor
Mike Illitch School of Business Administration, Wayne State University, Detroit
Albert “Bert” is an attorney-CPA and holds the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) designation from the AICPA.
Professor Spalding serves on the faculty of the Department of Accounting at the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business…where he teaches business law, tax, forensic and fiduciary accounting -- as well as professional ethics -- in the MS in Accounting and MBA programs.
Bert Spalding has also served on the legal staff of the IRS National Office in Washington, D.C. where he drafted letter rulings, technical advice memoranda, revenue rulings and other pronouncements.
Dr. Spalding holds graduate degrees in accounting, law, psychology, philosophy and theology, and has authored several books and many journal articles on accounting, tax, legal and ethics-related topics. His popular SpaldingCPE seminars, webcasts and self-study courses on ethics and accounting topics are widely received around the State of Michigan as well as nationally.
Dates
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Fri, Apr 25, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:47am CDT
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Tue, May 20, 2025 - 08:00am to 09:47am CDT
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Wed, Jun 25, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:47am CDT
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Mon, Jul 14, 2025 - 11:30am to 01:17pm CDT
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Fri, Aug 01, 2025 - 08:00am to 09:47am CDT
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Wed, Sep 24, 2025 - 02:00pm to 03:47pm CDT
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Fri, Oct 17, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:47am CDT
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Tue, Nov 04, 2025 - 03:00pm to 04:47pm CST
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Thu, Dec 11, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:47pm CST
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Mon, Jan 26, 2026 - 09:00am to 10:47am CST
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Additional Info
Basic Course Information
Prerequisites NoneAdvanced Preparation None
Designed For Accountants who prepare income tax returns or offer tax consulting
Original Recording Date 10/18/2018
Yellow Book No
Course Developer MICPA
Date Added to Catalog 09/18/2018
Additional Information
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Instructional Delivery Method Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements Online Registration
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