Description

The AICPA Tax Advocacy Team in Washington, D.C., addresses the challenge of keeping up with tax law changes.

They advocate for sound tax policy and effective administration.

The Washington Tax Brief webcast series keeps members informed about:

- Major tax-related advocacy initiatives

- Proposed tax law changes

- Fundamental tax reform with recent changes to IRS regulations

Target Audience

Government officials

Public Accountants

Financial planners

Accounting and Finance professionals

Course Objectives

- Recognize legislative and regulatory tax developments.

- Identify emerging tax policy and advocacy issues important to AICPA members.

- Recall strategies to address tax issues and plan for IRS regulations and guidance changes.

- Identify the considerations related to emerging legislative, regulatory and administrative matters in the tax environment.

Subjects

- employee retention credit

- IRS updates

- Excise tax

- OECD pillar

- digital assets

- Virtual currency

- tax guidance and resources

- estate, gift and trust tax advocacy

- BOI

- Disaster relief

- tax regulations

Prerequisites

Previous experience in the development or approval of tax policy, testimony, comment letters and formal positions (on rulings, legislation, Department of the Treasury regulations, notices, determinations, forms, and other regulatory and administrative guidance on taxation matters).