Recent Tax Developments (May/June 2017) (Currently Unavailable)

Author: Sidney Kess, Barbara Weltman

This course, developed by noted tax authorities Sidney Kess and Barbara Weltman, provides you with an overview of recent tax developments and highlights planning tips and techniques to help you in your practice. Recent developments covered in this course include deductions for medical treatments, taking distributions from IRAs for financial hardship without incurring a penalty and key issues that persist under the passive activity rules.

Note: This course does not contain audio.

Publication Date: May 2017

Designed For
Tax practitioners

Topics Covered

• Tax legislation
• Deductible medical treatments
• Passive activity loss rules
• IRA distributions

Learning Objectives

• List various medical treatments that are deductible and those that are not
• Discuss the key issues that persist under the passive activity loss rules
• Explain how to take distributions from IRAs for financial hardship without a penalty

Level
Update

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
Knowledge of tax developments

Advance Preparation
None