AICPA Town Hall – April 25 Edition [Video]

Join 10,000+ professionals who enrolled in the Controller Academy 🚀https://controller-academy.com/courses/controller-academy[coupon 30OFFCOURSE for 30% discount]Download the file used in the video:https://thefincontroller.com/p/accounting-adjustments-easy-to-hardPwC's guide on Revenue from contracts with customers:https://viewpoint.pwc.com/dt/us/en/pwc/accounting_guides/revenue_from_contrac/assets/pwcrevenueguide0324.pdfChapters:00:00 Agenda00:53 #1 Late Invoice for Inventory 02:44 #2 AR Write-off05:09 #3 Deferred Rent07:53 #4 Sales Commission (Incremental Cost)11:46 #5 Buyout of Legacy Vendor Contract What we cover in this video:Accounting Adjustments are made at each month end to ensure compliance with US GAAP or IFRS, depending on the Accounting framework your company chooses to useIn this video, I will walk you through 5 examples of these accounting adjustments. We will go from an easy example such as a Late invoice on inventory purchase all the way to a very difficult example related to costs to acquire a new customer contract We will look at both the Wrong Accounting treatment as well as the correct way to record each transaction-----------------------------------Hang Out with me on social media:📸 https://www.instagram.com/the_financial_controller/📱https://www.tiktok.com/@thefinancialcontrollerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-hanna-cpa-7653a851/DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you happen to purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!All views expressed on my channel are mine alone. Not intended as financial or professional advice

Here’s what it means for a business to engage in good tax planning:Avoid income recognition by generating tax-exempt income.Defer income recognition by postponing the sale of assets, doing a 1031 exchange.Maximize deductions by keeping receipts for business meals, using a portion of your home exclusively for business (home office deduction).Accelerate deductions by using § 179 expensing, bonus depreciation, cost segregation.Maximize tax credits by hiring individuals who face obstacles finding a job (work opportunity tax credit). You can also reduce your effective tax rate by:• Shifting income from high-tax jurisdictions to low-tax jurisdictions • Shifting income from high-bracket taxpayers to low-bracket taxpayers• Shifting income from high-bracket tax years to low-bracket tax years• Converting ordinary income to capital gains• And avoiding double taxation— Edspira is the creation of Michael McLaughlin, an award-winning professor who went from teenage homelessness to a PhD. Edspira’s mission is to make a high-quality business education accessible to all people. — SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE PDF GUIDES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING, TAX, AND MORE* http://eepurl.com/dIaa5z — HIRE MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN, PHD, CPA* https://michaelmclaughlin.com/hire-me— GET CERTIFIED IN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS, IFRS 16, AND ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT* https://edspira.thinkific.com—LISTEN TO THE SCHEME PODCAST * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scheme/id1522352725* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4WaNTqVFxISHlgcSWNT1kc* Website: https://www.edspira.com/podcast-2/—GET TAX TIPS ON TIKTOK* https://www.tiktok.com/@prof_mclaughlin—ACCESS INDEX OF VIDEOS* https://www.edspira.com/index—CONNECT WITH EDSPIRA * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Edspira* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edspiradotcom* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edspira—CONNECT WITH MICHAEL * Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Prof_McLaughlin* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-michael-mclaughlin—ABOUT EDSPIRA AND ITS CREATOR* https://www.edspira.com/about/

This video provides an overview of the tax rules for S corporations in the United States. An S corporation is a business entity type that provides the limited liability of a corporation but is taxed as a flow-through entity (no double taxation like C corporations). Profits (or losses) of the S corporation flow through to shareholders and are taxed at the shareholder (but not corporate) level. An S corporation must be organized in a U.S. state. After creating a corporation, shareholders must file Form 2553 with the IRS to elect for the company to be treated as an S corporation. Not all corporations be an S corporation, and there are requirements based on the type of corporation, the number of shareholders, and types of shareholders. Income and deductions of an S corporation are allocated to an S corporation on a pro rata basis. In contrast to partnerships, special allocations (non pro rata) are not allowed. Distributions to shareholders are generally nontaxable to the extent the shareholder has basis, although distributions can be taxable if they exceed the shareholder's basis or if the distributions pertain to earnings and profits (E&P) accumulated by the corporation prior to its election to become an S corporation. A shareholder's basis is increased by capital contributions, share purchases, and the shareholder's pro rata share of income items, while the shareholder's basis is decreased by nontaxable distributions to the shareholder and the shareholder's pro rata share of deductions and losses (although the shareholder's basis can never go below zero). In contrast to partnerships, a shareholder's basis is not increased when the S corporation borrows money (unless the shareholder loans money to the S corporation). While S corporations are flow-through entities and are thus not subject to income tax, S corporations may be subject to taxes in certain situations. 0:00 Overview 0:33 What is an S corporation? 2:51 How to create an S corporation 3:40 Requirements to be an S corporation 8:01 Allocating income and deductions 11:19 Tax consequences of distributions 14:53 Calculating a shareholder's basis 17:13 Taxes on S corporations — Edspira is the creation of Michael McLaughlin, an award-winning professor who went from teenage homelessness to a PhD. Edspira’s mission is to make a high-quality business education freely available to the world. — SUBSCRIBE FOR A FREE 53-PAGE GUIDE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PLUS: • A 23-PAGE GUIDE TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING • A 44-PAGE GUIDE TO U.S. TAXATION • A 75-PAGE GUIDE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS • MANY MORE FREE PDF GUIDES AND SPREADSHEETS * http://eepurl.com/dIaa5z — SUPPORT EDSPIRA ON PATREON *https://www.patreon.com/prof_mclaughlin — GET CERTIFIED IN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS, IFRS 16, AND ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT * https://edspira.thinkific.com — LISTEN TO THE SCHEME PODCAST * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scheme/id1522352725 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4WaNTqVFxISHlgcSWNT1kc * Website: https://www.edspira.com/podcast-2/ — GET TAX TIPS ON TIKTOK * https://www.tiktok.com/@prof_mclaughlin — ACCESS INDEX OF VIDEOS * https://www.edspira.com/index — CONNECT WITH EDSPIRA * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Edspira * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edspiradotcom * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edspira — CONNECT WITH MICHAEL * Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Prof_McLaughlin * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-michael-mclaughlin — ABOUT EDSPIRA AND ITS CREATOR * https://www.edspira.com/about/ * https://michaelmclaughlin.com

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