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Tax Cuts & Jobs Act – Individual Tax Preparation
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), signed into law during the closing days of 2017, significantly affects tax planning and the income tax liability for many taxpayers. This course will examine the principal changes affecting individual taxpayers made by the TCJA and the current limits applicable to them. It examines the provisions of the TCJA with increased potential to affect the taxation of individuals related to changes in: Individual and capital gains tax rates; Standard deduction and exclusions; Income and adjustments to income; Itemized deductions in Form 1040 Schedule A; Form 1040 Schedule C; Tax credits; Individual alternative minimum tax (AMT);Taxation of unearned income of minor children; Qualified tuition plans; ABLE accounts; Tax treatment of student loan indebtedness discharges; Net operating losses; and Affordable Care Act individual responsibility requirement. In addition, it will consider the business-related TCJA provisions affecting individual taxpayers, including the pass-through deduction for qualified trades or businesses under IRC §199A, and the provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that impact the TCJA provisions in 2025 and 2026.

Course Publication Date: April 04, 2026

This course is available with NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active self study membership or all access membership!

Author:Paul Winn
Course No:TAX-TAXCUT-620111
Recommended CPE:4.00
Delivery Method:QAS Self Study
Prerequisites:None
Advanced Preparation:None
Recommended Field of Study:Taxes
  
Learning Objectives
  • Recognize the TCJA’s effect on the individual income and capital gains tax rates;

  • List the changes in standard deductions, filing requirements and exemptions resulting from passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act;

  • Describe the TCJA’s impact on the adjustments to income for alimony and taxpayer moving expenses;

  • Identify the changes affecting the itemized deductions on Schedule A; and

  • Understand the provisions of the enhanced child tax credit.

  • Describe the broadening of §529 plan distributions;

  • List the changes affecting the discharge of student loan indebtedness and net operating losses;

  • Describe the TCJA’s effect on the ACA’s requirement to maintain health coverage and its changes to employee fringe benefits; and

  • Identify the principal changes to the rules governing real property depreciation.

  • Recognize the general pass-through deduction for a qualified trade or business;

  • Define the terms “qualified trade or business,” “qualified business income,” and “qualified property” for purposes of the pass-through deduction;

  • Describe the W-2 wage limitation related to the pass-through deduction;

  • List the changes with respect to Schedule C provisions, including those related to –

    • Entertainment expenses,
    • Section 179 expense limits,
    • 100% expensing,
    • Luxury auto limits,
    • Listed property updates, and
    • Net operating losses.

CPE Depot Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

Sponsor Number: 109423

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