WEBINAR Details

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
8:15 am - 10:00 am 

Topic:
 Tax Reform Update

Speaker(s):
 Francis Sameon, CPA

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Program Description:
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was finally signed into law despite controversy of its effectiveness surrounding income equality, disproportionate impact on certain states including California, and the adverse impact on healthcare and the national debt. Regardless of your political affiliation, you’ll need to know how these changes will affect your clients. Francis Sameon will discuss the ramifications of this legislation so you can determine the best course of action for the clients you serve.

Topics include:
•             Individual and corporate tax rate changes
•             Standard deduction and personal and dependent exemptions
•             The Child Tax Credit and a new Family Tax Credit
•             Mortgage interest deductions
•             State income tax and property tax in California
•             Miscellaneous itemized deduction changes
•             Moving expense reimbursements and deductions
•             The ACA individual mandate
•             AMT for individuals and corporations
•             The gift and estate tax
•             IRC §179 expensing and bonus depreciation
•             Deductible business interest
•             The NOL carryback and deduction
•             The domestic production activities deduction
•             IRC §1031 treatment
•             Entertainment expenses
•             Qualified business income for pass-through entity owners
•             Roth conversion recharacterization

Speaker's Bio:
Francis Sameon, CPA
Francis Sameon was most recently a tax senior at BPM LLP, a mid-sized accounting and consulting firm with offices across the Bay Area. While at BPM LLP, he focused on flow-through entities in the private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund space as well as high-net-worth individuals.

A CA-licensed CPA since October 2015, he received his undergraduate degree in Business with an Accounting concentration from Golden Gate University.

He currently volunteers as one of Tax-Aid's site co-managers and sits on the CalCPA SF scholarship committee. He was a volunteer CPA and a presenter for Financial Planning Day in San Francisco 2015 and 2017. He was formerly a chairperson for CalCPA SF's Emerging Professionals Committee. 

*This topic has been approved by the CFP Board for 1.5 hours of CE credit.