This online course provides a comprehensive and practical deep dive into shareholder basis calculations for S corporations, with a strong focus on Form 7203 compliance and risk management. As IRS scrutiny of basis continues to increase, tax practitioners must be able to accurately calculate, document, and, when necessary, reconstruct shareholder basis to support loss deductions and distributions.
This course walks through stock and debt basis concepts from the ground up, explains how income, losses, deductions, and nondeductible expenses flow through to basis, and highlights the most common and costly basis errors found on S corporation returns. Participants will also examine real world issues such as incoming and exiting shareholders, asset contributions and distributions, PPP loan forgiveness, employee retention credits, and other tax free grants that frequently distort basis if not handled correctly.
Session Highlights
- Overview of S corporation shareholder stock and debt basis rules
- Form 7203 overview and preparation requirements
- Form 7203 Part I: Shareholder stock basis calculations
- Form 7203 Part II: Shareholder debt basis and repayment issues
- Form 7203 Part III: Allowable losses and deduction limitations
- Allocating pass‑through items to stock and debt basis
- Basis limitations and interaction with Form 6198
- PPP loan forgiveness, ERTC credits, and other tax‑free assistance impacts on basis
- Asset contributions, distributions, and stock transfers
- Incoming and exiting shareholders
- Preparing and filing multiple Forms 7203
- Reconstructing basis and correcting prior‑year errors
- IRS compliance considerations and practitioner exposure
Learning Objectives
- Calculate initial and ongoing stock and debt basis for S corporation shareholders
- Demonstrate how to prepare Form 7203 accurately to support allowable losses and deductions
- Explain how to allocate pass‑through income, losses, deductions, and nondeductible expenses to shareholder basis
- Identify transactions and events that commonly cause shareholder basis errors, including COVID‑related relief provisions
- Explain how to reconstruct or correct shareholder basis when historical records are incomplete or inaccurate
- Identify practitioner compliance risks related to improper basis reporting
Credits and Other information
- Recommended CPE credit – 2.0
- Recommended field of study – Taxes
- Session Prerequisites and preparation: None
- Session learning level: Basic
- Location: Virtual/Online
- Delivery method: Self Study
- IRS Course ID: PJGWS-T-00108-25-S
- Attendance Requirement: Yes
- Session Duration: 2 Hours
Who should attend?
- CPAs
- EAs
- Tax return preparers
- Accountants
- Tax professionals
Speaker Profile:
Jason Dinesen (EA, LPA) is a tax nerd, entrepreneur, tax expert and a well known presenter of continuing education courses. He has an impeccable acumen for tax subjects, by virtue of which, he is known to create very well researched course materials helping individuals and businesses with accounting, bookkeeping, tax preparation, and business advisory in various industries.Known for his sharp tax interpretations, he is one of the quickest to bring the analysis of the latest tax updates and IRS guidance to the professional community. Jason has coached over 200,000 accounting, tax, and HR professionals on various topics of accounting, individual taxation, corporate taxation, professional ethics, and much more.
Credits and Other information
- Recommended CPE credit – 2.0
- Recommended field of study – Taxes
- Session Prerequisites and preparation: None
- Session learning level: Basic
- Location: Virtual/Online
- Delivery method: Self Study
- IRS Course ID: PJGWS-T-00108-25-S
- Attendance Requirement: Yes
- Session Duration: 2 Hours
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