Key Tax Issues Facing Business & Industry (4 hours - morning) - Webcast
Overview
This course focuses on the key federal tax issues affecting business from the internal accountant’s point of view, with a focus on the major ramifications of recent tax legislation and developments. Planning alternatives and the potential risks associated with those strategies will also be discussed.
Highlights
- 2025-26 legislative update and review of key business tax issues.
- Section 163(j) interest expense limitation
- Business losses.
- Capitalization, expensing and depreciation rules.
- New travel and entertainment expense rules.
- Fringe benefits.
- Independent contractor vs. employee
- Latest legislative, judicial, and IRS developments.
Prerequisites
Basic working knowledge of business taxation
Designed For
CPAs, members in industry, and financial personnel working for closely-held, for-profit entities
Objectives
Distinguish the latest tax developments, rules and regulations affecting business and industry
Leader(s):
Leader Bios

Douglas Van Der Aa, Van Der Aa Tax Ed LLC
Douglas J. Van Der Aa, CPA, JD, is a lively and energetic speaker – especially on the subject of taxes and ethics. He has been a highly rated speaker (consistently rating over 4.75 for both knowledge and presentation) and seminar leader for the AICPA, FTW, CPA associations and other organizations throughout the country or more than 15 years.
Doug has over 30 years of professional experience, including tax practice in CPA firms and the practice of transactional business and real estate law as an attorney. As a CPA, Doug’s practice concentrated on the tax needs of closely held businesses, with their related passthrough entities, complex individual returns, estates and trusts.
Doug is the president of Van Der Aa Tax Ed, LLC, based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and specialized in tax and accounting matters facing today’s tax practitioner.
(3/19/21)
Non-Member Price $245.00
Member Price $195.00