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Business Law for Accountants

  • ITEM SKU
    5250
  • CPE Hours
    24
  • Full Course Price
    $119.50
Exam Questions: 120
Course Level: Basic
Pages: 512 | Content: 496, Supplemental: 6
NASBA Area of Study: Business Law
Not Acceptable for: Enrolled Agents
Version: 5250N

Today's CPA must have a working familiarity with a number of areas of business law to properly advise clients and to protect their own interests as a practitioner. Business Law for Accountants is designed to meet both objectives. The course is broken into six main parts: (1) business entities; (2) civil liability and unfair competition in business; (3) intellectual property; (4) employment law; (5) the law of independent contractors; and (6) bankruptcy law for businesses. You are bound to find many circumstances that are relevant to you and/or your clients. PLEASE NOTE: Course material is similar to #5645: Business Entities and the Law therefore, we recommend that you should not take #5645 in the same CPE reporting period. Not acceptable for Enrolled Agents. All course material provided. No prerequisites. Course level: Basic

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Table of Contents
  • I. BUSINESS ENTITIES
  • Overview of Business Entities
  • Formation of Business Entities
  • Rights and Duties of Business Owners
  • Management and Control of Business Entities
  • Liability of Owners
  • II. CIVIL LIABILITY AND UNFAIR COMPETITION IN BUSINESS
  • Civil Liability
  • Unfair Business Practices
  • Federal Antitrust Laws
  • III. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  • Trademark Law
  • Patent Law
  • Copyright Law
  • IV. EMPLOYMENT LAW
  • Overview of Selected Federal Employment Laws
  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Fringe Benefits
  • Overview of Federal Employment Taxes
  • V. THE LAW OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
  • Introductions to the Law of Independent Contractors
  • The Current Three Part Test and the Historic IRS 20-Factor Test
  • Statutory Classes of Workers
  • Employer's Good Faith Defense
  • Employment Tax Penalties
  • State Workers' Compensation Coverage
  • VI. BANKRUPTCY LAW FOR BUSINESSES
  • Liquidation under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code
  • Reorganization under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
  • Taxes and Bankruptcy
Objectives
  • To recall the major attributes of various entity forms
  • To recognize requirements for forming certain types of business entities
  • To identify the rights and duties of business owners
  • To identify rules governing the management and control of business entities
  • To identify personal liability characteristics of various business forms
  • To recall characteristics of the American tort system
  • To recognize when employers are liable for the acts of their employees
  • To recognize the types of damages awarded in civil cases
  • To identify the elements of a trade libel lawsuit
  • To recall required elements for a cause of action based on intentional interference with prospective economic advantage
  • To identify the law of unlawful advertising
  • To recognize characteristics of the major federal antitrust laws
  • To identify characteristics of federal trademark protection
  • To recognize characteristics of patent protection
  • To identify characteristics of copyright protection
  • To recall elements relating to various significant federal employment laws
  • To identify what is covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • To identify how certain fringe benefits should be treated for tax purposes
  • To recognize federal employment tax obligations of employers
  • To identify penalties associated with misclassifying employees as independent contractors
  • To recognize how the IRS determines worker status
  • To identify the statutory classes of workers
  • To recognize the employer's good faith defense, and how it can be applied
  • To identify some of the penalties involved in misclassifying workers for federal tax purposes
  • To identify characteristics of the workers' compensation system
  • To recall characteristics of a chapter 7 bankruptcy
  • To identify the provisions of chapter 11 bankruptcy
  • To identify the filing requirements of a bankruptcy filing

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