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Wages, Fringe Benefits, and Information Returns

TY2026 employee-income and equity reconciliation laboratory

Reconcile W-2 wage definitions, accountable and nonaccountable fringe reimbursements, tip records, disputed payer forms, and RSU wage inclusion with stock-sale basis. Separately examine the enacted qualified-tips deduction without removing taxable compensation.

Intermediate | Federal Tax Law

Course status

4 live IRS CE hours are proposed, not approved or currently awarded. Provider and program review, qualified human technical review, actual instructional time, and any applicable CPA CPE determination remain outstanding. Self-study hours have not been validated.

Enrollment remains unavailable until course availability, schedules and applicable enrollment terms are confirmed.

Public topic outline

4 required modules provide 200 planned minutes. 2 optional modules expand the teaching library to 260 minutes. Planned time does not establish awarded credit.

Core | M1

Wage definitions and W-2 reconciliation

50 planned minutes

Core | M2

Fringe benefits and exclusions

50 planned minutes

Core | M3

Tips and disputed compensation forms

50 planned minutes

Core | M4

Restricted stock and equity sale basis

50 planned minutes

Reserve | R5

Corrected forms and multiple payroll agents

30 planned minutes

Reserve | R6

Noncash awards and year-end timing

30 planned minutes

Preparation and access

Working knowledge of Form 1040, W-2 and 1099 reporting; intended for EAs and CPAs.

Four synthetic core cases, 12 reviews and a protected 20-item final bank. One final form drafted; independent review and a second disjoint form remain outstanding. Instructor master delivered separately.

Instructor material and assessment keys are not available from this public site. Future learner access requires verified identity and an active entitlement to this course.

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