Galveston Summer Clusters Program

Choose the Courses That Fit Your Schedule

Build your own CPE experience with morning and afternoon courses offered July 6–8. Review the course descriptions below to find the topics most relevant to your work, then select the registration button when you are ready to reserve your place. Each course provides four CPE hours.

The course marked Online Only is available exclusively by livestream. All other courses are available in person in Galveston or online.

Monday, July 6

Morning Course | 8:30 a.m.–Noon

The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent

8:30 a.m.–Noon  |  4 CPE Hours In Person or Online

Both businesses and individual clients face significant changes resulting from recent tax legislation. Review current federal tax developments, IRS guidance and major trends on the horizon, with an emphasis on the planning considerations practitioners need to understand when advising clients.

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Afternoon Course Options | 1–4:30 p.m.

Surgent's Mastering Basis Issues for S Corporations, Partnerships, and LLCs

1–4:30 p.m.  |  4 CPE Hours In Person or Online

Basis and distribution rules are among the most challenging concepts involving flow-through entities. Focus on the practical application of basis rules for S corporations, partnerships and LLCs, including the effect of contributions, distributions, losses and other transactions.

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Online Only
Technology Trends and Hot Topics Impacting the Accounting Profession

1–4:30 p.m.  |  4 CPE Hours Livestream Only

Examine the technologies reshaping accounting and finance, including artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, audit data analytics and cloud-based applications. Consider the opportunities, risks and practical steps professionals can take to prepare their organizations for continued change.

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Tuesday, July 7

Morning Course | 8:30 a.m.–Noon

Securing a Comfortable Retirement

8:30 a.m.–Noon  |  4 CPE Hours In Person or Online

Help clients evaluate how much retirement income they may need and identify strategies for reaching their goals. Explore retirement readiness, income sources, distribution planning and financial risks that can affect an individual's ability to maintain a comfortable lifestyle throughout retirement.

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Afternoon Course | 1–4:30 p.m.

Taxation of Partnership Distributions and Sales of Partnership Interests

1–4:30 p.m.  |  4 CPE Hours In Person or Online

Explore two complex areas of Subchapter K: partnership distributions and sales of partnership interests. Review the tax consequences to partnerships and partners, different types of distributions and the rules practitioners must consider when a partnership interest is purchased, sold or otherwise transferred.

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Wednesday, July 8

Morning Course | 8:30 a.m.–Noon

Surgent's Essential Depreciation and Expensing Update

8:30 a.m.–Noon  |  4 CPE Hours In Person or Online

Review the evolving rules governing depreciation, amortization and property transactions, including current inflation adjustments and technical corrections. Practical examples and case studies help clarify bonus depreciation, Section 179 expensing and other provisions affecting business property.

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Afternoon Course | 1–4:30 p.m.

The Top Five Tax Issues in Dealing with LLCs and Partnerships

1–4:30 p.m.  |  4 CPE Hours In Person or Online

Focus on five frequently encountered tax issues involving LLCs and partnerships. Gain practical guidance for recognizing and addressing complex compliance and planning concerns, explaining their consequences to clients and avoiding common mistakes when advising pass-through entities and their owners.

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