While you were taking tax season head on and recovering from it, guess what happened? Over 500 court cases, 200 IRS IRB developments (including regs), 2,500 IRS rulings and other goodies came down. What did you miss? More than you might think. We've knocked it down for you. Give us two hours. We'll get you caught up.
This built-from-scratch course delivers up-to-the-day changes in federal tax law. The course, delivered at a brisk pace and with humor, is designed to meet the needs of the tax planner and return preparer by identifying and responsibly exploring recent important tax developments.
Per the IRS Education Provider Standards this course must be COMPLETED by 12/31/2029 to receive credits. NOTE: Go to My Professional Profile in your CCH CPELink account settings to ensure your name, and PTIN number; matches your PTIN card
Publication Date: June 2026
Designed For
Return preparers, tax planners and taxpayers desiring to keep up with late breaking tax developments
Topics Covered
- Major provisions of recently enacted (and newly effective) federal tax legislation
- Recent important court cases, regulations, rulings and related developments affecting individuals, real estate, investments, IRAs and estates/trusts
- 2025 OBBB Act provisions affecting individuals
- How the proverbial gutting of IRS is affecting taxpayers
Learning Objectives
- Identify relevant new tax developments affecting individuals
- Identify tax planning opportunities affecting individuals created and freed up by late breaking tax developments
- Identify major new tax developments affecting individuals on the horizon and how to respond
- Identify new IRS tactics against taxpayers
- Identify currently relevant risks and opportunities facing individual taxpayers and tax preparers
Level
Update
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
Basic understanding of individual taxation.
Advance Preparation
None
Instructor
Bradley Burnett
Bradley Burnett, J.D., LL.M., is a practicing tax attorney, licensed in Colorado, with 38 years of tax practice experience. His practice emphasis is on tax planning and tax controversy resolution. Prior to establishing his own law firm in 1990, he practiced tax accounting with national and local CPA firms, worked as a trust officer for a Denver bank, and managed the tax department as partner in a medium-sized Denver law firm. After receiving his undergraduate degree in accounting and law degree (J.D.), he earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Denver School of Law Graduate Tax Program.
Mr. Burnett has delivered more than 3,400 presentations on U.S. tax law throughout all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Bahamas, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Canada. He has authored texts of 45 CPE courses. Mr. Burnett served as adjunct professor at the University of Denver School of Law Graduate Tax Program, where he pioneered an employment tax course and taught IRS practice and procedure. He has appeared on television answering tax questions for call-in viewers of Denver NBC affiliate KUSA Channel 9. Brad received the Illinois Society of CPAs Instructor Excellence Award for teaching in Chicago and five times has been the top rated, most requested instructor for CPA Society annual tax conferences.