Instructor
Rich Lahijani
Instructor
Richard Lahijani, CPA, CGMA, MST
JBL Consulting LLC/New York, NY
Mr. Rich Lahijani is a professor of taxation at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is also a faculty member at City University of New York (“CUNY”) where he teaches federal taxation, and graduate accounting courses.
Before coming to academia, Mr. Lahijani was a Senior Tax Manager at Deloitte Tax LLP, in their New York Tax Practice. Mr. Lahijani’s primary focus was in the Real Estate sector in the tri-state area. Rich also served clients in the financial services, and hospitality areas. Mr. Lahijani has over 15 years of public accounting experience, and held a key leadership role in the tax consulting and structuring of one of the largest REIT IPOs in modern US history.
Mr. Lahijani is an accomplished speaker and has authored multiple articles, and professional publications.
Learn the hottest tax topics created by current tax legislation through this case-
oriented, highly interactive course. Recognize the latest tax legislation and IRS
guidance affecting your individual and business clients, and how to effectively use
this information to benefit your client base. Understand how key tax provisions of
the SECURE Act, CARES Act, Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), and the
American Rescue Plan affect business entities and individual taxpayers. Use your
knowledge of the hottest tax topics coming out of tax reform and continuing IRS
guidance to revise current tax plans and implement new tax saving strategies for
new and existing clients.
• Identify how to advise clients on recent tax law changes, tax
developments, and tax issues affected by societal and economic
trends.
• Recognize new tax planning opportunities as a result of the latest tax
law legislation.
• Legislative changes, and IRS guidance that impacts individuals and
businesses
• Section 199A Qualified Business Income deduction
• Qualified research credit
• Section 179 and bonus depreciation
• Tax advantaged savings accounts
• Tax benefits for education
• Tax preparer penalties
• Hot tax planning strategies for individuals and small businesses
• Savings and retirement plan options
• Estates and trusts
• And much more!
Basic understanding of
individual and business taxation
All practitioners