Understanding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Seminar
DISCLAIMER
Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 4:40 pm
TCJA & Key Areas for Employers
Fringe benefits
FMLA leave
Executive compensation
Supplemental wage rates
TCJA & Key Areas for Your Employees
Tax rates & withholding tables
Form W-4 refresher
Form W-4: New for 2018
Form W-4: New for 2019
TCJA & Key Areas for Individuals
New standard deduction & elimination of exemptions
Numerous itemized deductions & adjustments to income changes
2018 Form 1040: The Postcard
2018 MN conformity issues
TCJA & Key Areas for Business
Depreciation
Entertainment/Meals & entertainment deductions
Entity planning
Section 199A – 20% business deduction
Credits
Accountants
8.0 CPE Hours
Attorneys
6.5 Minnesota CLE Hours
IRS Enrolled Agents and
Other Tax Return Preparers
8.0 CE Hours
Certified Financial Planners
8.0 CE Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public. The Minnesota Board of Accountancy accepts sponsors listed on the NASBA National Registry of CPE Sponsors. This intermediate-level course offers up to 8.0 CPE credits in the area of taxes. A basic understanding of federal taxation is beneficial for this program and no advance preparation is required.
HalfMoon Education Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org. Complaints can also be directed to Doug Chapman at doug@halfmoonseminars.org. Sponsor No. 103015.
The Minnesota State Board of CLE has approved this course for 6.5 standard CLE hours for attorneys.
This program qualifies for 8.0 approved hours of continuing education credit for enrolled agents and other tax return preparers under Treasury Department Circular #230.
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a CFP Board-registered continuing education sponsor. The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. has granted 8.0 hours of continuing education credit for the completion of this seminar.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Elizabeth Bystrom
Elizabeth Bystrom CPACPA of Elizabeth Bystrom CPA, Ltd., in White Bear Lake
Ms. Bystrom is licensed as a CPA in the State of Minnesota and has spent 18 years explaining the Internal Revenue Code to people in such a way that they actually understand what she is saying. In 2010, her entrepreneurial voice finally grew too loud to ignore and she made the leap to small business owner. Ms. Bystrom went to work building from the ground up a boutique firm that specializes in small business and individual tax consulting. Her belief is that the right combination of good communication, good information and good advice is the foundation for good decisions. Today, her firm offers more than just the traditional tax preparation services, offering growth services such as tax planning, business coaching and QuickBooks training. Ms. Bystrom leverages her professional experience and the latest technology to maintain a work/life balance that suits both her clients and family alike. Her experiences as a spokesperson for the MN State Society of CPA’s, as well as her side hustle as a snow board instructor add a richness to her unique brand. Ms. Bystrom’s natural approachability, combined with her open and honest style has allowed her to build a practice unlike any other. Her collaborative process in dealing with her clients provides them with the opportunity to be tax-aware and make smarter decisions in all areas of daily life.