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Ken Kies Returns to Surgent CPE, Joins Weekly Expert Hour and Launches New Monthly Program

Kies, who most recently served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy and Acting Chief Counsel of the IRS, will teach a free session of Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour on Sept. 24 and will co-host a new monthly program with Mike Tucker. Key Takeaways DALLAS (Sept. 10, 2026) — Surgent CPE, a UWorld company […]

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Corporate Tax Credits Explained: What C Corporation Clients Are Missing

Corporate tax credits reduce tax dollar for dollar. Deductions only reduce the income the tax is computed on. The IRS went out of its way to publish a notice about corporations that paid a tax they never owed — Treasury and the IRS observed that some small corporate taxpayers reported corporate alternative minimum tax for […]

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Corporate Tax Planning Before Year-End: Strategies for Q3 and Q4

August is when corporate year-end tax planning conversations start. Not December. By the time a CPA reaches out to a C corporation client in November, most of the actionable levers have already been pulled (or missed). The Q3 window is where the real work happens: reviewing estimated payments, evaluating compensation timing, and lining up capital […]

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