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2026 Federal Tax Update Seminars
Two days. Up to 16 credits. Every change that hits your 1040s on Day One and your business returns on Day Two — taught live by instructors who prepare returns for a living.
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What's Included:
- 16 Total Credits
- The Individual Edition (8 Credits)
- The Business Edition (8 Credits)
- Complete & Linked PDF Manual
- Breakfast & Lunch
$699 $499
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Early-bird pricing ends Friday, 11:59 PST.
2026 Federal Tax Update Seminars
Two days. Up to 16 credits. Every change that hits your 1040s on Day One and your business returns on Day Two — taught live by instructors who prepare returns for a living.
30+
Years of Tax Updates
1M+
Certificates Issued
6,000+
Live Attendees / Year
NASBA
Registered Sponsor
The IRS Isn't Waiting. Neither Should You.
The biggest federal tax law in years is now in effect. New deductions. Rewritten rules. Inflation-adjusted everything. IRS guidance is still dropping while your clients are already asking questions.
Come April, your returns will reflect what you knew when you sat in this room.
Built For Your Credentials, And The Firm Behind It.
Formulated specifically for CPAs, EAs, and CFPs who prepare returns, advise clients, and answer for the results.
And if you run the firm, it counts more. Every topic is framed so you can take back what you’ve learn to your team on Monday — what changed, what it means for your clients, and what your staff does differently this season.
CPAs • CFPs • EAs
What You'll Learn
Monday: Individual Edition
- OBBBA: Major OBBBA changes affecting 2026 tax planning and preparation.
- Deductions: New and updated individual deductions, including tips, overtime, car loan interest, and senior deduction provisions
- Brackets:: 2026 tax brackets, standard deduction changes, and filing requirement updates
- Credits: Child tax credit, dependent care credit, education credit, adoption credit, and ACA-related changes
- Updated: SALT, charitable contribution, mortgage interest, casualty loss, and itemized deduction updates
- Retirement & SECURE 2.0: Catch-up mechanics and the 2026/27 horizon—what’s actionable now vs. what to stage for next season.
- Recent Tax Court decisions: Individual-focused rulings that change how you brief clients and document positions.
Tuesday: Business Edition
- Business returns: changes involving QBI, bonus depreciation, research expenditures, interest expense limitations, and excess business losses
- Self-employed hot spots: Fresh issues for sole proprietors and gig workers; expense substantiation, estimated tax, and common audit flags.
- Payroll & employment: The latest on payroll updates, credits, and procedural changes that create real operational work.
- Pass-throughs: What’s new for partnerships and LLCs—allocations, basis, and the practical meaning of recent IRS/Treasury moves.
- Entity taxation: Current S corp and C corp developments; depreciation/expensing dynamics; coordination with shareholder/owner returns.
- Practice & procedure: Updates to IRS practice and procedures that affect exams, notices, penalty relief, and practitioner workflow.
- Recent Tax Court decisions: Business-relevant rulings that reshape planning, documentation, and risk management.
All Seminar Locations
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 16-17, 2026
Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown
Lynnwood, WA
Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2026
Lynnwood Conference Center
Denver, CO
Dec 3–4, 2026
Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 7–8, 2026
Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast
Atlanta, GA
Dec 14–15, 2026
AC/Moxy Hotel Atlanta Midtown
Charlotte, NC
Dec 17–18, 2026
Charlotte Marriott City Center
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Learn about how your whole team can attend a Federal Tax Update Seminar for less than you think. Upskill your teams, improve retention and satisfaction, and get a real ROI on your continuing education.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions? Call us at 800-822-4194 or email wcpe@westerncpe.com. We’re in Bozeman, Montana, and we pick up the phone. If you’re trying to make dates work, choose between locations, or find the simplest path to your hours, we’ll help.
Seminars and conferences are both great ways to earn CPE, but they’re designed for different needs.
Seminars are typically two-day events and are geared more toward local practitioners. They focus specifically on the Federal Tax Update and California Federal Tax Update, making them a great option if you’re looking for a focused, in-depth update on the latest tax changes close to home. Each day provides 8 credit hours. Lunch may be provided, but seminars do not include bonus credits or additional perks.
Conferences offer more flexibility and a broader experience. You can attend anywhere from 1 to 5 days depending on your schedule—even mixing and matching days if needed. Conferences cover a variety of topics, including the Federal Tax Update, so you can build a schedule that fits your needs across multiple subject areas. Each conference day provides 8 total credits, made up of 6 standard CPE credits and 2 bonus CPE credits for attending live in person. Conferences also include added perks like lunch, snacks throughout the day, and in some cases, optional group excursions.
Additional Value (2026 Conferences)
If you attend 3 days or more, you’ll also receive:
- A 50%-off coupon code for a credit package that can be used in our on-demand course library
- A free Ethics course
Why is the price different?
Conferences offer more flexibility, bonus credits, and added value both during and after the event. While seminars are a great local option, conferences are designed to give you a more comprehensive experience along with additional savings on future courses.
Federal Tax Update seminar classes run from 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., with an hour break for lunch from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
You can transfer a Federal Tax Update seminar registration from person to person; however, you cannot split a 2-day registration between two people. Please call our office at (800) 822-4194 if you wish to transfer a registration.
Each morning, we offer breakfast for all attendees, at 6:45 AM, along with a 30 minute lunch.
We do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions, but requests must be made in advance. We aren’t able to plan for specific needs unless they’re shared with us ahead of time, so please be sure to let us know during registration or by contacting our team.
Western CPE offers group discounts when participants attend both days of a Federal Tax Update seminar. *Group discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other special offer or promotion.
In destinations this memorable, we understand that sometimes the day calls you beyond the classroom. That’s the idea behind Call of the Wild: a flexible option for conference attendees whose onsite plans change.
Live conference CPE credit-hours are earned by attending your scheduled courses. If you need to miss a session, notify our on-site team. We’ll issue store credit equal to the number of missed live credit-hours, which can be applied toward eligible online courses in our digital catalog. Complete your selected online course after the event, and you’ll receive the corresponding CPE certificate to help keep your annual requirements on track.
If something comes up and you can't make your conference, we'll help you find the best option, whether that's moving dates or switching formats.
On-site verification and post-event attendance reports by participant.