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Discover how two days can change your entire year.
It’s getting harder out there for tax and accounting professionals. At Western CPE’s Federal Tax Update Seminars, you’ll learn not only how to weather a changing professional landscape, but how to thrive. We’ll guide you through the year’s most impactful tax changes, as well as offer a rundown on critical legislation that comes into effect during the 2025/26 tax season.
Class Days
2
Live Credits
12
Total Sessions
6
Topic
Taxes
Live Seminar
- November 10-11, 2025
- 7:30am - 1:10 pm
- Naples Grande Beach Resort
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What's Included:
- 12 Total Credits
- The Individual Edition (6 Credits)
- The Business Edition (6 Credits)
- Complete & Linked PDF Manual
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Two Days. Six Sessions. The Federal Tax Update—Live.
The Federal Tax Update Seminar is a focused, in-person delivery of America’s #1 Tax Update. Across two days and six tightly structured sessions—the Individual Update on Monday (3×2h) and Business Update on Tuesday (3×2h)—you’ll cover the year’s most consequential federal tax changes with time to digest, question, and apply.
For over 30 years, Western’s Federal Tax Update has been the working professional’s annual edge: comprehensive where it matters, practical where it counts, and ruthlessly current as guidance lands. Not just another summary of changes, this seminar is a toolkit for professionals who need to understand those changes, apply them in client situations, and stay sharp all year. Accept no substitutes.
What You'll Learn
Monday: Individual Edition
- New filings and identity controls: What to know about Form 15620 (83(b) election) and Social Security identity verification requirements.
- Inflation adjustments: Key 2025 inflation amounts across individual provisions and retirement plan limits you’ll actually quote to clients.
- Disaster relief: Practical takeaways from the Disaster Relief Act of 2023 and multi-state relief—timelines, elections, and traps.
- Cross-border updates: Changes to the foreign earned income exclusion and foreign housing exclusion; what’s different and who benefits.
- Digital assets: The debut of Form 1099-DA and its various implications for individual reporting (with spillover effects for pass-through owners).
- Retirement & SECURE 2.0: Catch-up mechanics and the 2025/26 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 interest transfers: Legal, tax, valuation of buy/sell/gift; buy-sell structures, third-party/internal succession; estate and gift impacts; current cases and legislation.
- 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.

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Seminars vs. Conferences

Seminars
One product—the Federal Tax Update—delivered live across two days as six sessions. Single registration covers the complete update (12 Credits). No mixing individual courses, no single-day tickets.

Conferences
If you want variety beyond the Federal Tax Update, Conferences are the right fit.
Seminar Courses
This year, we’ve made some changes to our event structure, moving away from marathon sessions of CPE delivery and toward a course structure that is better aligned with your learning needs.
Six-hour course blocks lead to fatigue and shallow recall. Our new structure offers six focused 2-hour sessions, to improve attention, retention, and application—and give us space to incorporate late-breaking guidance without derailing the day. You leave with clearer notes, sharper takeaways, and fewer “I’ll look that up later” gaps.
Monday, November 10
Individual Edition
Part 1

- 7:30am - 9:10 am
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Individuals: Part 1
2 Credits – Taxes
COURSE DESCRIPTION
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Individuals: Part 1
Western CPE’s Tax Update courses have been an industry staple for over 30 years. We’ll do a deep dive on everything that’s happening in the world of tax legislation that affects both individual and business returns. This is the most in-depth and engaging tax update course in the profession—often imitated, never duplicated.
In Critical Issues Impacting Individuals: Part 1, we’ll focus on critical topics affecting individual tax returns. These are expected to include—but are not limited to—the following:
• New Form 15620 for 83(b) election
• New Social Security identity verification requirements
• Inflation adjustment amounts
• What to know about the Disaster Relief Act of 2023
• Disaster relief for residents in multiple states
• Updates to the foreign earned income exclusion and foreign housing exclusion
• Much, much more
Other tax update courses are shorter, less in-depth, and designed for beginners. Western’s tax update courses are for tax professionals who expect more.
Individual Edition
Part 2

- 9:30am - 11:10 am
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Individuals: Part 2
2 Credits – Taxes
COURSE DESCRIPTION
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Individuals: Part 2
Western CPE’s Tax Update courses have been an industry staple for over 30 years. We’ll do a deep dive on everything that’s happening in the world of tax legislation that affects both individual and business returns. This is the most in-depth and engaging tax update course in the profession—often imitated, never duplicated.
In Critical Issues Impacting Individuals: Part 2, we’ll focus on additional topics affecting individual tax returns. These are expected to include—but are not limited to—the following:
• Updated Roth IRA catch-up changes
• 2025 inflation adjusted amounts for retirement plans
• The introduction of Form 1099-DA for virtual currencies
• The Competent Authority Arrangement between the U.S. and Switzerland affecting some pensions
• What’s new with partnerships and LLCs
• Related recent Tax Court cases
Individual Edition
Part 3

- 11:30am - 1:10 pm
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Individuals: Part 3
2 Credits – Taxes
COURSE DESCRIPTION
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Individuals: Part 3
Western CPE’s Tax Update courses have been an industry staple for over 30 years. We’ll do a deep dive on everything that’s happening in the world of tax legislation that affects both individual and business returns. This is the most in-depth and engaging tax update course in the profession—often imitated, never duplicated.
In Critical Issues Impacting Individuals: Part 3, we’ll focus on additional topics affecting individual tax returns. These are expected to include—but are not limited to—the following:
• New SECURE 2.0 provisions stated to begin in 2026
• The introduction of Form 1099-DA for virtual currencies
• WV disaster relief for federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax
returns
• Fascinating related Tax Course cases
Other tax update courses are shorter, less in-depth, and designed for beginners. Western’s tax update courses are for tax professionals who expect more.
Tuesday, November 11
Business Edition
Part 1

- 7:30am - 9:10 am
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Businesses: Part 1
2 Credits – Taxes
COURSE DESCRIPTION
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Businesses: Part 1
Participants will explore the legal, tax, and valuation implications of buying, selling, or gifting a business interest. Topics include structuring buy-sell agreements, preparing for third-party sales or internal succession, planning for lifetime and testamentary gifts, and understanding the impact of estate and gift tax rules. Real-world case studies and recent legislative developments will help illustrate best practices and planning pitfalls.
Business Edition
Part 2

- 9:30am - 11:10 am
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Businesses: Part 1
2 Credits – Taxes
COURSE DESCRIPTION
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Businesses: Part 2
Western CPE’s Tax Update courses have been an industry staple for over 30 years. We’ll do a deep dive on everything that’s happening in the world of tax legislation that affects both individual and business returns. This is the most in-depth and engaging tax update course in the profession—often imitated, never duplicated.
In Critical Issues Impacting Businesses: Part 2, we’ll focus on additional topics affecting business returns. These are expected to include—but are not limited to—the following:
• New issues critical to self-employed clients
• The latest updates affecting payroll
• What’s new with partnerships and LLCs
• Pivotal recent Tax Court cases
Other tax update courses are shorter, less in-depth, and designed for beginners. Western’s tax update courses are for tax professionals who expect more.
Business Edition
Part 3

- 11:30am - 1:10 pm
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Businesses: Part 3
2 Credits – Taxes
COURSE DESCRIPTION
2025 Tax Update: Critical Issues Impacting Businesses: Part 3
Western CPE’s Tax Update courses have been an industry staple for over 30 years. We’ll do a deep dive on everything that’s happening in the world of tax legislation that affects both individual and business returns. This is the most in-depth and engaging tax update course in the profession—often imitated, never duplicated.
In Critical Issues Impacting Businesses: Part 3, we’ll focus on additional topics affecting business returns. These are expected to include—but are not limited to—the following:
• Tax legislation affecting S Corporations & C Corporations
• New updates to IRS practice and procedures
• Pivotal recent Tax Court cases
Other tax update courses are shorter, less in-depth, and designed for beginners. Western’s tax update courses are for tax professionals who expect more.

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Who Should Attend?
All Tax Practitioners
Get prepared whether you have 30+ years of experience or you’re brand new.
CPAs • CFPs • EAs • Tax Attorneys
Public Accounting Professionals
Practical, succinct, and scalable for all types of clients’ needs
Associates • Directors • Partners
Corporate & Private Industry Professionals
Employee benefits, research expenditures, and tax resolution covered in-depth.
Controllers • Finance Directors • EAs
Other Seminar Locations
Western CPE is bringing its Federal Tax Update Seminar series to cities all over the country. Join us in a town near you, or make a trip of it and pack your bags for your favorite destination.
Federal Tax Update

Federal Tax Update Seminar
Orlando, FL
October 27-28, 2025
- Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® Resort

Federal Tax Update Seminar
Las Vegas, NV
October 27-28, 2025
- Park MGM Las Vegas

Federal Tax Update Seminar
Scottsdale, AZ
November 3-4, 2025
- Talking Stick Resort Hotel

Federal Tax Update Seminar
Naples, FL
November 10-11, 2025
- Naples Grande Beach Resort

Federal Tax Update Seminar
Seattle, WA
December 1-2, 2025
- Lynnwood Convention Center

Federal Tax Update Seminar
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
December 8-9, 2025
- TBD

Federal Tax Update Seminar
Las Vegas, NV
December 8-9, 2025
- MGM Grand Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas
California Federal Tax Update

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
Scottsdale, AZ
November 3-5, 2025
- Talking Stick Resort Hotel

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
O'ahu, HI
November 17-19, 2025
- Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
Anaheim, CA
December 4-5, 2025
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Anaheim South

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
Las Vegas, NV
December 8-10, 2025
- MGM Grand Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
San Francisco, CA
December 18-19, 2025
- South San Francisco Conference Center

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
Scottsdale, AZ
November 3-5, 2025
- Talking Stick Resort Hotel

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
O'ahu, HI
December 17-19, 2025
- Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
Anaheim, CA
December 4-5, 2025
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Anaheim South

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
Las Vegas, NV
December 8-10, 2025
- MGM Grand Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas

Cali Federal Tax Update Seminar
San Francisco, CA
December 15-16, 2025
- South San Francisco Conference Center