Analyzing Business Tax Returns & Analyzing Personal Financial Statements and Tax Returns 2020 (C) | Risk Management Association (RMA) | 7 April 2020 | Philadelphia, PA, USA

Analyzing Business Tax Returns teaches the participant how to understand tax concepts related to various business entities and how to use tax returns to help estimate the customer's ability to service debt. This basic course presents several aspects of analyzing tax returns, including estimating cash flow from tax returns and determining how taxesinfluence cash flow and the customer's operations. The course addresses all types of business entities—C-corp, S-corp, LLP, and LLC—using various scenarios.

Who will benefit?
This course is designed for commercial loan officers who lend to individuals and small businesses. However, all bankers who need to increase their understanding of income tax returns and cash flow will benefit from attending this course.

You will:
• Review the tax return most relevant for cash flow estimation.
• Know which sections of the tax return can beignored.
• Approximate the business's cash flow using a worksheet and develop the ability to use the system on the job.
• Develop strategies for predicting future cash flow.
• Estimate and analyze cash flow from business tax returns.
• Analyze tax fundamentals.
• Understand how taxes influence cash flow.
• Examine how taxes influence the customer's operations.