Course Details
Author: Danny Santucci, J.D.
Danny earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California at Irvine in 1969. He received his Juris Doctorate from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley in 1972, at which time he began practice as a tax attorney in Southern California.
His legal career was initiated with the business and litigation firm of Edwards, Edwards and Ashton. Later he joined the Century City entertainment firm of Bushkin, Gaims, Gaines & Jonas working for many well-known celebrities. In 1980, Danny established the law firm of Santucci, Potter and Leanders, in Irvine, California. With increasing lecture and writing commitments, Danny went into sole practice in 1995. His practice emphasizes business taxation, real estate law and estate planning.
Danny has been an officer and active member in various organizations including the Glendale Bar Association, Century City Bar Association, Orange County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations, California State Bar Association, Toastmasters and Lions Club. He also avidly supports the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has been admitted to practice before all California and federal courts including the United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court.
Serving as a lecturer for the Continuing Education of the Bar of California, Golden Gate University, and numerous state C.P.A. societies, Danny teaches a variety of tax, business and real estate courses. Danny has been in demand all across the country as a speaker for all levels of professional and civic organizations and numerous major seminar circuits. Danny spoke to over 2,000 people per month and traveled more than 150,000 miles annually.
In 2015, he withdrew from the lecture circuit to devote himself to tax research and writing. The author of numerous texts, he is listed in "Who’s Who in Creative Real Estate" and is admitted to the American Exchangor’s Hall of Fame.
Publication/Revision Date: 6/23/2026
Course Exam Questions (online): 10 (multiple-choice)
Program Delivery Method: Self-Study (NASBA QAS Self-Study)
Available Formats of Course Text: Downloadable PDF, Printed/Mailed
Course Level, Prerequisites, and Advance Preparation Requirements
| License | Course Level | Prerequisites | Advance Preparation Requirements |
|---|
| CPA | Overview | None | None |
| CFP® | Intermediate | None | None |
| EA/OTRP | Overview | None | None |
* This program is appropriate for professionals at all organizational levels.
Sponsor ID Numbers
National Registry of CPE Sponsors I.D.: 107615
CFP Board Sponsor I.D.: 1008 — Course I.D.: 257423
IRS Qualified Sponsor I.D.: FWKKO — Course I.D.: FWKK0-T-00783-26-S
State CPA Board Sponsor ID Numbers (where applicable)
Florida Division of Certified Public Accounting: 0004761
Hawaii Board of Public Accountancy: 14003
New York State Board for Public Accountancy: 002146
Ohio Accountancy Board: CPE .51 PSR
Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy: PX178025
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy: 009349
Learning Objectives
As a result of studying the course material, you should be able to meet the objectives listed below:
- Recognize §199A's limited effective time period, its complex calculation process and the general exclusions, limits, and restrictions applicable to the provision.
- Determine the §199A deduction amount, the type of W-2 wages used in calculating the wage/capital limit and specify how the limit impacts the amount and availability of the deduction.
- Identify qualified business income and loss, its basic components and the ability of a taxpayer to aggregate businesses in its determination.
- Recognize the specified services trade or business exclusion, the listed excluded services and the important exceptions provided by the regulatory de minimis rule. Identify a domestic trade or business.
