CPE Catalog & Events
Ethics in the Real World - Living Values for Today
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Four root causes of unethical business behavior Eight steps to create an ethical business environment 1. Establish a code of conduct and make it public 2. Hire and promote people with a well-grounded sense of personal ethics 3. Interpret your code for ordinary circumstances 4. Communicate expectations for employees to act in an ethical manner 5. Lead by example 6. Teach employees the basic tools of ethical decision making 7. Back your code with enforcement 8. Factor values into every important organizational activity and decision The financial manager’s responsibility to lead and implement good ethics in his/her organization
Addressing Common Documentation Deficiencies
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Documentation Deficiencies
2024 Partnership Essentials: Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Importance of capital accounts Reporting negative tax basis Tax accounting for property contributed to a partnership Pre-contribution appreciation Effect of the Ceiling Rule Allocation of depreciation to partners Alternative and Remedial Methods Effect on financial capital accounts Form 1065, Schedule K-1 Tax basis capital accounts
Audit 202: Applying Audit Risk to the Detailed Audit Plan
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of a risk-based audit processHow the individual elements of the audit risk formula interrelateEmphasis on overall risk, fraud risk, and control riskLinking the assessed risk of material misstatement to the detailed audit planDocumenting risk assessment conclusions and responses
Better Forecasts: Be a Better Predictor
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why an open mind and the ability to doubt helps make great predictions Why it is better to be a fox than a hedgehog How non-conformists change the world How to focus on what matters How to learn from the past without hindsight bias
K2's 2024 Ripped From The Headlines - Lessons From Interesting Tech Crimes
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Common security weaknesses that occur with hardware and software at home and in the office Malware, ransomware, data breach, and incident response tips Internal control failures which result in the theft of assets or unauthorized manipulation of data
K2's 2024 Safeguarding Taxpayer Data - A Guide For Your Required Security Plan
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understand the need to protect client data Learn about the required security and privacy standards Leave with a sample plan to consider your tax practice
Surgent's Ethical Considerations for CPAs
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Auditor independence and its importance to the public accounting profession Common threats to auditor independence AICPA’s framework for assessing conflicts of interest Unique threats related to non-attest services to attest clients Common safeguards to help assure compliance with relevant rules and regulations
Surgent's Getting Ahead: The Art of Marketing for CPAs
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Challenges of marketing CPA firms Developing marketing strategy Elements of a marketing plan Example: CPA firm marketing plan Marketing regulatory/AICPA issues Picking the right marketing channels Marketing channel statistical analysis Developing marketing metrics
K2's Excel Charting And Visualizations
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• Understanding the best types of visualizations to use in specific situations • Creating compelling visualizations using Excel • Adding interactivity to your Excel-based visualizations
Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
How to design charts for fastest possible user understanding and ease of use Review of case studies for group critique Developing a design standard for your organization Designing tables for rapid understanding and efficient space use How to use commentary, maintaining a consistent style and level of detail Using layout to support long-term memory and improve understanding The impact of trend methods on user understanding and a brief introduction to a statistically valid method for trend analysis. How to apply these techniques using Excel
2024 Spring Tax Update for Individuals with Steve Dilley
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent legislative developments, cases and rulings impacting individual taxpayers Changes to Form 1040 and other related forms, worksheets and schedules Individual income items, itemized deductions and credits; Tax rate schedule and other inflation adjusted items; Implications for self-employed taxpayers of various legislation Virtual currency reporting; SECURE Act 2.0 Section 199A changes, including use of carryforward passive activity and 199A losses Capital gains and losses Passive activity and hobby loss rules changes
Moving Beyond the Basics of Excel
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Using formulas to manipulate and transform dataUsing formulas and reference formulas such as =VLOOKUPUsing pivot tablesUnderstanding Solver to perform multivariate analysis
The Controller Function - Strategic and Annual Planning
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance Auditing
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Network Forensics
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1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
2024 Data Analytics: Practical Insights for Today's Accountant
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Explore new tools and client engagement techniques using data analytics; Introduction of popular software tools Examine the AICPA’s Five-Step Approach to data analytics in an audit engagement
Accountants and Malpractice: Can We Get Sued for This?
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How accountant liability is a very real threat in today's litigious society.A discussion of scenarios in which accounting professionals can find themselves inadvertently involved in a lawsuit.Pitfalls in which the accountant may find him- or her- self while dealing with clients.Real-life examples from the speaker's extensive experience as a practitioner and as an expert witness in accounting malpractice cases.
K2's 2023 Best Word, Outlook, And PowerPoint Features
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Creating Word and PowerPoint documents with greater ease and efficiency Enabling critical Outlook options for improved productivity Best practices for working with Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
World-Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application (Part 1)
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Beginning and intermediate cost principles automatically included Covers manufacturing materials, labor, period mfg inefficiencies How to efficiently trace the above costs to products Substantially reduce manufacturing overhead allocation by 60% or more ABC analysis is embedded in the MFG cost system without the need for a separate ABC implementation project
2024 PCAOB and SEC Update
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Developments at the PCAOB.Recent trends in SEC comment letters.Enforcement actions and administrative proceedings.Conclusions and predictions for the future.