CPE Catalog & Events
Trust Fund Recovery Penalty And Request For Refund
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Learning about the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP).Understanding pre-843 requirements when making a request for refund.Employing an effective strategy for removing the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) using IRS internal records.Appealing a rejected Form 843.Live case examples for making a request for refund using Form 843.
2024 The Psychology of Fraud
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1.8 Credits
Member Price: $59
Fraud Fraud Triangle
Achieve Competency in Three Basic Tool Categories - Master the Fundamentals
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Tools for FSA The 3 P's. The QST trifecta The integrated planning model Performance based management The value chain The balanced scorecard
More Money: Strategic Ways to Improve Cash Flow
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How do I optimize cash flow?Qualitative Evaluations – Core Earnings & Sustainable GrowthQuantitative Evaluations – Liquidity RatiosIncreasing Customer Base vs. Payment TermsBusiness Cycle & CashInvesting Company CashWhat keeps companies from becoming streamlined?Behavioral Finance BiasesInformation Processing BiasesEmotional BiasesDealing with Behavioral Biases
Implementing and Maintaining an Internal Control System
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this course include:Control creation and implementation basicsImplementation and update procedures for an Internal Control systemMaintaining existing internal controls
Exploring Internal Controls That Could Have Prevented Frauds
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Examination of actual fraudsDiscussion of internal controls that could have prevented the fraudsContemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios
Negotiation Strategy: What to do Before, During and After
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1.8 Credits
Member Price: $69
negotiation
Mastering Charitable Remainder Trusts and Form 5227Compliance
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Introduction to Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) Types of CRTs and their Benefits Formation and Funding of CRTs Identifying Suitable Candidates for CRTs Understanding Form 5227: An Overview Line-by-Line Breakdown of Form 5227 Reporting Trust Assets and Income Distributions and Charitable Beneficiaries Compliance Updates and Recent Changes to Form 5227 Best Practices for Accurate Completion and Filing
Building Your Personal Net Worth: Invest in Your Future
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why people who appear wealthy may be living paycheck to paycheck Why a millionaire may be living in the ordinary house next door Early and mid-career strategies for accumulating wealth Where and how to invest your money Why fees and commissions should concern you Strategies for buying stocks, mutual funds and ETFs
Excel - From a Blank Sheet to a Finished Workbook
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Best practices for creating a report in ExcelGetting data into ExcelTechniques to efficiently create reports in ExcelUsing PivotTables to create interactive reports in Excel
Surgent's Section 754 Step-Up in Basis: Understanding the Tax Issues for Partnerships and LLCs
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
How and why a partnership makes a 754 election The effect of the 754 election when an interest in a partnership is sold or inherited How the 754 election applies when a partnership makes a distribution of property to one or more of its partners How to make the 754 basis adjustment
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Late S Corporation Elections, Disproportionate Distributions, and Selling Shares
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Making an S corporation election and late filing relief Disproportionate distributions Selling S corporation shares Redemption rules
Basis Calculations & Distributions for Pass-Thru Entity Owners Schedule K-1 Analysis
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
Detailed coverage of any new legislation affecting basis computations and distributions and changes to the schedule K-1s (including the NEW Form 7203 – S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations) Line-by-line analysis of the Schedule K-1s to determine how the items affect a S shareholder’s stock and debt basis and a partner/member’s outside basis and where the items get reported on Federal individual income tax return The three loss and deduction limitations on the owner’s individual income tax return (i.e. basis, at-risk and other Form 1040 limitations) How cash or non-cash distributions affect the basis calculations and whether or not they are taxable to the owners Compare the tax treatment of the sale of a shareholder’s stock in a S corporation and a partner’s interest in a partnership What constitutes debt basis for a S corporation shareholder under the final regulations The tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders and on open account debt How recourse and non-recourse debt effect a partner or member’s basis calculations and amount at-risk
Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud: Why Business Owners go to Prison
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:What is fraud?How business owners become vulnerable to charges for mail fraud and wire fraudWhat business leaders know about how communications can lead to criminal chargesDiscussion of actual fraud cases involving business leaders that went to prison for wire fraud.Federal sentencing guidelinesSentencing for mail fraud and wire fraud convictions
Small HR Team, Big Impact: 3 Employee Engagement Strategies for Lean HR Departments
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
HR Leadership Small HR Teams HR Department of One Employee Engagement Employee Experience Employee Journey
The Future of Communication: How AI and Synthetic Media Can Transform Your Business
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Technology AI Synthetic Media Strategy Leadership Management Time Management/Productivity
Audit 405: Designing Internal Controls for Smaller Entities
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Evolution of internal control conceptsRevamped 2013 COSO Internal Control - Integrated FrameworkDesigning an adequate 'umbrella' of internal controls over financial reporting to prevent, or detect and correct, material misstatement due to fraud or errorSpecific internal control considerations and sample documentation for smaller entitiesAdditional responsibilities for the audits in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Government Auditing Standards and Single Audit Act requirements
Collaborative Communications: Working with Diverse Styles
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2.5 Credits
Member Price: $89
Communications
Ethical Responsibilities for CPAs: Ethics 2024
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• Ethical Responsibilities for CPAs • The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct • PCAOB Ethical Standards • The Sarbanes Oxley Act • The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act • Circular 230 for Tax Practitioners • The Dodd-Frank Banking Reform Act
Expand Your Analytical Toolbox More Tools for Success
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
5 step valuation process 2 specific valuation approaches The Gordon Model 10 thoughts on banker selection Rating your bank 10 hints for keeping your toolbox full