CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Advanced Trust Issues: A Roadmap for Success in An Increasingly Complex Area
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Key concepts of trusts, including recent trends; best practices; jurisdiction; and ways to avoid pitfalls Decanting Federal estate tax exemption and remaining relevance of trusts Irrevocable life insurance trusts The role of family dynamics Choice of trustee and other fiduciaries State trust-friendly considerations Charitable trusts Delaware Statutory Trusts Powers of attorney Pet Trusts – the emerging necessities State, county, and local issues Portability QTIP issues Creditor considerations Potential IRA problems Problems with re-titling assets
Surgent's The Most Critical Challenges in Not-for-Profit Accounting Today
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Lessons learned (and lessons remaining) from the implementation of FASB ASC 842, Leases, and ASU No. 2020-07 related to contributions of nonfinancial assets Solving contribution conundrums (e.g., conditional contributions, restricted contributions, contributed services, and etc.) Additional issues in not-for-profit financial reporting
Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Types of Basis, Contributions, and Distributions
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Three different types of basis Contributions of property IRC 704(b) – Capital Accounts and Special Allocations Contributions of property and debt Contributions of services IRS Notice 2020-43
Fraud Assessment for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
The fraud triangle The fraud savvy model Symptoms of fraud Benford's Law The net worth method The vulnerability chart 10 steps for action today
K2's 2023 Advanced Excel
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Collaboration and security techniques Tables, data models, and PivotTables Advanced formulas Data queries Creating effective visualizations
About the TIGTA: Who Watches the IRS?
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:The role of TIGTA in the US tax systemAuditing, investigating, and inspecting and evaluating IRS programs and operationsIdentifying opportunities to improve the administration of tax lawsPromoting integrity, economy, and efficiency in the tax systemResponding to requests from Congress and other external stakeholdersUpholding ethical standards in the accounting professionBuilding trust and confidence in the tax system
Surgent's Building Your Personal Brand
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
The relevance of brand vs. reputation Key components of a personal brand Breaking down the who, what, where, when, why, and how of creating a personal brand
Financial Statement Fraud
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Financial statement fraud
Keys to Building an Inclusive and Culturally Competent Workplace: A Guide for HR Professionals and Business Owners
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TBD
1.8 Credits
Member Price: $79
Communication Leadership Character Behavior
Audit 408: Coaching Staff to Stay on the Right Track
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Different ways to appropriately motivate others for performance, including nonmonetary awardsModifying coaching style to the various specific situation, considering both task and relationship factors to give staff the support they need for successTips for engaging in difficult conversations with others, including staff, peers, supervisors and clientsGiving constructive negative feedback to staff, including creating an action plan for improvement
Cash Forecasting, Reporting and Metrics - Managing the Lifeblood of the Business
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Key components of the Cash Flow model Receipts and Disbursements model Applying uniqueness for your organization, your industry, the macro environment Incorporating strategic analysis into cash forecasting Using reporting and metrics to make cash forecasting more complete Benchmarking as a tool to improve the accuracy of your cash forecasting
Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Developing short-term cash flow projections How do we assure adequate cash availability without having idle cash? Take advantage of your bank’s cash management services Working capital loans Controlled disbursement accounts Sweep accounts and other short-term investments ACH transactions Direct transfers Lock boxes Credit and collections Reconciliation frequency Managing cash short-falls
K2's 2024 Excel Best Practices And Features
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
What to look for in Excel 2024 How to take advantage of new functions and features in Excel Integrating Excel data with other applications Improving Excel security
Surgent's Advising a Client Regarding the Tax Consequences Associated with Buying or Selling a Business
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3.0 Credits
Member Price: $169
Asset sales and stock sales and their attendant results to buyers and sellers Section 1060 and using the residual method Consequences of making a Section 754 election with adjustments under Sections 743(b) and 734(b) Section 338 and Section 338(h)(10) elections Allocating some of the purchase price of a business to personal goodwill Partnership distributions to retiring partners under Section 736(a) and 736(b) Consulting agreements and employment agreements as between buyers and sellers Advantages of a C corporation having Section 1202 stock
Gamed: Why Performance Targets and Incentives Fail and How to Fix Them
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
10-step ROKET-DS system, a simple structured method for designing meaningful targets and incentives which will help you ... Create targets and objectives that align with your strategy Build engagement with your target owners Test your targets and incentives rigorously for unexpected outcomes and dangerous loopholes
2024 Mid-Year Business Tax Update
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Major changes to legislation Start-up and organizational expenses Employing a family member Health insurance issues Business use of home Profit motive Marijuana issues Depreciation issues Cryptocurrency Employee vs. Independent Contractor issues Meals and entertainment Vehicle issues Real estate issues Section 199A issues Compensation issues Retirement plan issues Penalties
Tax Implications of Cryptocurrency
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Blockchain basicsClassification of cryptocurrencyIRS Notice 2014-12Tax implications of airdrops, mining, hard forks, margin trading, purchasing of goods or services with cryptocurrency.Gift tax rules for donating, gifting or bequeathing cryptocurrency.Traps for the unwary.
Monthly Individual Tax Update 2024
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $49
• Individual tax developments coming from Congress, the Treasury Department, the courts, and academe. • Time-sensitive topics from the past 30 days.
Benford's Law and Other Digital Analysis Techniques
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TBD
1.8 Credits
Member Price: $79
Benford’s Law Digital Analysis Data analytics
K2's 2023 Advanced QuickBooks Tips And Techniques
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Tips for improving efficiency with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online Better reporting when working in QuickBooks environments Tips for cleaning up QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online instances Managing inventory more effectively when working with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online