CPE Catalog & Events
Federal Tax Update: Individual Form 1040 2024
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• Review of recent federal legislation and administrative rulings • Review of recent modifications to tax forms • Review of small business tax law and administrative update changes • Review of retirement plan changes • Overall review of tax practice and procedures
Financial Accounting Standards: A Comprehensive Review-Part 2 2024
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• Application of professional judgment • Codification, GAAP and the GAAP hierarchy • Recent changes in financial statement presentation • Hot Topics in financial reporting & accounting
K2's Excel PivotTables For Accountants
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• PivotTable fundamentals, including Recommended PivotTables and the six elements of PivotTables • Formatting PivotTables • Advanced PivotTable techniques and options, including consolidation PivotTables, user-defined calculations, and working with Power Pivot • Analytical techniques available in PivotTables
2024 Estate and Financial Planning for the Older Client
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Medicare and Health Insurance Options Life Insurance Strategies for Elders Social Security Planning Considerations Medicaid Planning and Trusts Retirement Account Optimization Techniques Tailored Estate Planning for Older Clients Long-Term Care and Housing Alternatives Gifting Strategies in Estate Planning Unique Financial Challenges of Aging Clients
Audit 205: Auditing Liabilities and Long-Term Debt Risks
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Typical audit procedures related to accounts payable and accrued expenses, including the search for unrecorded liabilitiesKey controls related to liabilitiesAuditing long-term debt, including compliance with covenantsDetermining the proper classification of financing arrangementsProper form of noncompliance waiver lettersImpact of noncompliance on disclosures
HR Guide to Evolving Business Strategy, Finance and Development
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Corporate Culture Strategic Planning Leadership Staff Development
Governmental Accounting 101
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fund Types Budgetary Accounting Financial Reporting Requirements Single Audit Act Audit Standards and Procedures Best Practices in Governmental Accounting
2024 Accounting & Attestation for ESG
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
ESG Sustainaibility
Excel - Auditing Your Spreadsheets for Maximum Accuracy
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Proofing techniquesExcel Auditing ToolsUsing the Data Validation featureTechniques to cross-foot and validate your spreadsheets
Balance Sheet Management: The Least Understood Risk
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Understanding your balance sheet Analyze your balance sheet today and in the future Plan your balance sheet structure Properly balance debt and equity versus other funding sources Know the balance sheet pitfalls and risks to avoid Understand your cost of capital Interpret your cost of capital Evaluate the risks, pros and cons of debt Know how to raise debt Understand the risks, pros and cons of equity Examine alternative methods to raise financing Understand the decision process through real-world examples
Data & Predictive Analytics & Business Intelligence for Controllers/CFOs
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
DA and BI relationship to accountant value. Current trends in BI and DA, including the emergence of AI tools like ChatGPT. The changing accountant roles: data analyst, data scientist, and data storyteller, with an emphasis on how ChatGPT can be utilized in these capacities. Obtaining datasets to compare and contrast with their organization's data, and how ChatGPT can assist in analyzing and interpreting this data. BI tools and the inclusion of AI technologies such as ChatGPT to streamline processes and improve analytical capabilities.
2024 The Complete Guide to the Preparation for Form 1041
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Form 1041 Preparation Decedent's Estate Issues Trust-Specific Challenges Subchapter J Fundamentals Compliance Strategies Case Study Analysis
Leverage PowerBI.com to Create Data Analysis for Others
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Tour of the PowerBI.com Interface: An in-depth walkthrough of the PowerBI.com environment, focusing on user interface elements, navigation, and customization.PowerBI.com Concepts: Fundamental concepts of PowerBI.com, including its architecture, data handling capabilities, and integration features.Connecting to Data: Techniques for connecting various data sources to PowerBI.com, ensuring seamless data integration and synchronization.Visualizations and Dashboards: Creating impactful visualizations and assembling informative dashboards to present data compellingly.Q&A Feature: Explore the interactive Q&A feature to derive insights through natural language queries.Sharing Datasets, Reports, Dashboards: Best practices for sharing datasets, reports, and dashboards with different audiences so they can leverage your data analysis work.Creating Apps: Learn how to package reports and dashboards into apps for easy distribution and consumption.
Surgent's Establishing State Residency and Saving Your Clients Money
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Typical provisions in state statutes regarding domicile and residency In depth analysis of domicile and residency definitions Issues regarding one’s permanent abode Analysis of jurisdiction where taxpayer has the greatest connections Detailed discussion of criteria used to establish domicile and residency
PPP Fraud and Financial Professionals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Ethical dilemmasJudicial proceedingsMitigation strategiesCreating tools to help make better decisionsAtonement and reconciliation
Audit Risk Assessment in Plain English
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Overview of Audit Risk Assessment AICPA's clarified Risk Assessment Standards SAS 145 Assessing the Entity's Environment
Introduction to Yellow Book
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
GAGAS Yellow Book Independence
2024 Governmental GAAP Update
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Compensated Absences Error Corrections Accounting Changes
Audit 206: Analytical Procedures - Audit Fundamentals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Identifying risk of material misstatement through preliminary analytic review proceduresEnsuring sufficient appropriate audit evidence is gathered through final overall analytic reviewEstablishing expectations for analytic proceduresProperly designing, documenting and evaluating the results of substantive analytic review proceduresDisaggregating substantive analytics for stronger resultsFactors impacting the design of substantive analytic proceduresCommon pitfalls in performing substantive analytic procedures
Cost of Capital: What it is and How to Use it
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Find your organization’s cost of debt Calculate the cost of equity Understanding your Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Interpret your cost of capital Properly use the cost of capital to make decisions Avoid common cost of capital mistakes