CPE Catalog & Events
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax 2024
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $49
• Taxable terminations • Mismatch between available exemption and GST, and utilizing excess GST • GST elections on Form 709 and automatic allocations
ChatGPT and Advanced Financial Analysis for Accountants
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Financial Modeling with ChatGPT IntegrationAdvanced Ratio Analysis TechniquesRisk Assessment and Scenario AnalysisValuation Methods and ChatGPT ApplicationsUtilizing Performance Metrics in Financial AnalysisData Analysis and Interpretation with AIInvestment Analysis Enhanced by ChatGPT
2024 Tax Season Update for Individuals with Steve Dilley
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Update and integration of recent tax legislation impacting 2024 individual returns Update on significant individual tax developments related to cases and rulings Individual tax changes including the earned income credit, child credit, and child and dependent care credit Section 199A changes, including use of carryforward passive activity and 199A losses and latest tax forms Crypto reporting update 2025 tax rate schedule and other inflation adjusted items; Passive activity and hobby loss rules changes
K2's 2023 Case Studies in Fraud and Technology Controls - 8 Hrs
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Key fraud risks impacting businesses today Examples of fraud and the monetary impact on victims How to create, implement, and assess technology-based internal controls to reduce the probability of becoming a fraud victim
K2's 2024 Paperless Office
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
The importance of “going paperless” Key technologies that facilitate a paperless office Advantages of going paperless Examples of leading document management systems and processes
A CPAs Confidentiality Duties in Tax Practice 2024
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $49
• Understand CPA Confidentiality Requirements in Tax Practice • Distinguish Between Confidentiality Requirements and Taxpayer Privileges that apply to the CPA
2024 Is Activity-Based Costing the Right Tool for Your Organization?
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
ABC versus traditional costing First-stage allocation Determining predetermined overhead rates Second-stage allocation Activity-based reporting
Surgent's Reducing a Business Owner Client's Exposure to Social Security and Self-Employment Taxes
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Section 1402(a)(1) exclusions from the definition of self-employment income Application of the SE tax to members of limited liability companies Taking a self-employed owner's health insurance deductions against self-employment tax How using the S corporation and the MMLLC treated as a partnership can help reduce an individual's exposure to self-employment tax How hiring a spouse and/or child helps reduce self-employment tax Differentiating between income treated as self- employment income and income that is not self-employment income
Surgent's What CPAs Should Know About Trust Instruments
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Legal definitions & principals involving estates & trusts Basic principles regarding property ownership Types of trusts commonly used Trust accounting fundamentals Certain clauses that are important to understand Formula valuation clauses Requirements for a trust to be a qualified designated beneficiary of an IRA Using IRD to fund charitable bequests
Surgent's Preparation and Compilation Engagements Under the SSARS
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Relevant sections of SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification Updates to SSARS No. 21 guidance due to issuance of SSARS Nos. 22, 23 and 24 Proposed changes to the SSARS guidance Comprehensive sample engagement work programs for preparation and compilation engagements Prescribed form, specified line item, pro forma, and other engagement variations Complete illustrations of relevant engagement letters, reporting and other required communications for preparation and compilation engagements SSARS No. 21 implementation issues and peer review feedback
Surgent's Successful Communication
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
The communication process and barriers that get in the way Techniques for overcoming barriers Understanding and self-assessment of each component of the communication process Gaining skills to listen more effectively, especially in stressful situations with heightened emotions Action plan to apply techniques in the workplace for communication success
K2's 2023 Case Studies in Fraud and Technology Controls- 4 Hrs
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Key fraud risks impacting businesses today Examples of fraud and the monetary impact on victims How to create, implement, and assess technology-based internal controls to reduce the probability of becoming a fraud victim
Financial Accounting for Related Party Transactions
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:FASB codification provisions for transactions with related parties, including business owners and special purpose entities.Compare and contrast those rules with the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities.Review the tax accounting related taxpayer standards.Real-life examples applying the various authoritative standards. Consequences of failing to comply with the standards.
QuickBooks - Know the Right Version for Your Client
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include: Why a Needs Assessment is the first step in deciding which software is best for your client and how to complete oneWhat are the questions to ask your client that will also assist in determining which is better - QuickBooks Desktop or QuickBooks OnlineA deep dive into the features of each version such as User Permissions, Bank Feed differences, Sales Tax, Reporting, as well as pricing comparisonsThe challenges of converting between versionsA look at what's new for 2020 in both Desktop and Online
Surgent's Annual FASB Update and Review
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Private company standard setting activities Recent FASB Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) Topic 842, Leases ASC 326: CECL
Surgent's Select Estate and Life Planning Issues for the Middle-Income Client
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption in light of proposed regulations SECURE 2.0 updates More than 20 documents that should be reviewed that are neither a will nor trust Provisions you need in a will Trusts and other arrangements for children Durable powers of attorney for healthcare and for financial matters Realistic retirement goals Developments relative to estate tax, and the implications for planning
The Ethics Hour: Deceit and the Whys Behind the Lies: Understanding Ethics
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Understanding yourself and others in the workplace How emotion plays a vital role in ethical dilemmas and in solutions What are some of the various outlooks on ethics? Recognizing lies Managing ethics towards solutions
Employment Law 101
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Title VII Americans With Disabilities Act Age Discrimination in Employment Act Family Medical Leave Act Fair Labor Standards Act Equal Pay Act National Labor Relations Act Fair Credit Reporting Act
The Ethics Hour: The Single Best and Most Overlooked Source of Fraud
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
One key area to look for fraud? It is right in front of you, but some auditors fail to see it Recognize the signals Look for those who exploit or and game the system(s)
Financial Acumen for the HR Professional
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TBD
1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Financial Statement Insight Trend Analysis Financial Benchmarks