CPE Catalog & Events
Data Extraction, Transformation, Validation the Right Data Sources for Analysis
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understand various data types Structured vs. unstructured data Completeness and validation testing Selecting the right data sources for the job Risks and pitfalls to avoid
2024 S Corporation Essentials: Stock & Loan Basis Reporting
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Basis of stock and debt Form 1040, Schedule E Shareholder basis of indebtedness Limitation of deduction of losses AAA and distributions
Audit 504: Making Rain - Success with Clients and Prospects
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Continued marketing to existing clientsHow to better connect with existing and prospective clientsMotivating prospective clients to engage with your firmMethods for building value perceptions with existing and prospective clientsDifferentiating your firm from the competition, including translating features into benefitsHandling objections and closing a sale
Business Writing Series: 10 Principles of Effective Email 2024
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Email management • Email etiquette and tone • Business writing
K2's 2024 Small Business Accounting Solutions And Add-Ons
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Current landscape of small business accounting software Strengths and limitations of critical solutions Effective add-ons and integrations Implementation strategies
K2's Collaboration - Portals, Payments, And Signatures
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Portals as collaboration enablement • Learn about payment options you can integrate into your portal • Leave with a checklist of features to consider for collaboration
2024 Tax Season Update for Business with Steve Dilley
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Update on significant 2023-24 business tax developments related to cases and rulings Review of recent business tax provisions and legislation Depreciation changes in Section 179 and Sec. 168(k) bonus depreciation Tax issues impacting “gig” workers, including Form 1099-K The Schedules K-2 and K-3 of Forms 1065 and 1120S related to foreign transactions
FASB Update: What's New? October 2024
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1.5 Credits
Member Price: $49
• FASB's current activities • ASUs issued • Workplan agenda
Becoming Conflict Competent
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:Levels of conflictStrategies to de-escalate conflictDistinction between miscommunication and conflictResponses to conflictTactics to address, rather than avoid, conflict
Transition from SSAE 16 to SSAE 18
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $45
SSAE 18 Intent Impact of Change Subservice Organization Modifications of SSAE 18 Monitoring Risk Assessment Complimentary Controls Evidence
K2's 2023 Emerging Technologies For Accountants, Including Blockchain And Cryptocurrencies
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Understanding many of today’s emerging technologies and their role in business environments Applied examples of artificial intelligence and machine learning Risks associated with emerging technologies
Aligning Analytics to COSO's Fraud Risk Management Principles
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
COSO Fraud Risk Management Guide Aligning data analytics considerations to an effective fraud risk management program How to implement and sustain an effective forensic data analytics program as part of an effective fraud risk management and compliance program
The Ethics Hour: Ethics in the Real World
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
The difficult trade-offs in making choices Functioning in the ‘gray’ areas The value of trust Consequences of ‘short-term it-is’ How lack of accountability can lead to ethical issues
2024 Depreciation: Guide to Capitalizing Tangible Property
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Recent tax legislation, rules and developments related to capitalization and depreciation Qualified improvement property Section 179, including inflation adjustments Section 168(k) 100% bonus deduction Depreciation of automobiles, including new luxury auto limits ADS depreciation for electing farm and real estate business Update on recent developments
K2's 2024 The ABCs of Automation With Microsoft's Power Platform
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Overview of the Power Platform and its components Review examples of business processes that may benefit the most from using automation Discussion and demonstration of its low-code/no-code app development environment
Reporting the Results of a Fraud Investigation
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Written reports and supporting documentationMethods of presenting evidence to help non-accountants understand the numbersEvaluating reports of opposing expertsResponding to a motion in limine or Daubert challenge as an expert witnessCommon lines of questioning for financial expertsPreparing for deposition and trialEffectively testifying at deposition and trial
The Social Media Blueprint for Accounting Firms
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:An overview of the key social media platforms that accounting firms should consider as part of their overall social media strategy.Current trends in lead generation using social platforms.Specific tactics for social media as part of your ongoing marketing, recruitment, and new business development efforts.
2024 Practical Excel Topics for the Public Accountant
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Data validation Underutilized, but powerful, formulas Formulas for manipulating, transforming, and cleansing data Formulas for data analysis Reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Pivot tables
Introduction to Forensic Data Analytics
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Data analytics Key fraud risk management guidance documents Data analytics frameworks Leading techniques and innovations for preventing and detecting fraud
2024 S Corporation Checkup: Key Tax Issues & Forms Reporting
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Discuss the calculation of basis when the entity is formed including the impact of contributed property Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity Uses a comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process Schedules K-2 and K-3 Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property Explain how basis is impacted by sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest S corporation losses and how they impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting Show how to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculation