CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: K2's Automation For Increasing Personal Efficiency And Effectiveness
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
What are integration and automation? Exploring Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) tools and services Intelligent Voice Assistants (IVAs) and home automation systems Personal automation workflows and time-saving strategies Smart home integration and optimization
Retaining Top Talent: Strategies for CPA Firms
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
To purchase the report referenced in this presentation, or any of the research papers published by CPA Crossings, visit https://www.cpacrossings.com/research. The major topics that will be covered in this course include: The true cost of turnover versus retention investment Research findings on why professionals leave or stay Whole-person retention strategies beyond compensation Work-life balance solutions that maintain productivity Career development paths for non-partner track professionals Business model transformations for sustainable staffing Technology and outsourcing strategies to reduce burnout Retention strategies specific to diverse talent and younger professionals
ACPEN: A Guide to Sampling - Part 2
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: FASB Update and Review
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
FASB updates that will affect near-term reporting Future topics that may soon be addressed by the FASB
ACPEN: Conflicts of Interest: Dealing With Ethical Dilemmas in Business and Industry
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Do conflicts of interest matter? Are we aware of common conflicts of interest? What does the Code of Professional Conduct require? How to recognize Conflicts of Interest? Ethical issues regarding competence and gifts and entertainment Trade-offs involved in dealing with conflicts of interest? Suggestions on how to avoid conflicts of interest.
Entertainment, Meals & Travel Expenses: Review and Update
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expenseStrategies to deduct business entertainment expensesDeductibility of mealsSituations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reductionHow to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parkingProper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expendituresThe four steps to analyze business expensesThe latest federal legislation, cases and rulings
Surgent's Shades Of Gray – Practicing Before The Internal Revenue Service – Circular 230 –Current State
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Office of Professional Responsibility – Authority and Procedures Current status of the regulations governing tax practice before the IRS (Circular 230 Rev. 6/2014) In depth coverage of the various Due Diligence obligations of tax professionals Overview of other key Circular 230 provisions Practitioner responsibilities to their clients and to the Tax Administration System Best Practices for all tax professionals
Surgent's Taking Advantage of Installment Sales and Like-Kind Exchanges
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
How does the IRC define an installment sale under Section 453? When can a taxpayer utilize the provisions of IRC Section 453? When should a taxpayer utilize the provisions of an installment sale and when should it be avoided How does the issue of a “dealer” vs. a “non-dealer” impact the use of the installment sale method How to report an installment sale when related parties are involved How to calculate an installment sale How has the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacted the use of the Installment Sale Method What is a like-kind exchange as defined by IRC Section 1031 When can a taxpayer utilize the provisions of IRC Section 1031 What types of real property are eligible for like-kind exchange treatment and what types are not What is “boot” and how does it impact the like-kind exchange deferral How to calculate a like-kind exchange including any taxable portion How has the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacted the use of like-kind exchanges
ACPEN: Partnership Essentials: Review & Update
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Recent legislative, rules and tax developments impacting partnerships and their partners Transfer of partnership interests TCJA §461(l) Excess Business Losses and §163(j) Business Interest Expense Importance of capital accounts Form 1065, Schedules K-1 and M-2 Schedules K-2 and K-3 update Reporting partner capital accounts Effect of the Ceiling Rule Alternative and Remedial Methods Effect on financial capital accounts Tax basis capital accounts
Enterprise-Wide Risk Management in Accounting and Finance
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Enterprise-wide risk management best practices for identifying, evaluating, and determining how to respond to relevant risks.The importance of risk and uncertainty disclosures in the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements, including evolving risks with cybersecurity and ESG.Coordinating risk management efforts, including the required involvement of corporate governance.How to embed risk management into day-to-day accounting and finance activities.
Ethics: Giving Thanks - How to Master the Art of Gratitude
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
We'll explore what gratitude is and how expressions of it can vary from culture to culture. We'll also unpack several ways you can regularly say "thank you" to valued clients and colleagues, and we'll examine methods for evaluating gratitude in prospective and current employees.
Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of methods of proof in forensic accounting.The various types of methods of proof approved by the courts.The weakness and strengths of the methods of proof.The formulas in calculating methods of proof.Applying the formulas in various circumstances.
ACPEN: Relationship Networking: The Art Of Conversation
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Networking Replatinship Management
ACPEN: Maintaining a Harmonious Working Environment
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Disassociating yourself and your employer from discriminatory comments Scripts for addressing potential and actual sexual harassment situations Consensual relationships between leaders and their subordinates Effective violence prevention measure Survival tactics in active violence situations
ACPEN: Coaching Leaders to Handle Sensitive Employee Relations Situations
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Employee complaints Personality & attitude problems Performance counseling Personal hygiene problems Disability-related performance issues Misconduct due to mental conditions
ACPEN: Applying the New Expected Credit Loss Model
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Principles behind the new expectation credit loss model Acceptable methods for evaluating expected credit loss for certain financial instruments Enhanced disclosure requirements common for nonpublic entities
ACPEN: Form 1120S - Preparation and Analysis
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
S corporation taxation fundamentals Income and deductions for S corporations Shareholder basis calculation Reporting requirements for Form 1120S Advanced tax planning strategies
ACPEN: OBBA of 2025: Business Overview
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
An overview of provisions of existing law extended or made permanent without substantial change, including qualified opportunity zones Provisions of existing law extended or made permanent with substantial change, including bonus depreciation, Sec. 179 immediate expense deduction, deduction of research and experimentation expenses, and cash method of accounting New law provisions applicable to businesses, including bonus depreciation of nonresidential real estate Repealed existing law, including the commercial clean vehicle credit and electric car charger credit
The Ethics of Care in the Workplace
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Ethical Values and PrinciplesCompassionManaging ExpectationsRespect and HumilityAttribution Theory
ACPEN: Financial Statement Analysis
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Purposes of financial statement analysis Trend analysis and vertical & horizontal analysis Simple and multivariate regression; Analysis of metrics Assessment of liquidity, solvency, and profitability Using data visualizations The role of qualitative factors