CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Inventory Management, Control and Analysis: Best-in-Class Tools to Achieve Success
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Inventory management vs. inventory control Inventory analysis methods and KPIs Top inventory management trends Inventory analysis: methods and KPIs Inventory management trends for retailers Inventory management and supply chain management Top trends in warehouse management Supply chain inventory optimization
Surgent's Succession Planning for the Small Business Owner: Finding the Exit Ramp
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
How to find unrelated buyers of a business Maintaining control of the business succession process Turning over the reins to family members: when to give up control Finding the right team to sell a business Options for selling a business to an unrelated party Options for selling a business to family members Options for selling a business to employees Overcoming the emotional attachment to a business Selling to family members for a life annuity Using family partnerships and trusts to transfer a business
Love It or Lease It - Lessons in Implementation
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Implementation focus Implementation tools Essential concepts to remember
2024 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The Professional Ethics Executive Committee's updated ethics rules.An overview of recently issued ethics rules that CPAs need to know to be compliant.
Google Sheets for Accountants
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:What is Google Sheets?Key Set Up Steps and AppsKey Strengths and WeaknessesGoogle Sheets vs. Microsoft ExcelGoogle Sheets VersionsQuick Start GuideThings You Can do in Google Sheets that You Can't Do in ExcelGoogle Sheets Add-OnsGoogle Sheets Help Resources
Surgent's Government and Nonprofit Frauds and Controls to Stop Them
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Examine real-world misappropriations of cash, check frauds, vendor scams, credit card abuse, grant frauds, benefit schemes, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Consider and develop controls to stop fraud Tailor controls to the size and fit of the government or nonprofit
Eight Biggest Threats to your business and introducing Three Pillars of Cybersecurity
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Technology Cybersecurity
The Art of Managing Your Email Tone 2024
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $49
• Business communication • Emotional intelligence • Human resources • Practice management
The Great Divide - Successful Collaboration Across Generations for HR Professionals
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Diversity Inclusion Generations Leadership Engagement
Coaching & Counseling - Addressing Misconduct
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TBD
1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Insubordination Personality and attitude problems. Generalized disparaging comments Previously unaddressed conduct. Misconduct due to mental condition Corrective action meetings and documentation. Attendance control.
Maintaining a Harmonious Working Environment
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TBD
1.2 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 measures Survival tactics in active violence situations.
Why Auditors Fail To Detect Fraud
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Reasons auditors fail to detect fraud Willful Ignorance SAS No. 82 Additional documentation How and who to talk to Determining the Tone At the Top How to Determining Intent If you expect it, you will see it
Audit 406: Auditing Revenue Recognition - Common Risks
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Generally accepted accounting principles related to sales, including the newest revenue recognition model of Topic 606Common revenue recognition fraud schemes and potential audit responsesAudit responses to significant risks requiring special audit consideration related to revenue recognition
Implementation Challenges with the New FASB Lease Standard
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:FASB's Accounting Standard Update for Leases (ASC Topic 842).Key differences between ASC Topic 842 and ASC Topic 840.Commitments that are on the balance sheet: operating leases and finance leasesAllocation consideration to lease and nonlease components.Lease payments, discount rate, inception date, commencement date, lease term.Impairments of right-of-use asset, modifications, subleases.Policy elections and disclosures.
Surgent's Artificial Intelligence for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
What is artificial intelligence? What are the different forms of artificial intelligence? The difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning The types of problems artificial intelligence can solve The role of algorithms How artificial intelligence will affect accounting and finance careers Data governance, security, and privacy How accounting firms are using AI today The role of artificial intelligence in asset management
Surgent's Six Common Barriers to Investment Success
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Availability bias Herding Loss aversion Present bias Anchoring Home country bias
Secure Act 2.0 - Everything that you Need to Know
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TBD
2.2 Credits
Member Price: $79
Mandatory Automatic Enrollment Credit For Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs Enhancement Of The Saver’s Credit Increase In Starting Age For RMDs Indexing IRA Catch-Up Higher Catch-Up Limit Age 61, 62, 63, And 64 Student Loan Payments As Elective Deferrals For Matching Contributions Start Up Credit Costs For Employers Joining An Existing Plan Financial Incentives For Contributing To a Plan Withdrawals For Certain Emergency Expenses SIMPLE Plan changes Starter 401(K) Plans Sec 529 Plan To Roth Rollovers Emergency Savings Accounts Enhancement of 403(B) Plans Qualified Charitable Distributions to Split Interest Entity Retirement Savings Lost and Found
The Art of Marketing for CPAs
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why marketing and self promotion are so important today What keeps people from learning this skill, and how to overcome those obstacles How to get people (your boss, co-workers or clients) to like working with you How to sell someone on your services in a single minute How to attract more clients or the attention of your boss in a way that "wows" them How to get referrals from your clients or glowing reviews from your boss The 3 communication skills every business person needs to master, and why The 3 principles that really lead to more success in the business world, and how you can use those principles for you company and career
Prevention & Detection of Fraud In Small Businesses
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
The importance of the control environment The three most common behavioral red flags exhibited by perpetrators Why it is much more cost effective to prevent fraud than it is to detect fraud The reason why the small business owner/auditor should think about how they would steal Who steals and why Common myths about stealing that are not true Understanding the concept of risk management
Payroll Essentials: Payroll Returns Done Right
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Introduction to common payroll taxes and related payroll formsFiling out, reconciling, and filing payroll returnsDue dates and filing requirements