CPE Catalog & Events
Revenue Recognition in an Environment of Uncertainty
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Alternatives to adopting Topic 842 Short-term lease and related-party leasing arrangements Identifying lease agreements under the new rules Proper treatment of lease incentives, leasehold improvements, and lease modifications
Two Types of Goals You Need to Be Successful
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Common obstacles to goal achievement The limitations of SMART goals Characteristics of effective outcome goals Process Goals: The Roadmap to Achievement Integrating Outcome and Process Goals for Maximum Impact
The Controllership Series - The Controller's Role in Pro Forma Financial Statements
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance
K2's Automation - Beyond The Basics With The Microsoft Power Platform
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Explanation and demonstration of the use of a wide range of automation tools with a focus on low-code/no-code Practical examples of real-world applications for Power Platform tools - such as Power Apps and Power Automate, as well as integration into Microsoft Fabric and other solutions Challenges and risks of automating business processes
K2's Technology Update
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Developments in hardware and software Options for communicating and collaborating more effectively Addressing cybersecurity issues
K2's Excel Best Practices 26-27
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Best practices associated with creating Excel workbooks, including managing workbooks How to secure Excel workbooks Collaboration options and best practices in Excel Effective reporting techniques in Excel
Surgent's A Complete Guide to the Yellow Book
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Circumstances requiring auditors to follow the Yellow Book (Government Auditing Standards or GAGAS) Relationship of Yellow Book requirements to GAAS and single audit requirements Auditor qualifications under the Yellow Book: independence, CPE, peer review, and related requirements The Yellow Book requirements related to the performance of and reporting on a financial audit Identifying and reporting findings under the Yellow Book The Yellow Book requirements related to attestation engagements (examinations, reviews, and agreed-upon procedures) and performance audits
Surgent's Annual Accounting and Auditing Update
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update, and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Recently issued ASUs covering derivatives, credit losses under ASC 326, government grants, and expense disaggregation FASB Final PIR Report for Leases (Topic 842) Statement on Quality Management Standards: SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3 Proposed SAS on the auditor’s responsibility relating to fraud Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity Recently issued PCAOB standards and SEC rulemaking activities Other important A&A practice matters
Surgent's Perplexing Financial and Economic Issues for the CFO/Controller
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Regulatory, fiscal, and monetary policies impact on the organization Dodd-Frank Bill and impact on financial reform Health insurance reform and the impact on the employer Managing risk in an uncertain economic climate
The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Review of key components of President Trump's tax bill, including a tip income exemption, overtime pay relief, Social Security tax exemption, auto loan interest deductibility, SALT deduction modifications, a lower corporate tax rate, restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, immediate R&D expensing, and permanent extension of select TCJA provisions Tariff policy and implementation - analyze the use of tariffs as a fiscal and trade policy tool Digital assets and tax implications - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming tax practices, as well as how the IRS is leveraging AI to enhance audit selection Form 1099-K reporting requirements - understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, reporting responsibilities, and the impact of the 2024 Department of Labor Final Rule on worker status Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Real Estate professional requirements Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
K2's Understanding Your Ransomware Risk
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Trends in ransomware attacks Best practices for minimizing ransomware risk
The Ethics Hour: Accounting Scandals: What Happened and Why? Can We Prevent Them?, featuring Tracy Cooper and Don Minges
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Why do some choose to deceive, cheat and steal Can accounting scandals be prevented A brief history of accounting scandals What to look for What should ethical professionals like you do
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Late S Corporation Elections, Disproportionate Distributions, and Selling Shares
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Making an S corporation election and late filing relief Disproportionate distributions Selling S corporation shares Redemption rules
SAS No. 122, AU 315, Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement
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3.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
How the effect of a misstatement due to error effects the scope of our audit vs a misstatement due to fraud Inquires of management …….. and others The audit planning process; when we start and when we stop The importance of brainstorming and what two things should a talk about Revisions of our risk assessment Determining materiality
K2's Case Studies in Fraud and Technology Controls - 8 Hours
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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
Federal Tax Update - Individual & Business Current Developments
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
Discuss the most recent individual and business income tax legislation passed to date Walk through major tax changes to corporations, partnerships and/or individuals and any changes to the income tax forms and other related schedules Review numerous business income tax provisions including but not limited to the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction; changes to NOLs, §461(l) business loss limitations, §163(j) business interest deduction limitations, accounting method changes, depreciation, retirement plans, fringe benefits and entertainment expenses Brush up on the individual and business income tax rates (e.g., income tax rates, capital gain tax rates, self-employment tax and alternative minimum tax (AMT), 3.8% net investment income tax) Discuss other individual income tax topics and changes to filing status, personal exemptions, itemized deductions, exclusions from income, adjustments to income and income tax credits (e.g., child tax credit and dependent care credit) Walk through the NEW final required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations Review other important IRS audit areas such as basis and at-risk limitations for S shareholders and partners, passive activity losses and real estate professionals and self-employment taxes
The Single Audit from Beginning to End Update
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Introduction Applicable AICPA standards Applicable OMB Circular Gathering information - determining the major programs Identifying risk – identifying the applicable compliance requirements Assessing risk – considering the internal controls over compliance requirements Designing procedures that are responsive to assessed risks – the tests of internal controls and compliance Evaluating single audit evidence
A Fox in the Henhouse/Courthouse
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Internal Controls Fraud Prevention Fraud Investigation
Emotional Intelligence for Professionals: Mastering the Human Side of Success
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Emotions Relationships Emotional Intelligence Communication
K2's Next Level Home Networking
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Explanation of common network services such as file sharing, VPN's, media servers, and network isolation using multiple SSIDs Hardware options and examples of solutions for every budget Tips and tricks for rebuilding your home network to meet your needs today and into the future