CPE Catalog & Events
2024 Partnership Essentials: Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Importance of capital accounts Reporting negative tax basis Tax accounting for property contributed to a partnership Pre-contribution appreciation Effect of the Ceiling Rule Allocation of depreciation to partners Alternative and Remedial Methods Effect on financial capital accounts Form 1065, Schedule K-1 Tax basis capital accounts
K2's 2024 Optimizing Your Tech Stack For Efficiency And Cost-Effectiveness
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Conducting a tech stack assessment, including an inventory of current tools and applications Identifying essential and redundant tools Exploring cost-effective alternatives Calculating your total cost of ownership
Surgent's Top 20 Effective Strategies for Avoiding RMD Mistakes and Penalties: Updated for the Proposed RMD Regulations, SECURE Act 2.0
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Who qualifies for the waiver of the RMD excise tax for 2021, 2022, and 2023? The rollover deadline for 2023 age 73 RMD Coverage of applicable provisions of SECURE Act 2.0 What is the required minimum distribution for an account owner? What is the required minimum distribution for a beneficiary IRA? Key explanations of RMD regulations The types of accounts that are subject to the required minimum distribution rules The parties that are subject to the required minimum distribution rules Exceptions and special considerations for required minimum distributions Rollover and transfer rules in an RMD year The various responsibilities for interested parties Qualified charitable distributions and how they are coordinated with RMDs and IRA contributions How the 10-year rule works for certain beneficiaries
Valuing Cannabis 2.0: Unique Marijuana Appraisal Challenges
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Updates to incorporate new and emerging data sources and industry trends in the value proposition for marijuana businessesReview of fundamental valuation concepts and methodsDiscussion of the value of license rights and related intellectual propertyUseful topics for practitioners and owner/operators involved in purchase price allocation work, economic damage assessments, estate planning and merger acquisition
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
The Ethical Management of Conflict
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Professionalism, Conflict and EthicsSources and approaches to conflictManaging Conflict from the Inside: Awareness of human tendencies, human emotions, and gossipGuidelines for managing conflict collaboratively
2024 Internal Controls That Could Have Prevented Frauds
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Examination of actual frauds Discussion of internal controls that could have prevented the frauds Contemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios
Audit 305: Strengthening Substantive Analytic Procedures
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:How analytic procedures enhance audit qualityElements of strong analytic proceduresSelecting the proper analytic, and altering the strength for the intended purposeDisaggregating data to make more informed expectationsEvaluating the data used in generating expectations, including corroborating inquiryImproving documentation, including evaluating sufficiency and appropriateness of the audit evidence obtainedResolving significant differences resulting from analytic procedures and concluding on audit results
Financial Performance Reporting 2024: Changes To Know
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• Reformatted financial statements overview • Status of accounting's perfect storm • Four cases
K2's Emerging Technologies For Accountants, Including Blockchain And Cryptocurrencies
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• 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
K2's 2023 Accessing And Managing Data In Excel
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Using Power Query to link data into Excel Manipulating Excel data with data transformations Creating data models using Power Query Examples of common and useful transformations
K2's 2023 Automating Your Tax Practice
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why tax automation is essential Hardware and software selection Workflow design Best practices for ingesting data
Getting On Top of It All: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder - Part 1
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why important things don’t get done on a timely basis, and what to do about it Five ways to increase productivity that almost no one ever uses The four proven ways to keep yourself and your staff motivated to consistently work at the highest level How to avoid feeling stressed out—even though your “to do” list is endless The three time management techniques that you’re not using that are critical to your success How to know and avoid what is a poor use or waste of your time How to set goals that excite you, and how to guarantee they actually get done Three ways to elicit help from others that ensure their cooperation and help The smart things to do with the extra time you’ll have when you’re on top of it all
2024 Revision to Government Auditing Standards Impact
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Key changes made by the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing StandardsReview when the GAGAS requirements are applicable to a financial statement auditWhen reporting on key audit matters may apply in a GAGAS auditClarifications related to the independence requirements in a financial statement audit imposed by the 2024 Yellow BookReview the impact of the Quality Management Standards to a financial statement audit conducted under the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing StandardsOther important matters contained in the 2024 Government Auditing Standards related to financial statement audits
2024 What's Going on at the AICPA
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Group Audits Quality Management Less Complex Entities
Payroll Essentials: Getting to Know Payroll Taxes
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:The various types of payroll taxes related to compensationPayroll calculations related to the various of payroll taxesIntroduction to common payroll formsResources, recommendations, and guidance on compensation and payroll related topics
Enact Retaliation Abatement and Monitoring Measures
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Retaliation prevention Retaliation monitoring Speak up culture Ethical culture
The Controllership Series - The Future Role of the Controller Part 1
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TBD
1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting and Finance
K2's 2024 Excel Best Practices And Features
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
What to look for in Excel 2024 How to take advantage of new functions and features in Excel Integrating Excel data with other applications Improving Excel security
Securing Your Data with a Password Management App - Updated
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Introduction to the world of password management apps and what makes them so secureReview and demonstration of top selling password management appsSoftware features that will be reviewedPassword generationEmergency user accessEntity vs. individual password managementDesktop vs. cloud basedMulti device synchronizationPII (personally identifiable information) forms fillerCredit card storageDigital data vault