CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Individual and Financial-Planning Tax Camp
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Tax Bill Act Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption considering proposed regulations The net investment income tax: planning for compliance Family income-splitting strategies that need to be considered Income tax issues: impact on timing of other income Selling a principal residence Two principal residences at the same time Use of life insurance to protect families: Whole Life Insurance, Term Life Insurance, Universal Life Insurance, and Variable Life Insurance Using Roth IRAs and Roth contribution programs to best advantage Conversions: do they still make sense? Taking distributions: matching timing to client requirements Qualified plan contributions to reduce current income and Social Security tax: implications for business owners and self-employed Social Security - the latest on the looming solvency crisis Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan considerations What to do about itemized deductions Trans-generational planning: conversions, income, and gain-splitting Tax benefits of HSAs and other tax-advantaged accounts Identifying tax opportunities: reviewing the prior-year return to develop a plan for the future Planning for middle-income taxpayers: financial planning for the young, the working, and those approaching or in retirement Best financial planning ideas for young people
Internal Controls Over Compliance vs Compliance
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Testing internal ControlsAlign internal controls with specific compliance requirementsThe misidentification of controls and the confusion between compliance and control processes
ACPEN: Maximizing the Tax Benefits of an Installment Sale
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Installment sale treatment eligibility When to elect out of installment sale treatment Installment sales of business assets Installment sale default and the rules for personal property vs real property Depreciation recapture
ACPEN: Ultimate Small Business HR Guide: Essential Tips for Success
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Small Business Management
ACPEN: Introduction to Governmental Accounting 101
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Fund Types Budgetary Accounting Financial Reporting Requirements Single Audit Act Audit Standards and Procedures Best Practices in Governmental Accounting
SEC Case Studies: Ethical Dilemmas in Finance and Accounting
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to Ethics and Ethical DilemmasEthical Codes and Professional StandardsFraud and the Fraud TriangleEthical Decision-Making ModelsFinancial Statement Manipulation TacticsCash Flow and Key Metrics Misrepresentations
ACPEN: Contract and Procurement Fraud
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Procurement phases Fraud schemes Fraud red flags Fraud control activities and safeguards
ACPEN: Business Longevity: Stabilize, Strengthen, and Succeed
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Business Management Strategic Planning The role of AI in Business
ACPEN: Multistate Taxation - Issues and Planning Opportunities
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Multistate Business Activities Nexus and Implications State Taxable Income Business-Related Issues Formulas and Their Application Audit Defense Strategies State Specific Regulations Choice of Business Entity Interstate Commerce Clauses Domicile in relation to State Death Taxation
ACPEN: Mergers & Acquisitions: Tips and Speed Bumps to Avoid
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Making strategic acquisitions Identifying potential acquisition candidates Alternatives to M&A Identifying and understanding organizational culture Understanding the keys to effective and efficient due diligence Planning and executing an effective integration Key considerations
Supervision/Management Competencies: An Ethical Approach
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of Virtue EthicsMilgram and Zimbardo case studiesNavigating the transition from "Buddy to Boss"Self-Awareness and Regard for OthersSetting Standards and Analyzing PerformanceUnconscious BiasCommunication Skills
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
ACPEN: Predictive Accounting – Driver-Based Budgeting and Rolling Financial Forecasts
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The shift to “predictive accounting” for Decision Making, Planning, and Budgeting Problems with traditional annual budget processes Develop a driver-based “operational budget” based on resource capacity planning Classify resource capacities and their expenses as sunk, fixed, step-variable, and variable Create closed loop capacity plans Forecast demand for budgeting and rolling financial forecasts Integrating enterprise risk management (ERM) with management accounting Applying target costing for cost estimating
ACPEN: A Guide to Sampling - Part 2
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Auditing Yellowbook
PFP Update: Issues, Exposures and Developing Client Strategy 26-27
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Cash flow management Insurance, investment, income tax, education, retirement and estate planning Understanding client issues, diagnosing client exposures and determining client solutions Closely held business owner strategies
Profiles in Fraud
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Real life fraudsters: what they did, how they got away with it, how they finally were caughtProfiles: the characteristics the fraud perpetrators have in commonTechniques to prevent and deter these common schemes
Surgent's Taking Advantage of Like-Kind Exchanges
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Understanding the history of IRC Sec 1031 Who does and does not qualify for utilizing the like-kind provisions Which properties do and do not qualify for like-kind exchanges The differences between a “dealer” and a “non-dealer” regarding like-kind exchanges How to complete a like-kind exchange The different types of like-kind exchanges The definition of “boot” and how it applies to like-kind exchanges Rules concerning Revenue Ruling 72-456, and Form 8824
ACPEN: Creating A Coaching Leadership Style
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TBD
3.0 Credits
Member Price: $109
What the Coaching Leadership Style Coaching Leadership Style Competencies Solution Focused Coaching Framework Leadership Competency Pillars Historical and Current Views of Coaching Coaching Culture Definition and Framework Coaching Results Measuring Success of Coaching
ACPEN: IT Controls & SOC Reporting in Financial Audits
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TBD
3.5 Credits
Member Price: $109
SOC Reporting Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) Audit Reliance
Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof
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TBD
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.