CPE Catalog & Events
Payroll Essentials: Ethics in Payroll
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Ethical framework in the payroll processThe role of ethics by stakeholders involved in the payroll processReal-life examples of what happens when stakeholders in the payroll process make the decision to decouple ethics from payroll
Ask Me No Questions and I Will Tell You No Lies - The Art of Interviewing & Interrogation
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3.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Defining an interview Why we choose to believe or not believe someone Types of individuals you will be talking with Why people lie Types of liars Unsharable needs Verbal and nonverbal clues How to listen Obtaining a confession
2024 Estate Planning for Today and Beyond
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Analysis of upcoming trends and anticipated shifts in estate planning practices Review of legislative updates affecting estate planning strategies Advanced techniques for minimizing estate taxes and maximizing wealth transfer efficiency Integration of digital assets and technology into estate planning frameworks Consideration of unique challenges presented by blended families, same-sex marriages, and non-traditional relationships
Strategies for Guiding Clients Through Challenging Situations: Tax Insights
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Navigating the tax and non-tax dimensions of divorce. Unveiling tax and non-tax considerations in personal bankruptcy, debt cancellation, foreclosure, repossession, and bad debt reporting. Exploring the tax and non-tax aspects of personal relationship matters, encompassing cohabitation, property rights, premarital agreements, filing status, exemptions, and dependents. Grasping the intricacies of support considerations for spouses and former spouses. Addressing support matters for children of divorced or separated parents, alongside the tax treatment of back child support. Delving into the business implications in instances of business dissolution. Tackling specialized topics, including marital property rules, tax rate comparisons for married and unmarried individuals, head of household status, and treatment of refunds and deficiencies.
2024 Tax Season Update with Steve Dilley
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Update and integration of recent tax legislation impacting 2024 returns and significant individual and business tax developments related to cases and rulings Individual tax changes including the earned income credit, child credit, and child and dependent care credit Partnership and S corporation developments Section 199A changes and reporting, losses and forms Depreciation update: Section 179 and 168(k) 2025 tax rate schedule and other inflation adjusted items Tax forms update: individual, S corporation, and partnerships
Legal Planning for Care Giving of Elderly/Disabled Clients
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review legal and care giving options that are available to individuals and their families for when the individual can no longer live alone and needs some assistance.Review caring for the individual at home by family caregivers, outside agencies and other, including household employee and homeowner's insurance issues, family caregiver respite care and adult day care.When care is no longer feasible in the home, we go through various living arrangement and financing options, including assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes and nursing homes and review how to protect family assets in such situations.
The Controllership Series - The Controllers Role in Financial Forecasting
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TBD
1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance
2024 PowerPoint: Tips & Tricks for Today's Accountant
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Exploration of tabs within PowerPoint’s ribbon Initial creation of a slide deck Using slide masters Utilization of external content SmartArt Alignments and layouts Tips and tricks for efficiency Best practices for effective presentation delivery Other creative uses for PowerPoint
K2's 2023 Ten Must Know Features In Excel
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
How to securely and efficiently collaborate with others Using Excel for optimization scenarios Creating “audit trails” in Excel Define “dynamic arrays” and list examples of their benefits
Auditing Standards & Audit Quality 2024
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Key Upcoming Accounting Standards Update (ASU) Adoption Dates • FASB Agenda • PCC Activity & Standards • New Risks • Recent ASU's in the last year
Presentation Skills for Auditors
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How to connect with your audienceWhat to do when the unexpected happensHow to use your natural resources to enhance your messageHow to narrow your message for maximum impactWhat to avoid in a PowerPoint presentation
S Corporations: Built-in Gain Tax 2024
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Identification of facts that could cause the imposition of the built-in gain tax • The calculation of the tax on "net recognized built-in gain" during the "recognition period" • The meaning of "current mandatory double tax" • The aggregate limitation based on "net unrealized built-in gain" • The limitation based on the "gain" that existed at conversion • The importance of valuation analysis at conversion • The taxable income limitation • Using existing corporate net operating losses and tax credits • Tax planning ideas and strategies to minimize or avoid the tax on the built-in gain
Surgent's Data Analytics Toolkit - Tools and Applications
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Definition of Data Analytics Assessing your organization’s current status and establishing an environment for success Financial staff’s core activities Common uses of analytics and current examples Behavioral forces that impact decisions Examples of inaccurate forecasts Identifying strategic measurements (KPIs) Improving budgeting and forecasting and addressing Black Swan events Collecting and using data from traditional and non-traditional data sources Statistical tools, including Median, Mode, Moving average, Ratio analysis, Pareto analysis, Rolling forecast, Mission-based budgeting, Trend analysis, Regression, Z-Score (public and private organizations), and Simulation Analytical techniques, including Brainstorming, Mind mapping, and Delphi technique Software tools that are readily available and can assist in visually exploring data; expanding the scope of available data, as well as collecting, analyzing and presenting results (including Dashboards). Specific ideas for using Data Analytics, including immediate opportunities and areas for further consideration Expanded lists of readings and next level software for a participants’ future reference
Powerful Public Speaking: Communicate With Confidence
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TBD
3.2 Credits
Member Price: $89
Communications
K2's Best Word, Outlook, And PowerPoint Features
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• Creating Word and PowerPoint documents with greater ease and efficiency • Enabling critical Outlook options for improved productivity • Best practices for working with Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Surgent's Ethics for the Industry Accountant
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $179
What are ethics? Why study ethics? Ethical responsibilities of CPAs Professional code of ethics and conduct AICPA Codification – updated Ethical dilemmas CPA vision Real disciplinary cases to illustrate critical points
Current Nonprofit Fraud Trends
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Best practices for fraud prevention and detection.Common fraud schemes in nonprofit including cash misappropriation; payroll fraud; vendor fraud; falsified billings; improper use of credit cards or purchase cards; the redirection of cash and non-cash contributions; personal use of assets; the redirection of grant benefits; other grant related fraud; travel and expense reporting fraud; and much more!
Common Deficiencies in EBP Audits
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Employee benefit plansAudit procedures and documentation
Key Cybersecurity Controls for CPAs
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The five key tenets of cybersecurity: Identify, Detect, Protect, Respond, RecoverReview specific cybersecurity controls within each of the five cybersecurity tenetsHow to appropriately assess key cybersecurity controls
Surgent's Real Estate Taxation: Critical Considerations
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
The impact of recent tax legislation on the real estate industry Depreciation and recapture Determining the basis when acquiring real estate Passive activity losses Calculation of gain or loss on sale of real estate Rental operations Installment sales