CPE Catalog & Events
Audit 407: Auditing Contingencies and Going Concern
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of contingencies and related disclosuresIdentifying and determining proper accounting treatment for litigation, claims and assessmentsEvaluating the sufficiency of attorney's letter responses for audit evidenceEvaluating substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of timeAuditing managements assumptions in making the going concern evaluationProper application of the liquidation basis of accounting
Cost Accounting, R.I.P.: Cost Accounting Is Opinion, Cash Flow Is Fact 2024
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• Modeling cash flow and capacity • Adaptive Capacity Model • Segall's Law
A Culture of Regulatory Ethics: A Competitive Advantage
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Does it pay for a company to have strong ethics?Can you measure the financial impact of ethics?Does ethics make a difference in financial performance?Can ethics be used as a competitive advantage?What sets the CPA designation apart?AICPA Code of Professional Conduct & the Conceptual Framework ApproachEthics as a marketing toolPersonalizing your Code of EthicsFour building blocks of ethical cultureWhat influences employee behavior?Ethical researchBuilding trust in organizationsMaintaining objectivity in difficult situations
Advanced Excel Topics for Spreadsheet Power Users 2024
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• Using Excel for graphical output and dashboard reporting • Data tools and the Data Analysis ToolPak • Advanced functions and complex formulas • Working with Excel tables and PivotTables
Federal Tax Update: Individual Form 1040 2024
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• Review of recent federal legislation and administrative rulings • Review of recent modifications to tax forms • Review of small business tax law and administrative update changes • Review of retirement plan changes • Overall review of tax practice and procedures
Preparation, Compilations and Reviews-A Practical Workshop 2024
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• Preparation, Compilations and Reviews
I Spy with My Little Eye ... an Illegality
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Are Accountants the Conscience of Business?Today’s Ethical Duty of ConfidentialityIESBA NOCLAR PronouncementWhere We Go from Here (No Clarity?)Case Discussion and AnalysisConclusion
Accounting for and Auditing Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Common applications related to initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement or derecognition, presentation, and disclosure of cryptocurrency and other digital assetsFeedback from the AICPA's Digital Assets Working Group intended to assist auditors with opining on these digital records
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
Navigating Difficult Conversations with Clients
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Negotiation Conflict Persuasion Management Leadership Customer Service
Mastering Charitable Remainder Trusts and Form 5227Compliance
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Introduction to Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) Types of CRTs and their Benefits Formation and Funding of CRTs Identifying Suitable Candidates for CRTs Understanding Form 5227: An Overview Line-by-Line Breakdown of Form 5227 Reporting Trust Assets and Income Distributions and Charitable Beneficiaries Compliance Updates and Recent Changes to Form 5227 Best Practices for Accurate Completion and Filing
2024 Taxation of Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs)
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
NFT basics Classification of NFTs Current Legislative and Policy Environment Tax implications of creation, sales and exchanges of NFTs
Practical Insights Gleaned from the AICPA's Code of Conduct
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Evolution of relevant professional guidance Independence provisions Vernacular used in the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Conflicts of interest Offering/accepting gifts or entertainment Acts discreditable to the profession
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
2024 Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Cost-volume-profit analysis, including target profit and break-even calculations Relevant costs and decision-making Activity-based costing Capital budgeting considerations Overview of Excel capabilities for supporting managerial analysis
Mastering the Excel Lookup Functions
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:A review of the various lookup functions, beyond VLOOKUPLearn which lookup works best for your situationHow to apply the many lookup functionsDiscover advanced lookup techniques like nested lookups, approximate matching, and handling errors effectivelyAn in-depth review of the following functions:VLOOKUP / HLOOKUPXLOOKUPMATCH / INDEXXMATCHINDIRECTFILTERSORT / SORTBYUNIQUEAn overview of some newer functions
Surgent's Ethical Considerations for CPAs
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Auditor independence and its importance to the public accounting profession Common threats to auditor independence AICPA’s framework for assessing conflicts of interest Unique threats related to non-attest services to attest clients Common safeguards to help assure compliance with relevant rules and regulations
Excel - Using PivotTables for Data Analysis
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The advantages of PivotTable for Data AnalysisStep-by-Step PivotTable creationCreating PivotCharts
Audit 408: Coaching Staff to Stay on the Right Track
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Different ways to appropriately motivate others for performance, including nonmonetary awardsModifying coaching style to the various specific situation, considering both task and relationship factors to give staff the support they need for successTips for engaging in difficult conversations with others, including staff, peers, supervisors and clientsGiving constructive negative feedback to staff, including creating an action plan for improvement
Business Tax Update: Recent Developments
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:2021/22 legislation impacting business taxpayersExtenders legislation updateMeals and entertainment expense reportingPartnership and S corporation updateIncome and deductions