CPE Catalog & Events
1 Hour - Introduction to Sustainability Accounting
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
History of Sustainability Accounting Sustainability Metrics for Industry Published Sustainability Standards
2024 Analytical Procedures: Practical Applications and Standards
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Discussion of analytical procedures in audit and review engagements Practical examples and illustrations of analytical procedures The order of operations for accomplishing analytical procedures
Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Developing short-term cash flow projections How do we assure adequate cash availability without having idle cash? Take advantage of your bank’s cash management services Working capital loans Controlled disbursement accounts Sweep accounts and other short-term investments ACH transactions Direct transfers Lock boxes Credit and collections Reconciliation frequency Managing cash short-falls
2024 FASB Update and Review
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Review of FASB updates that will affect near-term reporting Identify future topics that may soon be addressed by the FASB
2024 Internal Control Fundamentals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Risk Assessment Internal Controls COSO
Advanced Cost Accounting
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Occupancy costs Depreciation Utilities Supervision Maintenance Quality Control Material Handling Process Engineering Design Engineering Procurement Human Resources Information Systems Selling Costs Accounting Cost of Money Excess Capacity
2024 Fiduciary Accounting for Estates and Trusts
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
10 Principles of Tax Accounting for Trust Income Entity accounting income and Form 1041 Uniform Principal and Income Act Discretionary Power to Adjust Allocations between principal and income Trust accounting issues
Prevention & Detection of Fraud In Small Businesses
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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
Key Considerations For Setting Up A Crypto Payment System
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this class include:Examine and walk through the primary considerations that any company seeking to implement a crypto payment system will need to keep in mindSpecific steps, the opportunities, and the challenges connected with implementing a crypto payment systemDocumenting accounting implicationsExternal resources will be provided in order additional context and information
2024 Moving Beyond the Basics of Excel
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Using formulas to manipulate and transform data Using formulas and reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Using pivot tables
Ethics: Plain Talk About IRS Ethics and Conduct
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction: What is the IRS "Plain Talk" Document?Office of Government Ethics (OGE) StandardsKey Principles of Ethical ConductGifts from Outside SourcesGifts from Within the AgencyWhen Gifts Cannot be Accepted from Outside SourcesConflicts of InterestOutside Activities and EmploymentMisuse Of PositionUsing and Accounting for Office TimeUsing Government PropertyMatters Concerning Personal ActivitiesRules Concerning Employee Conduct and Official ActivitiesWho Can Help Within IRS
Surgent's Tax Research
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Tax code hierarchy Organization of an Internal Revenue Code section Special rules for IRC citation Citing other primary authority Private letter rulings Primary vs. secondary authority Secondary sources of authority Steps in the tax research process Research memoranda
Surgent's Applying ASC 820: The Basics of Fair Value Accounting
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Applicability of the use of ASC 820 The “exit price” approach Examples of market, cost and income approaches to estimating fair value Use of Level 1, 2 and 3 inputs in determining fair value
Surgent's Ethics for the Industry Accountant
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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
Surgent's Top Ten Questions from Partnership Clients Regarding the Section 754 Election
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
How does a partner compute his or her basis in a partnership? What is the difference between a partner’s inside and outside basis? What is the difference between a partner’s capital account and partner’s outside basis? How does Section 732(d) impact the buyer of a partnership interest? How does a partnership report a Section 754 election on the partnership’s tax return? How does a partnership make a Section 754 election? How does a partnership make a Section 743(b) adjustment? How does a partnership make a Section 734(b) adjustment? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment or Section 734(b) adjustment allocated to the assets of a partnership? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment allocated within the class of ordinary income property and capital gain property?
K2's 2023 Advanced QuickBooks Tips And Techniques
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Tips for improving efficiency with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online Better reporting when working in QuickBooks environments Tips for cleaning up QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online instances Managing inventory more effectively when working with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online
Cases in Corporate Ethics: Discuss Real Life Conflicts
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
We introduce new case selections to this seminar every year. Past cases have included these issues:Can you protect the public interest without violating our profession's confidentiality rules?How can a corporate world CPA get in trouble with their board of accountancy?Is a culture of fear and intimidation particularly susceptible to corporate fraud?How can using the CPA credential get a corporate accountant in trouble?Is exaggerating your CPE hours a violation of our professional codes of conduct?What are your options when your employer is clearly breaking the law?Does any legislation provide effective Whistleblower protection?
Federal Tax Update: Business Comprehensive 2024
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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
Surgent's Tax Forms Boot Camp: LLCs, Partnerships, and S Corporations
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Compare and contrast the tax consequences, opportunities, and pitfalls of operating a business as a partnership, LLC, or S corporation Reporting Requirements for Schedules K-2 and K-3 Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations Gain a comprehensive understanding of income tax laws for S corporations from eligibility and election to tax return preparation, stock basis, and loss limitation issues Recognize and properly handle special pass-through items of income and expense Accurately prepare S corporation returns and reconcile book income to taxable income Accurately prepare partnership returns and reconcile book income to taxable income What the transactional method entails and how to report partners’ capital accounts under this method Properly handle the tax treatment of distributions to shareholders, partners, or members Understand the special restrictions and sanctions for tax year-end selection Review the basics of partnership and LLC formation and basis calculation Self-employment tax or NOT, for each entity Filling in K-1s correctly for S corporations, partnerships, and LLCs. Major changes in K-1 reporting on both partnership and S corporation forms and content The most frequently used forms and schedules, including some form “oddities”
Surgent's Technical Individual Practice Issues and Tax Forms for Experienced Practitioners
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
What’s NEW for this year – Items all practitioners must know Form 1040 and Schedules 1 – 3 1099-K reporting requirements Qualified Business Income -- Coverage of §199A including the real estate safe harbor A tour of the most recent forms changes, starting from gross income and ending with selected credits, including the latest IRS guidance on significant recent tax legislation How will clients (and practitioners) interact with IRS in the future and how the pandemic is steering the IRS to ramp up with digital communication efforts Hot developments and current areas of interest Virtual Currency and Digital Asset Taxation Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas Form 6198 -- At-risk basis: Detailed case study and discussion of how this form is to be used and when it needs to be filed; learn how basis and at-risk basis are different, and why this is significant Form 6252 -- Installment sale income: A common tax area; however, a case study and discussion of this topic includes advanced issues such as gain on reacquisition of installment sale property, including worksheets on calculating gain & tax basis of reacquired property Form 5329 -- Additional taxes on qualified plans: Advanced study of how to avoid penalties