CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN Signature 2025: The Risk of Fraud in State & Local Government
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Risk assessment Internal controls Forensic accounting Reporting mechanisms
Taking Advantage of Array Formulas in Excel
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to Array Formulas: This segment establishes the foundation by differentiating array formulas from regular Excel formulas and explaining their significance.Using Array Formulas: This section focuses on the practical application of array formulas, teaching participants how to effectively implement and utilize these formulas in a variety of common Excel tasks and scenarios.Dynamic Arrays and Spill Functions: This part covers the utilization of dynamic arrays and spill functions, highlighting their role in modern Excel data handling.Advanced Array Functions: Participants will delve into complex functions such as SUMPRODUCT, UNIQUE, SORT, and FILTER, focusing on multi-condition summing and data management.Using Array Constants: This section teaches how simplify the use of static values called Array Constants
Resistance to Resiliency: Striving for Technology Change Acceptance
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Yellowbook Accounting and Auditing Strategic Alignment Model
The Controllership Series - The Controllers Role in Financial Forecasting
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TBD
1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Computer Forensics - Part 3 (Steganography)
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TBD
1.6 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
Fraud Unmasked: Understanding and Preventing White-Collar Crime with Dr. Richard G. Brody
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fraud Prevention Accounting Business Ethics
Partnerships: How to Calculate Partner Basis
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Calculation of basis when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property How to calculate partnership tax basis capital accounts Explains the use of both "inside" and "outside" basis determination Clarifies the how partnership debt impacts tax basis Discusses how distributions affect basis Explains how basis is impacted by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership interest Comprehensive examples to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
Preparation, Compilation and Review Engagements
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Auditing Yellowbook
Fiduciary Accounting: Fundamentals & Rules
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fundamentals of fiduciary accounting Uniform Principal and Income Act Mandatory and discretionary allocations and adjustments Address the trustees ability to override the fallback rules Review the contents of a proper set of trust accounting statements
Fraud Busters: Controls to Prevent & Detect Fraud
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Fraud motivators - the fraud triangle, typical profiles of fraud perpetratorsRevisiting the basics of controls - design vs effectiveness, preventative vs. detectiveEntity-wide controls and how they can assist in fraud deterrenceSpecific fraud types and the controls that could prevent and detect them
K2'S Tech Update
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Trends in AI and machine learning Applications of quantum computing in accounting and finance The growing role of blockchain and digital currencies in accounting Innovations in software and hardware
K2's Backups Done Right
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
List the significant backup approaches Identify areas of critical weakness or threats in your backup and recovery systems List all critical and non-critical applications and establish their order of recovery Differentiate between backup solutions based on their features and benefits
Schedule C of Form 1040
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
When Schedule C applies Cash v. Accrual method Typical business deductions Business vehicle expenses Section 179 and bonus depreciation
Surgent's Strategies for Maximizing Social Security Benefits
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
When is a person eligible to take Social Security benefits? Factors to consider when selecting an option for taking Social Security benefits Is there a best age to start taking Social Security benefits? How to maximize Social Security benefit payments for surviving spouses How can a divorced spouse collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of a former spouse? How minor children can collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of an older parent
The Role of Internal Control in the Risk-Based Audit
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Specific matters auditors should consider when obtaining and documenting an understanding of the client's internal control system Development of a tailored audit approach that considers the potential reliance on internal controls Guidance for establishing an adequate basis for reliance on internal controls of less formal, smaller clients
What's Going on at the FASB (2025)
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Accounting Standard Updates effective in 2024 for public entities, private entities, and nonprofits. Review year 2 implications of the leases standard including modification accounting. A look at the projects identified by the FASB's Invitation to Comment: Agenda Consultation.
ProActive Response Group De-Escalation Training
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Definition of De-Escalation Recognizing Anger Situational Awareness LOWLINE Technique MR EBS Technique Posturing Controlling the Environment
Mental Illness & Depression: Understanding & Supporting Employees Under the ADA
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Mental illness and depression Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Effective Communication Skills
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Confidence Leadership
Walkin', Talkin', Lookin' & Listenin' - Or Things Most of Us Don't Do Well
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
The importance of making yourself available How to start a conversation and what to NOT talk about The art of how to listen When you don’t understand what they just said Don’t fool by equivocations when they respond to a question Materiality and perception