CPE Catalog & Events
Combatting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Sexual harassment prevention Company culture
Navigating Leaves of Absence
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Family Medical Leave Act - full time and intermittent Americans With Disabilities Act Special rules for managers Handling fraud, abuse, and performance issues in connection with a leave of absence
Data Extraction, Transformation, Validation the Right Data Sources for Analysis
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understand various data types Structured vs. unstructured data Completeness and validation testing Selecting the right data sources for the job Risks and pitfalls to avoid
The Ethic of Recruitment and Selection
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Discussion of ethical and effective recruiting strategiesSelection processes that foster diversity and inclusionHow to increase talent pools to ensure hiring success
Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
How to design charts for fastest possible user understanding and ease of use Review of case studies for group critique Developing a design standard for your organization Designing tables for rapid understanding and efficient space use How to use commentary, maintaining a consistent style and level of detail Using layout to support long-term memory and improve understanding The impact of trend methods on user understanding and a brief introduction to a statistically valid method for trend analysis. How to apply these techniques using Excel
Forensic Data Analytics Supercourse for Fraud Prevention and Detection
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Forensic data analytics Fraud prevention and detection Data validation and methodologies COSO's Fraud Risk Management Guide principles Innovations in anti-fraud technology
2024 Instant Audit? Just Add Risk Assessment
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
The audit risk model Risk assessment Linking risks to audit procedures Other responses to risks Documentation
Why Auditors Fail To Detect Fraud
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Reasons auditors fail to detect fraud Willful Ignorance SAS No. 82 Additional documentation How and who to talk to Determining the Tone At the Top How to Determining Intent If you expect it, you will see it
2024 Guide to Depreciating & Expensing Business Assets
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Recent tax legislation and developments related to depreciation and capitalization Eligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k) Discussion of the Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real property The Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real property Disposition of segments of real property Exchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rules
S Corporations: Built-in Gain Tax 2024
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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 Understanding Partnership Taxation: PTE Elections, 754 Elections, and Selling a Partnership Interest
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Notice 2020-75: PTE elections What is a 754 election? What if a 754 election is not in effect? Tax implications of a partnership interest sale on the seller Look-through provisions
The Bookkeeper Goes to Prison
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Career choicesEthical dilemmasJudicial proceedingsMitigation strategiesCreating tools to help make better decisionsAtonement and reconciliation
Surgent's Ethical Considerations for the CPA
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Examine the CPA's role in today's economy Compare similarities and differences between individual and business ethics Explore the link between ethics, integrity and scruples Discuss the basic attributes of ethics and professional conduct Review the history of the CPA profession and the CPA's requirement to adhere to ethics policies and codes of conduct Review the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct and a CPA's responsibilities to the public, clients and colleagues Discuss the common rules and statutes faced daily in the CPA profession. Case studies may also be utilized to present potential ethical dilemmas CPAs may face during their careers Review CPA Independence violations by current legal case examples
The Art of Marketing for CPAs
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why marketing and self promotion are so important today What keeps people from learning this skill, and how to overcome those obstacles How to get people (your boss, co-workers or clients) to like working with you How to sell someone on your services in a single minute How to attract more clients or the attention of your boss in a way that "wows" them How to get referrals from your clients or glowing reviews from your boss The 3 communication skills every business person needs to master, and why The 3 principles that really lead to more success in the business world, and how you can use those principles for you company and career
Audit 208: Audit Reporting Basics - Report Issuance Process
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Objective of financial reporting and Inter-relationships of financial statements and disclosuresSpecial purpose framework financial statements and the impact on auditsTypes of audit reports, including reasons for modificationFinancial statement drafting and issuance processPerforming a final quality control check before report release
Surgent's Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation A tour of the most recent changes starting from gross income and ending with alternative minimum tax (AMT) and selected credits including the latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot, hidden, or miscellaneous developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in old forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Each week’s topics will change based on the most critical issues affecting financial professionals
Aligning Analytics to COSO's Fraud Risk Management Principles
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
COSO Fraud Risk Management Guide Aligning data analytics considerations to an effective fraud risk management program How to implement and sustain an effective forensic data analytics program as part of an effective fraud risk management and compliance program
Business Writing Series: Planning and Organizing Your Writing 2024
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Business writing • Planning writing projects • Project management • Proposal writing
Like-kind Exchanges in Real Estate Transactions
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Like-kind exchanges have been hailed as one of the few "legal tax shelters" still available for real property investments, but it is really a result of favored tax policy.These relatively straight-forward concepts can help a company significantly improve cash flow by deferring its tax liability.These concepts will be illustrated by real-life examples that present a novel approach to like-kind exchanges as a useful and practical tax-planning idea.