CPE Catalog & Events
Retaining Talent in a Competitive Marketplace
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Decision Making TheoryCompensation & Employee SatisfactionWhat benefits do employees care about?Retirement Plan BasicsHealth Insurance BasicsDisability Insurance BasicsLife Insurance BasicsFringe BenefitsSumming It Up
Compilation, Preparation and Review Basics and Peer Reviews
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Basic requirements included in AR-C Section 60, General Principles; AR-C Section 70, Preparation of Financial Statements; AR-C Section 80, Compilation Engagements; and AR-C Section 90, Review of Financial Statements.New requirements included in SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions.Common peer review findings.Practice tips for high-quality engagements.
Surgent's Emotional Intelligence
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Self-awareness Self-regulation & motivation Empathy Managing relationships
Fundamentals of Form 1040 -- Business
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Self-employment and business income taxation (Schedule C, self-employment tax, business deductions)Reporting income from pass-through entities (Schedule E, Schedule K-1, Shareholder stock and debt basis on Form 7203)Application of Form 7217 for capital construction fundsBest practices for self-employed clients and small business ownersKey deductions and credits for business ownersAvoiding common IRS audit triggers related to business income reportingLegislative updates impacting business income taxation in the current year
ACPEN: Empowering HR Pros' Thriving in 2025 and Beyond
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Human Resources Business Strategy Wellbeing Professional Development
Calculating the Retirement Need
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of retirement expenses and needsOverview of risk tolerance, time value of money and retirement planning factorsExamples of client retirement situations
ACPEN: The New Leadership Playbook: From Stability to Agility
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
The Collapse of Stability-Based Leadership The New Mandate for Leaders From Command to Connect Technology, AI, and the Human Imperative The Future Leader's Playbook Personal Leadership Reset
ACPEN: Safety Synergy: Uniting Elements for a Secure Workplace
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
How to evaluate physical security Increase situational awareness Simple De-escalation techniques Mental Health awareness Safe Termination Strategy Active Shooter Response Overview
ACPEN: Was It Fraud or Just Poor Audit Quality?
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TBD
1.6 Credits
Member Price: $79
Financial statement manipulation Ethics enforcement process Auditor conflicts of interest
ACPEN: Taxation of Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs)
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
NFT basics Classification of NFTs Current Legislative and Policy Environment Tax implications of creation, sales and exchanges of NFTs
Erase the Mark: Best Practices in Penalty Abatement
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties.The types of penalties that can be removed.The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements.How to request penalty abatements.Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.
ACPEN: Achieve Competency in Three Basic Tool Categories - Master the Fundamentals
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Tools for FSA The 3 P's. The QST trifecta The integrated planning model Performance based management The value chain The balanced scorecard
ACPEN: The Essential Auditing Update with Renee Rampulla
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Hot Auditing Topics Fraud Group Audits Sustainability Quality Management Frequent Peer Review Matters
ACPEN: The Successful Family Business
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Business Management Organization
ACPEN: Finding the Right Fit: An Exploration Financial Reporting Options for SMEs
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Unique needs of SMEs The menu of available frameworks Exploration of specific SPFs U.S. GAAP provisions for SMEs Considerations when selecting a framework Audit, review, and compilation implications Pitfalls to avoid Best practices to adopt
Analyzing IFRS Financial Statements
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Financial Analysis fundamentals: Overview of financial statements, their interconnections, and the foundation of advanced analysisLoblaw Companies Case Study: Introduction to our example company and its financial performanceAdvanced Analysis Techniques: Common size analysis, Dupont framework, financial leverage, and operational metricsOperational Focus: Separating core business performance from financing activitiesApplied analysis and managerial ratios: Segment analysis, cash flow analysis, and managerial ratiosManagement Commentary: Overview of the corporate narrative as presented from IFRS lens.
Leadershift Ethics: Things Must Change!
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:The litmus test for all of your decisions and actionsEthical principles when managing through changePressures that threaten ethical change managementCase studies of what can go sideways when ethics are not part of every stage of changeWinning strategies for ethical self-regulation
ACPEN: Scaling at the Speed of Trust: How to Grow Without Losing What Makes You Great
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Talent Strategy Culture Employer Branding Leadership Growth
Basic Individual Taxation Course
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Defining Federal Income TaxesComputing federal income tax liabilityCalculating adjusted gross incomeDefining Qualifying ChildDetermining filing statusCalculating the Kiddie TaxStandard deductionTax Rates for ordinary income, capital gains, and qualified dividend incomeCash v. Accrual MethodFiling deadlines and obtaining extensions
Profiles in Fraud
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Real life fraudsters: what they did, how they got away with it, how they finally were caughtProfiles: the characteristics the fraud perpetrators have in commonTechniques to prevent and deter these common schemes