CPE Catalog & Events
Employment Law 101
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Title VII Americans With Disabilities Act Age Discrimination in Employment Act Family Medical Leave Act Fair Labor Standards Act Equal Pay Act National Labor Relations Act Fair Credit Reporting Act
Addressing Misconduct
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Insubordination Personality and attitude problems Generalized disparaging comments Previously unaddressed conduct Misconduct due to mental condition Corrective action meetings and documentation Attendance control
Predictive Accounting: Driver-Based Budgeting & Rolling Financial Forecasts
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
The shift to “predictive accounting” for Decision Making, Planning, and Budgeting Problems with traditional annual budget processes Develop a driver-based “operational budget” based on resource capacity planning Classify resource capacities and their expenses as sunk, fixed, step-variable, and variable Create closed loop capacity plans Forecast demand for budgeting and rolling financial forecasts Integrating enterprise risk management (ERM) with management accounting Applying target costing for cost estimating
Ethics: What a CPA in Business & Industry Needs to Know
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Ethics for Members in Business: Why Bother?Re-Introducing the AICPA Code of Professional ConductThe Basic Ethics Rules for Members in BusinessThe Conceptual Framework: Avoiding the Risk of NoncomplianceCase Analysis: Members in Business
K2'S Eight Awesome PivotTable Features
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Adding user-defined calculations to PivotTables Enhancing PivotTables with Key Performance Indicators Using PivotTables to consolidate “standard” Excel reports Creative ways to filter PivotTables Linking accounting software data into PivotTables
Fraud Case Studies: Professional Misbehavior in the 21st Century
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Understand factors that allowed selected frauds to occur Recognize controls that may have prevented or mitigated selected frauds Consider application of these lessons to circumstances you encounter in your professional endeavors Apply ethical guidance to scenarios that accounting professionals may encounter in public practice
Tax Implications of Retirement Plan Distributions
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Required minimum distributions for a deceased’s heirs2025 retirement plan contribution limitsRequired minimum distributions and contributions to charityKey provisions of Secure Act 2.0
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Network Forensics
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1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
The Controller Function - Inventory Part 1
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1.8 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance Operations
Nonprofit Taxation Rules and Form 990
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Recent tax legislation and developments related to non-profit entities Special sections of Form 990 and various form related changes Nonprofit tax exemption applications Excess compensation excise tax Excess parachute payment excise tax Unrelated business income tax Required profit motive
Self-Rental Real Estate Passive Activity Rules
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469 Self-rental income from directly owned properties and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1 Self-rental income from indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 2 Self-rental property and the Form 8582 (passive activity) Self-rental property and the flow-through entity grouping election Real-life situations illustrate the various possibilities and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standards
Leveraging ChatGPT for Innovative Business Advisory Services
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Introduction to ChatGPT and its applications in the business advisory contextIn-depth exploration of enterprise evaluation methodologies like SWOT, PESTLE, BCG Matrix, McKinsey 7S Model, Ansoff Matrix, etc.Practical case studies demonstrating application of ChatGPT in accounting business analysisKey challenges faced by accounting firms and how ChatGPT can help overcome theseBest practices for implementing AI tools in the accounting sectorFuture opportunities and trends in AI-enhanced business advisory services
Surgent's Excel Budgeting Ideas
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Set up an in-cell drop-down list of budget methods Change the calculations in the cells based on the selected budget method Use names in worksheets
Avoiding Peer Review Deficiencies and Professional Liability in Public Accounting
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Differentiating risks faced when performing various levels of professional services, such as audits, reviews, compilations, preparing financial statements, bookkeeping, tax return preparation, and similar Best practices for preventing quality control concerns that could lead to peer review deficiencies or malpractice claims Establishing an understanding with the client to minimize misunderstandings as to the nature and scope of engagements Explain situations when independence should be appropriately safeguarded when performing nonattest services
Current Nonprofit Fraud Trends
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Best practices for fraud prevention and detection.Common fraud schemes in nonprofit including cash misappropriation; payroll fraud; vendor fraud; falsified billings; improper use of credit cards or purchase cards; the redirection of cash and non-cash contributions; personal use of assets; the redirection of grant benefits; other grant related fraud; travel and expense reporting fraud; and much more!
How Changes in Business Methods Affects Internal Control
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this class include:How is business changing.What is driving the change and how long will it last.How specifically is an organizations control system important.What steps are needed to “keep up” with the upheaval.
Long-Term Care Insurance: Make the Switch
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The need to fund for long-term care in AmericaClient's attitudes and misconceptionsInnovative long-term care solutions and funding
Partnership/LLC Taxation: Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Discuss the impact of the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction on partnerships and their partnersThe meaning of a "tax basis capital account"How the financial accounting and tax capital accounts differ from one anotherDetermine a partner's share of the partnership's liabilitiesDistinguish "recourse" loans from "nonrecourse" loansWhat are "qualified nonrecourse financing" loans and how they affect partnersSection 704 "built-in gain or loss" rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reportingSection 4655 "at risk" rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting
Fundamentals of the 1040 for Junior Staff
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $245
Form 1040 essentials: filing requirements, due dates, and key schedules Filing status, dependency rules, and taxable income sources (wages, business income, rental income, and investments) Adjustments to income, deductions, and tax credits (standard vs. itemized deductions, Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and Education Credits) Self-employment and business income taxation (Schedule C, self-employment tax, business deductions) Rental income and pass-through entity reporting (Schedule E, Schedule K-1, shareholder stock and debt basis on Form 7203) Preparer due diligence, Circular 230 compliance, and taxpayer rights IRS cybersecurity considerations and best practices for taxpayer data security Legislative updates for 2024 and potential changes in 2025
Ultimate Small Business HR Guide: Essential Tips for Success
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Small Business Management