CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN Signature 2024: Accounting & Auditing Update
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
FASB Statements and Interpretations Statements on Auditing Standards Ethics Interpretations (1 hour CPE) Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services
K2's 2024 Excel PivotTables for Accountants
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
PivotTable fundamentals, including Recommended PivotTables and the six elements of PivotTables Formatting PivotTables Advanced PivotTable techniques and options, including consolidation PivotTables, user-defined calculations, and working with Power Pivot Analytical techniques available in PivotTables
Invest in Your Mental Health and Avoid Burnout
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:How to recognize burnout and evaluate where you are on the burnout scale.How impostor syndrome drives coping reactions of overworking, over preparing and perfectionism.How mindfulness can reduce stress and save time.Silencing the critical inner voice.Tools to help you become more attuned to your needs and emotions.How attending to and regulating your nervous system impacts your mood and well-being.
2024 Practical Excel Topics for the Public Accountant
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Data validation Underutilized, but powerful, formulas Formulas for manipulating, transforming, and cleansing data Formulas for data analysis Reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Pivot tables
When Leadership Fails
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Who’s responsible The importance of policies and procedures The development, implementation and monitoring of internal controls There is no excuse Who steals The Tone At the Top and the Big Monkey Theory
Audit 503: Management - Being a Balanced Leader-Manager
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Differentiating between managing and leading, while highlighting the importance of eachAssessing your own natural management and leadership styleAdapting management and leadership styles to the specific circumstancesBecoming a catalyst for positive changeOvercoming barriers to successfully managing and leadingSuccessfully engaging in difficult conversations to minimize performance issues and conflict
Better Forecasts: Be a Better Predictor
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why an open mind and the ability to doubt helps make great predictions Why it is better to be a fox than a hedgehog How non-conformists change the world How to focus on what matters How to learn from the past without hindsight bias
Ethics in the Real World 2024
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• Why model codes of ethics fail • The science behind organizations "Ethical DNA" • Understanding the psychology behind "Tone at the Top" • The interaction between critical thinking and ethics • Breaking myths about motivation related to decision-making • Ethical decision-making under pressure • Are ethics and morals "fixed" or can we learn to improve
K2's 2023 Mastering Advanced Excel Functions
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Powerful new functions and features in Excel, such as XLOOKUP and Dynamic Arrays How to use “legacy” features and functions such as AGGREGATE Creating effective forecasts in Excel
Getting On Top of It All: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder - Part 1
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why important things don’t get done on a timely basis, and what to do about it Five ways to increase productivity that almost no one ever uses The four proven ways to keep yourself and your staff motivated to consistently work at the highest level How to avoid feeling stressed out—even though your “to do” list is endless The three time management techniques that you’re not using that are critical to your success How to know and avoid what is a poor use or waste of your time How to set goals that excite you, and how to guarantee they actually get done Three ways to elicit help from others that ensure their cooperation and help The smart things to do with the extra time you’ll have when you’re on top of it all
Retaining Talent in a Competitive Marketplace
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TBD
4.0 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
K2's Business Intelligence, Featuring Microsoft's Power BI Tools
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• The importance of Business Intelligence in today's business climate • Differentiating between Power BI licensing options • A hands-on approach to creating effective Power BI reports and dashboards
OneNote - Mastering Organization of Your Notes & Correspondence
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The following topics will be covered in this course:Navigating the OneNote interfaceBest practices for notebook organizationLearn how to add pictures, graphic content, tables, file links, email messages, appointment links and more to your notebooksUsing OneNote with OneDrive to share and collaborate with internal and external usersCreating and using templates to streamline your notebook managementIntegrating OneNote with your task managerUsing the power of tags to manage and search your contentUsing OneNote on your tablet and smartphone
2024 S Corporation Essentials: Stock & Loan Basis Reporting
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Basis of stock and debt Form 1040, Schedule E Shareholder basis of indebtedness Limitation of deduction of losses AAA and distributions
Combating Internal Fraud
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:Recognize why internal fraud occursPolicies, procedures, and control measures designed to fight fraud
2024 Tax Season Update for Business with Steve Dilley
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Update on significant 2023-24 business tax developments related to cases and rulings Review of recent business tax provisions and legislation Depreciation changes in Section 179 and Sec. 168(k) bonus depreciation Tax issues impacting “gig” workers, including Form 1099-K The Schedules K-2 and K-3 of Forms 1065 and 1120S related to foreign transactions
K2's 2024 Small Business Accounting Shootout
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Understanding the small business accounting landscape Learn how solutions from leading providers can potentially solve your small business accounting and reporting issues Create investment estimates for acquiring and implementing a new small business accounting solution
K2's 2024 Business Intelligence, Featuring Microsoft's Power BI Tools
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
The importance of Business Intelligence in today’s business climate Differentiating between Power BI licensing options A hands-on approach to creating effective Power BI reports and dashboards
2024 Moving Beyond the Basics of Excel
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Using formulas to manipulate and transform data Using formulas and reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Using pivot tables
Planning in an Uncertain World
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why great predictions are not intuitive but the result of critical thinking, gathering information and updating predictions when needed How to separate correlation from causation How to recognize and overcome bias Who is Thomas Bayes and why he matters