CPE Catalog & Events
Introduction to Governmental Accounting
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Governmental financial reporting Auditing Yellowbook
Ethics: IRS Criminal Investigations: Key Lessons for Accountants
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Snapshot of IRS Criminal InvestigationsGeneral tax fraudAbusive tax schemesRefund fraudEmployment tax fraudIdentity theftData compromisesMoney launderingPublic corruptionCorporate fraudGeneral fraudsCyber crimesGlobal tax and economic crimesNarcotics, counter-terrorism and transnational organized crimeSelected Field Office Case Files from Across USNew EnglandMiddle AtlanticEast NorthCentralWest North CentralSouth AtlanticEast South Central West South CentralMountainPacificHow accountants can add value to their operations by aiding law enforcement and fighting economic crime
Surgent's Mastering Client Management for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
The evolving landscape of client expectations in the accounting profession Building strong and lasting client relationships through effective communication, empathy, and proactive service Implementing efficient client onboarding and engagement processes Leveraging technology to streamline communication, enhance collaboration, and deliver personalized service Effectively resolving client concerns and complaints Utilizing client feedback to continually improve your practice
2025 Governmental Auditing Update: Yellow Book & Uniform Guidance
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3.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Yellowbook Auditing Uniform Guidance GAGAS
Audit Skills for Beginners
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Professional skepticism – Creating a mindset for finding fraud and error Audit documentation basics – Creating workpapers that pass review The audit risk model – Understanding the foundational principles Internal control fundamentals - Satisfying the requirements for evaluating the design and implementation of internal control over financial reporting
360 Budgeting: A Holistic Approach to Process and Solutions
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $245
Defining the budget process Common budgetary cultures and discussion of solutions Does your budget need an overhaul or just a tune up? How to make the budget flexible Making a better budget and maybe even a better you (or at least improving the perception of the budget work itself) How to build a flexible budget model that works? What are the steps we can take to budget for economic and external factors beyond our control? How the right Chart of Accounts can simply your work Budget and GAAP are not the same and why they are fine not to be Efficiently modeling payroll and benefits Identifying controllable and uncontrollable expense Using key variables to stress-test your budget Understanding your own leadership tendencies and applying them to your strengths? Understanding core personality types Learning what type of person you are? Managing and coping with the budget team Effectively dealing with the A, B, C and other players? Identifying the ‘Big Picture’ and your role in effective communication Communicating so others can understand us Understanding a presentation’s anatomy? Tips and tricks for budget presentations
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
ACPEN Signature 2025: Not-for-Profit Accounting, Auditing & Tax Update
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Auditing Update Ethics and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Update FASB Update Not-for-Profit Tax Update
The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
Congressional Budget Reconciliation Process - explore how this powerful legislative tool allows Congress to fast track tax law changes and how it could be used to enact significant tax reforms in the current political climate President Trump's tax proposals - review key components of President Trump's tax agenda, including a tip income exemption, overtime pay relief, Social Security tax exemption, auto loan interest deductibility, SALT deduction modifications, a lower corporate tax rate, restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, immediate R&D expensing, and permanent extension of select TCJA provisions Potential expiration of select TCJA provisions - understand the implications for individual and business taxpayers as key provisions of the TCJA approach sunset dates Tariff policy and implementation - analyze the use of tariffs as a fiscal and trade policy tool Digital assets and tax implications - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming tax practices, as well as how the IRS is leveraging AI to enhance audit selection Form 1099-K reporting requirements - understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, reporting responsibilities, and the impact of the 2024 Department of Labor Final Rule on worker status Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Real Estate professional requirements Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
How Much Are Your Ethics Worth?
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Understanding ethicsAvailable tools to aid in ethical decision makingThe role of bias in making ethical decisionsApplication through case studies
The Controller Function - Cash and Investments
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1.4 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance
Introduction to Governmental Budgeting
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Budgeting Accounting & Auditing Yellowbook
Employee Theft: Understanding the Why and Preventing the Loss with Terry Shulman
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Employee Theft Prevention
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
Monthly Federal Tax Updates - December 2025
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Current individual tax issuesCurrent business entity tax issuesAny current tax legislation occurring during the periodOther issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, payroll, and other federal tax issues
Nonprofit A&A Series Part 1: Financial Statement Presentation & Disclosure 25-26
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Overview of required financial statements Unique considerations in the nonprofit environment Presentation options for reserves, restrictions, functional expenses and liquidity. Common pitfalls and little-known alternatives Recognize financial statement presentation requirements for nonprofits
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
Tax Practice Conduct Standards: Circular 230 and AICPA Statements 25-26
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Federal and California statutory and regulatory standards governing tax preparers: Preparer penalty provisions, Circular 230 and; AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services Tax shelter and reportable transaction issues in depth Attorney-client, Sec. 7525 and work product privilege issues and Kovel arrangements
Spring Tax Update for Individuals with Steve Dilley
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent legislative developments, cases and rulings impacting individual taxpayers Disaster Relief Act of 2024 Expiring TCJA provisions SECURE Act 2.0 Individual income items, itemized deductions and credits Updated tax rate schedule and other inflation adjusted items Implications for self-employed taxpayers of various legislation
Comprehensive Accounting and Financial Reporting Update
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:CECL for nonfinancial institutions.Accounting for Paycheck Protection Program loans.Accounting for web-hosting services.Revenue recognition.Leases.FASB projects in progress.