CPE Catalog & Events
Coaching & Counseling - Addressing Misconduct
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1.2 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.
Keys to Building an Inclusive and Culturally Competent Workplace: A Guide for HR Professionals and Business Owners
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1.8 Credits
Member Price: $79
Communication Leadership Character Behavior
Leverage PowerBI.com to Create Data Analysis for Others
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Tour of the PowerBI.com Interface: An in-depth walkthrough of the PowerBI.com environment, focusing on user interface elements, navigation, and customization.PowerBI.com Concepts: Fundamental concepts of PowerBI.com, including its architecture, data handling capabilities, and integration features.Connecting to Data: Techniques for connecting various data sources to PowerBI.com, ensuring seamless data integration and synchronization.Visualizations and Dashboards: Creating impactful visualizations and assembling informative dashboards to present data compellingly.Q&A Feature: Explore the interactive Q&A feature to derive insights through natural language queries.Sharing Datasets, Reports, Dashboards: Best practices for sharing datasets, reports, and dashboards with different audiences so they can leverage your data analysis work.Creating Apps: Learn how to package reports and dashboards into apps for easy distribution and consumption.
2024 Guide to Deducting Travel, Meals and Entertainment Expenses
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent tax legislation, rules and developments impacting travel and meals expense reporting Adequate accounting rules for reimbursements, including accountable plans, going paperless, reimbursement for non-deductible expenses Reporting travel expenses: travel status, simplified per diem "Directly related to" and associated with" tests Facility vs. activity expenses 9 exceptions to Section 274 Business meals: IRS Notice 2018-76; 2023 mileage and per diem rates
2024 Your Front-Row Ticket to the 2024 Accounting & Auditing Season
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Analysis of relevant GAAP provisions Reminders regarding the continuing importance of ASC 606 for revenue recognition Fresh perspectives of lease accounting in the wake of ASC 842 implementation Overview of U.S. GAAP alternatives for certain entities Summary of selected, salient standards for today’s audit, review, and compilation engagements
Professional Skepticism
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The Professional Skepticism "Mind Set"Recent PronouncementsProfessional Skepticism as DiligenceCases and ControversiesConclusion
5 Ways Your Onboarding Process Fails to Engage and Retain New Hires
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Employee Onboarding Employee Experience Employee Engagement Communication Leadership
Top Employment Tools to Protect Your Business and Recommend to Business Clients
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
arbitration agreements confidentiality agreements restrictive covenants training severance agreements
Feeling Stressed from Change & Uncertainty? How to Stay Positive when Things Get Tough
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1.6 Credits
Member Price: $49
Change management Leadership
2024 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 Several real-life situations illustrate the various possibilities and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standards Self-rental property and "former passive activities" rules
Get started with Power BI
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Overview of the Power BI Tools: Introduction to the Power BI ecosystem, including Excel’s Power BI features (Power Pivot and Power Query) and standalone tools (Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power BI Report Builder and Power BI Report Server).Tour of the Tools: Introduction to the interfaces of Power Pivot, Power Query, Power BI Desktop and Power BI Services.Comparative Analysis: Understand the strengths and limitations of Excel’s Power BI features versus standalone Power BI tools.Strategic decision-making on when to use each tool for optimal efficiency and accuracy in data analysis tasks.
S Corporations: Distributions, Stock Basis and Loss Limitations 2024
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Details of the stock basis adjustments when an S election is effective • Rules that characterize distributions to S corporation shareholders either as potential stock basis reductions or dividend income • Definition of "accumulated adjustment account" (AAA) • Special rule when there is a "net negative adjustment" • The rule limiting losses to stock and shareholder loans to the corporation • The tax complications related to using shareholder loans to the corporation to deduct losses • The basis adjustment ordering rules when there are losses and distributions in the same taxable year • Tax planning opportunities and strategies
Surgent's Examining ASC 842, Leases: More Than Meets the Eye
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) Overall lease accounting guidance Lessor Accounting 101 Lessee Accounting 101 Detailed review of accounting by lessees and lessors Sale and leaseback transactions Transition guidance Other operational issues Recently issued updates to the lease accounting guidance FASB guidance on accounting for COVID-19-related rent concessions Feedback from the public company adoption of Topic 842
Ethics - A Line in the Sand; Implications for Daily Business
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4.2 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recognize the underlying drivers of individual ethical behavior Identify the relationship between ethics and integrity Highlight ethical trends in businesses throughout the world Review high profile ethics lapses in recent years
Enterprise-Wide Risk Management in Accounting and Finance
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Enterprise-wide risk management best practices for identifying, evaluating, and determining how to respond to relevant risks.The importance of risk and uncertainty disclosures in the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements, including evolving risks with cybersecurity and ESG.Coordinating risk management efforts, including the required involvement of corporate governance.How to embed risk management into day-to-day accounting and finance activities.
Accounting in the Wake of COVID-19
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Risk assessmentGovernment assistancePandemic-related accounting pronouncementsLearning to be an auditor in a pandemic environmentFinancial statement disclosuresExploring liquidity optionsAccounting tools and techniques for supporting managerial decisionsEngagement and workforce managementOther current events as appropriate
Audit 302: Planning Effective and Efficient Audits
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of the audit processLinking risk of material misstatement to the detailed audit planTailoring standard audit programs based on assessed riskEngagement team discussion agenda items and best practicesEvaluating the appropriateness of audit evidenceCommon efficiency considerations by audit area
Building Trust in Remote Teams: Catalyze Collaboration and Communication
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Teamwork Collaboration
Prioritizing Mental Health in the Post-COVID Workplace
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Introduction to Common Mental Health Issues in the Workplace Identifying and Managing Mental Health Issues in the Workplace Helping employees with mental health issues perform their jobs more effectively Building a supportive workplace environment and policies that destigmatize and address mental health concerns, provide resources and encourage self- care
Preparing for & Conducting Discharge Meetings
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Issues to be evaluated pre-discharge. Off-site/off work-misconduct. Pre-discharge interviews Resignations Discharge meetings Exit Interviews Reference checks