CPE Catalog & Events
2024 Annual Update for Accountants & Auditors
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Leases Accounting Standards Tax Disclosures Quality Management Group Audits
The Controllership Series - Addressing Budgeting Uncertainty
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance
The Controller Function - Elevating the Role
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1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance Auditing Business Development
Data Visualization for Audits 2024
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Common data sets • How to visualize data sets and interpret results • How to replace manual audit procedures with technology
Excel for Staff Level 2 - Getting More Out of Excel
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Overview of setting up spreadsheets for data analysis and how Excel Tables can helpLearning the importance of Consistent Column CalculationsHow to use Conditional Formatting to highlight important informationHow to leverage Excel Tables by analyzing them in PivotTablesLearning to leverage array formulas
Surgent's Avoiding the Top 10 Mistakes That Can Wipe Out Retirement Savings
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Coverage of applicable rules from SECURE Act 2.0 The 10% penalty Net unrealized appreciation of employer securities Roth IRA conversions Rollovers and the limitations Direct rollovers vs indirect rollovers, and tax withholding Beneficiary portability rules When a Roth IRA distribution is qualified to be tax-free Excess contributions and the 6% excise tax
Surgent's Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Achieving Success in a Worker Classification Audit
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
The 20 common law factors in a worker classification audit that are used to distinguish an employee from an independent contractor How disgruntled independent contractors can use IRS Form 8919 against a former employer When and how to use §530 as a defense in worker classification audits What is "industry practice" for §530 purposes Common sense steps that will avoid the recharacterization of workers treated as independent contractors to employees The IRS’s Voluntary Classification Settlement Program — advantages and disadvantages
Surgent's Establishing State Residency and Saving Your Clients Money
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Typical provisions in state statutes regarding domicile and residency In depth analysis of domicile and residency definitions Issues regarding one’s permanent abode Analysis of jurisdiction where taxpayer has the greatest connections Detailed discussion of criteria used to establish domicile and residency
Surgent's Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
How experienced speakers manage presentation anxiety The elements of effective persuasion The three styles of speech Strategies to improve speech pace The importance of volume when presenting The art of the pause Methods for using visual aids Best practices for preparing for a presentation Components of an effective presentation
Operations Level Internal Control 2024
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• An overview of controls that drive procedures • Considerations for Procedural Control Development • Understanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change
K2's 2023 Accessing And Managing Data In Excel
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Using Power Query to link data into Excel Manipulating Excel data with data transformations Creating data models using Power Query Examples of common and useful transformations
K2's 2023 Automating Your Tax Practice
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why tax automation is essential Hardware and software selection Workflow design Best practices for ingesting data
Build a Data Model for Analysis in Power BI
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Data Modeling Essentials: Understanding the core concepts of data modeling in Power BI, including integration of various data sources.Building Relationships: Techniques to establish and manage relationships between different data sets.Calculated Columns and Basic DAX Measures: Introduction to DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) and its application in creating calculated columns and basic measures.Calculated Columns vs Measures: Insights into when to use calculated columns and when to opt for measures.Explicit vs Implicit Measures: Understanding the difference and appropriate application of explicit and implicit measures in data analysis.Hierarchies in Data: Creating and utilizing hierarchies to enhance data analysis and reporting.Using Pivot Tables to Validate Measures: Practical skills in using pivot tables within Power BI to validate and refine measures.
Waning Mental Capacity - Empathetic Strategies
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Framing how clients with diminished capacity impact how we do business The challenge of balancing regulation and client empathy Empathy tips and resources
Audit 402: Audit Quality Control - Avoid Peer Review Issues
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Common peer review deficiencies that quality control reviewers should be alert toImportant considerations of second-level and other upper-level reviewersLessons learned from various regulatory oversight reviewsStatement of Quality Control Standards requirements specific to financial statement audits, and other regulatory oversight considerations
Tax Implications of Cryptocurrency
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Blockchain basicsClassification of cryptocurrencyIRS Notice 2014-12Tax implications of airdrops, mining, hard forks, margin trading, purchasing of goods or services with cryptocurrency.Gift tax rules for donating, gifting or bequeathing cryptocurrency.Traps for the unwary.
Surgent's Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation A tour of the most recent changes starting from gross income and ending with alternative minimum tax (AMT) and selected credits including the latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot, hidden, or miscellaneous developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in old forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals
ESOPs as a Succession Strategy
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Succession Planning Employee Benefits Tax Advantages
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Document Review and Handwriting Analysis
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
2024 Internal Control Best Practices
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Internal Controls Frameworks