CPE Catalog & Events
Thrive Amidst the Chaos - 3 Steps to Increase Your Energy and Learn to Dance in the Rain
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Health and Wellness Burnout Stress Management Employee Engagement
5 Steps to Cultivate a Values-Based Approach to Governance
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Employee engagement Values-based governance Organizational culture Employee relations
ProActive Response: Active Shooter Training - Recognize. Respond. Survive.
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Early Warning Signs Concerning Behavior Changes Getting out Barricading your area Fighting for survival Disarming the assailant Tourniquets (commercial and improvised) Pressure Dressings Chest Seals
2024 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 “Intermediate sanctions” excise tax Excess compensation excise tax Excess parachute payment excise tax Unrelated business income tax Required profit motive The Mayo case Entertainment expenses Taxable fringe benefits (including employer-provided parking)
Surgent's Inventory Management, Control and Analysis: Best-in-Class Tools to Achieve Success
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Inventory management vs. inventory control Inventory analysis methods and KPIs Top inventory management trends Inventory analysis: methods and KPIs Inventory management trends for retailers Inventory management and supply chain management Top trends in warehouse management Supply chain inventory optimization
K2's 2023 Microsoft Teams
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Understanding the Teams platform Communicating and collaborating in Teams Adding applications and services to Teams Extending Teams to individuals outside your organization
Cases in Corporate Ethics: Discuss Real Life Conflicts
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
We introduce new case selections to this seminar every year. Past cases have included these issues:Can you protect the public interest without violating our profession's confidentiality rules?How can a corporate world CPA get in trouble with their board of accountancy?Is a culture of fear and intimidation particularly susceptible to corporate fraud?How can using the CPA credential get a corporate accountant in trouble?Is exaggerating your CPE hours a violation of our professional codes of conduct?What are your options when your employer is clearly breaking the law?Does any legislation provide effective Whistleblower protection?
2024 Creative Strategies for Buying, Selling, or Gifting a Business
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Valuation methods for business interests Stock purchase versus asset purchase Estate transfer and tax considerations Gifting strategies for business interests Trusts and partnerships in business transfers Self-canceling installment notes in transactions Transferring S corporation stock to trusts Business interest transfer with Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Surgent's Advanced Audits of 401(k) Plans: Best Practices and Current Developments
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
Audit requirements for ERISA §103(a)(3)(C) audits An annual update of the changes affecting 401(k) plans Compliance issues associated with eligibility and enrollments, remittances, lack of oversight, compensation, vesting, and other topics Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment, and detailed testing Avoiding common mistakes while performing audit procedures Plan mergers and acquisitions Common audit reporting and disclosure issues
Walter Haig's Personal Financial Health Checkup
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
The topics that will be covered in this course include:Preparing a personal financial statement following U.S. GAAPRecasting U.S. GAAP personal financial statements into powerful management toolsIdentifying key financial factors that must be managed in order to achieve financial self-sufficiencyKey personal planning documents including HIPAA Medical Disclosure Document, Living Will, Medical Durable Power of Attorneys, and Letter of Instruction at DeathHow to create "goal" statements that achieve results
How Machines Are Coming Alive and Ruling the World
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? IoT In ActionIoT Economic ImpactsHow IoT Will Impact AccountantsStructured vs. Unstructured Data: The New Accounting FrontierLeading IoT Challenges and RisksEmerging IoT Business Models for AccountantsHow to Monetize IoTIoT Starter StrategyIoT Case Studies
Surgent's Taxation of Partnership Distributions and Sales of Partnership Interests
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Types of partnership distributions Liquidating partnership distributions Basis of property distributed by a partnership Special basis adjustments under Section 732(d) Abandoned and worthless partnership interests Section 751(a) exchange Transactions between partners and their partnerships Disguised sales Section 736(a) and (b) payments
Managing the Accounting Department
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Accounting Leadership Management
2024 Managerial Accounting: Your Prescription for Better Decisions
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Target profit and Break-even analysis Relevant costs and decision-making Standard costs and variances Activity-based costing Segment reporting and analysis Budgeting
2024 Partnership Essentials: Review & Update
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent legislative, rules and tax developments impacting partnerships and their partners Transfer of partnership interests TCJA §461(l) Excess Business Losses and §163(j) Business Interest Expense Importance of capital accounts Form 1065, Schedules K-1 and M-2 Schedules K-2 and K-3 update Reporting partner capital accounts Effect of the Ceiling Rule Alternative and Remedial Methods Effect on financial capital accounts Tax basis capital accounts
2024 A Practitioner's Guide to IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Traditional and Roth IRAs: Understanding retirement savings options SEP and SIMPLE IRAs: Exploring retirement plans for small businesses Qualified Plans: Navigating employer-sponsored retirement plans Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans: Comparing retirement plan structures 401(k) Plans: Maximizing benefits with employer-sponsored options Retirement Plan Selection: Choosing the best plan for individual client needs Minimum Distribution Rules: Ensuring compliance and understanding withdrawal regulations Tax Implications: Analyzing the tax consequences of retirement plan decisions Retirement Planning Strategies: Implementing effective strategies for client financial goals
K2's 2024 Excel PivotTables for Accountants
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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
DEI in the Remote Work Era
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
DEI Employee engagement Remote work Organizational culture Employee relations
1 Hour - Introduction to Sustainability Accounting
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
History of Sustainability Accounting Sustainability Metrics for Industry Published Sustainability Standards
2024 Partnerships/LLCs: Understanding Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Discussion of the impact of the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction on partnerships and their partners The meaning of a “tax basis capital account” -- how do the financial accounting and tax capital accounts differ from one another How to determine a partner’s share of the partnership’s liabilities Distinguishing “recourse” loans from “nonrecourse” loans What are “qualified nonrecourse financing” loans and how they affect partners Review of the Sec. 704 “built-in gain or loss” rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting