CPE Catalog & Events
K2's 2023 Case Studies in Fraud and Technology Controls - 8 Hrs
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Key fraud risks impacting businesses today Examples of fraud and the monetary impact on victims How to create, implement, and assess technology-based internal controls to reduce the probability of becoming a fraud victim
K2's 2023 Excel Essentials For Staff Accountants
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Best practices for creating and working with Excel workbooks Effectively using Excel functions when creating formulas The importance of PivotTables in modern reporting environments Best practices for formatting your workbooks
Audit 205: Auditing Liabilities and Long-Term Debt Risks
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Typical audit procedures related to accounts payable and accrued expenses, including the search for unrecorded liabilitiesKey controls related to liabilitiesAuditing long-term debt, including compliance with covenantsDetermining the proper classification of financing arrangementsProper form of noncompliance waiver lettersImpact of noncompliance on disclosures
Are Those Independent Contractors Really Independent Contractors?
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Classification of workers as employees or independent contractors
The Controller Function - Inventory Part 2 - Valuation, Inventory Methods and Inventory Fraud
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TBD
1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance Procurement Inventory
2024 Accounting & Attestation for ESG
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
ESG Sustainaibility
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
Implementation Challenges with the New FASB Lease Standard
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:FASB's Accounting Standard Update for Leases (ASC Topic 842).Key differences between ASC Topic 842 and ASC Topic 840.Commitments that are on the balance sheet: operating leases and finance leasesAllocation consideration to lease and nonlease components.Lease payments, discount rate, inception date, commencement date, lease term.Impairments of right-of-use asset, modifications, subleases.Policy elections and disclosures.
K2's 2024 Small Business Accounting Solutions And Add-Ons
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Current landscape of small business accounting software Strengths and limitations of critical solutions Effective add-ons and integrations Implementation strategies
2024 Spring Tax Update for Business with Steve Dilley
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent legislative developments, cases and rulings impacting various business entity taxpayers Business income, deductions and credits Section 174 R&E deduction Depreciation update: Section 179 and 168(k) Detailed discussion of the partnership and S corporation Schedule K-1 changes S Corporation and partnership update
Payroll Essentials: Payroll Returns Done Right
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Introduction to common payroll taxes and related payroll formsFiling out, reconciling, and filing payroll returnsDue dates and filing requirements
Cultural Transformation
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:What is culture Why culture matters A process to change your organization’s culture
2024 Is Activity-Based Costing the Right Tool for Your Organization?
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
ABC versus traditional costing First-stage allocation Determining predetermined overhead rates Second-stage allocation Activity-based reporting
2024 Yellow Book Update
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Yellow Book engagements.Independence requirements in GAGAS.Quality management in Yellow Book. Common deficiencies found in Yellow Book engagements.
A Practical Approach to Business Succession Planning 2024
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Deal considerations • Selling outright; selling or transitioning to employees; selling or gifting to family members • Relevance of discounts • Family transfer issues • Buy/sell agreements to plan for ownership changes and help avoid shareholder and family disputes
Surgent's Comparing and Contrasting Retirement Plans for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Factors business owners should take into account when choosing a retirement plan SIMPLE plans Simplified employee pension plans 401(k) plans Defined benefit plans Ensuring eligible employees are covered Employees’ impact on choice of plan Ongoing compliance requirements Establishing a plan after the tax year end Changes to safe harbor 401(k) plans Pooled employer plans
Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Debt Allocations
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Recourse debt allocations Constructive liquidation scenarios Nonrecourse debt allocations Minimum gains and nonrecourse deductions Section 704(c) gains Allocations under 704(c)
K2's 2023 Case Studies in Fraud and Technology Controls- 4 Hrs
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Key fraud risks impacting businesses today Examples of fraud and the monetary impact on victims How to create, implement, and assess technology-based internal controls to reduce the probability of becoming a fraud victim
Ethics: IRS Behavioral Insights for Accountants
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Behavioral insights (BI) PrimerHow and why BI are used by the IRSIRS and individual decision-makingIRS and environmental and design considerationsIRS and social normsIRS "top of mind" issues BI and Implementation of tax reform legislation BI and private debt collectionBI and online taxpayer accountsBI and taxpayer rights in "real" vs. "unreal" auditsBI and the tax-exempt approval processBI and passport renewal and revocationHow to use BI to more mindfully interact with the IRS to improve outcomes
Grading Your Auditors - Are You Getting the Most Value?
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Limitations in roles and responsibilities an auditor can accept without impairing independenceAssessing the strength of your auditor's ability to think critically, strategically, and creatively in appropriate circumstancesEvaluating your auditor's time and project management stillsGrading your auditor's communication and interpersonal skills, in exceeding your expectations on an audit