CPE Catalog & Events
Foundations for a Strong Internal Audit Department
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $85
Internal audit definition challenges Independence challenges Charter challenges Authority challenges Actions Reporting challenges Introduction to risk-based auditing Risk-based auditing: steps and understanding Identifying, responding and concluding on risk Independence of audit plan When management says NO
1065 - Understanding Partnerships Tax Returns
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Partnership taxation Different types of partnerships Tax obligations of partners Role of the partnership agreement in tax reporting Filing deadlines of Form 1065
Audit 307: Client and Profitable Engagement Management
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Importance of quality control on auditsWhy engagement budgets are not used, and how to overcome the barriers to successDetermining useful budget amounts to use as a toolBetter engagement scheduling tips for improved efficiencyMaking sure the client is ready on the first day of the auditDelegating for professional development and leveraging audit hoursHandling difficult delegation scenariosBetter engagement wrap-up tips and techniques
Surgent's Social Security: Dispelling Common Myths with Essential Truths
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Will Social Security be there for me? How is my benefit calculated? Can I claim my benefit and work too? When do I stop paying Social Security taxes? Why does my government pension cause my benefits to be reduced? Can I claim spousal benefits now and my own later? What is my breakeven? Can I claim benefits from my ex-spouse? What do you mean I may pay taxes on my income benefits? … and more!
Deferred Income Taxes: A Practical Approach 2024
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• Sample Schedule M calculations • Sample work papers for deferred tax computations • Comprehensive two-year example and computations • Review and analysis of recurring temporary differences • Identification of the sources to compute "cumulative temporary differences" • Sample workpapers for analysis of tax positions
Timing Rules for Income Tax Compliance and Planning-Part 2 2024
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• What is a method of accounting, and why is the answer important? • How to select and adopt a method of accounting • When can income be reported for both cash and accrual method businesses? • When are expenses to be reported for cash and accrual method businesses? • How and when to account for inventory • How and when to change a method of accounting • Avoiding accounting method problems • California-Federal timing differences • Relevance of timing rules to the income tax provision for financial reporting
Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of methods of proof in forensic accounting.The various types of methods of proof approved by the courts.The weakness and strengths of the methods of proof.The formulas in calculating methods of proof.Applying the formulas in various circumstances.
Advanced Staff Tax Training: Individual 2024
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• Taxation of investments • Reporting of business income and losses from pass-through entities including loss limitations • Non-income taxes that impact individual income tax returns • Retirement contributions and planning • Alternative Minimum Tax (ATM) • Social Security taxation • Charitable contribution planning with limitations
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plan Strategies 2024
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• NEW!! The SECURE 2.0 Act • Types of documents: advantages and disadvantages, where they fit and plan termination issues • Types of retirement plans • Plan selection and design • Contribution and deduction limits and timing • Reporting and disclosure: Form 5500 and participant communications • Legislative environment • In-plan Roth conversions
Allison McLeod's 2024 Federal Tax Updates for Individuals - 8 Hour
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Current tax issues affecting individual taxpayers Review of recent tax legislation Other issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, and other federal tax issues
IRS Highly Effective Penalty Relief Strategies
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:The basis for penalty reliefDiffering options for penalty reliefEmploying an effective strategy using different forms of penalty reliefAppealing any proposed rejectionsA clever penalty relief strategy for full pay case
Analyzing Financial Statements
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Balance sheet analysisIncome statement analysisCash flow statement analysisClues in the notes and MD&AIndustry nuances
Improving Excel Productivity with AI 2024
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $49
• Using ChatGPT to write Excel formulas • Using Excel for Web's built-in AI capabilities • VBA Workbook coding
Excel - From a Blank Sheet to a Finished Workbook
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Best practices for creating a report in ExcelGetting data into ExcelTechniques to efficiently create reports in ExcelUsing PivotTables to create interactive reports in Excel
The Happiness Advantage: How to Use Positive Psychology to Enjoy Work More, Get More Done, and Be a Better Professional
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
What makes people really happy—and what doesn’t The 3 most important things you can do to increase both happiness and productivity How to handle stress in under two minutes How to deal with difficult people so they don’t bring you down How to use positive psychology principles to help your business
Combating Internal Fraud 2024
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Understand why internal fraud occurs • Review policies, procedures and control measures designed to fight fraud
From Candles to Kilowatts: A Journey Through Time Prices in Economics 2024
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
• The Simon Abundance framework • The ratio of resources to population • There's no such thing as a natural resource • The correlation between population growth and the increased standards of living
Surgent's Artificial Intelligence for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
What is artificial intelligence? What are the different forms of artificial intelligence? The difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning The types of problems artificial intelligence can solve The role of algorithms How artificial intelligence will affect accounting and finance careers Data governance, security, and privacy How accounting firms are using AI today The role of artificial intelligence in asset management
Surgent's Shades Of Gray - Practicing Before The Internal Revenue Service - Circular 230 -Current State
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Office of Professional Responsibility – Authority and Procedures Current status of the regulations governing tax practice before the IRS (Circular 230 Rev. 6/2014) In depth coverage of the various Due Diligence obligations of tax professionals Overview of other key Circular 230 provisions Practitioner responsibilities to their clients and to the Tax Administration System Best Practices for all tax professionals
Surgent's What CPAs Should Know About Trust Instruments
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Legal definitions & principals involving estates & trusts Basic principles regarding property ownership Types of trusts commonly used Trust accounting fundamentals Certain clauses that are important to understand Formula valuation clauses Requirements for a trust to be a qualified designated beneficiary of an IRA Using IRD to fund charitable bequests