CPE Catalog & Events
Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction (199A) - The Ins & Outs
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
Detailed coverage of calculating the combined qualified business income amount (i.e., QBI component and REIT/PTP component) Determine what trade or businesses under §162 are eligible for the QBI deduction (i.e., rentals and specified service trades or businesses (SSTB)) Discuss how the 20% QBI deduction (i.e., QBI component) is subject to a wage/capital limitation and SSTB income is phased-out for taxpayers with taxable income above the inflation adjusted threshold amounts Walk through the simplified QBI Form 8995 (i.e., taxpayers below the TI threshold amounts) and detailed Form 8995-A and related schedules Determine what wages and unadjusted basis immediately after acquisition (UBIA) are for those subject to the wage and capital limitations Look at what the definition of QBI is and what items are effectively connected with that trade or business (i.e., self-employment tax, health insurance, retirement plans) Review the aggregation rules for the QBI computation and both the entity and individual level Walk through the reporting responsibilities of partnerships and S corporations to their owners on the Schedule K-1s Explain how the modifications to the net operating losses (NOLs) and §461(l) excess business loss limitations affect the QBI computation
Managing Current Fraud Trends in a Shifting Environment
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Summary of the impact of fraud on entities worldwide.Common fraud schemes and typical median losses that result.How smaller entity fraud risk differs from those of larger entities.The statistical profile of the most common fraud perpetrator.The most effective methods for preventing and detecting fraud.Cybersecurity risk management trends and best practices.
Integrity, Objectivity and Judgment: Values in Action
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this class include:AICPA Code of Conduct: Integrity and ObjectivityCase Study: Mortgage crisis of 2007-2010Case Study: World Com
ChatGPT and Advanced Accounting Research
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The accounting research transformation: Comparing Google vs. AI methodologiesAI ecosystems and specialized models for accounting applicationsAdvanced prompt engineering techniques for financial and tax researchAI-powered search engines and deep research platforms for accounting professionals AI as an ideation and thinking partner for complex accounting problems Specialized accounting research tools and AI superstoresPersona priming and P&P stacking methodologies for optimal AI interactionsEthical considerations and limitations of AI in accounting researchThe compliance chess effect: AI's impact on tax planning and regulatory responseAI-driven automation for regulatory updates and compliance monitoring
Instant Audit? Just Add Risk Assessment
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
The audit risk model Risk assessment Linking risks to audit procedures Other responses to risks Documentation
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Exploring the Technology Pillar
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Technology Cybersecurity
Interviewing, Onboarding and Training 101
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Best practices on interviewing Best practices for onboarding Best practices with training
The Art of Accountability: Effective Strategies for Tough Conversations
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Leadership Conflict management Accountability Employee engagement
The Hardest Ethical Dilemma! Why Revenge Will Always Backfire, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
The quest for fairness Human nature Our natural reaction Selfishness Conflicts of interest Equity Justice How is the Golden Rule misused? The allure of revenge and how it destroys? Understanding rationalizations How the “Integrity and Objectivity Rule” will lead to better decisions?
Creating Terrific Equity Compensation Plans: Beware of the Pitfalls
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why most equity compensation plans fail? Complexity of GAAP accounting for equity compensation plans Tax implications of equity compensation plans Who and how an equity compensation plan should be administered? Compliance issues to consider Recommendations to design a better equity compensation plan
Analytical Procedures for Nonprofits
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
How to leverage preliminary and substantive analytic procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of financial statement audits The required elements of a substantive analytic procedures to address detection risk Tips and traps of applying an analytic approach to satisfy audit objectives Explaining the usefulness of analyzing diverse trends and ratios in a nonprofit environment to meet the needs of various financial statement users Common ratios and trends to assess liquidity, operating efficiency, leverage, and more
Ethics Based Leadership for Women
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:The State of Women in Leadership in the United StatesLeadership DefinedVirtue EthicsInternal and External Challenges for Women in LeadershipCreating a Culture of Safety and Caring
From Numbers to Narrative: Effectively Presenting Your Budget and Reporting
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Identifying the ‘Big Picture’ and your role in effective communication Communicating so others can understand us Understanding a presentation’s anatomy? Tips and tricks for budget presentations
Surgent's Ethics for Tax Professionals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
What does practicing before the IRS mean? Who may practice before the IRS? What should a tax preparer do if he or she has knowledge of a client's omission of income from a tax return? May a tax preparer rely on the work of other tax return preparers? May a tax preparer rely on and use client-provided information? Standards associated with giving advice to clients Abolition of the disclaimer requirement When must a tax preparer examine a client’s books and records?
Surgent's Key Partnership and S Corporation Tax Planning Strategies
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Tax consequences of retiring partners seeking liquidating distributions/redemptions and S corporation shareholders seeking the redemption of their shares At-risk and passive activity loss considerations Basis planning Related party transactions: making them work Income splitting and shifting with family can create considerable benefits Sale of ownership interest and NIIT considerations
Allison McLeod's Federal Tax Updates for Individuals - 4 Hour
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
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
Guide to Preparing Form 1041 for Estates and Trusts
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Current rates and brackets Calculating a trust's AGI Filing requirements, deadlines and penalties 3.8% Medicare surtax on net investment income (NII) Simple vs. complex trusts Grantor Trusts: Four options to report activity Section 643 (g) Election Taxable income of trusts, estate and beneficiaries
K2's Data Analytics for Accountants and Auditors
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Understanding the importance of data analytics in modern business environments Generating and interpreting data analytics using everyday applications such as Microsoft Office Excel and Microsoft’s Power BI platform Using regression analysis to create and validate forecasts and projections
Tax Season Update for Business with Steve Dilley
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:2021/22 legislative developments, cases and rulings impacting various business entity taxpayersDetailed discussion of the partnership and S corporation Schedule K-1 changesBusiness income, deductions and creditsTravel expense reportingSection 199A update and business lossesDepreciation update: Section 179 and 168(k)S Corporation and partnership update
2025 Annual Update for Not-for-Profit Accountants & Auditors
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6.0 Credits
Member Price: $189
Not for Profit Auditing & Accounting Yellowbook