CPE Catalog & Events
The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, and Premium Tax Credit Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions, and New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation New Form 1099-K reporting requirements Detailed analysis and examples of Sale of Passthrough Entity Interest and Net Investment Income Tax Bonus Depreciation Section 163(j) Section 174 Research and Experimental Expenditures Residency and Domicile Selling a principal residence, including tax planning strategies Virtual currency, including recent developments regarding NFTs New FinCEN reporting requirements in 2024 Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
LinkedIn Profile Secrets for CPAs
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Effective branding and LinkedIn profile positioning for CPAsBest practices and tips for each profile featureOptimizing language and words to attract clients: Your headline, essay, descriptions, and keywordsSizzle elements: Your headshot, background banner, videos, and mediaEssential LinkedIn settings and privacy for CPAs
Providing Ethical Leadership: Learning to be the Best Version of Yourself
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Examining the lives of ordinary people whose moral courage had a significant impact on those around them. How anyone, irrespective of their role in an organization, can inspire others to embrace ethical attitudes. Showing how even simple actions can outsized effect on a person’s sphere of influence.
The Dark Web & Cybersecurity for Tax and Accounting Pros
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Understanding the Dark WebDifferences between the Deep Web and the Dark WebPotential threats from the Dark WebCase studies of Dark Web exploitation in accountingStrategies for mitigating Dark Web threatsImplementing effective cybersecurity measuresRole of accountants in addressing Dark Web threats
Avoiding Tax Malpractice: Overview 2024
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• Technical definitions of tax malpractice • Risk management techniques: quality control procedures and maintaining professional competence • Aggressive tax strategies • "War stories" dealing with tax-related claims against CPAs • Insurance carrier experiences • Substantive tax areas: tax-deferred exchanges, built-in gains, alternative minimum tax and overlooked tax elections
Everyday Ethics: Doing Well by Doing Good 2024
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
• AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, Institute of Management Accountants Standards of Ethical Conduct and T.D. Circular 230 • Implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 • Recent, relevant cases on accounting profession ethics and professional responsibility • Areas the partner should pay particular attention to • What it means to be a profession and a professional • Ethical frameworks
2024 Revision to Government Auditing Standards Impact
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Key changes made by the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing StandardsReview when the GAGAS requirements are applicable to a financial statement auditWhen reporting on key audit matters may apply in a GAGAS auditClarifications related to the independence requirements in a financial statement audit imposed by the 2024 Yellow BookReview the impact of the Quality Management Standards to a financial statement audit conducted under the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing StandardsOther important matters contained in the 2024 Government Auditing Standards related to financial statement audits
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
You Don't Know What You Don't Know About Excel 2024
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
• Excel shortcuts and time savers • Working with templates, formats, styles and themes • Customizing and enhancing Excel • Protecting and securing workbooks • Formula building and the Excel function library
2024 Multistate Taxation - Issues and Planning Opportunities
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Multistate Business Activities Nexus and Implications State Taxable Income Business-Related Issues Formulas and Their Application Audit Defense Strategies State Specific Regulations Choice of Business Entity Interstate Commerce Clauses Domicile in relation to State Death Taxation
Audit 403: Fraud Trends - Applying Real-Life Lessons
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Fraud trends per the most recent Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Annual Report on Fraud and AbuseReal-life examples of fraud in nonpublic entity and nonprofit environments.Cyber-security risks of fraud
Transition from SSAE 16 to SSAE 18
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $45
SSAE 18 Intent Impact of Change Subservice Organization Modifications of SSAE 18 Monitoring Risk Assessment Complimentary Controls Evidence
2024 Best-In-Class Recruiting Strategies
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Recruiting & Retention Talent Management Employee Engagement
Responding To Retaliation Concerns and Capturing Key Retaliation Case Metrics
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Speak up Culture Ethical Culture Internal complaint reporting and investigations
The Controllership Series - The Future Role of the Controller Part 2
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1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting and Finance
2024 Performance Auditing Made Easy
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1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Performance audit standards Performance audit types Performance audit objectives
Feeling Stressed from Change & Uncertainty? How to Stay Positive when Things Get Tough
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1.6 Credits
Member Price: $49
Change management Leadership
2024 The Preparation of Form 706 and 709 - Understanding the Law
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Estate and Gift Taxation Fundamentals Valuation of Estate Assets Components of the Gross Estate Deductions in Estate Taxation Charitable and Marital Deductions Tax Credits and Their Application
K2's 2024 Getting Started With Artificial Intelligence
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding AI tools available today Creating accounts in AI platforms Querying data from AI platforms Customizing your AI subscriptions
Microsoft 365 Deployment Best Practices
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Overview of the "core" Microsoft 365 apps and how they integrate with each otherReview of the key deployment decisions to be madeIdentifying the important settings to establish in the key appsEstablishing organizational policies for using Microsoft 365Developing a plan to educate your team members on how to integrate the apps into their business processesUnderstanding the role of the Admin app and system administrationPlanning for Microsoft Copilot for 365 AI capabilities