CPE Catalog & Events
2025 Government Contracting Conference
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Vienna
8.00 Credits
2025 Nonprofit Symposium
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Washington
0.00 Credits
A Guide to Sampling - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Auditing Yellowbook
Common Peer Review Deficiencies and How to Avoid Them
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Online
2.00 Credits
Defiicencies Peer reviews Auditing
K2's Next Level Home Networking
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Online
1.00 Credits
Explanation of common network services such as file sharing, VPN's, media servers, and network isolation using multiple SSIDs Hardware options and examples of solutions for every budget Tips and tricks for rebuilding your home network to meet your needs today and into the future
Accounting & Attestation for ESG
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Online
2.00 Credits
ESG Accounting & Auditing Yellowbook
Cryptocurrency 15 Years Later - A Market Update
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Update on the cryptocurrency marketplaceCryptocurrency exchanges - the good, the bad and the uglyOverview of cryptocurrency taxation regulationsThe technology behind cryptocurrency - Proof of stake, Layer 2, wallets and moreBlockchain technology update
Real Estate Professionals: Passive Activity Rules
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Online
2.00 Credits
Definition, pros and cons of being a real estate professional Integration of the real estate professional rules with reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E Real estate professionals and indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) entity's reporting on Form 1040 How "real estate business" is interpreted under the Section 199A rules and how it integrates with the passive activity rules
Tax Procedure
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Online
2.00 Credits
Filing a tax return IRS audit RS Appeals Collections and litigation at courts of original jurisdiction
Surgent's Real Estate Taxation: Critical Considerations
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
The impact of recent tax legislation on the real estate industry Depreciation and recapture Determining the basis when acquiring real estate Passive activity losses Calculation of gain or loss on sale of real estate Rental operations Installment sales
CFO Solutions to IRS Problems
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The authority of IRS in assessing and collecting taxes.The common misconceptions when dealing with IRS.Common questionable actions by business owners.How to prepare for an IRS audit.The seven options in IRS collections.Possible criminal tax violations by CFOs and small business owners.
Surgent's Advanced Audits of 401(k) Plans: Best Practices and Current Developments
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Virtual
8.00 Credits
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 AICPA Auditing Standards Update
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Virtual
8.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:AICPA auditing standards issued during the 18-month period prior to the program that impact audits of Small- and Medium- sized entities (SMEs)The new SAS 145 risk assessment requirementsThe new SAS 134 as amended audit reportsHow to fulfill responsibility to detect fraud under AU-C Section 240How to help clients design, implement and maintain their internal controlsTroublesome areas in the audits of Small- and Medium-sized Entities (SMEs) as identified in peer reviews and litigationHow to perform profitable audits of Small- and medium-Sized Entities (SMEs)
How to Audit Cash
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Auditing CashAudit assertions, risks, and threats to the cash balanceAuditing procedures to perform
Topic 842: FASB's Lease Accounting Standard Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
What is a lease? Recognition and measurement of lease assets and liabilities Impact on lessors and lessees Disclosures and transition rules Effective dates
Advanced Cost Accounting: Eliminate Calculation Distortions
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Online
2.00 Credits
Cost Accounting
Surgent's Food, Beverage, and Entertainment Expensing
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The 50% deduction for meals that are ordinary and necessary in carrying on a trade or business Elimination of the temporary rules that applied for 2021 and 2022 which allowed for 100% deductibility for ordinary and necessary business-related meals When meals are still 100% deductible IRS rules relating to the nondeducibility of activities considered entertainment or amusement What constitutes entertainment/amusement for tax purposes? When employers may deduct food and beverages provided to employees 50% deductibility for occasional employee meals and for overtime meals 50% deductibility for business meals during business meetings Business meals incurred during business travel Invoice meals separately from entertainment
Surgent's Introduction to Required Minimum Distributions
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
How SECURE Act 1.0 and SECURE Act 2.0 changed the RMD rules What is an RMD? Who is subject to RMDs? The types of accounts subject to RMDs How to calculate an RMD How to determine if a distribution can be an RMD How to determine which life expectancy table must be used when calculating an RMD The rollover and transfer rules during an RMD year IRS penalties for non-compliance with RMD regulations Applying RMD strategies to different plan types When RMDs can and cannot be aggregated How to correct an RMD shortfall How to get a waiver of the excise tax on an RMD failure The tax implication of an RMD How to donate an RMD tax-free How to determine the RMD rules that apply to a beneficiary
Surgent's Use the Data Model to Build More Powerful PivotTables
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Creating a data model/Power Pivot Building PivotTables from multiple tables Creating Measures Using named sets
Yellow Book Ethics
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The concept of public interestEthics, independence, and professional judgmentCompetence and continuing professional educationQuality control and peer reviewProper use of government information, resources, and positionProfessional behavior
