CPE Catalog & Events
Data & Predictive Analytics & Business Intelligence for Controllers/CFOs
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Online
4.00 Credits
DA and BI relationship to accountant value. Current trends in BI and DA, including the emergence of AI tools like ChatGPT. The changing accountant roles: data analyst, data scientist, and data storyteller, with an emphasis on how ChatGPT can be utilized in these capacities. Obtaining datasets to compare and contrast with their organization's data, and how ChatGPT can assist in analyzing and interpreting this data. BI tools and the inclusion of AI technologies such as ChatGPT to streamline processes and improve analytical capabilities.
Coping With the Growth of Online Fraud
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Online
4.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:The actuation of online and other cyber fraudsFraudulent acts that are initiated electronicallyAutomated and employee driven methods that can reduce cyber-fraud risk
Surgent's Tax Forms Boot Camp: LLCs, Partnerships, and S Corporations
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Online
8.00 Credits
Compare and contrast the tax consequences, opportunities, and pitfalls of operating a business as a partnership, LLC, or S corporation Reporting Requirements for Schedules K-2 and K-3 Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations Gain a comprehensive understanding of income tax laws for S corporations from eligibility and election to tax return preparation, stock basis, and loss limitation issues Recognize and properly handle special pass-through items of income and expense Accurately prepare S corporation returns and reconcile book income to taxable income Accurately prepare partnership returns and reconcile book income to taxable income What the transactional method entails and how to report partners’ capital accounts under this method Properly handle the tax treatment of distributions to shareholders, partners, or members Understand the special restrictions and sanctions for tax year-end selection Review the basics of partnership and LLC formation and basis calculation Self-employment tax or NOT, for each entity Filling in K-1s correctly for S corporations, partnerships, and LLCs. Major changes in K-1 reporting on both partnership and S corporation forms and content The most frequently used forms and schedules, including some form “oddities”
The Ethic of Self-Esteem For Women
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Self-Esteem: What is it?Belief systemsBenefits of High Self EsteemMinimizing traps of low Self EsteemComponents of High Self Esteem
Sticky Ethical Choices, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
Why are some choices so difficult? Efficiency is not free; it has a real, large cost. The consequences of ‘pulling the trigger’ quickly How to evaluate ethical situations and remain above-board.
K2's 2024 AI Confidential - Privacy And Artificial Intelligence
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Online
1.00 Credits
Tools for evaluating and summarizing licenses and privacy policies Definitions of significant terms and concepts often used in software licenses Review critical terms associated with services like Microsoft 365 or QuickBooks Online
How Prevalent Is Retaliation Within Your Culture?
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Online
1.00 Credits
Retaliation protections Speak up culture Ethical culture
HR Guide to Evolving Business Strategy, Finance and Development
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Online
1.20 Credits
Corporate Culture Strategic Planning Leadership Staff Development
The Controller Function - Strategic and Annual Planning
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Online
1.20 Credits
Accounting Finance Auditing
ASC 842, Leases: Implementation Issues and Lessons Learned
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Online
2.00 Credits
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 840Implementation options, entries, practical expedients, and remeasurement-triggering eventsFASB ASU 2023 - 01 - Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements
The Controller Function - Cash and Investments
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Online
1.40 Credits
Accounting Finance
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Cloud Forensics
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Online
1.40 Credits
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
K2's 2023 Shredding Your Servers And Going Virtual
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Online
2.00 Credits
Regulatory requirements like HIPPA, GLB, PCI, and more Practical tips for dealing with service providers
2025 Winter Tax Rewind
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Proposed tax law changes and fundamental tax reform discussions Tax practice and procedures, best practices and reminders Recent changes to IRS regulations and other guidance
Improve Spreadsheets by Building Controls in Excel
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Learn best practices when designing your spreadsheets How to create a proper worksheet structureLearn to use Excel's built in features to find errorsHow to create your custom controls to prevent and find errorsUsing links to quickly move to controlsUsing Conditional Formatting to highlight errors
Surgent's Federal Tax Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
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 Bonus depreciation Section 174 Research and Experimental Expenditures New FinCEN reporting requirements in 2024 Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Audit 106: Internal Control Fundamentals - Evaluating Design
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Responsibilities for gaining an understanding of the entity and its environmentThe inter-relationship of the five foundational components of the COSO Internal Control - Integrated FrameworkVarious methods for documenting and evaluating the design and implementation of internal control over financial reportingIdentifying critical elements of entity-level and transactional-level controlsCase studies related to identifying deficiencies in internal control documentation
Understanding the New Forms K-2 and K-3
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Introduction to Schedules K-2 and K-3Review the filing requirementsDiscuss the different parts of the schedules and what needs to be included
K2's 2024 Better Reporting With QuickBooks Online
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Online
1.00 Credits
The types of reports available in QuickBooks Online, by subscription level Customizing reports to meet your needs Spreadsheet Sync in QuickBooks Online Advanced
Everyday Ethics: Ethics is Everywhere, All the Time! featuring Richard A. Karwic and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
Be careful of; Whom you trust, and What you easily dismiss. Beware of our internal biases. What are your biases? The need to consider situations from multiple perspectives.