CPE Catalog & Events
A Better Way to Choose Your KPIs
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Online
1.00 Credits
KPIs Performance measures Metrics
Mastering the Excel Lookup Functions
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:A review of the various lookup functions, beyond VLOOKUPLearn which lookup works best for your situationHow to apply the many lookup functionsDiscover advanced lookup techniques like nested lookups, approximate matching, and handling errors effectivelyAn in-depth review of the following functions:VLOOKUP / HLOOKUPXLOOKUPMATCH / INDEXXMATCHINDIRECTFILTERSORT / SORTBYUNIQUEAn overview of some newer functions
2024 Federal Tax Update for Individuals with Doug Van Der Aa
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Online
4.00 Credits
Recent federal tax legislation, cases and rulings affecting income of individual taxpayers Review changes to Form 1040 and its related schedules Gross Income, wages, Schedule C and Schedule E Itemized deductions Self-employment health insurance deduction Capital gain and losses, royalties, alternative minimum tax revisions, rate changes, and other legislative provisions Tax planning
2024 Internal Controls for Small and Medium-Sized Entities
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Online
1.00 Credits
Overview of controls Preventative controls Detective controls Controls for SMEs
IRS Revenue Officers, Field Collection, and Best Practices
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Handling field collection personnel (Revenue Officers and their managers)Using the IRM and collection timeframes to leverage resolutionsField collection case processingWorking around the Revenue Officer mentality
2024 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Review and Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Key provisions for individual taxpayers – deductions and credits Key provisions for business taxpayers – new taxes, deductions, and credits CHIPS Act provisions; Impacts on flow-through entities New reporting requirements Depreciation update: impact on bonus depreciation
Eight Biggest Threats to your business and introducing Three Pillars of Cybersecurity
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Online
1.00 Credits
Technology Cybersecurity
Cyber Attacks Through Impersonation
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Impersonation techniques used to launch cyber attacksCybercriminals' focus: stealing financial assets and intellectual propertyPractical advice on controls to implement to reduce victimization from impersonation cyber attacksPractical advice to reduce the impact of a cyber attack
Contract and Procurement Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Procurement phases Fraud schemes Fraud red flags Fraud control activities and safeguards
VSCPA Tax Series Webinar
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
TBD
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Shareholder Basis, AAA, and Retained Earnings
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Online
2.00 Credits
S corporation earnings layers Observations on earnings layers S corporation basis calculation IRC 351 transactions Four loss tiers Appreciated property distributions
Surgent's Required Minimum Distributions: Compliance and Planning
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Online
4.00 Credits
Minimum distribution requirement changes by the SECURE Act 2.0 Latest guidance issued by the IRS related to required minimum distributions The calculation of required minimum distributions using the Uniform Life Table Required minimum distributions from multiple accounts New §401(k) rules of SECURE Act 2.0 Inherited employer retirement accounts and IRAs: Changes to spousal and non-spousal beneficiary distribution options and stretch IRAs under the SECURE Act Required minimum distributions in the year of death Roth conversions for estate planning and avoiding required minimum distributions Timing of distributions for maximum tax-free compounding Section 529 rollovers to Roth accounts under SECURE Act 2.0 Qualified charitable distributions from IRAs and the relationship between deductible IRAs and QCDs under the new anti-abuse rules. Includes SECURE Act 2.0 rollovers to CRUTs and CRATs Taxation of distributions Penalties for missed required minimum distributions and reasonable cause for abatement of penalties. Includes SECURE Act 2.0 changes
The Role of Internal Control in the Risk-Based Audit
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Online
4.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Specific matters auditors should consider when obtaining and documenting an understanding of the client's internal control systemDevelopment of a tailored audit approach that considers the potential reliance on internal controlsGuidance for establishing an adequate basis for reliance on internal controls of less formal, smaller clients
Leases: Mastering the New FASB Requirements
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Online
8.00 Credits
Lease classification Amortization of the lease asset Derecognition of the underlying asset Recognition of lease receivables Lease modifications Sale and leaseback transactions Presentation and disclosure requirements
Surgent's Advanced Individual Income Tax Return Issues
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Online
8.00 Credits
New issues for the current year tax return and §199A Installment sales — understanding the complicated issues Form 8582: Passive losses with carryovers — Complicated case with filled-in forms Puts, calls, straddling, and unusual investments — Understanding the tax laws and reporting them correctly on the tax return Capital gain and loss issues — The problem with proper reporting of installment sales issues; capital gains and losses; when is a stock worthless; and much more… At-risk rules: What a return preparer really needs to know Passive loss issues — You can't just trust your software. What to watch out for and the questions you need your clients to answer in order to do it right! Incentive and nonqualified stock options — Reporting; key strategies for planning; dealing with the alternative minimum tax Alternative minimum tax — Understanding it; planning strategies to avoid it; using the minimum tax credit; explaining it to a client Form 6251: Detailed calculation example
Surgent's Annual Accounting and Auditing Update
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Online
8.00 Credits
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Leases – Topic 842 ASC 326: CECL Review of SAS 142 – Focus on Audit Evidence Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity SSARS No. 25 and other recently issued SSARS Detailed review of SAS 145 Other important A&A practice matters
Surgent's Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations: Engagement Performance and Annual Update
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Online
8.00 Credits
SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification, and updates to SSARS No. 21 due to the issuance of SSARS No. 23, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services SSARS No. 22, Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information SSARS No. 24, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services -- 2018 SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions SSARS No. 26, Quality Management for an Engagement Conducted in Accordance With Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services Sample comprehensive engagement work programs for preparation, compilation and review engagements Reporting and disclosure illustrations for each level of service, including attesting on personal financial statements, prescribed form, special purpose framework and other engagement variations Other communication requirements, such as sample engagement letters and management representation letters
Surgent's Technical Business Practice Issues and Tax Forms for Experienced Practitioners
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Online
8.00 Credits
Schedules K-2 and K-3 and filing exceptions Form 7203 IRS Tax Pro Account IRS modernization initiatives Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) Identity Theft warnings IRS guidance for the marijuana industry “Recycled” Form 1099-NEC to report nonemployee compensation Form 1065 steps for reporting capital Centralized audit regime; late filing penalties and small partnership relief “Substance over Form” argument of shareholder loans Advanced study of “At-Risk” loans Employer W-2 correction requests White House 2024 Budget Points Don't get caught watching the paint dry -- What is hot and new What is terminating S corporations today? Special allocation issues of §704 Final regulations for allocating depreciation recapture to partners and members of LLCs
Walter Haig's AICPA Auditing Standards Update
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Online
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)
Ethics: What a CPA in Public Practice Needs to Know
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Online
2.00 Credits
Ethics for Members in Public Practice: Why Bother?Re-Introducing the AICPA Code of Professional ConductThe Eleven Rules for Members in Public PracticeThe Conceptual Framework: Avoiding the Risk of NoncomplianceCase Discussions: Members in Public Practice