CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour
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Online
1.00 Credits
Each week’s topics will change based on the most critical issues affecting financial professionals
Organizational Effectiveness and Communication
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Online
1.00 Credits
Communication
Managing Through Corporate Politics - The Achilles' Heel of Executing Professional Skepticism
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Online
2.00 Credits
Defining corporate politics Impact of corporate politics Types of corporate politics and remedies Metaphors of corporate politics Dispelling myths The players
Tax Practice Standards
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Online
2.00 Credits
Treasury Circular 230 AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS) Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Common law
Accounting Data Analytics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Accounting Data Analytics
ChatGPT and IRS Taxation Law Research
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Utilizing ChatGPT for IRS Tax Law Research: Principles and PracticesNavigating IRS Databases Using Advanced AI TechniquesUsing IRS Prompt Templates: In-depth Analysis and ApplicationChatGPT in Action: Case Studies and Real-World ScenariosExploring IRS Tax Laws: Strategies, Loopholes, and ComplianceError Prevention and Correction in Tax Law ResearchFuture Trends: AI's Evolving Role in Taxation and Accounting
The Ethical Management of Conflict
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Professionalism, Conflict and EthicsSources and approaches to conflictManaging Conflict from the Inside: Awareness of human tendencies, human emotions, and gossipGuidelines for managing conflict collaboratively
Surgent's Essential Depreciation and Expensing Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Resolved technical glitches for qualified improvement property Detailed coverage of §179 expense elections and §168(k) bonus or additional first-year depreciation – how to maximize them, definitions, limitations, qualified property, etc. Sale of property and the depreciation recapture rules (§1245, §1250, unrecaptured §1250 gain for real estate, §291 for corporations) MACRS depreciation – finding the proper method, convention, and recovery period Listed property and the current limitations Amortization of start-up, organization, and other expenditures AMT depreciation adjustments and how to avoid them Examples, cases, and rulings of depreciation and amortization issues and how they impact clients, along with useful planning opportunities
Finding Errors in Excel Spreadsheets
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Understanding Common Excel Errors: Gain insights into the most common types of errors encountered in Excel, including formula errors, reference errors, and logic errors.Advanced Formulas and Functions: Learn to use advanced Excel functions and formulas that are crucial for error detection and data analysis.Data Validation Techniques: Master the art of data validation to prevent errors before they occur. This includes setting up data validation rules and using conditional formatting to highlight potential inaccuracies.Error Tracing and Auditing Tools: Delve into Excel's auditing tools to trace and fix errors. Learn to use Trace Precedents, Trace Dependents, and the Error Checking tool effectively.
SAS No. 122, AU 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit
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Online
3.00 Credits
The importance of professional skepticism The dangers of making assumptions How to listen and understanding the answer to a question Why it is important to leave all of your expectations at home Anticipation and why it’s so dangerous Determining materiality The fraud triangle Thinking about, given a set of circumstances, how you would steal Management and the Tone At the Top
Practical Insights Gleaned from the AICPA's Code of Conduct
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Evolution of relevant professional guidance Independence provisions Vernacular used in the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Conflicts of interest Offering/accepting gifts or entertainment Acts discreditable to the profession
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
Payroll Essentials: Getting to Know Payroll Taxes
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:The various types of payroll taxes related to compensationPayroll calculations related to the various of payroll taxesIntroduction to common payroll formsResources, recommendations, and guidance on compensation and payroll related topics
Ethical Considerations in Working with Cannabis
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Framework for assessing the propriety of offering services within the state legal, regulated cannabis industryAssist in identifying key stakeholders to be considered in conjunction to providing cannabis industry services, including:partnersstaffclientsBanking relationshipsMalpractice insurance
The SECURE Act 2.0 - Planning Opportunities for Employers
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Online
1.00 Credits
Implications for Employers Starter § 401(k) plans for small employers Requiring automatic 401(k) enrollment Improving worker access to emergency savings Increasing part-time workers’ access to retirement accounts Statute of Limitations on excise taxes imposed on overcontributions to retirement plans Multiple employer §403(b) plans Automatic portability provisions Other changes in the administration of company retirement plans
Advanced Negotiations: Beyond Getting to Yes
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:What happens when you are in a negotiationPreparing to negotiateGet your counterpart to solve the problemNegotiation JujitsuReading your counterpart
The SECURE Act 2.0 - Planning Opportunities for Individuals
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Online
1.20 Credits
Implications for individuals: Changes to the Saver’s Credit Changing the required minimum distribution rules for Roth 401(k)s Changes to required beginning dates for required minimum distributions of retirement plans. Penalty-Free Withdrawals for Certain Emergency Expenses Special provisions for firefighters and military personnel spouses Increases in catch-up contributions Impact on 529 plans Opportunities for student loan payment matching
2024 Resolving Ethical Dilemmas-You Make the Call
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Online
1.50 Credits
Ethical frameworks Threats and safeguards to objectivity and independence
2024 I want the TRUTH: Preparing to be an Expert Witness
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Online
2.00 Credits
Rules of civil and criminal procedure Applicable standards Testifying basics Cross-examination techniques
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Compensation Issues and Entity-Level Taxes
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Online
2.00 Credits
Reasonable compensation Fringe benefits for S corporation shareholders Built-in gains tax Excess passive income tax Notice 2020-75: PTE elections