CPE Catalog & Events
2024 Stand Out - How to Create a Unique Employer Brand
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Online
1.00 Credits
Employer Brand Talent Management Future of Work Onboarding New Hires
It Is Legal, But Is It Really Ethical?, featuring Rob Berry and Bob Mims
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Online
1.00 Credits
Is ‘legal’ the same as ‘ethical’? Why or why not? The value of using the Code of Professional Conduct properly. Resolving situations where the two are divergent.
Entertainment, Meals & Travel Expenses: Review and Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expenseStrategies to deduct business entertainment expensesDeductibility of mealsSituations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reductionHow to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parkingProper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expendituresThe four steps to analyze business expensesThe latest federal legislation, cases and rulings
Surgent's Guide to Partner Capital Account Reporting
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Online
2.00 Credits
How a partner’s outside basis and capital account differ Reconciling Schedule M-2 Form 1065 with Partnership K-1 Schedule L IRS requirement to report partner tax basis on the transactional approach Implications if a capital account is negative Deficit restoration accounts and qualified income offsets Modified outside basis method and modified previously taxed capital method Determining a partner’s beginning capital account Beginning capital account for partnerships and partners consistently reporting on the tax basis The two types of adjustments under 754 and how 743 and 734 require different capital account presentations
ACPEN Signature 2024: Annual Tax Update
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Online
8.00 Credits
Our panel of national tax experts will explain as they discuss federal tax changes and developments during 2024 and pending changes, including legislative, administrative and procedural changes of which you need to be aware ACPEN will give you the best information anywhere on current tax issues…current to the day of the broadcast! Explore in detail the latest statutory, regulatory and judicial developments impacting tax issues. Get the latest details and all the developments in this up-to-the minute tax program that you won't want to miss.
Blockchain Technology: What Every CPA Should Know
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Online
2.00 Credits
The specific topics that will be presented include:An explanation of what blockchain isReview of the nomenclature associated with blockchain technologyThorough review of the components of a blockchain applicationReview of current and potential applications for blockchain and its impact on commercePotential impact on the CPA profession in accounting and auditing
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Team & Compliance
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Online
1.00 Credits
Technology Cybersecurity
Bumper Sticker Ethics v. Professional Ethics
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction: "Bumper Sticker Ethics" Thinking About Ethics: Digging a Little DeeperCompare: Principles of Professional Ethics in AccountingCase Study: Frank v. Dana Corp.Conclusion: The Conceptual Framework as an Ethics Resource
Defending Your Workplace Culture: Tackling the 4 Biggest Threats to Your Team Engagement and Cohesion
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Online
1.00 Credits
Workplace Culture Team Culture Employee Engagement Employee Experience Communication Leadership
Ethics: Plain Talk About IRS Ethics and Conduct
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction: What is the IRS "Plain Talk" Document?Office of Government Ethics (OGE) StandardsKey Principles of Ethical ConductGifts from Outside SourcesGifts from Within the AgencyWhen Gifts Cannot be Accepted from Outside SourcesConflicts of InterestOutside Activities and EmploymentMisuse Of PositionUsing and Accounting for Office TimeUsing Government PropertyMatters Concerning Personal ActivitiesRules Concerning Employee Conduct and Official ActivitiesWho Can Help Within IRS
2024 PCAOB and SEC Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Developments at the PCAOB.Recent trends in SEC comment letters.Enforcement actions and administrative proceedings.Conclusions and predictions for the future.
Independence and Conflicts of Interest
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:AICPA Code of Conduct: Independence, Conflicts of Interest, Case Study: OlympusCase Study: Buca di Beppo
Imagining a World Without Non-Competes
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Online
1.00 Credits
Federal non-compete law State non-compete law
2024 Productivity Hacks for Working Remote
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Online
1.20 Credits
Virtual Work Remote Work Telecommuting Flexible Work Options
Creating a High Performance Culture - Post Pandemic
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Why Culture MattersWorkforce ChallengesCreating a High Performance CulturePractical Tools
Why Auditors Fail To Detect Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Reasons auditors fail to detect fraud Willful Ignorance SAS No. 82 Additional documentation How and who to talk to Determining the Tone At the Top How to Determining Intent If you expect it, you will see it
Let's End Business Ethics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Ethics defined Are there business ethics? How to identify ethical issues Deciphering your ethical code Why ethical behavior is good for your business How to make ethical decisions
K2's 2023 Introduction To Excel Macros
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Online
4.00 Credits
Getting started with Excel macros by using the Macro Recorder Fundamentals of writing VBA code Saving and sharing macros Getting started with User-Defined Functions
The Art of Marketing for CPAs
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Online
4.00 Credits
Why marketing and self promotion are so important today What keeps people from learning this skill, and how to overcome those obstacles How to get people (your boss, co-workers or clients) to like working with you How to sell someone on your services in a single minute How to attract more clients or the attention of your boss in a way that "wows" them How to get referrals from your clients or glowing reviews from your boss The 3 communication skills every business person needs to master, and why The 3 principles that really lead to more success in the business world, and how you can use those principles for you company and career
Shorten Month-End: Closing Best Practices
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Online
4.00 Credits
Trends in financial statement closings including the Quick Close, Soft Close and Virtual CloseReview and discuss information systemsƒ?T headaches that slow you downWork through examples of close cycle ƒ?otime killersƒ?? and how to resolve themGet inventory and cost of sales under controlIdentify the improvement projects that will yield the biggest benefitReview what leading edge finance managers are doing to close more quickly