CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Auditing Not-for-Profit Entities: Superior Skills for an Effective and Efficient Audit
-
Online
8.00 Credits
Refining key planning and general auditing considerations to the not-for-profit environment Characteristics of not-for-profit financial statements that require special attention The auditor’s consideration of fraud in auditing a not-for-profit entity Audit procedures to become comfortable with management’s recording and reporting of contributions and promises to give Auditing how a not-for-profit entity gets from natural expenses to functional expenses Auditing considerations and techniques related to net assets, compliance with tax laws and regulations, collections and split-interest agreements Considerations related to Yellow Book and single audits
The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent
-
Online
8.00 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 New Form 1099-K reporting requirements Detailed analysis and examples of Sale of Passthrough Entity Interest and Net Investment Income Tax Bonus Depreciation Section 163(j) Section 174 Research and Experimental Expenditures Residency and Domicile Selling a principal residence, including tax planning strategies Virtual currency, including recent developments regarding NFTs New FinCEN reporting requirements in 2024 Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Accountants, Meet Chatbot: Starting ChatGPT Conversations
-
Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:ChatGPT BasicsCustom InstructionsPlaygroundOpenAI API KeyChatGPT in BingChatGPT in ExcelMicrosoft 365 CopilotChatGPT in Google SheetsChatGPT in Google DocsPluginsCode InterpreterUsing ChatGPT for Financial AnalysisChatGPT File UploaderChatPDF
Assessing Independence Under the New Yellow Book
-
Online
1.00 Credits
Independence Threats Safeguards
Tired of Feeling Drained by Complainers? Build Your Immunity to People's Negativity
-
Online
1.00 Credits
Emotional Intelligence Management Skills Teamwork Customer Relations
Appreciation Intelligence: The New AI
-
Online
1.00 Credits
Languages of appreciation Appreciation strategies
2024 Productivity Hacks for Working Remote
-
Online
1.20 Credits
Virtual Work Remote Work Telecommuting Flexible Work Options
The Great Divide - Successful Collaboration Across Generations for HR Professionals
-
Online
1.00 Credits
Diversity Inclusion Generations Leadership Engagement
Let Go and Lead: The Crucial Art of Delegation
-
Virtual
1.00 Credits
When is it time to delegate What should you be delegating To whom should you be delegating it What are the benefits of creating more time to lead
The Controller Function - Strategic and Annual Planning
-
Online
1.20 Credits
Accounting Finance Auditing
The Controllers Role in Data Analytics and Big Data
-
Online
1.50 Credits
Accounting Finance Financial Statements
2024 The AB5s of Employees and Independent Contractors
-
Online
2.00 Credits
Four ways to classify a worker IRS 20 Factors 20% Section 199A deduction Cost of misclassifying an employee Section 530 relief Game changing impact of the Dynamex case and AB5
Reviewing Individual Tax Returns
-
Online
2.00 Credits
Passive-activity losses Qualified business income deduction Home office Schedule C activity and hobby losses Business startups and deductions Alimony Discharge of debt
Surgent's Opportunities in the Metaverse for Accounting and Other Professionals
-
Online
2.00 Credits
Understanding what the metaverse is and what it is not How to access the metaverse Why accounting and other professionals should use the metaverse Where accountants can find their space in the metaverse How the metaverse is changing the way we work Ownership opportunities in the metaverse Work and taxation in the metaverse
Surgent's Workplace Harassment: How to Prevent Harassment and Reduce Liability Risks in Today's Changing Environment
-
Online
2.00 Credits
An overview of workplace harassment and discrimination laws, including the intangible benefits that come with compliance An overview of sexual harassment and workplace retaliation The supervisor’s (or manager’s) role in preventing harassment and in reducing the company’s potential liability through good faith efforts at compliance Review a compliant procedure for handling harassment concerns
Synchronize Your Files to the Cloud with SharePoint -Updated
-
Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of the OneDrive Sync app functionalityStep-by-step review and demonstration of how to deploy this appInstalling the Sync app on your local devicesConfiguring the files and folders to synchronize toy your local deviceManage the locally stored filesBest practice tips for using the Sync app and avoiding common mistakes
The Value of Conflict: A Strategic Approach to Dealing with Difficult People
-
Online
4.00 Credits
Conflicts
Federal Tax Update - Individual & Business Current Developments
-
Online
8.00 Credits
Discuss the most recent individual and business income tax legislation passed to date Walk through major tax changes to corporations, partnerships and/or individuals and any changes to the income tax forms and other related schedules Review numerous business income tax provisions including but not limited to the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction; changes to NOLs, §461(l) business loss limitations, §163(j) business interest deduction limitations, accounting method changes, depreciation, retirement plans, fringe benefits and entertainment expenses Brush up on the individual and business income tax rates (e.g., income tax rates, capital gain tax rates, self-employment tax and alternative minimum tax (AMT), 3.8% net investment income tax) Discuss other individual income tax topics and changes to filing status, personal exemptions, itemized deductions, exclusions from income, adjustments to income and income tax credits (e.g., child tax credit and dependent care credit) Walk through the NEW final required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations Review other important IRS audit areas such as basis and at-risk limitations for S shareholders and partners, passive activity losses and real estate professionals and self-employment taxes
ACPEN Signature 2024: Governmental Accounting & Auditing Update
-
Online
8.00 Credits
GASB Pronouncements Single Audit Issues Yellow Book Issues Audit Issues Federal Funding Challenges
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
-
Online
8.00 Credits
Coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Single-member limited liability companies as an alternative to subsidiaries Cancellation of indebtedness: rules and regulations How the IRS views members or partners for Social Security purposes Special problems when forming an LLC Debt issues and problems in structuring LLCs and LLPs, including loan guarantee issues, recourse and nonrecourse debt, the at-risk basis rules, and new regulations restricting “bottom dollar” guarantees Distributions: is it just a disguised sale? New regulations eliminate certain tax-deferred leveraged partnership transactions Death or retirement of a member or partner -- Understanding the alternatives Step-up in basis issues -- How to make the computations and elections Property transactions between the LLC/LLP and its members or partners -- Inbound and outbound transactions: what to do with built-in gain or loss property Partnership losses: when are they deductible? See, in particular, TCJA and CARES override Material participation rules for LLC members and limited partners: how they affect passive loss issues Continuation and termination of an LLC/partnership in the context of a merger or acquisition Sales of an LLC Interest -- holding period, and hot asset issues Impact of the tax on investment income on the sale of an interest in a partnership or LLC Repeal of technical termination of partnership provision