CPE Catalog & Events
2024 The Preparation of Form 706 and 709 - Understanding the Law
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Online
2.00 Credits
Estate and Gift Taxation Fundamentals Valuation of Estate Assets Components of the Gross Estate Deductions in Estate Taxation Charitable and Marital Deductions Tax Credits and Their Application
Project Management: Enhancing Ongoing Client Engagements
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Clarification between workflow and project management and the use of eachLeveraging the project charter to establish consistency and collaboration across teams for a quality client experience
2024 Financial Statement Analysis
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Online
4.00 Credits
Purposes of financial statement analysis Trend analysis and vertical & horizontal analysis Simple and multivariate regression; Analysis of metrics Assessment of liquidity, solvency, and profitability Using data visualizations The role of qualitative factors
2024 Year-End Tax Planning: Thinking Outside the Box
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Online
4.00 Credits
Discuss the most recent tax legislation, rulings and developments Section 163(j) interest expense deduction New 21% corporate tax rate Medicare tax on high income wages and SE income Tax provision and extensions Timing income and deductions Alternative minimum tax (AMT) issues
Accounting of the Soul: Making the World a Better Place
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of Virtue Ethics and the Common GoodProfessionalismThe Virtue of CompassionGossip in the WorkplaceGratitude
The Controllership Series - Addressing Budgeting Uncertainty
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Online
1.00 Credits
Accounting Finance
The Controller Function - Elevating the Role
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Online
1.50 Credits
Accounting Finance Auditing Business Development
2024 Ethical Tax Practice Strategies in a Crisis World
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Online
2.00 Credits
“Tales from the Front” – practice issues CPAs are dealing with in these extraordinary times Review of AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Review of IRS Circular 230 Review of client tax return disclosure rules (Sec. 6103) Crisis impacts on engagement letters, contingent fees, independence, consulting services, attest and non-attest services, billing, and collections
2024 Listening to the Statement of Cash Flows
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Online
2.00 Credits
Preparation of the statement of cash flows Importance of identifying sources and uses of cash in financial reporting Financial statement analysis Cash-related financial statement disclosures
K2's 2023 Excel Best Practices
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Online
8.00 Credits
Best practices associated with creating Excel workbooks, including managing workbooks How to secure Excel workbooks Collaboration options and best practices in Excel Effective reporting techniques in Excel
2024 Internal Controls Over Compliance vs Compliance
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Online
1.00 Credits
Internal Controls Over Compliance Compliance Single Audits
2024 Risk Assessment & Internal Control
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Online
1.50 Credits
Risk Assessment Internal Controls Common Deficiencies
2024 Introduction to Ethics & Professional Skepticism
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Online
2.00 Credits
Code of Professional Conduct Fraud Professional Skepticism
2024 The New AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services
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Online
2.00 Credits
Review of the new AICPA Statement on Standards for Tax Services Reorganization of SSTS by type of work performed Discuss new standards on data protection, reliance on tools and representation of tax clients before taxing authorities
K2's 2024 Small Business Accounting Solutions And Add-Ons
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Online
2.00 Credits
Current landscape of small business accounting software Strengths and limitations of critical solutions Effective add-ons and integrations Implementation strategies
2024 Partnership Checkup: Key Tax Issues & Forms Reporting
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Online
4.00 Credits
Clarify the importance of partnership capital accounts and partnerships debt on partner's tax basis; Impact of contributed property Explain the use of both "inside" and "outside” basis determination Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property and the sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest Comprehensive examples illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
K2's 2023 Case Studies in Fraud and Technology Controls - 8 Hrs
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Online
8.00 Credits
Key fraud risks impacting businesses today Examples of fraud and the monetary impact on victims How to create, implement, and assess technology-based internal controls to reduce the probability of becoming a fraud victim
A Practical Guide to Trusts
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Online
8.00 Credits
The role of the trustee and how to avoid problems How to use trusts to avoid probate How revocable living trusts are affected by income, gift, and estate taxes Marital deductions and marital and bypass trusts How an irrevocable trust can be the center of an estate plan Advantages of an irrevocable life insurance trust How to create a dynasty trust Why a GRIT, GRAT, GRUT, or QPRT can be a good estate planning tool Trust options to provide security for older clients Advantages, tax consequences, and limits on charitable contributions and private foundations Charitable remainder and charitable lead trust issues How trusts can serve as asset protection devices Business trust issues
2024 Analytical Procedures: Practical Applications and Standards
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Online
2.00 Credits
Discussion of analytical procedures in audit and review engagements Practical examples and illustrations of analytical procedures The order of operations for accomplishing analytical procedures
K2's 2023 Excel Charting And Visualizations
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Online
4.00 Credits
Understanding the best types of visualizations to use in specific situations Creating compelling visualizations using Excel Adding interactivity to your Excel-based visualizations