CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's General Ethics: Meeting Your Vermont Requirement - Download
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4.00 Credits
Ethics and ethical behavior The core principles of professional conduct -- integrity, objectivity, and independence The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, including recent changes to it
Surgent's Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know - Download
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4.00 Credits
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and SECURE Act 2.0 A tour of the most recent changes starting from gross income and ending with alternative minimum tax (AMT) and selected credits including the latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in old forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals
Surgent's Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and SECURE Act 2.0 A tour of the most recent changes starting from gross income and ending with alternative minimum tax (AMT) and selected credits including the latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in old forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals
Surgent's Getting Ready for Busy Season: Review Individual Tax Form Changes - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Major 2023 tax form changes as they relate to individual taxpayers Key new tax developments as they relate to 2023 and how they impact the 2023 tax forms
Surgent's Give Me a Little Credit: Understanding the Yellow Book CPE Requirements - On-Demand Webcast
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1.00 Credits
Understanding who is and is not subject to the 24-hour and 56-hour Yellow Book CPE requirements Evaluating whether certain topics and training qualify or do not qualify toward the 24-hour and 56-hour Yellow Book CPE requirements Recognizing how an audit team member’s role affects the Yellow Book CPE requirements that apply
Surgent's Going Concern Accounting and Reporting Considerations - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Current FASB accounting standards related to going concern, including the new requirements of ASU 2014-15 Evaluating risk of material misstatement in financial reports related to improper presentation and disclosure of going concern uncertainty The responsibility of an independent accountant for evaluating going concern uncertainty under various levels of engagement to perform attest and nonattest services New requirements of SAS No. 132 and SSARS No. 24 related to an auditor’s responsibility for considering going concern uncertainty?
Surgent's Going Concern Considerations in the COVID-19 Environment - On-Demand Webcast
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1.00 Credits
FASB guidance in ASC 205-40 regarding required disclosures when substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists Sample disclosures under ASC 205-40 Accountant’s reporting considerations when substantial doubt exists
Surgent's Goodwill Impairment Basics - Download
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1.00 Credits
Goodwill impairment testing FASB accounting and reporting requirements related to goodwill ASC Topic 350-20 Goodwill disclosure requirements
Surgent's Goodwill Impairment Testing - Download
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2.00 Credits
Initial recognition of goodwill Subsequent measurement requirements including the accounting alternative allowed for certain eligible entities Disclosure requirements for goodwill
Surgent's Government and Nonprofit Frauds and Controls to Stop Them - Download
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4.00 Credits
Examine real-world misappropriations of cash, check frauds, vendor scams, credit card abuse, grant frauds, benefit schemes, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Consider and develop controls to stop fraud Tailor controls to the size and fit of the government or nonprofit
Surgent's Government and Nonprofit Frauds and Controls to Stop Them - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Examine real-world misappropriations of cash, check frauds, vendor scams, credit card abuse, grant frauds, benefit schemes, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Consider and develop controls to stop fraud Tailor controls to the size and fit of the government or nonprofit
Surgent's Guide and Update to Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations - Download
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4.00 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 Sample comprehensive engagement work programs for preparation, compilation, and review engagements
Surgent's Guide and Update to Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 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. 24, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services - 2018 SSARS No. 22, Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information Comprehensive sample engagement work programs for every level of SSARS No. 21 service Complete illustrations of engagement letters, management representation letter, reporting and other required communications for every level of SSARS No. 21 service Quality issues related to SSARS No. 21 engagements Proposed changes to the SSARS
Surgent's Guide to Calculating S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Loan Basis - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Introduction to Form 7203 Introduction to the calculation of stock basis Introduction to the calculation of loan basis Taxable and nontaxable S corporation distributions to shareholders The election to reduce basis by deductible losses and expenses before reducing basis by nondeductible expenses
Surgent's Guide to Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues - Download
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4.00 Credits
Statutory employees, independent contractors, and possible changes to §530 relief Using SS-8 Payroll Tax Penalties -- Who is a responsible person? Forms W-2, 1099, 1099-NEC, SS-8, W-4, 941, and Form 940 reporting/deposit requirements and due dates Understanding payroll tax responsibilities in the gig economy
Surgent's Guide to Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Statutory employees, independent contractors, and possible changes to §530 relief Using SS-8 Payroll Tax Penalties -- Who is a responsible person? Forms W-2, 1099, 1099-NEC, SS-8, W-4, 941, and Form 940 reporting/deposit requirements and due dates Understanding payroll tax responsibilities in the gig economy
Surgent's Guide to Understanding the At-Risk Basis Rules and Forms 6198 and 7203 - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Basis and at-risk basis How to calculate the amount of annual at-risk basis Forms 6198 and 7203 When activities may be aggregated for at-risk purposes Qualified nonrecourse financing
Surgent's Guide to the Corporate Transparency Act for Accounting and Finance Professionals - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Updates on legislative challenges The Corporate Transparency Act and its goals Which entities need to file reports and which entities are exempt? Deep dive into the definitions of beneficial owner and substantial control Information that needs to be reported Logistics on how and when to file the forms
Surgent's Guide to the Topic 606 Revenue Recognition Model for All CPAs - Download
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4.00 Credits
Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, including recently issued ASUs impacting Topic 606 The FASB’s new five-step revenue recognition model, including hands-on examples and illustrations of the new guidance Presentation and disclosure requirements Accounting considerations related to COVID-19-driven changes to revenue recognition processes Lessons learned and best practices for improving business processes related to revenue recognition going forward
Surgent's Guide to the Topic 606 Revenue Recognition Model for All CPAs - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, including recently issued ASUs impacting Topic 606 The FASB’s new five-step revenue recognition model, including hands-on examples and illustrations of the new guidance Presentation and disclosure requirements Accounting considerations related to COVID-19-driven changes to revenue recognition processes Lessons learned and best practices for improving business processes related to revenue recognition going forward