CPE Catalog & Events
The Social Media Blueprint for Accounting Firms
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:An overview of the key social media platforms that accounting firms should consider as part of their overall social media strategy.Current trends in lead generation using social platforms.Specific tactics for social media as part of your ongoing marketing, recruitment, and new business development efforts.
Business Longevity - Is Your Business Wobbling?
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Online
4.00 Credits
Business Management Organization
A Better Way to Choose Your KPIs
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Online
1.00 Credits
KPIs Performance measures Metrics
2024 Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools
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Online
2.00 Credits
Cost-volume-profit analysis, including target profit and break-even calculations Relevant costs and decision-making Activity-based costing Capital budgeting considerations Overview of Excel capabilities for supporting managerial analysis
2024 Partnerships and S Corporations: How to Calculate Basis
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Online
4.00 Credits
Calculation of basis when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property How to calculate partnership tax basis capital accounts Explains the use of both "inside" and "outside” basis determination Clarifies the how partnerships and S corporations debt impacts tax basis Discusses how distributions affect basis Explains how basis is impacted by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership or S-corporation interest Discusses how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting
Legal Planning for Care Giving of Elderly/Disabled Clients
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Online
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review legal and care giving options that are available to individuals and their families for when the individual can no longer live alone and needs some assistance.Review caring for the individual at home by family caregivers, outside agencies and other, including household employee and homeowner's insurance issues, family caregiver respite care and adult day care.When care is no longer feasible in the home, we go through various living arrangement and financing options, including assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes and nursing homes and review how to protect family assets in such situations.
Contract and Procurement Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Procurement phases Fraud schemes Fraud red flags Fraud control activities and safeguards
Excel - Building Powerful Lookup & Reference Formulas
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Online
2.00 Credits
•Advanced search and data retrieval with LOOKUP, INDEX and MATCH functions •Speeding up worksheet creation with the INDIRECT function •Conditions with the LOGICAL functions (IF, AND, OR, NOT) •ERROR checking functions
Small Business Risk Avoidance
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Online
4.00 Credits
New perspective on corporate governance ERM overviewERM-small business approach; 10 steps to take NOW!
2024 Annual Update for Governmental Accountants & Auditors
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Online
8.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.GASB 101, Compensated Absences.Yellow Book and Single Audit engagements.Yellow Book independence requirements.Changes to the Uniform Guidance.2024 Compliance Supplement and the common deficiencies identified by the federal agencies and peer reviewers.
Ethics Based Leadership for Women
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:The State of Women in Leadership in the United StatesLeadership DefinedVirtue EthicsInternal and External Challenges for Women in LeadershipCreating a Culture of Safety and Caring
Advanced Cost Accounting
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Online
2.00 Credits
Occupancy costs Depreciation Utilities Supervision Maintenance Quality Control Material Handling Process Engineering Design Engineering Procurement Human Resources Information Systems Selling Costs Accounting Cost of Money Excess Capacity
Building Your Personal Net Worth: Invest in Your Future
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Online
2.00 Credits
Why people who appear wealthy may be living paycheck to paycheck Why a millionaire may be living in the ordinary house next door Early and mid-career strategies for accumulating wealth Where and how to invest your money Why fees and commissions should concern you Strategies for buying stocks, mutual funds and ETFs
Ethical Leadership: Power, Influence, Integrity, and Trust
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Online
2.00 Credits
The difference between personal power and positional power How proper use of power can be used to influence an ethical culture Leadership requires trust Knowing why trust cannot exist without credibility Understanding why ethics and trust require one another Appreciating the competitive benefits of commitment to ethical leadership
Surgent's Going Out on Your Own: Entity Types and Accounting Methods
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Online
2.00 Credits
Financial planning pyramid What to consider when picking an entity Single member LLC vs. sole proprietorship Corporations – S vs. C Double taxation
Common Yellow Book & Single Audit Deficiencies - 2023
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Online
4.00 Credits
ICOC Compliance Testing Major Program Determination
Schedule C of Form 1040
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:When Schedule C appliesCash v. Accrual methodTypical business deductionsBusiness vehicle expensesSection 179 and bonus depreciation
Audit 103: Adapting to the Engagement - Complying with SSARS
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Compare and contrast the basis and requirements of preparing financial statements, compilations, reviews, and auditsCritical elements of compilation, review, and audit reportsImpact of special purpose accounting frameworks and other special issuesExercise on designing inquiries and analytics in a reviewCase study differentiating the scope of various non-attest and attest servicesAvoiding litigation risks in accounting services
Power BI - Introduction to MS Power BI Tools
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Online
2.00 Credits
The challenge of using Excel for Data Analysis An overview of the various Power BI Tools An overview of when and why to use each Power BI Tool A tour of each tools interface
Secure Act 2.0 - Everything that you Need to Know
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Online
2.20 Credits
Mandatory Automatic Enrollment Credit For Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs Enhancement Of The Saver’s Credit Increase In Starting Age For RMDs Indexing IRA Catch-Up Higher Catch-Up Limit Age 61, 62, 63, And 64 Student Loan Payments As Elective Deferrals For Matching Contributions Start Up Credit Costs For Employers Joining An Existing Plan Financial Incentives For Contributing To a Plan Withdrawals For Certain Emergency Expenses SIMPLE Plan changes Starter 401(K) Plans Sec 529 Plan To Roth Rollovers Emergency Savings Accounts Enhancement of 403(B) Plans Qualified Charitable Distributions to Split Interest Entity Retirement Savings Lost and Found