CPE Catalog & Events
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
Circular 230 and Rogue Return Preparers
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:The authority of Circular 230 on return preparersThe possible penalties for violating Circular 230How to answer ethical situations with clientsCharacteristics of return preparers who prepare false tax returnsHow to identify the violations in real life examples
Audit 205: Auditing Liabilities and Long-Term Debt Risks
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Typical audit procedures related to accounts payable and accrued expenses, including the search for unrecorded liabilitiesKey controls related to liabilitiesAuditing long-term debt, including compliance with covenantsDetermining the proper classification of financing arrangementsProper form of noncompliance waiver lettersImpact of noncompliance on disclosures
Excel - Using PivotTables for Data Analysis
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Online
4.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The advantages of PivotTable for Data AnalysisStep-by-Step PivotTable creationCreating PivotCharts
Payroll Essentials: Ethics in Payroll
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Ethical framework in the payroll processThe role of ethics by stakeholders involved in the payroll processReal-life examples of what happens when stakeholders in the payroll process make the decision to decouple ethics from payroll
2024 Risk Assessment - A Common Deficiency
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Online
1.00 Credits
Risk Assessment Common Deficiencies
Accounting for Digital Assets Under U.S. GAAP, Part IV
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
What is crypto lending? The meaning of commonly used crypto lending terms How the nature of the crypto asset and the terms of the lending arrangement affect accounting arrangements Which disclosures are applicable based on the facts and circumstances
Key Cybersecurity Controls for CPAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The five key tenets of cybersecurity:A Identify, Detect, Protect, Respond, RecoverReview specific cybersecurity controls within each of the five cybersecurity tenetsHow to appropriately assess key cybersecurity controls
Surgent's Data Analytics Toolkit - Tools and Applications
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Online
2.00 Credits
Definition of Data Analytics Assessing your organization’s current status and establishing an environment for success Financial staff’s core activities Common uses of analytics and current examples Behavioral forces that impact decisions Examples of inaccurate forecasts Identifying strategic measurements (KPIs) Improving budgeting and forecasting and addressing Black Swan events Collecting and using data from traditional and non-traditional data sources Statistical tools, including Median, Mode, Moving average, Ratio analysis, Pareto analysis, Rolling forecast, Mission-based budgeting, Trend analysis, Regression, Z-Score (public and private organizations), and Simulation Analytical techniques, including Brainstorming, Mind mapping, and Delphi technique Software tools that are readily available and can assist in visually exploring data; expanding the scope of available data, as well as collecting, analyzing and presenting results (including Dashboards). Specific ideas for using Data Analytics, including immediate opportunities and areas for further consideration Expanded lists of readings and next level software for a participants’ future reference
Business Consulting for CPAs
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Online
4.00 Credits
What is Business Consulting? Identify the types of Management services your firm could offer. How to become the trusted advisor – identification of client’s needs? Learn how client expectations may create different performance and understanding levels for CPAs in business consulting engagements. Know what it takes to create a valuable outcome for the client. Understand the competitive advantages/disadvantages that your firm has versus non-CPA business consultants. Learn techniques to become a more effective consultant. Professional standards application
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
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
2024 Annual Update for Governments and Not-for-Profits
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Online
8.00 Credits
Compensated Absences Financial Reporting Model 2024 Compliance Supplement Yellow Book Quality Management
Business Valuation Fundamentals
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Online
1.00 Credits
Business Valuation Fundamentals The Objective - What type of report is needed? The Process Agreed Upon Procedures Calculation of Value Conclusion of Value Industry Sanity Checks – Would you pay or accept the value if it were your company?
2024 Financial Accounting for Related Party Transactions
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Online
2.00 Credits
FASB codification provisions for transactions with related parties, including business owners and special purpose entities Compares and contrasts those rules with the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities Reviews the tax accounting related taxpayer standards Several real-life situations illustrate the various authoritative standards and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with those standards
Excel - Functions and Formula Shootout
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Review of formula creation best practicesDemonstration of various ExcelA functions to enhance calculationsUsing Excel functions to perform advanced calculations
Surgent's Ensure Your Accounting Team Is Operating at Peak Performance Through Engagement and Motivation
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Online
2.00 Credits
Increase productivity and profitability Communicate better and resolve conflict Learn teamwork principles in today's changing accounting workplace Motivate yourself and your team
Surgent's Mastering Client Management for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Online
2.00 Credits
The evolving landscape of client expectations in the accounting profession Building strong and lasting client relationships through effective communication, empathy, and proactive service Implementing efficient client onboarding and engagement processes Leveraging technology to streamline communication, enhance collaboration, and deliver personalized service Effectively resolving client concerns and complaints Utilizing client feedback to continually improve your practice
Audit 206: Analytical Procedures - Audit Fundamentals
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Online
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Identifying risk of material misstatement through preliminary analytic review proceduresEnsuring sufficient appropriate audit evidence is gathered through final overall analytic reviewEstablishing expectations for analytic proceduresProperly designing, documenting and evaluating the results of substantive analytic review proceduresDisaggregating substantive analytics for stronger resultsFactors impacting the design of substantive analytic proceduresCommon pitfalls in performing substantive analytic procedures
2024 Internal Controls Over Compliance vs Compliance
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Online
1.00 Credits
Internal Controls Over Compliance Compliance Single Audits