CPE Catalog & Events
OSCPA's The Professional Guide to Effective Networking - Self-Study
Available Until
On Demand
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $45
OSCPA's The Role of Leaders in EDIT (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Transformation)
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On Demand
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $80
OSCPA's Work Life Balance: Getting it Right as a Manager - Self-Study
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On Demand
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $45
Surgent's A Complete Guide to Offers in Compromise
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Legislative history American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and changes to IRC Section 6159 Comprehensive coverage of the three main types of OIC Doubts as to collectability (DATC) Doubts as to liability (DATL) Effective tax administration (ETA) Hybrid of DATC Detailed walk-through of the process and key terms Practical solutions and success rates Various scams
Surgent's A Complete Guide to the Yellow Book
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
When is the auditor required to follow the Yellow Book (aka Government Auditing Standards or GAGAS)? How the Yellow Book requirements relate to generally accepted auditing standards and the single audit requirements The different types of Yellow Book audit and attestation engagements that auditors may be called upon to perform The Yellow Book standards related to the qualifications of the auditor (i.e., requirements related to independence, CPE, peer review, and more) The Yellow Book requirements related to the performance of and reporting on a financial audit The Yellow Book requirements related to attestation engagements (i.e., examinations, reviews, and agreed-upon procedures engagements) and performance audits
Surgent's A Complete Guide to the Yellow Book
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
When is the auditor required to follow the Yellow Book (aka Government Auditing Standards or GAGAS)? How the Yellow Book requirements relate to generally accepted auditing standards and the single audit requirements The different types of Yellow Book audit and attestation engagements that auditors may be called upon to perform The Yellow Book standards related to the qualifications of the auditor (i.e., requirements related to independence, CPE, peer review, and more) The Yellow Book requirements related to the performance of and reporting on a financial audit The Yellow Book requirements related to attestation engagements (i.e., examinations, reviews, and agreed-upon procedures engagements) and performance audits
Surgent's A Complete Tax Guide to Exit Planning
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Gain exclusion and tax-free reorganization planning Gain exclusion with sales of C corporation stock – Section 1202 Deferral of gain with installment reporting Gain planning with partnerships Basis planning – basis step-up at death, gifts of interests to family Restructuring the business entity – C vs. S corporation, partnerships, LLCs Real estate planning – retention vs sales, like-kind exchanges Employee stock ownership plans – special tax incentives Employee benefit planning with ownership change Taxes other than the federal income tax – state tax, estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes, and property taxes Prospects for tax law change
Surgent's A Guide to Auditing Common Investments
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of common investment types Typical audit risks and related audit procedures Alternative Investments Fair value disclosure, including applying the fair value hierarchy
Surgent's A Practical Guide to Auditing Cash and Cash Equivalents
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Explain typical audit risks and special considerations related to cash and cash equivalents Identify the risk of fraud related to cash and cash equivalents Describe designing a detailed audit plan, linking assessed risk to planned procedures Techniques used to perform the audit procedures associated with auditing cash and cash equivalents Obtaining evidence related to cash and cash equivalents Case study and test yourself questions related to auditing cash and cash equivalents
Surgent's Accounting Hot Topics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Technology trends and hot topics Fair value concepts Accounting for business combinations Asset impairment accounting
Surgent's Accounting Principle Changes
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $29
An overview of the accounting requirements with respect to accounting principle changes Accounting changes that can take the shape of changes in accounting principle, changes in accounting estimates, and changes in reporting entity The ASUs that have affected ASC topics over the last few years
Surgent's Accounting and Auditing Credit Losses Under ASC 326
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Scope and overview of ASC 326 Applying ASC 326 and the CECL model Transitioning to ASC 326 Presentation and disclosure requirements of ASC 326 Auditing accounting estimates Key changes to auditing estimates due to the issuance of ASC 326
Surgent's Accounting for and Auditing Complex Investments
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The fair value measurement process Derivative and hedge accounting under ASC 815 Accounting and auditing considerations related to the use of the equity method of accounting under ASC 323 Accounting and auditing considerations related to investments in cryptocurrency and digital assets
Surgent's Accounting for and Auditing Inventory
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Elements of inventory cost and full-absorption costing Valuation methodologies, including LIFO, FIFO, weighted average, and specific identification Obsolescence reserves Retail inventory valuation basics Physical inventory observation approach refresher Accounting issues related to consigned inventory Risk associated with and steps performed in auditing of inventories.
Surgent's Accounting for and Auditing Leases
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) Overall lease accounting guidance for both lessees and lessors Detailed review of accounting by lessees Transition guidance Other operational issues Control and risk considerations related to auditing leases Common audit procedures related to auditing leases and the adoption of ASC 842
Surgent's Accounting, Audit, and Attest Update for Practitioners with Small-Business Clients
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Private company standard setting activities Small and medium-sized business-related ASUs Lease accounting update Lessons adopted from the adoption of Topic 606 Special purpose frameworks -- Cash, modified cash, and tax basis Common small and medium-sized business financial statement errors and deficiencies Newly issued SSARS and SSAE standards SASs effective for 2022 year-end audits
Surgent's Achieving High Levels of Compliance and Customer Service in Your Organization
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why customer service is not just having nice people; it is truly serving the customer Analysis of the value of the customer to compare it to various costs creating an ROI How to develop a compliance program that adds value to the customer A hard look at several companies and industries that have mastered the dual objectives How COVID-19 has affected compliance and customer service
Surgent's Achieving High Levels of Compliance and Customer Service in Your Organization
Available Until
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why customer service is not just having nice people; it is truly serving the customer Analysis of the value of the customer to compare it to various costs creating an ROI How to develop a compliance program that adds value to the customer A hard look at several companies and industries that have mastered the dual objectives How COVID-19 has affected compliance and customer service
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
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
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
Available Until
Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
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