CPE Catalog & Events
Leverage PowerBI.com to Create Data Analysis for Others
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Tour of the PowerBI.com Interface: An in-depth walkthrough of the PowerBI.com environment, focusing on user interface elements, navigation, and customization.PowerBI.com Concepts: Fundamental concepts of PowerBI.com, including its architecture, data handling capabilities, and integration features.Connecting to Data: Techniques for connecting various data sources to PowerBI.com, ensuring seamless data integration and synchronization.Visualizations and Dashboards: Creating impactful visualizations and assembling informative dashboards to present data compellingly.Q&A Feature: Explore the interactive Q&A feature to derive insights through natural language queries.Sharing Datasets, Reports, Dashboards: Best practices for sharing datasets, reports, and dashboards with different audiences so they can leverage your data analysis work.Creating Apps: Learn how to package reports and dashboards into apps for easy distribution and consumption.
Audit Risk Assessment in Plain English
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Overview of Audit Risk Assessment AICPA's clarified Risk Assessment Standards SAS 145 Assessing the Entity's Environment
Defining Where and Why Internal Controls are Needed
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Control design basicsAreas or segments of an enterprise to controlControls to reduce riskControls to drive operations
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 2
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
Teaching CPAs to be Better Thinkers
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Decluttering your mind for clarity and mental bandwidth"Micro-habits" that transform judgment and decision-makingA "thinking audit" process that will change your worldUsing "gamification" to solve tough dilemmasThe science of trustHow to see patterns others don't seeRegulating and optimizing your mental resourcesHigh-stakes decision making
Surgent's Individual and Financial-Planning Tax Camp
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE Act 2.0 Understanding the environment: what’s new, what’s expired or expiring, and what’s likely to change Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies Will there be more changes in the individual tax laws? Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption in light of proposed regulations The net investment income tax: planning for compliance Family income-splitting strategies that need to be considered Income tax issues: impact on timing of other income Selling a principal residence Two principal residences at the same time Use of life insurance to protect families Using Roth IRAs and Roth contribution programs to best advantage Conversions: do they still make sense? Taking distributions: matching timing to client requirements Qualified plan contributions to reduce current income and Social Security tax: implications for business owners and self-employed Social Security solvency issues Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan considerations What to do about itemized deductions Trans-generational planning: conversions, income, and gain-splitting Tax benefits of HSAs and other tax-advantaged acccounts Recent case law, as applicable Identifying tax opportunities: reviewing the prior-year return to develop a plan for the future Planning for middle-income taxpayers: financial planning for the young, the working, and those approaching or in retirement
Navigating Difficult Conversations with Coworkers
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Negotiation Conflict Persuasion Management Leadership
Creating a Culture of Trust: Build Loyal and Engaged Teams
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Culture Trust
Why Auditors Fail To Detect Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Reasons auditors fail to detect fraud Willful Ignorance SAS No. 82 Additional documentation How and who to talk to Determining the Tone At the Top How to Determining Intent If you expect it, you will see it
Driving Performance with Metrics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Performance Metrics Budgets
Surgent's Comparing and Contrasting Retirement Plans for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Factors business owners should take into account when choosing a retirement plan SIMPLE plans Simplified employee pension plans 401(k) plans Defined benefit plans Ensuring eligible employees are covered Employees’ impact on choice of plan Ongoing compliance requirements Establishing a plan after the tax year end Changes to safe harbor 401(k) plans Pooled employer plans
Up Your Influence: How To Get What You want
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Online
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $89
Persuasion Influence
The Value of Conflict: A Strategic Approach to Dealing with Difficult People
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Conflicts
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 1
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
Become Rich Without Selling Your Soul
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
How to know your specific obstacles to becoming rich Why people use poor marketing and investment strategies, and how to overcome such limitations The most effective marketing methods, and how to implement them The power of being super motivated, and 3 methods to keep you motivated long term towards your goals Having a vision for your business and life that will keep you on the right track
Gamed: Why Performance Targets and Incentives Fail and How to Fix Them
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
10-step ROKET-DS system, a simple structured method for designing meaningful targets and incentives which will help you ... Create targets and objectives that align with your strategy Build engagement with your target owners Test your targets and incentives rigorously for unexpected outcomes and dangerous loopholes
Everyday Ethics: Ethics is Everywhere, All the Time! featuring Richard A. Karwic and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Be careful of; Whom you trust, and What you easily dismiss. Beware of our internal biases. What are your biases? The need to consider situations from multiple perspectives.
Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Understanding & Appreciating Our Differences
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Emotional Intelligence Communication Teamwork
The Ethical Side of Trust, featuring Richard A. Karwic and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The seven components of trust High standards, loyalty, doing the right thing, listen, empathy and accountability The value of trust How ethics relates to trust and how trust relates to ethics
The Future of Communication: How AI and Synthetic Media Can Transform Your Business
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Technology AI Synthetic Media Strategy Leadership Management Time Management/Productivity