CPE Catalog & Events
Excel for Accounting Professionals Session 8: Dynamic Headers, Mapping Tables and Error Check
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $118
Surgent's Social Security: Dispelling Common Myths with Essential Truths
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Will Social Security be there for me? How is my benefit calculated? Can I claim my benefit and work too? When do I stop paying Social Security taxes? Why does my government pension cause my benefits to be reduced? Can I claim spousal benefits now and my own later? What is my breakeven? Can I claim benefits from my ex-spouse? What do you mean I may pay taxes on my income benefits? … and more!
Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
How to design charts for fastest possible user understanding and ease of use Review of case studies for group critique Developing a design standard for your organization Designing tables for rapid understanding and efficient space use How to use commentary, maintaining a consistent style and level of detail Using layout to support long-term memory and improve understanding The impact of trend methods on user understanding and a brief introduction to a statistically valid method for trend analysis. How to apply these techniques using Excel
2024 Yellow Book Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Yellow Book engagements.Independence requirements in GAGAS.Quality management in Yellow Book. Common deficiencies found in Yellow Book engagements.
CPA Ethics in a Crisis World: Tales From the Front
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:"Tales from the Front" - practice issues CPAs are dealing with in these extraordinary timesReview of AICPA Code of Professional ConductReview of IRS Circular 230Review of client tax return disclosure rules (Sec. 6103)Crisis impacts on engagement letters, contingent fees, independence, consulting services, attest and non-attest services, billing, and collections
AICPA Town Hall Series (11/7/2024)
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Online
1.00 Credits
Status update Current Treasury guidance Top questions related to the CARES Act and PPP AICPA resources & tools update
Trusts as Retirement Plan Beneficiaries 2024
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
What is the significance of the Retirement Plan Beneficiary? Primary vs. Contingent Beneficiaries Is a Trust a "Designated Beneficiary?" Is it an "Eligible Designated Beneficiary?" Why do people want to name a trust as the beneficiary? What happens when the trust beneficiary dies?
Taxation of Judgements and Settlements
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Types of damages or remedies that can be awarded or agreed upon pursuant to litigationReview of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations governing the taxation of various types of litigation paymentsSuggestions for drafting pleadings or settlement agreements
Hybrid Remote Life: It's Not Going Anywhere 2024
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Leadership Management of an Accounting Practice Personnel The Hiring and Onboarding process Managing a Remote Team
Prioritizing Mental Health in the Post-COVID Workplace
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Introduction to Common Mental Health Issues in the Workplace Identifying and Managing Mental Health Issues in the Workplace Helping employees with mental health issues perform their jobs more effectively Building a supportive workplace environment and policies that destigmatize and address mental health concerns, provide resources and encourage self- care
Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud: Why Business Owners go to Prison
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:What is fraud?How business owners become vulnerable to charges for mail fraud and wire fraudWhat business leaders know about how communications can lead to criminal chargesDiscussion of actual fraud cases involving business leaders that went to prison for wire fraud.Federal sentencing guidelinesSentencing for mail fraud and wire fraud convictions
SAS No. 122, AU 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
The importance of professional skepticism The dangers of making assumptions How to listen and understanding the answer to a question Why it is important to leave all of your expectations at home Anticipation and why it’s so dangerous Determining materiality The fraud triangle Thinking about, given a set of circumstances, how you would steal Management and the Tone At the Top
IRS Revenue Officers, Field Collection, and Best Practices
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Handling field collection personnel (Revenue Officers and their managers)Using the IRM and collection timeframes to leverage resolutionsField collection case processingWorking around the Revenue Officer mentality
Managing a Hybrid Workforce 2024
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Leadership Development Management
Best Practices For An IRS Levy Or Wage Garnishment
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Learning the pre-levy notice requirements.Knowing what the levy exemptions are.Proposing levy alternatives.Understanding the difference between wrongful levy versus erroneous levy.Knowing how to employ levy mitigation techniques.
Communicating Financial Information to Non-Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The math literacy barrierThe financial literacy barrierWhat to say and how to say itCommunicating ideas graphically
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Shareholder Basis, AAA, and Retained Earnings
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
S corporation earnings layers Observations on earnings layers S corporation basis calculation IRC 351 transactions Four loss tiers Appreciated property distributions
Auditing, Assurance, and Ethics Update for Governments and Not-for-Profits
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $166
Auditor reporting standards Auditing Standards Board updates Ethics updates Common audit deficiencies SSARS and SSAE updates
Surgent's Ethical Considerations for the CPA
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Examine the CPA's role in today's economy Compare similarities and differences between individual and business ethics Explore the link between ethics, integrity and scruples Discuss the basic attributes of ethics and professional conduct Review the history of the CPA profession and the CPA's requirement to adhere to ethics policies and codes of conduct Review the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct and a CPA's responsibilities to the public, clients and colleagues Discuss the common rules and statutes faced daily in the CPA profession. Case studies may also be utilized to present potential ethical dilemmas CPAs may face during their careers Review CPA Independence violations by current legal case examples
Surgent's Fundamentals of Public Charity Taxation and Form 990
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Organization and structure of Form 990 Form 990 and its various schedules Form 990 filing requirements The public support tests Taxation of unrelated business income Compensation-related reporting issues