CPE Catalog & Events
Ethics: 10 Crucial Qualities of High Character CPAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Discover why the ten crucial qualities of high-character CPAs are essential to your successLearn how to evaluate these qualities in job candidates and why you must do so
Surgent's Excel Shortcuts for Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Explore the function that sums better than the SUM function Discover a variety of time-saving features, functions, and techniques Learn the workaround to a major Excel pitfall
Surgent's The Risks and Benefits of ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
What are AI tools? Where are we with AI tool development? What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT – what kind of queries are possible? Copyright and intellectual property issues Benefits of AI tools Concerns with AI tools Impact on business use of AI Policy on AI tools
Audit 106: Internal Control Fundamentals - Evaluating Design
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Responsibilities for gaining an understanding of the entity and its environmentThe inter-relationship of the five foundational components of the COSO Internal Control - Integrated FrameworkVarious methods for documenting and evaluating the design and implementation of internal control over financial reportingIdentifying critical elements of entity-level and transactional-level controlsCase studies related to identifying deficiencies in internal control documentation
Surgent's Select Estate and Life Planning Issues for the Middle-Income Client
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption in light of proposed regulations SECURE 2.0 updates More than 20 documents that should be reviewed that are neither a will nor trust Provisions you need in a will Trusts and other arrangements for children Durable powers of attorney for healthcare and for financial matters Realistic retirement goals Developments relative to estate tax, and the implications for planning
Employment Law 101
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Title VII Americans With Disabilities Act Age Discrimination in Employment Act Family Medical Leave Act Fair Labor Standards Act Equal Pay Act National Labor Relations Act Fair Credit Reporting Act
Awful Ethical Dilemmas - Bringing it to Life, featuring J. Michael Inzina and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Following the letter of the Code versus following the spirit of the Code Preparing for conflicts of interest Document your analysis of the situations Five (5) case study examples
A Better Way to Choose Your KPIs
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
KPIs Performance measures Metrics
Giving Feedback that Delivers Results
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communicaiton Performance Reviews Feedback Management Leadership
Budgeting: Presenting and Communicating your Numbers
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Budget defining, Budget cultures Tacticle budget issues Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions Understanding people in the budget process Communicating your budget to non financial types
2024 Yellow Book Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Quality Management Risk Assessment SQMS Independence
Taxation of Business Entities
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Types of business entities (Sole proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Limited Liability Company and Limited Liability Partnership)Considerations in choosing a business entity, including:taxeslimited liability protectionmanagement and controlfunding options and opportunitiestax consequences for the owners and the businessFuture tax considerations that will impact various business entities
10 Ways to Create Delighted Clients and More Referrals
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Communicate more powerfully with clients and other CPA's by understanding human behavior • How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone • How to get someone to really hear you and how to really hear what someone else is “not saying.” • How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want How to create trust and get people to like working with you – inside and outside the firm • 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 Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use • How to persuade people without them knowing they are being persuaded • How Ronald Reagan, Oprah and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magical abilities." • The three most important keys all successful communicators use How outstanding service can lead to more promotions and/or client development • The art of getting more referrals and turning referrals into clients • Why great service is better for your business in the long run • How to know what’s most important to your client or boss—so you can focus on that
Section 199A Deduction: Rules & Forms Reporting
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:A deep-dive look at the Section 199A flow-through entities deductionCalculation of qualified business incomeApplication to rental real estate - "safe harbor" rule and aggregation rulesSelf-rental rule for 199A compared to self-rental rule for passive activitiesDiffering impact on the sole proprietorship, partnerships and S corporationsForms reporting in Form 8995 and Form 8995-A199A flowchart
Surgent's Data Security: Best Practices to Protect Your Business and Yourself
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Ethical duty to safeguard employee, client, and litigant data Common threats, including phishing, ransomware, and bad password management Security management of business and personal electronic devices Best practices for creating and securing passwords Insight into how our personal information is exploited in our daily lives
Understanding and Preventing Budget Calamities
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Budget defining, Budget cultures Tacticle budget issues Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions Understanding people in the budget process Communicating your budget to non financial types
Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Analytics (BA)
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The Rise of Business Intelligence (BI), Business Analytics (BA), and Big Data Why the interest in BI and BA? The analytics continuum How BA can provide a competitive advantage The difference between BI and BA The difference between forecasting and predictive analytics Fundamentals of analytical techniques Examples for the CFO and accounting function Benefits from applying analytics The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the accounting profession
2023 Compliance Update on Arbitration Agreements, Severance Agreements, Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Federal laws providing greater visibility of sexual harassment and sexual assault claims Agency rulings curtailing confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in agreements
Navigating Difficult Conversations with Clients
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Negotiation Conflict Persuasion Management Leadership Customer Service
Introduction to Sustainability Accounting
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
History of Sustainability Accounting Sustainability Metrics for Industry Published Sustainability Standards