CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Controller/CFO Update: Hot Topics Facing Today's Financial Professional
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Economic update Leadership and management changes as a result of the pandemic Managing for productivity Metrics and benchmarking Social media's place in our organizations
Surgent's Federal Tax Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Digital assets and tax implications - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming tax practices, as well as how the IRS is leveraging AI to enhance audit selection Form 1099-K reporting requirements - understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, reporting responsibilities, and the impact of the 2024 Department of Labor Final Rule on worker status Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Surgent's Understanding and Testing Control and Compliance in a Single Audit
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The essential internal control concepts applied in a single audit How the auditor obtains an understanding of controls over compliance and then tests the effectiveness of those controls in a single audit How the auditor plans and performs tests of compliance in a single audit The identification and reporting of control and compliance findings
Real Estate Tax Issues: Passive Activity, Self-Rental and Section 199A
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Integration of the real estate professional rules with reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E Real estate professionals and indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) entity's reporting on Form 1040 How "real estate business" is interpreted under the Section 199A rules and how it integrates with the passive activity rules Real estate professionals and the Form 8582 (Passive Activities) How to make the "grouping" election for passive activities and the flow-through deduction Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469 Reporting using Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1 and 2 Self-rental property and the Form 8582 (passive activity)
Lessons on Fraud Prevention from Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:What starts a government investigation for white-collar crime?What is an indictment?What is extradition?What are pre-trial proceedings?What is a mitigation strategy?What is a plea agreement?What is discovery in a criminal case?What factors influence a sentence in a white-collar crime?What collateral consequences follow for people convicted of business-related crime?
Surgent's IRS Tax Examinations and Hot Issues
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Criteria that the IRS uses to select returns for examination Substantiation requirements for travel, charitable contributions, vehicles, meals, virtual currency considerations and tax-related identity theft Understanding worker classification determinations on who is an employee and who is an independent contractor Distinguishing S corporation officer’s reasonable compensation issues How the IRS holds persons other than an employer liable for unpaid payroll taxes, a.k.a., the trust fund recovery penalty Tax-related identity theft procedures
2025 Accounting & Auditing Update for Small Businesses
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that are most likely to impact small businesses.ASUs initiated by the Private Company Council (PCC).Alternative reporting options to GAAP including FRF for SMEs and IFRS for SMEs.Audit standards that small business auditors will need to implement.
The Radar Phenomenon
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Internal Controls Fraud Prevention Fraud Investigation
Cryptocurrency Transactions: Navigating Federal Tax Rules
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Review existing reporting rules Broker reporting requirements and Form 1099-DA Reporting crypto transactions Basis Safe Harbor Illustrative example
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Each week’s topics will change based on the most critical issues affecting financial professionals
Progressive Management Accounting
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
A taxonomy of accounting: tax, financial, managerial A spectrum of direct and indirect absorption costing Fact-based Data with Activity Based Costing (ABC ) Why do we need advanced management accounting techniques, such as ABC? How the ABC cost assignment network structure connects costs to products and sales channels Learn to use ABC to manage product, service-line, channel, and customer profitability Understand two views of costs: (1) process view versus (2) product view Comparing ABC with time-driven ABC, resource consumption accounting (RCA), lean accounting, and other costing techniques Operational Costing to Optimize Process Costs - How driver-based budgets and rolling financial forecasts lead to productivity improvement and cost reduction Applying “Attributes” to assess ”value-added costs” and “costs of quality (COQ)” The Shift in ROI’s Source from Tangible to Intangible Assets Increasing the ROI from information – with Corporate Performance Management (CPM) as a Value-Multiplier Accelerating the Rate of Adoption for Implementing and CPM Understand the barriers that slow the adoption rate of CPM: technical, misperceptions, model design, and social / cultural How to overcome behavioral resistance to change
OBBA of 2025: Business Overview
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
An overview of provisions of existing law extended or made permanent without substantial change, including qualified opportunity zones Provisions of existing law extended or made permanent with substantial change, including bonus depreciation, Sec. 179 immediate expense deduction, deduction of research and experimentation expenses, and cash method of accounting New law provisions applicable to businesses, including bonus depreciation of nonresidential real estate Repealed existing law, including the commercial clean vehicle credit and electric car charger credit
Shortcuts that Excel Users Love
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:The power of keyboard shortcutsOft used features with more capability than meets the eyeNew helpful featuresNote: This session is taught using Hands-On methodology. We provide practice files that tie to the examples in the course materials so participants can undertake all the steps in unison with the instructor.
Surgent's Skills to Enhance Personal and Professional Networks
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
The value of strategic networking Quality vs. quantity in networking Networking for professional opportunities Person-to-person networking Maintaining and expanding your current connections Networking for introverts Long-term networking strategies
2025 Tax Legislation: The One Big Beautiful Bill
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Online
2.20 Credits
Member Price: $79
The Congressional process in passing tax legislation Major Provisions in the House version of Big Beautiful Bill o Individual o General Business o International o Health Care Accounts o Qualified Opportunity Zones o Industry Specific Provisions o Tax Exempt Organizations o Miscellaneous Provisions
Retirement Planning Issues: Where We Stand Now
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Thorough Exploration of Current Retirement Planning Trends and Implications Strategies for Maximizing Retirement Savings within Existing Regulatory Structures Tax-Efficient Navigation of Various Retirement Plan Options Estate Planning Techniques Aligned with Contemporary Trends for Optimal Benefits Insight into Latest Rules for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Create Visuals in Power BI to Successfully Analyze Data
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Tour of the Power BI Desktop Interface: Understand the layout, tools, and features of Power BI Desktop.Tour of PowerBI.com Interface: Familiarize with the online environment of Power BI for report creation.Importing Power Pivot Data Model: Understand how to integrate Power Pivot models into Power BI for more complex data analysis.Building Visuals: Learn the step-by-step process to create compelling visuals and understand the importance of visual context in data storytelling.Review of Available Visuals: Explore the variety of visuals available in Power BI and their appropriate applications.Power BI Desktop Features: Delve into the advanced features of Power BI Desktop, enhancing data manipulation and visualization capabilities.Building Interactivity into Visuals: Learn to create dynamic and interactive reports that engage and inform.Publishing Reports to PowerBI.com: Gain skills in uploading and managing reports on PowerBI.com for wider access and collaboration.
Proper Financial Accounting for S Corporations
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Deferred tax accounting for S Corporations S elections and terminations – dealing with deferred taxes Financial accounting for capital stock and retained earnings S corporation shareholders’ equity Tax vs financial accounting for Accumulated Adjustments Account Financial accounting for loans to and from S shareholders
How to Make Difficult People Disappear...Without Going to Jail
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Team dynamics Influence Organizational behavior Leadership
Introduction to Forensic Data Analytics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Data analytics Key fraud risk management guidance documents Data analytics frameworks Leading techniques and innovations for preventing and detecting fraud