CPE Catalog & Events
Audit 401: Critical Traits of a Thinking Auditor
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Improving a firm's financial resultsImproving effective and efficient auditsTransforming the audit through creative thinkingManaging change for positive outcomesRetaining client through ensuring exceptional serviceDeveloping other professional through mentoring, counseling, and delegation
CFO Solutions to IRS Problems
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The authority of IRS in assessing and collecting taxes.The common misconceptions when dealing with IRS.Common questionable actions by business owners.How to prepare for an IRS audit.The seven options in IRS collections.Possible criminal tax violations by CFOs and small business owners.
101 Tax Planning Ideas 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Planning opportunities in the tax formula Different types of planning Frequently-used planning techniques Qualitative and quantitative considerations The connection between tax planning and other financial planning areas, such as retirement, investment, insurance, and estate planning Looking to the past, present, and future as we plan
Accounting Fraud 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
The elements of fraud and the Fraud Triangle Theory Types of fraud with a focus on management fraud Best practices in fraud detection and deterrence
Limited-Scope Audits of 401(k) Plans: ERISA Section 103 (a)(3)(C) 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Auditing and reporting requirements to meet when the client selects the ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) limited scope audit option AICPA AU-C 703 Forming An Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide ' Employee Benefit Plans ' Testing participant data
Retirement Distributions: Planning Options 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Roth IRA: The right choice? Income tax treatment of distributions from retirement plans of all types Laws, regulations and IRS rulings concerning plan distributions Avoiding penalty on distributions that happen too early or too late Beneficiary choices - eligible or not? Self-directed IRA investment problems
Tax Depreciation: Review and Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Recent tax legislation and developments related to capitalizationEligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k)Discussion of the Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real propertyThe Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real propertyDisposition of segments of real propertyExchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rulesOther related topics
Minimizing Workplace Warfare
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Sources of Workplace Conflict Conflict Resolution Strategies Communication Skills and Active Listening Conflict Management Techniques
Anti-Bullying and Sensitivity
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Taking credit for someone else’s work. Repeatedly belittling a co-worker. Withholding essential information. Failing to invite someone to an essential meeting. Ignoring a coworker with the intent to harm or control. Engaging in ongoing passive-aggressive behavior in which words and actions appear harmless but have the intent to harm or control. Constant and unfair criticism. Social bantering and teasing. Yelling, shouting and screaming. Insults and behind-the-back put-downs. Hostile glares and other intimidating gestures. Malicious gossiping. Monopolizing supplies and other resources. Aggressive e-mails or notes. Overt threats and aggression or violence Am I the bully?
Accommodation Requests - Substance Abuse - Contagious Infections
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accommodation requests - religious practices Accommodation requests - disabilities Substance Abuse - constructive confrontation Substance Abuse - duty to accommodate as a disability Disclosures of potentially contagious infections
Cash Conversion Cycle: Tool and Techniques
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding the timing elements of your day’s working capital The impact of inventory on the Cash Conversion Cycle How vendors and customers can help your cash conversion cycle Planning and forecasting for a healthy cash flow Assorted management tips to control the Cash Conversion Cycle
Excel - Fundamentals, Data Entry and Basic Formulas
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Review of the Excel interfaceBasic data entry tasks using the fill command, range selection and copy & pasteBasics to creating formulas (absolute/relative reference, auto-computer, functions)
Let's End Business Ethics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Ethics defined Are there business ethics? How to identify ethical issues Deciphering your ethical code Why ethical behavior is good for your business How to make ethical decisions
2024 Year-End Tax Planning: Thinking Outside the Box
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Discuss the most recent tax legislation, rulings and developments Section 163(j) interest expense deduction New 21% corporate tax rate Medicare tax on high income wages and SE income Tax provision and extensions Timing income and deductions Alternative minimum tax (AMT) issues
Individual Income and Tax Compliance Annual Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $213
IRS administrative issues, compliance, and new forms U.S. Tax Court cases Legislative updates
Audit 402: Audit Quality Control - Avoid Peer Review Issues
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Common peer review deficiencies that quality control reviewers should be alert toImportant considerations of second-level and other upper-level reviewersLessons learned from various regulatory oversight reviewsStatement of Quality Control Standards requirements specific to financial statement audits, and other regulatory oversight considerations
Surgent's The Most Critical Challenges in Not-for-Profit Accounting Today
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Lessons learned (and lessons remaining) from the implementation of FASB ASC 842, Leases, and ASU No. 2020-07 related to contributions of nonfinancial assets Solving contribution conundrums (e.g., conditional contributions, restricted contributions, contributed services, and etc.) Additional issues in not-for-profit financial reporting
Small Firm Issues
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $71
Small firm trends Common pitfalls Best practices used across the country Q&A session
Better Forecasts: Be a Better Predictor
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why an open mind and the ability to doubt helps make great predictions Why it is better to be a fox than a hedgehog How non-conformists change the world How to focus on what matters How to learn from the past without hindsight bias
Ethical Leadership: Power, Influence, Integrity, and Trust
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The difference between personal power and positional power How proper use of power can be used to influence an ethical culture Leadership requires trust Knowing why trust cannot exist without credibility Understanding why ethics and trust require one another Appreciating the competitive benefits of commitment to ethical leadership