CPE Catalog & Events
Maintaining a Harmonious Working Environment
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Disassociating yourself and your employer from discriminatory comments. Scripts for addressing potential and actual sexual harassment situations. Consensual relationships between leaders and their subordinates. Effective violence prevention measures Survival tactics in active violence situations.
Pricing for Profitability How Accounting Can Save the Bottom Line
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Competitive bids Achieving target profitability
QuickBooks - Know the Right Version for Your Client
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include: Why a Needs Assessment is the first step in deciding which software is best for your client and how to complete oneWhat are the questions to ask your client that will also assist in determining which is better - QuickBooks Desktop or QuickBooks OnlineA deep dive into the features of each version such as User Permissions, Bank Feed differences, Sales Tax, Reporting, as well as pricing comparisonsThe challenges of converting between versionsA look at what's new for 2020 in both Desktop and Online
Prevention & Detection of Fraud In Small Businesses
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The importance of the control environment The three most common behavioral red flags exhibited by perpetrators Why it is much more cost effective to prevent fraud than it is to detect fraud The reason why the small business owner/auditor should think about how they would steal Who steals and why Common myths about stealing that are not true Understanding the concept of risk management
ProActive Response: Active Shooter Training - Recognize. Respond. Survive.
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Early Warning Signs Concerning Behavior Changes Getting out Barricading your area Fighting for survival Disarming the assailant Tourniquets (commercial and improvised) Pressure Dressings Chest Seals
360 Budgeting: A Holistic Approach to Process and Solutions
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
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
Balancing Employee and Employer Rights
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Customary management functions. Delegation of authority. Implementing changes in terms of employment. Fundamental duties owed to employer.
Walkin', Talkin', Lookin' & Listenin' - Or Things Most of Us Don't Do Well
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The importance of making yourself available How to start a conversation and what to NOT talk about The art of how to listen When you don’t understand what they just said Don’t fool by equivocations when they respond to a question Materiality and perception
Driving Performance with Metrics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Performance Metrics Budgets
Inventory Accounting GAAP, Software and Variance Recognition
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Inventory accounting GAAP Methods for dealing with variances
2024 Financial Statement Presentation and Disclosure
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
U.S. GAAP and Special purpose frameworks Form and content of financial statements: Balance sheets Income statements; Statements of cash flows Retained earnings and/or owners’ equity statements Comprehensive income Supplementary information Comparative vs. single-period financial statements Sufficiency of disclosures Illustrative disclosures frequently encountered in small-to-medium reporting entities Industry-specific nuances
2024 Key Tax Issues Facing Business & Industry
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Update and review of recent and key tax developments impacting business and industry Tax depreciation update and review Research & Experimentation review and update Interest expense deduction Business losses Travel and entertainment expense rules Independent contractor vs. employee
Cyber Attacks Through Impersonation
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Impersonation techniques used to launch cyber attacksCybercriminals' focus: stealing financial assets and intellectual propertyPractical advice on controls to implement to reduce victimization from impersonation cyber attacksPractical advice to reduce the impact of a cyber attack
Fraud Risk Management
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fraud risk management Fraud risk assessments Data analytics Fraud risk management tools
Surgent's Examining ASC 842, Leases: More Than Meets the Eye
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) Overall lease accounting guidance Lessor Accounting 101 Lessee Accounting 101 Detailed review of accounting by lessees and lessors Sale and leaseback transactions Transition guidance Other operational issues Recently issued updates to the lease accounting guidance FASB guidance on accounting for COVID-19-related rent concessions Feedback from the public company adoption of Topic 842
Surgent's Navigating Your Client Through the IRS Appeals Process
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Preparing a valid Appeals Protest for small case requests when tax, penalties, and interest for each period are $25,000 or less Writing and filing a Formal Protest, including required information Alternative Dispute Resolution options available to clients Negotiation and time limitations Preparing and submitting a Tax Court petition to preserve a client’s rights
Cases in Corporate Ethics: Discuss Real Life Conflicts
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
We introduce new case selections to this seminar every year. Past cases have included these issues:Can you protect the public interest without violating our profession's confidentiality rules?How can a corporate world CPA get in trouble with their board of accountancy?Is a culture of fear and intimidation particularly susceptible to corporate fraud?How can using the CPA credential get a corporate accountant in trouble?Is exaggerating your CPE hours a violation of our professional codes of conduct?What are your options when your employer is clearly breaking the law?Does any legislation provide effective Whistleblower protection?
2024 Fringe Benefit Planning - Today and Beyond
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Fringe Benefit Planning Fundamentals Strategies Tailored for Business Owners and Employees Navigating IRC §132 Fringe Benefit Option Cafeteria Plans Demystified Tax Management in Compensation Planning Understanding the Implications of Dependent Care and Educational Assistance Plans Implementing Flexible Spending Account Plans Effectively Design Features and Regulations of Group Term Life Insurance Plans Medical Savings Accounts Regulations Financing Options for Retiree Medical Benefits Health Care Benefits: Insured Plan vs. HMO Comparison ERISA Reporting and Disclosure Requirements IRC Common Control RulesOverview of Age and Sex Discrimination Rules
Intermediate Individual Taxation - Tax Staff Essentials
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $332
Gains and losses on property transactions Fringe benefits Retirement plan distributions Hobby losses Home offices Depreciation and amortization Tax credits The qualified business income deduction under Section 199A
Surgent's Predicting Future Financial Issues Facing the Financial Executive
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
CPA becoming attuned to broad based business knowledge, professional skepticism, and subordination of judgment The future of medical care in the United States in a post COVID-19 environment Future of social security and impact on retirement planning and employee retention Impact on financial executive if the dollar is no longer the world currency “Fate of the States” – will the location of your business make you less competitive Future of workmen’s compensation and unemployment compensation Future of interest rates Impact of greater reliance on technology AICPA top 10 trends and technologies National infrastructure ESG and DEI trends in the global economy Impact of continuing uncertainty in markets