CPE Catalog & Events
Top Employment Tools to Protect Your Business and Recommend to Business Clients
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
arbitration agreements confidentiality agreements restrictive covenants training severance agreements
Common Audit and Financial Reporting Deficiencies in State and Local Governments
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Financial Statement Preparation Common Mistakes made in Preparing Financial Statements GASB Financial Statement Preparation Standards
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
New Manager Series: Shifting from Individual Contributor to Supervisor 2024
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Leadership Development
Ethics: Giving Thanks - How to Master the Art of Gratitude
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
We'll explore what gratitude is and how expressions of it can vary from culture to culture. We'll also unpack several ways you can regularly say "thank you" to valued clients and colleagues, and we'll examine methods for evaluating gratitude in prospective and current employees.
2024 The Psychology of Fraud
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Fraud Fraud Triangle
Thinking Like a Quality Control Reviewer
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:AICPA professional standardsEQCR expectationsFirm-specific considerationsBest practices for mitigating the frequency of review pointsBest practices for mitigating the severity of review pointsExamples of common EQCR deficiencies
Financial Acumen for the HR Professional
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Financial Statement Insight Trend Analysis Financial Benchmarks
Executive Presentation Presence: Speak Up, Move Up 2024
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Constructing and delivering effective presentations Identifying target audiences Common communication problems Nonverbal communication
Watch Your Mouth! Microaggression Awareness for CPAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Definition and examples of microaggressionsThe impact of microaggressions on individuals and ethical behaviorThe experiences of Black professionals in the accounting fieldDiversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplaceImplicit bias and social categorizationStrategies for addressing microaggressions in the workplacePersonal responsibility and accountability for creating a more inclusive environment
Simplify Outlook Meeting Scheduling with Office 365 Bookings
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include: Overview of the Bookings app functionalityStep by step demonstration of how to setup your private Bookings web pageDefining your meeting types / servicesConfiguring text message reminder notificationsSetting your scheduling policiesCustomize your Bookings page form to capture important information while booking an appointment.Integrate with Microsoft Teams Meetings
Treasury Circular 230 for EAs and Other Tax Preparers
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Circular 230 Conflicts of interest Loving case RTRP Other Ethical Issues Fees Qualifying continuing education
Ethics: 10 Essential Movies, TV Shows, and Books for CPAs
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
You will receive summaries of some of the best movies, TV programs, and books for CPAs who want to take their businesses to a higher level of success. Some of the works we'll discuss are:The GodfatherAristotle's Nicomachean EthicsCurb Your EnthusiasmThe Invention of Lying ...and many more!
Surgent's Going Out on Your Own: Entity Types and Accounting Methods
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Financial planning pyramid What to consider when picking an entity Single member LLC vs. sole proprietorship Corporations – S vs. C Double taxation
Surgent's Applying the CECL Credit Loss Standard to Non-Banking Situations
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Overview of ASC 326, Credit Losses Application of ASC 326 to non-lending institutions CECL transition and disclosures Audit considerations related to the adoption and ongoing accounting for CECL
Construction Contractors: Non-Revenue and Non-Lease Accounting Considerations
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $213
Types of contractors Non-revenue GAAP accounting for contractors Contractor financial statements Sureties and their place in the construction relationship
Governmental and Not-for-Profit Annual Update
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $332
GASB update Not-for-profit accounting update Revenue recognition in not-for-profits FASB's lease standard - FASB update Auditor's report and conforming changes Auditing Standards Board update SSARS and SSAE update Governmental auditing update
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 Auditing Not-for-Profit Entities: Superior Skills for an Effective and Efficient Audit
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Refining key planning and general auditing considerations to the not-for-profit environment Characteristics of not-for-profit financial statements that require special attention The auditor’s consideration of fraud in auditing a not-for-profit entity Audit procedures to become comfortable with management’s recording and reporting of contributions and promises to give Auditing how a not-for-profit entity gets from natural expenses to functional expenses Auditing considerations and techniques related to net assets, compliance with tax laws and regulations, collections and split-interest agreements Considerations related to Yellow Book and single audits
Surgent's Preparing Individual Tax Returns for New Staff and Paraprofessionals
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and The SECURE Act 2.0 Preparation of various Form 1040 individual tax returns and schedules; provided answers include “filled-in” forms Coverage of Form 7203 Coverage of §199A qualified business income, its calculation, limitations, and examples Dividends and interest – Ordinary, return of capital, and capital gain distribution dividends; tax-exempt interest, original issue discount, etc. Security transactions – From Form 1099-B to Form 8949 to Schedule D, plus mutual fund sales and related basis issues Self-employed person issues Schedule C deductions including depreciation Sale and exchange of property – Understanding Form 4797 and depreciation recapture; capital gains A working understanding of passive losses – How to handle rental property and how the passive loss rules flow to the tax forms Itemized deductions – A thorough understanding of what’s deductible and what’s not Interest deductions – Limitations and timing problems Charitable contributions substituting for taxes, IRS says – No! Retirement contributions and education credits and deductions Tax computations – The Kiddie Tax, AMT, regular tax, tax credits Individual problems illustrated by form preparation for various items, with numerous “practice tips” Impact of recent legislation and forms changes on the 1040