CPE Catalog & Events
Introduction to Yellow Book: 8-Credit Boot Camp
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The basics needed to understand what makes nonprofit and governmental accounting & auditing unique. The key financial reporting differences for governmental and nonprofit entities.The fundamentals of Yellow Book and Uniform Guidance audits.
What's New in Excel
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:New features and tools in ExcelUpdates to the Excel Function Library
2024 Performance Management - Hiring to Retiring
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Employee Engagement Recruiting/Staffing Talent Management Employee Relations
2024 Accounting & Attestation for ESG
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
ESG Sustainaibility
Surgent's Comparing and Contrasting Retirement Plans for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Factors business owners should take into account when choosing a retirement plan SIMPLE plans Simplified employee pension plans 401(k) plans Defined benefit plans Ensuring eligible employees are covered Employees’ impact on choice of plan Ongoing compliance requirements Establishing a plan after the tax year end Changes to safe harbor 401(k) plans Pooled employer plans
Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Debt Allocations
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Recourse debt allocations Constructive liquidation scenarios Nonrecourse debt allocations Minimum gains and nonrecourse deductions Section 704(c) gains Allocations under 704(c)
Business Longevity - Is Your Business Wobbling?
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Business Management Organization
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 Real Estate Tax Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent tax legislation, rules and developments impacting real estate owners and investors Section 179 for qualified real property Section 179 for non-residential roofs, HVAC fire protection and security systems Section 163(j) interest expense limitation, including electing out and ADS depreciation Introduction to opportunity zones
2024 Creative Strategies for Buying, Selling, or Gifting a Business
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Valuation methods for business interests Stock purchase versus asset purchase Estate transfer and tax considerations Gifting strategies for business interests Trusts and partnerships in business transfers Self-canceling installment notes in transactions Transferring S corporation stock to trusts Business interest transfer with Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, and Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act with a focus on provisions applicable to employers Retirements and redemptions: considerations for partnerships and S corporations Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Schedules K-2 and K-3 reporting requirements, including the 2022 domestic filing exception and Form 1116 exemption Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations, with examples of how to calculate stock basis Overview of the economics and tax consequences of crowdfunding campaigns Selected Practice and Reporting Issues: What’s new? A review of recent cases and tax law changes and IRS guidance affecting S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships New Form 1099-K reporting requirements Bonus depreciation Section 163(j) Section 174 Research & Experimental Expenditures New FinCEN reporting requirements in 2024 Employee vs independent contractor considerations that companies should be aware of A review of like-kind exchange transactions under §1031 State and local taxes: pass-through entity workarounds Special basis adjustments, including comprehensive examples
How Much Are Your Ethics Worth?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Understanding ethicsAvailable tools to aid in ethical decision makingThe role of bias in making ethical decisionsApplication through case studies
Navigating Difficult Conversations with Coworkers
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Negotiation Conflict Persuasion Management Leadership
The Controllership Series - Sales, Collections and Customer Credit
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Sales Collections
2024 Financial Accounting for Related Party Transactions
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
FASB codification provisions for transactions with related parties, including business owners and special purpose entities Compares and contrasts those rules with the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities Reviews the tax accounting related taxpayer standards Several real-life situations illustrate the various authoritative standards and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with those standards
Excel - Advanced Financial and Statistical Calculations
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Financial functions best practices for creating amortization schedules and calculating annual interest paymentsCalculating & summarizing data with SUMIF and SUBTOTAL functions Statistical functions used to analyze data
Effective Workpaper Techniques: Building a Better Workpaper 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Leveraging Excel and technology in a paperless environment Effective workpapers: form, function, appearance and content Workpaper standards for industry, audit and tax accountants Attestation standards documentation and consequences of workpaper content Peer review or PCAOB review documentation
Government OPEB Accounting and Financial Reporting 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Accounting and Financial Reporting for Total and Net OPEB Liability Key GASB Statements for OPEB Determining Measurement Date Using Alternative Measurement Method for the Total OPEB Liability Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution OPEB Plans Actuarial Valuation of Total and Net OPEB Liability
S Corporations: Tax Planning 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Overview of the taxation of corporations and shareholders, including making the S corporation election Built-in Gain Tax Planning Self-employment tax and S corporations Distribution tax planning Planning to minimize the impact of loss limitations Tax planning for years with both distributions and losses Termination Planning Tax planning regarding the transfer of appreciated assets to an S corporation Buying and selling S corporations-tax planning ideas Tax considerations of using the QSUB, Section 338(h)(10), or 336(e) elections Tax Issues to consider at the death of S corporation shareholder Stock redemptions as a tax planning tool Accommodating a "non-qualified" investor Trusts and tax-exempt shareholders The second class of stock risks
ChatGPT Bootcamp for CPAs with John Higgins
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review the history of ChatGPTTour of the ChatGPT app and how to use itSetting up a ChatGPT account (free & premium)Variety of hands-on case study examples for accounting, finance and taxA look under the hood at how ChatGPT worksCaution - how to avoid risks in using ChatGPTA look into the future potential for AI in business