CPE Catalog & Events
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
Sticky Ethical Choices, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Why are some choices so difficult? Efficiency is not free; it has a real, large cost. The consequences of ‘pulling the trigger’ quickly How to evaluate ethical situations and remain above-board.
2024 Year-End Payroll Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Year-end tasks an employer should consider with regards to payrollBonus runs & fringe benefit reportingCompliance reporting & W-2 reconciliationsUpdates to payroll wage rates & limitsCurrent issues affecting payrollBest practices for not only year-end, but year-round compliance
2024 Single Audit Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review of the impact of the 2024 Compliance Supplement on Single AuditsReview of the changes to the Uniform GuidanceReview of common audit deficiencies found in Single Audits
The Civil Advantage: Ethics and Civility in Disquieting Times
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
civility ethics
Ethics: What a CPA in Public Practice Needs to Know
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Ethics for Members in Public Practice: Why Bother?Re-Introducing the AICPA Code of Professional ConductThe Eleven Rules for Members in Public PracticeThe Conceptual Framework: Avoiding the Risk of NoncomplianceCase Discussions: Members in Public Practice
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 1
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
Integrity, Objectivity and Judgment: Values in Action
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this class include:AICPA Code of Conduct: Integrity and ObjectivityCase Study: Mortgage crisis of 2007-2010Case Study: World Com
Advanced Negotiations: Beyond Getting to Yes
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:What happens when you are in a negotiationPreparing to negotiateGet your counterpart to solve the problemNegotiation JujitsuReading your counterpart
Revenue Recognition, Financial Instruments, and Leases
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $71
FASB accounting standards updates in financial instruments and leases Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) module Lease obligation
Surgent's Auditing 401(k) Plans: Critical Issues and Annual Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Key requirements of SAS 136 Changes affecting 401(k) plans Audit strategy and improving overall efficiency Common mistakes as noted in peer reviews and DOL inspections
Surgent's Essential Depreciation and Expensing Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Resolved technical glitches for qualified improvement property Detailed coverage of §179 expense elections and §168(k) bonus or additional first-year depreciation – how to maximize them, definitions, limitations, qualified property, etc. Sale of property and the depreciation recapture rules (§1245, §1250, unrecaptured §1250 gain for real estate, §291 for corporations) MACRS depreciation – finding the proper method, convention, and recovery period Listed property and the current limitations Amortization of start-up, organization, and other expenditures AMT depreciation adjustments and how to avoid them Examples, cases, and rulings of depreciation and amortization issues and how they impact clients, along with useful planning opportunities
Surgent's Introduction to Forensic Accounting
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Review of the different aspects of forensic accounting The civil litigation process as it relates to forensic accounting Litigation services provided by forensic accountants Fraud detection and prevention Various types of fraud Training and certifications in forensic accounting Forensic accounting in bankruptcy proceedings Forensic accounting in family law proceedings Calculating damages for use in litigation Valuations Ethical issues pertinent to forensic accounting
Capitalized Costs & Depreciation - Tax Staff Essentials
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Online
5.50 Credits
Member Price: $213
Tax basis of property acquisitions Initial basis of property acquired in an exchange transaction Materials, supplies, repairs, and improvements Accounting method changes Depreciation: MACRS, Section 179, and bonus Intangible assets and amortization Organization and start-up costs
2024 Annual Update for Governmental Accountants & Auditors
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.GASB 101, Compensated Absences.Yellow Book and Single Audit engagements.Yellow Book independence requirements.Changes to the Uniform Guidance.2024 Compliance Supplement and the common deficiencies identified by the federal agencies and peer reviewers.
The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, Premium Tax Credit, Elective Payment, Transferability, and Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions, New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans, and recent IRS guidance Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Form 1099-K reporting requirements Detailed analysis and examples of Sale of Pass-through Entity Interest and Net Investment Income Tax The Gig Economy -- Tax implications, Independent Contractor vs. Employee Classification, and the 2024 DOL Final Rule New FinCEN reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act in 2024 Employee Retention Tax Credit updates Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates,retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
CFO Career Upgrade with LinkedIn
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Essential elements of a compelling LinkedIn profile for a CFOHow to build a strategic career networkFive ways that CFOs can leverage LinkedIn as leaders of an organizationHow to get referred to new job opportunitiesEssential LinkedIn do's and don'ts for CFOs
PCAOB Updates
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $71
Revisions to AS 2501 New requirements of AS 1210 The audit with other auditors
Organizational Effectiveness and Communication
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication
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