CPE Catalog & Events
2024 Not-for-Profit Accounting Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
NAC CECL Leases
Hands-On Tax Return Workshop - Partnerships & LLCs (Form 1065)
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
Extensive review of the partnership income tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes Comparison of partnerships, LLCs and LLPs Overview the formation of a partnership/LLC and the §704(c) pre-contribution gain or loss rules Schedule K analysis– determine if income statement items are separately (i.e. schedule K) or non-separately stated income and expense items How schedule K items get allocated to partners on schedule K-1s Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to partners needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations Learn the special tax treatment of fringe benefits paid on behalf of the partners and LLC members Comparing the tax and §704(b) book capital account computations Discuss partner guaranteed payments and self-employment tax issues Schedule M-1 – reconciliation of income or loss per books with income or loss per income tax return Schedule M-2 – analysis of partners’ capital accounts Review the importance and basics of calculating a partner/member’s outside tax basis. Overview of the tax treatment of distributions, recourse and nonrecourse debt allocations, §754 election for optional basis adjustments and §743/§734 mandatory basis adjustments
Surgent's Partnership and LLC Core Tax Issues From Formation Through Liquidation
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Reporting requirements for Schedules K-2 and K-3 Capital account reporting requirements Schedule K-1 reporting for §743 adjustments Schedule K-1 reporting for §704 gains and losses Comprehensive case on partnership/partner application of the business interest deduction When to use “704(b) basis” for capital accounts versus “tax basis” Detailed rules of §704 for preventing the shifting of tax consequences among partners or members Unreasonable uses of the traditional & curative allocation methods Multiple layers of §704(c) allocations Treatment of recourse versus nonrecourse debt basis How to calculate basis limitations and its implication on each partner’s own tax return How §179 limitations affect partnership/LLC basis Regulations for handling basis step-ups under §754 elections, and mandatory adjustments under §743 and §734 for partnerships who have NOT made the §754 election Subsequent contributions of property with §754 adjusted basis to another partnership or corporation Capital account adjustments in connection with admission of new member Special allocations require "substantial economic effect"; what are the requirements? LLCs and self-employment tax to the members Distributions -- current or liquidating, cash or property including the substituted basis rule Termination/liquidation of an LLC
Analyzing Financial Statements
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Balance sheet analysisIncome statement analysisCash flow statement analysisClues in the notes and MD&AIndustry nuances
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Network Forensics
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
Audit 105: The Audit Risk Model - Foundational Principles
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:The reason that entities engage a financial statement auditThe applicable financial reporting frameworks available The various phases of a financial statement auditEvaluating and documenting audit risk, both at the overall and relevant assertion levelCase study differentiating high-risk audit engagements and higher-risk audit areas
Form 1041 Advanced Series Part 3: Sec.199, Sec.67g & Charitable Deductions 2024
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Review of New Rules under IRC Sec. 67(g) Review Surprises to Simple Trusts under IRC Sec. 67(g) Presentation Issues with IRC Sec. 199A Deduction and the Tier System Special Rules Relating to the Charitable Contribution Deduction Problem Examples
Secure Act 2.0 - Everything that you Need to Know
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Mandatory Automatic Enrollment Credit For Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs Enhancement Of The Saver’s Credit Increase In Starting Age For RMDs Indexing IRA Catch-Up Higher Catch-Up Limit Age 61, 62, 63, And 64 Student Loan Payments As Elective Deferrals For Matching Contributions Start Up Credit Costs For Employers Joining An Existing Plan Financial Incentives For Contributing To a Plan Withdrawals For Certain Emergency Expenses SIMPLE Plan changes Starter 401(K) Plans Sec 529 Plan To Roth Rollovers Emergency Savings Accounts Enhancement of 403(B) Plans Qualified Charitable Distributions to Split Interest Entity Retirement Savings Lost and Found
Government Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Accounting and financial reporting for Net Pension Liabilities Effect of the Measurement Date New pension standards by Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for government Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Pension Plans Review and compare data and statistics for CalPERS in 2020 and 2021
Data & Predictive Analytics & Business Intelligence for Controllers/CFOs
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
DA and BI relationship to accountant value. Current trends in BI and DA, including the emergence of AI tools like ChatGPT. The changing accountant roles: data analyst, data scientist, and data storyteller, with an emphasis on how ChatGPT can be utilized in these capacities. Obtaining datasets to compare and contrast with their organization's data, and how ChatGPT can assist in analyzing and interpreting this data. BI tools and the inclusion of AI technologies such as ChatGPT to streamline processes and improve analytical capabilities.
Coping With the Growth of Online Fraud
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:The actuation of online and other cyber fraudsFraudulent acts that are initiated electronicallyAutomated and employee driven methods that can reduce cyber-fraud risk
U.S. GAAP Disclosures for Non-Public Entities 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
FASB Accounting Standards Codification disclosure requirements An overview of the disclosure landscape How materiality enters into disclosure decisions Navigating the FASB Codification
Surgent's Tax Forms Boot Camp: LLCs, Partnerships, and S Corporations
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Compare and contrast the tax consequences, opportunities, and pitfalls of operating a business as a partnership, LLC, or S corporation Reporting Requirements for Schedules K-2 and K-3 Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations Gain a comprehensive understanding of income tax laws for S corporations from eligibility and election to tax return preparation, stock basis, and loss limitation issues Recognize and properly handle special pass-through items of income and expense Accurately prepare S corporation returns and reconcile book income to taxable income Accurately prepare partnership returns and reconcile book income to taxable income What the transactional method entails and how to report partners’ capital accounts under this method Properly handle the tax treatment of distributions to shareholders, partners, or members Understand the special restrictions and sanctions for tax year-end selection Review the basics of partnership and LLC formation and basis calculation Self-employment tax or NOT, for each entity Filling in K-1s correctly for S corporations, partnerships, and LLCs. Major changes in K-1 reporting on both partnership and S corporation forms and content The most frequently used forms and schedules, including some form “oddities”
Accounting for Income Taxes (ASC 740) 2024
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Online
16.00 Credits
Member Price: $589
Types and sources of deferred tax assets and liabilities Temporary and other than temporary book/tax differences Determining current and deferred tax expense or benefit in each reporting period Reporting and classifying deferred tax assets and liabilities and income tax expense
HR Guide to Evolving Business Strategy, Finance and Development
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Corporate Culture Strategic Planning Leadership Staff Development
The Controller Function - Strategic and Annual Planning
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance Auditing
2024 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
NOCLAR 529 Plans Recently Issued Interpretations
ASC 842, Leases: Implementation Issues and Lessons Learned
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:FASB's Accounting Standard Update for Leases (ASC Topic 842)Key differences between ASC Topic 842 and ASC Topic 840Implementation options, entries, practical expedients, and remeasurement-triggering eventsFASB ASU 2023 - 01 - Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements
Preparing Quality of Earnings Analysis 2024
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Uses of a Quality of Earnings Report Information needed to prepare the report Overlapping enterprise valuation concepts Various adjustments to "as reported" EBITDA
2024 Accounting & Auditing Update for Small Businesses
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
FRF for SMEs Quality Management Private Company Council