CPE Catalog & Events
Accountants, Meet Chatbot: Starting ChatGPT Conversations
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:ChatGPT BasicsCustom InstructionsPlaygroundOpenAI API KeyChatGPT in BingChatGPT in ExcelMicrosoft 365 CopilotChatGPT in Google SheetsChatGPT in Google DocsPluginsCode InterpreterUsing ChatGPT for Financial AnalysisChatGPT File UploaderChatPDF
Tired of Feeling Drained by Complainers? Build Your Immunity to People's Negativity
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Emotional Intelligence Management Skills Teamwork Customer Relations
Appreciation Intelligence: The New AI
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Languages of appreciation Appreciation strategies
The Great Divide - Successful Collaboration Across Generations for HR Professionals
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Diversity Inclusion Generations Leadership Engagement
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.
Mastering Charitable Remainder Trusts and Form 5227Compliance
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Introduction to Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) Types of CRTs and their Benefits Formation and Funding of CRTs Identifying Suitable Candidates for CRTs Understanding Form 5227: An Overview Line-by-Line Breakdown of Form 5227 Reporting Trust Assets and Income Distributions and Charitable Beneficiaries Compliance Updates and Recent Changes to Form 5227 Best Practices for Accurate Completion and Filing
Reviewing Individual Tax Returns
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $118
Passive-activity losses Qualified business income deduction Home office Schedule C activity and hobby losses Business startups and deductions Alimony Discharge of debt
Surgent's Opportunities in the Metaverse for Accounting and Other Professionals
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Understanding what the metaverse is and what it is not How to access the metaverse Why accounting and other professionals should use the metaverse Where accountants can find their space in the metaverse How the metaverse is changing the way we work Ownership opportunities in the metaverse Work and taxation in the metaverse
Surgent's Workplace Harassment: How to Prevent Harassment and Reduce Liability Risks in Today’s Changing Environment
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
An overview of workplace harassment and discrimination laws, including the intangible benefits that come with compliance An overview of sexual harassment and workplace retaliation The supervisor’s (or manager’s) role in preventing harassment and in reducing the company’s potential liability through good faith efforts at compliance Review a compliant procedure for handling harassment concerns
Synchronize Your Files to the Cloud with SharePoint -Updated
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of the OneDrive Sync app functionalityStep-by-step review and demonstration of how to deploy this appInstalling the Sync app on your local devicesConfiguring the files and folders to synchronize toy your local deviceManage the locally stored filesBest practice tips for using the Sync app and avoiding common mistakes
The Value of Conflict: A Strategic Approach to Dealing with Difficult People
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Conflicts
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
Surgent's Advanced Critical Tax Issues for Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Single-member limited liability companies as an alternative to subsidiaries Cancellation of indebtedness: rules and regulations How the IRS views members or partners for Social Security purposes Special problems when forming an LLC Debt issues and problems in structuring LLCs and LLPs, including loan guarantee issues, recourse and nonrecourse debt, the at-risk basis rules, and new regulations restricting “bottom dollar” guarantees Distributions: is it just a disguised sale? New regulations eliminate certain tax-deferred leveraged partnership transactions Death or retirement of a member or partner -- Understanding the alternatives Step-up in basis issues -- How to make the computations and elections Property transactions between the LLC/LLP and its members or partners -- Inbound and outbound transactions: what to do with built-in gain or loss property Partnership losses: when are they deductible? See, in particular, TCJA and CARES override Material participation rules for LLC members and limited partners: how they affect passive loss issues Continuation and termination of an LLC/partnership in the context of a merger or acquisition Sales of an LLC Interest -- holding period, and hot asset issues Impact of the tax on investment income on the sale of an interest in a partnership or LLC Repeal of technical termination of partnership provision
Professional Skepticism
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The Professional Skepticism "Mind Set"Recent PronouncementsProfessional Skepticism as DiligenceCases and ControversiesConclusion
Monthly Federal Tax Updates - December 2024
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Current individual tax issuesCurrent business entity tax issuesAny current tax legislation occurring during the periodOther issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, payroll, and other federal tax issues
Up Your Influence: How To Get What You want
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Online
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $89
Persuasion Influence
How AI is Automating Internal Control 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
An explanation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies
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
Basic Staff Tax Training: Individual 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Emphasize form 1040 and the accompanying reporting schedules for a basic individual income tax return Identify and be able to implement basic individual income tax planning ideas for clients Familiarity with several source documents utilized in the preparation of an individual income tax return Identify common errors made in the preparation of an individual income tax return and understand how to avoid the errors in the future
Passive Activities & Rental Real Estate Income Tax Issues 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Detailed coverage of the passive activity rules under IRC 469 (and related regulations), how the 3.8% net investment income tax under 1411 and qualified business income (QBI) deduction under 199A applies to rentals and passive activities, and what is a trade or business rental is under 162 How the PAL rules apply to rental real estate activities and investments in S corporations and partnerships Definition of activity and the activity grouping and disclosure rules Real estate professional exception to the PAL rules for investments in non-passive rentals Special $25,000 loss allowance for rental real estate with active participation Material participation safe harbor rules Events that trigger suspended PALs Limitations on tax credits generated by passive activities Special rules that re-characterize passive income to non-passive income What rentals are subject to self-employment tax under 1402