CPE Catalog & Events

Learning to Teach "Tax" as a Second Language
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting as a foreign language Commonly misunderstood concepts Communicating tax matters Client-practitioner interactions Interacting with tax authorities
The Controllership Series - Managerial Accounting Basics and Costs
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Online
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance
Revenue Recognition - Topic 606 Overview
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Revenue Recognition on Contracts with customers
CFO Series: Proven Methods to Detect and Prevent Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Definitions and types of fraud.How are frauds caught.Where, how, and when to look?Common red flags!How to reduce your fraud risks.
Comprehensive Roth IRA Strategies Analysis 25-26
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Why Roth-related Rules of Thumb can be flawed Questions you can use to evaluate recommendations SECURE 2.0 changes related to Roth IRA / Roth 401k Backdoor and Mega-Backdoor Roth
Clarifying Risk Assessment - SAS 145 and Beyond 25-26
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
Assessing the risk of material misstatement Mandatory risk assessment procedures Evaluating internal controls Responding to risk assessment with appropriate audit procedures Complying with revised and expanded documentation requirements
International Tax Lunch Series November 2025
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
Various tax topics from a legal perspective International, Federal and State tax matters
Professional Skepticism for the Public Accountant
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Self-evaluation of skepticism Requirements set forth by the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Risk assessment Analytical procedures Advice for cultivating your professionally skeptical mindset
Introduction to Governmental Accounting
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Governmental financial reporting Auditing Yellowbook
Get started with Power BI
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Overview of the Power BI Tools: Introduction to the Power BI ecosystem, including Excel’s Power BI features (Power Pivot and Power Query) and standalone tools (Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power BI Report Builder and Power BI Report Server).Tour of the Tools: Introduction to the interfaces of Power Pivot, Power Query, Power BI Desktop and Power BI Services.Comparative Analysis: Understand the strengths and limitations of Excel’s Power BI features versus standalone Power BI tools.Strategic decision-making on when to use each tool for optimal efficiency and accuracy in data analysis tasks.
Comprehensive Accounting and Financial Reporting Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:CECL for nonfinancial institutions.Accounting for Paycheck Protection Program loans.Accounting for web-hosting services.Revenue recognition.Leases.FASB projects in progress.
The Controllership Series - Sales, Collections and Customer Credit
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Sales Collections
HR's Role in Business Evolution: Strategy, Finance, and Growth
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Corporate Culture Strategic Planning Leadership Staff Development Use of Generative AI
Getting the Most When Selling a Business: Little Details to Get Top Value
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
What do buyers really want? Steps to take so your business will be attractive to buyers The process to prepare for a sale The steps and timing Pitfalls to avoid The value of a strong advisory team Key considerations
PowerPoint: Tips & Tricks for Today's Accountant
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Exploration of tabs within PowerPoint’s ribbon Initial creation of a slide deck Using slide masters Utilization of external content SmartArt Alignments and layouts Tips and tricks for efficiency Best practices for effective presentation delivery Other creative uses for PowerPoint
Build Better Budgets: Fundamental Techniques
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Advantages of budgeting The role of budgeting Master budgeting Flexible budgeting Standards and variances Capital budgeting
Form 709 Guidance: Gift Tax and Generation-Skipping Transfer Returns 25-26
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Review of sample returns with illustrations of most forms of gifts How to meet the adequate disclosure requirements Community property gifts vs. gift splitting, use of DSUEA from a pre-deceased spouse Electing in or out of GST allocations with indirect skips
Fraud Stories Series November 2025
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Fraud Internal controls Auditing Ethical issues Advanced accounting issues Risk management
Surgent's Lessons Learned from Successful Companies
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Creating a visionary company Traits of successful, visionary companies Goal setting to create a successful organization The role of experimentation and failure in achieving success How successful organizations emphasize learning new skills The role of effective communication in achieving corporate success The importance of emotional intelligence in building corporate culture How leadership can direct a company toward success
Surgent's Stock vs. Asset Acquisitions of C Corporations
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Advantages and disadvantages to buyer and seller of an asset acquisition and a stock acquisition Tax treatment of consulting agreements and covenants not to compete Sale of personal goodwill associated with an asset acquisition Tax consequences associated with a stock acquisition and an asset acquisition Acquisitive reorganizations Non-tax issues that must be considered when a corporation is acquired