CPE Catalog & Events

Two Types of Goals You Need to Be Successful
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Common obstacles to goal achievement The limitations of SMART goals Characteristics of effective outcome goals Process Goals: The Roadmap to Achievement Integrating Outcome and Process Goals for Maximum Impact
The Controllership Series - The Controller's Role in Pro Forma Financial Statements
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance
Design Flexible Work Options To Attract & Retain Your Workforce
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Flexible Work Options Employee Engagement Talent Management Strategy
Leaders Eat Last. Why? The Characteristics of Great Leaders
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
What does "Leaders Eat Last" mean Understand human nature and how we work together or not Leadership skills can be taught True leaders care The need for trust Practical lessons from gifted leaders Steps to become a better leader
2025 Not-for-Profit GAAP Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Accounting Standard Updates issued by the FASB.Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC) and the projects they are advising the FASB on.
Surgent's Forms 7217 and 7203
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Tax treatment of partnership distributions to partners of cash and property other than cash Basis of property received in a partnership distribution IRS’s new regulations regarding basis shifting in favor of high-marginal tax rate related partners Organization and structure of the new Form 7217 Who must file Form 7203 Determining the S corporation shareholder’s initial basis in his or her stock Basis limitations on partnership losses and deductions Organization and structure of Form 7203 — understanding the three parts of Form 7203 Filing criteria for Form 7203 Calculating an S corporation shareholder’s share of S corporation deductions and credits Understanding stock and debt basis
Surgent's Virtual Currency: Keeping Up with the Tax Code
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
Overview of virtual currency Property transactions with virtual currency Receiving virtual currency as payment Paying using virtual currency Charitable donations with virtual currency Gifting of virtual currency Form 8300 reporting
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
Ethics: Avoiding the Slippery Slope of Ethical Pressures
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Benefits of ethical behavior Six steps to creating and maintaining an ethical culture Example of unethical behavior in ethical companies
Building a Better Budget in a Time of Uncertainty
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Budgets vs. ForecastsCyclicalityCore Earnings & Sustainable GrowthIdentifying Key Forecast DriversReasonableness in ForecastingApproaches to BudgetingBudgeting VariancesHorizontal AnalysisFlexible Budgeting
Topic 842: FASB's Lease Accounting Standard Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
What is a lease? Recognition and measurement of lease assets and liabilities Impact on lessors and lessees Disclosures and transition rules Effective dates
Lessons on Fraud Prevention from Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:What starts a government investigation for white-collar crime?What is an indictment?What is extradition?What are pre-trial proceedings?What is a mitigation strategy?What is a plea agreement?What is discovery in a criminal case?What factors influence a sentence in a white-collar crime?What collateral consequences follow for people convicted of business-related crime?
Auditing, Assurance, and Ethics Update for Governments and Not-for-Profits
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
Key Topics Auditor reporting standards Auditing Standards Board updates Common audit deficiencies SQMS No. 1 and SQMS No. 2 2024 Yellow Book revision
Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers for Higher Quality Audits
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The primary purpose of workpaper documentation, and minimum documentation requirements for workpaper preparers Best practices for documenting complex and subjective procedures and conclusions, such as estimates, substantive analytic procedures, etc. that impact the nature and extent of audit documentation needed to support audit conclusions Discussing the financial statement audit risk concept, including how proper application better ensures a higher quality audit Tips for an efficient workpaper review process that complies with relevant standards
Retirement Planning Issues: Where We Stand Now
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Thorough Exploration of Current Retirement Planning Trends and Implications Strategies for Maximizing Retirement Savings within Existing Regulatory Structures Tax-Efficient Navigation of Various Retirement Plan Options Estate Planning Techniques Aligned with Contemporary Trends for Optimal Benefits Insight into Latest Rules for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Effective Coaching Strategies for High Performance
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Coaching Effective Communication Problem Solving Use of AI as a coaching tool
FAQ Related to the Most Recent Audit Standards SAS Nos. 142-149
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Clarification of terminology and foundational principles underlying recent generally accepted auditing standards Answers to frequently asked questions that emerge in the proper application of risk-based audit concepts Highlights of important concepts included in SASs No. 142-149
Five Amazing Business Books in 100 Minutes
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Five business books, including, • “Leaders Eat Last”, by Simon Sinek, • “Zero to One” by Peter Thiel, • “American Icon” by Bryce Hoffman, • “Slide:ology” by Nancy Duarte, and • “Brain Rules” by John Molina.
Data Extraction, Transformation, Validation the Right Data Sources for Analysis
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Understand various data types Structured vs. unstructured data Completeness and validation testing Selecting the right data sources for the job Risks and pitfalls to avoid
Build Better Budgets: Fundamental Techniques
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Advantages of budgetingThe role of budgetingMaster budgetingFlexible budgetingStandards and variancesCapital budgeting