CPE Catalog & Events
Defining Where and Why Internal Controls are Needed
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Control design basicsAreas or segments of an enterprise to controlControls to reduce riskControls to drive operations
Digging Deep with Excel Pivot Tables
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Data preparation and cleansing Pivot table creation Pivot table customization Navigating Excel’s PivotTable Analyze tab
The Controllership Series - The Financial Close Process
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance Financial Statements
Form 706 Preparation Part 2: Reporting Assets 25-26
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Action steps in 706 preparation engagement Filing requirements, new forms, IRS return review procedures, closing letters Obtaining transcripts and previously filed returns Completing introductory pages 1 4 Worksheets provided: Summary of Estate Plan Summary of Estate and Subtrust Funding; Beneficiary Allocation Schedule
Monthly Federal Tax Updates - December 2025
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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
S Corporation Checkup: Tax Issues & Forms Reporting
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Discuss the calculation of basis when the entity is formed including the impact of contributed property Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity Uses a comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process Schedules K-2 and K-3 Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property Explain how basis is impacted by sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest S corporation losses and how they impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting Show how to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculations Comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
All About Fraud - Examples, Prevention and Auditing
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Auditing Yellowbook
What's Changing in A&A for Governmental Entities (2025)
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:A look at the GASB standards that are effective this year.GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.GASB 101, Compensated Absences.The impact of the 2024 Compliance Supplement on Single Audits.Changes to the Uniform Guidance.Common deficiencies found in Single Audits.
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
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
The Controllership Series - Managerial Accounting Basics and Costs
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Online
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance
Business Tax Update: Recent Developments
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Update on significant business tax developments related to cases and rulings Business provisions of any recent legislation impacting business entities Depreciation changes in Sec. 179 and Sec. 168(k) bonus depreciation Recent developments impacting partnership and S corporations, including any changes to Forms 1065 and 1120S
Excel for Accounting Professionals Session 5: Error Trapping and Improving Lookups
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $125
VLOOKUP function MATCH function INDEX function Error trapping IF function
Surgent's Annual Update for Defined Contribution Plans
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Common risks and pitfalls associated with defined contribution plans Nuances of the fair value disclosures New reporting and disclosure requirements for the current year Results of DOL Audit Quality Study
Surgent's Comparing and Contrasting Retirement Plans for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Factors business owners should take into account when choosing a retirement plan SIMPLE plans Simplified employee pension plans 401(k) plans Defined benefit plans Ensuring eligible employees are covered Employees’ impact on choice of plan Ongoing compliance requirements Establishing a plan after the tax year end Changes to safe harbor 401(k) plans Pooled employer plans
Surgent's Controllership Skills Update - Budgeting, Forecasting, and Big Data
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Why forecasts and budgets are frequently wrong: behavioral finance; improper goal setting, games, continuing the status quo, traditional budgeting techniques Incorporating strategy into budgets: improving measurement systems; common errors, developing strategies and appropriate measurements Expanding the budgeting framework: rolling forecasts; mission-based budgeting, zero-based budgeting, post-completion evaluations, contingency planning, black swan events, identifying improvements Big data: definition, challenges, goals, current uses/examples, sources of information Analytical tools: ration analysis, benchmarking, Pareto analysis, trend analysis, regression, simulation, dashboards
Common Deficiencies in SSARS Engagements
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Auditing Yellowbook SSARS
ChatGPT Bootcamp for CPAs with John Higgins
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review the history of ChatGPTTour of the ChatGPT app and how to use itSetting up a ChatGPT account (free & premium)Variety of hands-on case study examples for accounting, finance and taxA look under the hood at how ChatGPT worksCaution - how to avoid risks in using ChatGPTA look into the future potential for AI in business
Surgent's Yellow Book and Single Audits: How to Stay in Good Graces and Out of Bad Places with Your Peer Reviewer
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The key requirements and audit areas that peer reviewers hone in on when reviewing Yellow Book and single audit engagements Avoiding common pitfalls seen in Yellow Book and single audits How to improve your performance on Yellow Book and single audits while staying in good graces with your peer reviewer
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