CPE Catalog & Events
Take Your PowerPoint From Mess to Success
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Image-based slides One idea per slide Effectiveness of bullets Effectiveness of slide titles Slides vs. handouts
5 Steps to Cultivate a Values-Based Approach to Governance
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Employee engagement Values-based governance Organizational culture Employee relations
ProActive Response: Active Shooter Training - Recognize. Respond. Survive.
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Early Warning Signs Concerning Behavior Changes Getting out Barricading your area Fighting for survival Disarming the assailant Tourniquets (commercial and improvised) Pressure Dressings Chest Seals
Driving Performance with Metrics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Performance Metrics Budgets
Power BI - Share Your Data Analysis using PowerBI.com
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $118
A tour of the PowerBI.com interface Sharing data with Power Pivot and Power BI Desktop Creating visualizations and turning them into dashboards Sharing visualizations and dashboards with others This cou
Surgent's Did I Pick the Right Major? Selecting Major Programs in a Single Audit
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Understanding the risk-based program selection approach to identifying major programs The four-step major program determination process How to identify ”not low-risk type A programs” and “high-risk type B programs”
Surgent's Successfully Completing a Gift Tax Return -- Form 709
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Taxpayers who do not file gift tax returns but should The annual exclusion rules for gifts to trusts including required Crummey notices What should be disclosed on the return for purposes of running the statute of limitations The reporting of installment sales and split-interest Valuations and valuation discounts for gifts of closely held businesses The utilization of Generation Skipping Transfer Tax and the related automatic allocation rules Reporting the use of a deceased spouse’s unused exclusion exemption amount (DSUEA) A line-by-line explanation of Form 709
SAS No. 122, AU 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
The importance of professional skepticism The dangers of making assumptions How to listen and understanding the answer to a question Why it is important to leave all of your expectations at home Anticipation and why it’s so dangerous Determining materiality The fraud triangle Thinking about, given a set of circumstances, how you would steal Management and the Tone At the Top
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 2
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why we get off balance and how to overcome those tendencies Methods that turbo charge motivation, health and happiness The power of culture and friends to affect our lives The importance of clear intention in order to effect change that lasts
360 Budgeting: A Holistic Approach to Process and Solutions
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Budget defining, Budget cultures Tacticle budget issues Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions Understanding people in the budget process Communicating your budget to non financial types
Compilation, Preparation and Review Basics and Peer Reviews
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Basic requirements included in AR-C Section 60, General Principles; AR-C Section 70, Preparation of Financial Statements; AR-C Section 80, Compilation Engagements; and AR-C Section 90, Review of Financial Statements.New requirements included in SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions.Common peer review findings.Practice tips for high-quality engagements.
The Gift of a Challenging Audience: How to Connect and Engage With the Rebels in the Room
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Public speaking Presentation Skills Communication Leadership
The Omniverse and Metaverse for Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Brief History of Experience-Sharing TechnologiesOmniverse and Metaverse BasicsThe Enterprise MetaverseLeading Case Studies and Platforms to DateNon-Fungible TokensDigital TwinsImmersive LearningRemote PresenceReality Editors and Product ExperienceVisual InspectionSynthetic MediaImmersive ExperiencesHolodeck TechnologyUniversal Basic RealityMetaverse Starter Strategy for Accountants
Microsoft 365 Deployment Bootcamp for Your Practice
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Specific topics that will be covered:Understanding the full potential of Microsoft 365 to drive efficiency in your practiceBest practices for deploying Microsoft 365 in accounting, tax and advisory firmsDesign your Teams app setup to meet the unique attributes of your practiceUse SharePoint and OneDrive to organize your files and share them securely with your clientsOrganize your thoughts, meeting notes and other content centrally in OneNoteTrack your client engagements and internal projects efficiently and effectively with the Planner appUse Microsoft 365 to document processes, improve client services and increase productivityStep-by-step guide for deployment of Microsoft 365 in your firm based on best practices
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
Audit 305: Strengthening Substantive Analytic Procedures
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:How analytic procedures enhance audit qualityElements of strong analytic proceduresSelecting the proper analytic, and altering the strength for the intended purposeDisaggregating data to make more informed expectationsEvaluating the data used in generating expectations, including corroborating inquiryImproving documentation, including evaluating sufficiency and appropriateness of the audit evidence obtainedResolving significant differences resulting from analytic procedures and concluding on audit results
Ethics: Plain Talk About IRS Ethics and Conduct
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction: What is the IRS "Plain Talk" Document?Office of Government Ethics (OGE) StandardsKey Principles of Ethical ConductGifts from Outside SourcesGifts from Within the AgencyWhen Gifts Cannot be Accepted from Outside SourcesConflicts of InterestOutside Activities and EmploymentMisuse Of PositionUsing and Accounting for Office TimeUsing Government PropertyMatters Concerning Personal ActivitiesRules Concerning Employee Conduct and Official ActivitiesWho Can Help Within IRS
Inventory Accounting GAAP, Software and Variance Recognition
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Inventory accounting GAAP Methods for dealing with variances
Emerging Issues in Financial Accounting 2024
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Are we equipped to deal with a resurgence in financial accounting fraud? Private company accounting standards, options and elections The latest on crypto and ESG Accounting and auditing for SAAS arrangements, impairments and going-concern, and debt modification accounting FASB and PCC agenda
Recent Compilation and Review Issues 2024
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
General principles for engagements performed in accordance with SSARS Preparation of financial statements Compilation engagements The performance of review engagements