CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's The Accounting Leaders' Survival Guide - Strategies for Managing Organizational Change
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Learn the power of flexibility and adaptability Manage daily changes and stressors Avoid burnout and achieve work-life balance
Surgent's Unconscious Bias for Managers, Supervisors, and Executives
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Unconscious bias, including the five defining characteristics of unconscious bias The real-world impacts of unconscious biases, including impacts on racial minorities, women, and older workers The concept of microaggressions, with examples An effective strategy for adult learning that can be applied to change unconscious biases, which can also be used to learn other skills A framework for handling mistakes and using them to build trust and respect in the workplace. We call this the “oops, did I just say that?” section.
Audit 404: Maximizing Analytic Procedure Evidence on Audits
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Financial statement analysis, and communicating insights to financial statement usersImproving audit quality through strong analytic procedures, including identifying and responding to risk of material misstatementDeveloping plausible expectations for comparison to actual financial resultsDetecting earnings management and other risks through analytic procedures
Owning an Electric Vehicle: Costs and Considerations
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Understand how gas, electric and hybrid vehicles differVehicle typesKnow the costs to purchase, maintain, and charge electric vehiclesAnticipate start-up costs for charging an EV at your business or homeUnderstand charger types and when to use or install each oneOvercoming "range anxiety"
State Tax Nexus: Frequently Awkward Questions
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Frequently asked questions about income tax and sales tax nexus New developments Key factors in reviewing potential nexus consequences Nexus road trip to eight large states Tax impacts of remote work Free, multistate resources
Accounting in the Wake of COVID-19
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Risk assessmentGovernment assistancePandemic-related accounting pronouncementsLearning to be an auditor in a pandemic environmentFinancial statement disclosuresExploring liquidity optionsAccounting tools and techniques for supporting managerial decisionsEngagement and workforce managementOther current events as appropriate
Excel - Building Powerful Lookup & Reference Formulas
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $118
•Advanced search and data retrieval with LOOKUP, INDEX and MATCH functions •Speeding up worksheet creation with the INDIRECT function •Conditions with the LOGICAL functions (IF, AND, OR, NOT) •ERROR checking functions
Keys of SOC Reports - Following SSAE 18 Requirements
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $85
Move from SAS 70 and SSAE 16 to SSAE 18 Types of Service Organizations SOC 1 Engagements Control Objectives Reporting SOC 1 and SOC 2 Reporting SOC 3 Reports Preparing for SOC Engagement SOC Comparisons
Surgent's Top 20 Questions Advisors Ask About the SECURE Acts and Other IRA Rules
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
SECURE Acts and the 10-year rule Roth IRA beneficiary options Where the stretch IRA really ends The new limitations for spouse IRA beneficiaries The new spouse options for spouse beneficiaries New RMD rules for Roth 401(k)s Overriding the 10-year rule for an eligible designated beneficiary How the age of death affects beneficiary options The new early distribution penalty exceptions Rollovers vs. transfers for spouse beneficiaries Qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) for owners and beneficiaries The “at least as rapidly” (ALAR) rule New reduced rate for excess accumulation penalty on RMD failures How to avoid unlimited accrual of the 6% excise tax How to avoid unlimited accrual of the 25% excise tax Clarifying the definition of disability for an exception to the 10% additional tax 529 to Roth: who, what, when, and how The new starting ages for RMDs Designated vs. eligible designated beneficiaries and their options Catch-up contributions for ages 50 and over Catch-up contributions for ages 60 to 63 When the 60-day deadline is missed When the one-per-year rollover limit is about to be broken Retaining qualifications for exceptions to the 10% additional tax
The Controllership Series - Financial Statement Preparation
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Online
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $89
Accounting Finance Financial Statement Preparation
ChatGPT and the ELI5 Approach for Accounting Professionals
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Understanding the ELI5 Approach60 Variations of the ELI5 MethodApplication of the ELI5 Approach in AccountingELI5 Case StudiesStrategies for Implementing the ELI5 ApproachUsing ChatGPT to Enhance ELI5 CommunicationRole of Accountants in Leveraging the ELI5 Approach
The Controllership Series - The Controllers Role in Procurement Function
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance Procurement
Avoiding Budget People Issues: Managing Budgeting's Soft Side
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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
Exploring Internal Controls That Could Have Prevented Frauds
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Examination of actual fraudsDiscussion of internal controls that could have prevented the fraudsContemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios
Inventory Accounting GAAP, Software and Recognizing Variances
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Inventory accounting GAAP Methods for dealing with variances
Using ChatGPT with Excel
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction to ChatGPT and other AI (Artificial Intelligence) language modelsDiscussion of best practices for using ChatGPT with ExcelUse ChatGPT to create, debug and explain formulasUse ChatGPT to learn how to use Excel featuresUse ChatGPT to automate repetitive tasks in ExcelUse ChatGPT to easily create macros
2024 Rewards & Recognition Strategies for Leaders
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Leadership Recognition Total Rewards Employee Engagement
Ethics for CPAs: The Practical and the Possible
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and its interpretations New developments in regulation at the national and state level Best practices, case studies, and disciplinary actions
Recruit. Retain. Engage. Mastering LinkedIn for HR Success
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How to pro-actively find, identify, and connect with new candidates from various sources within LinkedIn.Best practices for organically attracting candidates to your company and team.Strategic talent networking opportunities.Essential considerations of employee advocacy and brand building using LinkedIn.Retention strategies such as promoting a positive work environment, and expanding employee recognition and engagement strategies.
Accounting for Leases
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Online
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $89
Accounting Finance Financial Statement Preparation