CPE Catalog & Events
An Exhaustive Look At Fraud and Ways To Control It
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this course include:Fraudulent acts initiated from outside organizationsWhy internal fraud occursThe importance of fighting cyber-fraudSteps that verify anti-fraud activities are working
Erase the Mark: Best Practices in Penalty Abatement
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties.The types of penalties that can be removed.The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements.How to request penalty abatements.Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.
Revenue Recognition, Financial Instruments, and Leases
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $71
FASB accounting standards updates in financial instruments and leases Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) module Lease obligation
Combatting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Sexual harassment prevention Company culture
Surgent's The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Definitions of key terms under the FMLA, including covered employer, eligible employee, and serious health condition Timing and types of leave under the FMLA Calculating leave time under the FMLA Employer and employee notice requirements The definition of a “disability” under ADA An employer’s obligation to provide employees with a reasonable accommodation under the ADA Guidance on engaging in the interactive process Dos and don’ts of medical certifications The interplay between the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act
Forensic Data Analytics Supercourse for Fraud Prevention and Detection
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $275
Forensic data analytics Fraud prevention and detection Data validation and methodologies COSO's Fraud Risk Management Guide principles Innovations in anti-fraud technology
Reporting the Results of a Fraud Investigation
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Written reports and supporting documentationMethods of presenting evidence to help non-accountants understand the numbersEvaluating reports of opposing expertsResponding to a motion in limine or Daubert challenge as an expert witnessCommon lines of questioning for financial expertsPreparing for deposition and trialEffectively testifying at deposition and trial
PCAOB Updates
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $71
Revisions to AS 2501 New requirements of AS 1210 The audit with other auditors
Audit 407: Auditing Contingencies and Going Concern
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of contingencies and related disclosuresIdentifying and determining proper accounting treatment for litigation, claims and assessmentsEvaluating the sufficiency of attorney's letter responses for audit evidenceEvaluating substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of timeAuditing managements assumptions in making the going concern evaluationProper application of the liquidation basis of accounting
Tax Practice Conduct Standards: Circular 230 and AICPA Statements 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Federal and California statutory and regulatory standards governing tax preparers: Preparer penalty provisions, Circular 230 and; AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services Tax shelter and reportable transaction issues in depth Attorney-client, Sec. 7525 and work product privilege issues and Kovel arrangements
More Money: Strategic Ways to Improve Cash Flow
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How do I optimize cash flow?Qualitative Evaluations – Core Earnings & Sustainable GrowthQuantitative Evaluations – Liquidity RatiosIncreasing Customer Base vs. Payment TermsBusiness Cycle & CashInvesting Company CashWhat keeps companies from becoming streamlined?Behavioral Finance BiasesInformation Processing BiasesEmotional BiasesDealing with Behavioral Biases
Estate Planning Strategies Using Irrevocable Trusts 2024
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Online
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
President Biden's campaign promises and historical positions on estate planning The gift, estate, and income tax treatment of irrevocable trusts The benefits of spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs), grantor retained interest trusts (GRATs and GRUTs), qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs), life insurance trusts (ILITs), domestic asset protection trusts (DAPTs), dynasty trusts, and retirement trusts
Accounting and Auditing Update 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Review of select AICPA Technical Questions and Answers Upcoming changes to accounting for goodwill, leasing and business combinations Compilation and review standards and interpretations (SSARS) Auditing standards and interpretations (SAS & SSAE)
Compilations, Reviews, and Audits: How They Differ
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this class include:Review of differences of compilation, review and audit engagementsCompare and contrast major considerations of each type of engagementProvide practical tips and strategiesProfessional standards that govern each type of engagement
Adobe Acrobat Tips for Working with PDF Files
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Review of all that Adobe Acrobat has to offerOrganizing your PDFs with bookmarks, links, file attachments and moreFormatting the presentation of PDFs with headers, footers and watermarksCreating and processing fillable formsProcessing documents for e-signatureTips for converting email messages, documents and spreadsheets into PDF formatCombining multiple PDF files into a single binder Utilizing the security features of Adobe Acrobat to protect document confidentiality
Cryptocurrencies for the CFO: Explaining Blockchain
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
What is money? What are digital assets? Understanding the what, why, and how of cryptocurrencies Understanding the what, why, and how of blockchain NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens), their role and impact Explaining the crypto language
The Motives and Mystery of Ethics-Understanding the Why
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding yourself and others in the workplace How emotion plays a vital role in ethical dilemmas and in solutions What are some of the various outlooks on ethics? Recognizing lies Managing ethics towards solutions
CFO Career Upgrade with LinkedIn
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Essential elements of a compelling LinkedIn profile for a CFOHow to build a strategic career networkFive ways that CFOs can leverage LinkedIn as leaders of an organizationHow to get referred to new job opportunitiesEssential LinkedIn do's and don'ts for CFOs
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
2023 Compliance Update on Arbitration Agreements, Severance Agreements, Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Federal laws providing greater visibility of sexual harassment and sexual assault claims Agency rulings curtailing confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in agreements