CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Federal Tax Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Digital assets and tax implications - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming tax practices, as well as how the IRS is leveraging AI to enhance audit selection Form 1099-K reporting requirements - understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, reporting responsibilities, and the impact of the 2024 Department of Labor Final Rule on worker status Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Surgent's Four Tiers of Loss Limitations: A Guide to the Rules for Pass-Through Entities
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Tier 1: Basis limitations for S corporation shareholders and partners Tier 2: Section 465 at-risk limitations for S corporation shareholders and partners, including the impact of debt, indemnities, guarantees, and shareholder/partner agreements Tier 3: Section 469 passive loss limitations and exceptions to the limitations Tier 4: The excess business loss limitation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (new §461(l)), American Rescue Plan Act, and Inflation Reduction Act
Surgent's IRS Tax Examinations and Hot Issues
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Criteria that the IRS uses to select returns for examination Substantiation requirements for travel, charitable contributions, vehicles, meals, virtual currency considerations and tax-related identity theft Understanding worker classification determinations on who is an employee and who is an independent contractor Distinguishing S corporation officer’s reasonable compensation issues How the IRS holds persons other than an employer liable for unpaid payroll taxes, a.k.a., the trust fund recovery penalty Tax-related identity theft procedures
Enterprise-Wide Risk Management in Accounting and Finance
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Enterprise-wide risk management best practices for identifying, evaluating, and determining how to respond to relevant risks.The importance of risk and uncertainty disclosures in the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements, including evolving risks with cybersecurity and ESG.Coordinating risk management efforts, including the required involvement of corporate governance.How to embed risk management into day-to-day accounting and finance activities.
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
Third Party Verification (Comfort) Requests- What Are Options for Responding and How to Determine Which Professional Standards to Apply?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Common third party verification requests Differentiating the allowable options for responding to requests for comfort, including SSARS, SAS and SSAE engagements Critical elements of professional standards that may apply to nonattest and attest services performed Establishing an understanding with the client regarding the nature and scope of services
Financial Statement Presentation and Disclosure
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
U.S. GAAP and Special purpose frameworks Form and content of financial statements: Balance sheets Income statements; Statements of cash flows Retained earnings and/or owners’ equity statements Comprehensive income Supplementary information Comparative vs. single-period financial statements Sufficiency of disclosures Illustrative disclosures frequently encountered in small-to-medium reporting entities Industry-specific nuances
I want the TRUTH: Preparing to be an Expert Witness
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Rules of civil and criminal procedure Applicable standards Testifying basics Cross-examination techniques
The Power of a Good Story!
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The 3 elements of storytelling 3 real world examples 10 thoughts for the road
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 2
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
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
Triple Your Memory, Prevent Dementia and Halve Your Stress - Part 2
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling lifestyle
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
Partnership Property Distributions and the New Form 7217
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Property distributions in liquidation of a partner's interest Section 751 and its impact on property distributions from a partnership Mechanics of completing Form 7217 - new for 2024 The Section 754 election and its role in partnership property distributions
The Controller Function - Elevating the Role
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance Auditing Business Development
The Controllership Series - The Financial Close Process
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance Financial Statements
Fraud Risk Management
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Fraud risk management Fraud risk assessments Data analytics Fraud risk management tools
Independence Requirements for CAAS Engagements
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
CAAS Auditing & Accounting Yellowbook Ethics
Surgent's Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Achieving Success in a Worker Classification Audit
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
The 20 common law factors in a worker classification audit that are used to distinguish an employee from an independent contractor How disgruntled independent contractors can use IRS Form 8919 against a former employer When and how to use §530 as a defense in worker classification audits What is "industry practice" for §530 purposes Common sense steps that will avoid the recharacterization of workers treated as independent contractors to employees The IRS’s Voluntary Classification Settlement Program — advantages and disadvantages The DOL Final Rule
Surgent's Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
How experienced speakers manage presentation anxiety The elements of effective persuasion The three styles of speech Strategies to improve speech pace The importance of volume when presenting The art of the pause Methods for using visual aids Best practices for preparing for a presentation Components of an effective presentation
Surgent's Taking Advantage of Like-Kind Exchanges
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Understanding the history of IRC Sec 1031 Who does and does not qualify for utilizing the like-kind provisions Which properties do and do not qualify for like-kind exchanges The differences between a “dealer” and a “non-dealer” regarding like-kind exchanges How to complete a like-kind exchange The different types of like-kind exchanges The definition of “boot” and how it applies to like-kind exchanges Rules concerning Revenue Ruling 72-456, and Form 8824