CPE Catalog & Events
2025 Governmental GAAP Update: Navigating GASB Standards
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:New GASB standards:GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.GASB 101, Compensated Absences.Practical case studies.
Surgent's Mastering the Basics of Inventory Accounting
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Elements of inventory cost and full-absorption costing Valuation methodologies, including LIFO, FIFO, weighted average, and specific identification Obsolescence reserves LIFO accounting Differences between book and tax cost capitalization and related income tax accounting Retail inventory valuation methodology Physical inventory observation approaches Accounting issues related to consigned inventory Other challenging issues related to inventory accounting
The Value of Conflict
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Conflict resolution
Introduction to Forensic Data Analytics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Data analytics Key fraud risk management guidance documents Data analytics frameworks Leading techniques and innovations for preventing and detecting fraud
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain III - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Internal Audit Internal Controls GIAS Institute of Internal Auditors Standards Accounting
Data Extraction, Transformation, Validation the Right Data Sources for Analysis
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Understand various data types Structured vs. unstructured data Completeness and validation testing Selecting the right data sources for the job Risks and pitfalls to avoid
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
Fiduciary Accounting for Estates and Trusts
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
10 Principles of Tax Accounting for Trust Income Entity accounting income and Form 1041 Uniform Principal and Income Act Discretionary Power to Adjust Allocations between principal and income Trust accounting issues
Nonprofit A&A Standards Update and New Developments 25-26
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Pledges and contributions Restrictions and conditions Special concerns with governmental funding Donated goods and services Special events Revenues earned through sales and services to customers
Relationship Networking: The Art Of Conversation
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Networking Replatinship Management
Aligning Analytics to COSO's Fraud Risk Management Principles
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
COSO Fraud Risk Management Guide Aligning data analytics considerations to an effective fraud risk management program How to implement and sustain an effective forensic data analytics program as part of an effective fraud risk management and compliance program
Private Company Simplified GAAP Alternatives
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Guidance, related to "plain vanilla" interest rate swaps that convert variable into fixed rate debt and other derivatives Guidance related to amortization and impairment of goodwill Guidance related to separately recognizing intangible assets from goodwill in a business combination Guidance related to lease accounting and revenue recognition options
1040 Tax Prep Automation with AI Tools
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of AI technology and how it works.Identify where AI can be incorporated into the 1040 process.Using ChatGPT and Microsoft 365 Copilot for 1040 tax research, analysis and communications.Using StanfordTax AI based software to automate client source document collection and organization and integrate it with the leading 1040 tax software solutions including CCH Axcess, CCH ProSystem fx, UltraTax, Lacerte, ProSeries and Drake.A roadmap for using AI to improve client communications and 1040 based advisory services.
Auditing For Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Auditing Fraud
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
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain IV - Part 1
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Online
2.40 Credits
Member Price: $109
Internal Audit GIAS Standards Institute of Internal Auditors Accounting Auditing
Two Types of Goals You Need to Be Successful
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Common obstacles to goal achievement The limitations of SMART goals Characteristics of effective outcome goals Process Goals: The Roadmap to Achievement Integrating Outcome and Process Goals for Maximum Impact
Revenue Recognition Topic 606 - Identify Performance Obligations Part 1
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Online
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $59
Revenue Recognition Accounting
Accountants and Malpractice: Can We Get Sued for This?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How accountant liability is a very real threat in today's litigious society.A discussion of scenarios in which accounting professionals can find themselves inadvertently involved in a lawsuit.Pitfalls in which the accountant may find him- or her- self while dealing with clients.Real-life examples from the speaker's extensive experience as a practitioner and as an expert witness in accounting malpractice cases.
Surgent's Lessons Learned From Recent Accounting Malpractice Actions
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Common instances of accounting malpractice Current claim trends Frequent defenses to claims Statute of limitations Damages Claims by practice area