CPE Catalog & Events
Cybersecurity 101 for CPAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The typical IT architecture and technology components that reside in an IT environmentSpecific cybersecurity controls that are applied at each layer within an IT environmentAn overview of common cybersecurity frameworks used within the industry to establish and assess cybersecurity controls
Introducing Tax-Exempt Organizations - What's the Purpose of it All
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Risk Assessment for Small Business Audits
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Each element of the risk assessment process:Understanding the client's business and industry in which it operatesInternal controlAssessing the magnitude and likelihood of riskLinking risk assessment to substantive audit procedures
Imagining a World Without Non-Competes
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Federal non-compete law State non-compete law
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
2024 Guide to Preparing Form 1041 for Estates and Trusts
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Current rates and brackets Calculating a trust's AGI Filing requirements, deadlines and penalties 3.8% Medicare surtax on net investment income (NII) Simple vs. complex trusts Grantor Trusts: Four options to report activity Section 643 (g) Election Taxable income of trusts, estate and beneficiaries
Cyber Attacks Through Impersonation
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Impersonation techniques used to launch cyber attacksCybercriminals' focus: stealing financial assets and intellectual propertyPractical advice on controls to implement to reduce victimization from impersonation cyber attacksPractical advice to reduce the impact of a cyber attack
Connected Leadership: Foster and Retain an Engaged Team
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Leadership
Fraud Risk Management
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fraud risk management Fraud risk assessments Data analytics Fraud risk management tools
Hold Your Horses! How Landmark Fraud May Have Been Avoided
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Key aspects of Rita Crundwell’s theftInternal controls that could have prevented the theftInternal controls that could have detected the theft in a timely mannerIndependence in both fact and appearanceLessons for CPA firmsLessons for government agencies
The Role of Internal Control in the Risk-Based Audit
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Specific matters auditors should consider when obtaining and documenting an understanding of the client's internal control systemDevelopment of a tailored audit approach that considers the potential reliance on internal controlsGuidance for establishing an adequate basis for reliance on internal controls of less formal, smaller clients
2024 Year-End Payroll Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Year-end tasks an employer should consider with regards to payrollBonus runs & fringe benefit reportingCompliance reporting & W-2 reconciliationsUpdates to payroll wage rates & limitsCurrent issues affecting payrollBest practices for not only year-end, but year-round compliance
The Single Audit from Beginning to End Update
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Introduction Applicable AICPA standards Applicable OMB Circular Gathering information - determining the major programs Identifying risk – identifying the applicable compliance requirements Assessing risk – considering the internal controls over compliance requirements Designing procedures that are responsive to assessed risks – the tests of internal controls and compliance Evaluating single audit evidence
The Yellow Book: From Beginning to End
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Introduction Foundation and principles General requirements for complying with Government Auditing Standards Ethics, independence and professional judgment Competence and continuing professional education Quality control and peer review Standards for financial audits Standards for attestation engagements and reviews of financial statements
Coaching & Counseling - Performance Management
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Setting and resetting performance expectations. On-the-spot counseling. Addressing erratic performance. Drafting and presenting performance appraisals.
Giving Feedback that Delivers Results
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communicaiton Performance Reviews Feedback Management Leadership
What Does Fraud Look Like?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why auditors fail to detect fraud Usual vs an unusual transaction Why fraud and stupid often look exactly the same The importance of establishing the Perception of Detection The number one reason fraud occurs Looking for things that should be there Looking for things that should not be there
Ask Me No Questions and I Will Tell You No Lies - The Art of Interviewing & Interrogation
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Defining an interview Why we choose to believe or not believe someone Types of individuals you will be talking with Why people lie Types of liars Unsharable needs Verbal and nonverbal clues How to listen Obtaining a confession
Imagining a World Without Non-Competes
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Federal non-compete law State non-compete law
Power, Influence, and Ethics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The two sides of leadership Practices that build and destroy an organization’s value and spirit Toxic leader characteristics Four sources of leadership power Push vs. pull leadership styles Six 'Rules of Influence' that cause one person to say 'yes' to another person Ways to defend ourselves against toxic leaders How to use corporate politics to our advantage and still do the right thing