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Surgent's Annual Accounting and Auditing Update

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $299

Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Recently issued ASUs covering common control leases, crypto assets (e.g., cryptocurrency), and income tax disclosures Statement on Quality Management Standards: SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3 Post-Implementation Review Report for revenue recognition under ASC 606 and best practices in applying ASC 606 Fraud case studies Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity Recently issued PCAOB standards and SEC rulemaking activities Other important A&A practice matters

Surgent's Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations: Engagement Performance and Annual Update

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $299

SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification, and updates to SSARS No. 21 due to the issuance of SSARS No. 23, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services SSARS No. 22, Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information SSARS No. 24, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services -- 2018 SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions  SSARS No. 26, Quality Management for an Engagement Conducted in Accordance With Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services Sample comprehensive engagement work programs for preparation, compilation and review engagements Reporting and disclosure illustrations for each level of service, including attesting on personal financial statements, prescribed form, special purpose framework and other engagement variations Other communication requirements, such as sample engagement letters and management representation letters

Surgent's Technical Business Practice Issues and Tax Forms for Experienced Practitioners

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $279

Schedules K-2 and K-3 and filing exceptions Form 7203  IRS Tax Pro Account  IRS modernization initiatives Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) Identity Theft warnings   IRS guidance for the marijuana industry  “Recycled” Form 1099-NEC to report nonemployee compensation  Form 1065 steps for reporting capital  Centralized audit regime; late filing penalties and small partnership relief  “Substance over Form” argument of shareholder loans  Advanced study of “At-Risk” loans  Employer W-2 correction requests  White House 2025 Budget Points  Don't get caught watching the paint dry -- What is hot and new  What is terminating S corporations today?  Special allocation issues of §704  Final regulations for allocating depreciation recapture to partners and members of LLCs 

The Single Audit from Beginning to End Update

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $275

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

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 

Appreciation Intelligence: The New AI Elevate Culture. Deepen Loyalty. Strengthen Performance.

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Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $59

Appreciation Languages of appreciation Appreciation strategies

Leading in Exponential Times

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Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $75

The 5 C's of leading during exponential times Harness the powerful trends of the Fourth Industrial Revolution accelerated by the pandemic Learn about the skills you will need to thrive in a world of exponentials Create a winning culture that can thrive in the VUCA world Become a proactive future-focused leader that drives transformation and avoids disruption

Working Through Grief and Loss - How to Build a Supportive Workplace

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Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $59

Employee Relations Culture Leadership Employee Retention

Better Business Writing: Improve Your Speed and Quality

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Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $109

Writing Communications

Build Better Budgets: Fundamental Techniques

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Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Advantages of budgetingThe role of budgetingMaster budgetingFlexible budgetingStandards and variancesCapital budgeting

Surgent's How to Effectively Represent Clients Under IRS Audit

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Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $99

Why the IRS selects a tax return for audit What happens when the taxpayer disagrees with the results of the audit IRS employees who interact with taxpayers during an audit FATCA audits Types of IRS examinations Potential IRS audit outcomes Substitute for returns Large Partnership Compliance Program IRS’s shift in audit strategies Responding to IRS Notices online Audits of high income and high net-worth individuals The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) and its impact on auditing partnerships IRS Letters of Concern

ChatGPT Bootcamp for CPAs with John Higgins

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $149

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review the history of ChatGPTTour of the ChatGPT app and how to use itSetting up a ChatGPT account (free & premium)Variety of hands-on case study examples for accounting, finance and taxA look under the hood at how ChatGPT worksCaution - how to avoid risks in using ChatGPTA look into the future potential for AI in business

ACPEN Signature 2025-2026: Business Fraud Update and Managing the Risk of Fraud

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $300

Business Fraud Fraud Risk Management and Fraud Risk Assessments Data Analytics and Digital Analysis Providing Forensic Services Conducting Investigations

Surgent's Preparing Individual Tax Returns for New Staff and Paraprofessionals

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $279

New and expanded energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Preparation of various Form 1040 individual tax returns and schedules; provided answers include “filled-in” forms  Coverage of Form 7203  Coverage of §199A qualified business income, its calculation, limitations, and examples  Dividends and interest – Ordinary, return of capital, and capital gain distribution dividends; tax-exempt interest, original issue discount, etc.  Security transactions – From Form 1099-B to Form 8949 to Schedule D, plus mutual fund sales and related basis issues  Self-employed person issues  Schedule C deductions including depreciation  Sale and exchange of property – Understanding Form 4797 and depreciation recapture; capital gains  A working understanding of passive losses – How to handle rental property and how the passive loss rules flow to the tax forms  Itemized deductions – A thorough understanding of what’s deductible and what’s not  Interest deductions – Limitations and timing problems  Charitable contributions substituting for taxes, IRS says – No!  Retirement contributions and education credits and deductions  Tax computations – The Kiddie Tax, AMT, regular tax, tax credits  Individual problems illustrated by form preparation for various items, with numerous “practice tips”  Impact of recent legislation and forms changes on the 1040 

2024 PCAOB and SEC Update

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Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Developments at the PCAOB.Recent trends in SEC comment letters.Enforcement actions and administrative proceedings.Conclusions and predictions for the future.

Advanced Negotiations: Never Split the Difference

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Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $109

Negotiations Business Management

Reviewing Individual Tax Returns

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Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $125

Passive-activity losses Qualified business income deduction Home office Schedule C activity and hobby losses Business start-ups and deductions Alimony Discharge of debt

Accounting for Income Taxes for Private Companies 25-26

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $175

Sample Schedule M calculations Sample work papers for deferred tax computations Comprehensive two-year example and computations Review and analysis of recurring temporary differences Identification of the sources to compute cumulative temporary differences Sample workpapers for analysis of tax positions

Clarifying Risk Assessment - SAS 145 and Beyond 25-26

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $175

Assessing the risk of material misstatement Mandatory risk assessment procedures Evaluating internal controls Responding to risk assessment with appropriate audit procedures Complying with revised and expanded documentation requirements

How to Review Financial Statements 25-26

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $175

Practice reviewing financial statements Financial statement case studies