CPE Catalog & Events
Individual Tax Update: Recent Developments
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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The major topics that will be covered in this class include:2021/22 legislation impacting individual taxpayersExtenders legislation updateChild tax and dependent care creditsSection 199A deductionCapital gains and lossesRental real estateOther passive activities losses
Seeing Beyond the Numbers: Analysis for CFOs & Controllers
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
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The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Purpose of Financial Statement AnalysisComparing Actuals vs. Expectations & BenchmarkingCase Studies 1 & 2Ratio AnalysisCase Study 3Analysis of Statement of Cash FlowsCase Studies 4 & 5Other Uses of Ratios
Power BI - Advanced Data Analytics with Power Pivot
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
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The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction to Excel Power BI ToolsLoading data into Power Pivot using data modelingCreating "measures" using DAX functions and formulasUsing a date table to create time-intelligent measuresThe DAX calculation processTO SEE OUR FULL PREREQUISITE RECOMMENDATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS, CLICK HERE
Surgent's Annual Tax-Planning Guide for S Corporations, Partnerships, and LLCs
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
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Wrapping up issues related to COVID-19 legislation Update on latest cases, rulings, and regulations including the final regs How to handle liabilities of LLCs Planning opportunities and pitfalls in determining basis and amounts at risk -- recourse and nonrecourse debt issues for LLCs, and much more Section 199A pass-through deduction planning Partnership planning -- Structuring partnership distributions and transfers of interests Optional basis adjustments -- §§754 and 732(d) Planning for the utilization of §179 and for the phase out of bonus depreciation Basis, distribution, redemption, and liquidation issues of S corporations Compensation in S corporations Sale of a partnership -- the best planning concepts What you need to know about family pass-throughs -- Estate planning, family income splitting, and compensation planning Partnership and LLC allocations A brief look at possible future changes to the taxation of pass-through entities
The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
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Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, Premium Tax Credit, Elective Payment, Transferability, and Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions, New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans, and recent IRS guidance Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Form 1099-K reporting requirements Detailed analysis and examples of Sale of Pass-through Entity Interest and Net Investment Income Tax The Gig Economy -- Tax implications, Independent Contractor vs. Employee Classification, and the 2024 DOL Final Rule New FinCEN reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act in 2024 Employee Retention Tax Credit updates Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates,retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Best Non-Google Search Tools for Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Why Advanced Search Skills Are So Critical for AccountantsWhy You Need More than Google to Search the InternetGARP: Generally Accepted Research PrinciplesAlternatives to GoogleAdvisory SearchSocial SearchSpecialty searchSearch Engine resourcesWhat's Ahead in Search
2023 Compliance Update on Arbitration Agreements, Severance Agreements, Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
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Federal laws providing greater visibility of sexual harassment and sexual assault claims Agency rulings curtailing confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in agreements
Appreciation Intelligence: The New AI
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
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Languages of appreciation Appreciation strategies
Exploring the New Lease Accounting Standard
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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The major topics covered in this class include:What is a lease?Recognition and measurement of lease assets and liabilities Impact on lessors and lesseesDisclosures and transition rulesEffective dates
Surgent's Basic Estate Administration for CPAs and FAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
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Legal principles and definitions Trust accounting issues Working closely with legal counsel proactively in the best interest of the client Property law concepts Complex community property issues Filing special forms: Form SS-4, Form 56, Form 4810, and Form 5495 Executor checklist The basics of filing a Form 1041 for an estate or non-grantor trust Filing a final Form 709 The basics of filing Form 706 Understanding 706 elections Understanding Estate Valuations, including GST and portability Special considerations for IRAs and ERISA plans When to make Section 454 elections When to make Section 754 elections Understanding the fine points of basis S corp issues Partnership and LLC considerations Passive loss carryforwards and estates Fiscal year elections 65-day election for trusts and estates Tax aspects of pecuniary and specific bequests
The Single Audit from Beginning to End Update
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
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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
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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
World-Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application - 8 Hour Version
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
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Beginning and intermediate cost principles automatically included Covers manufacturing materials, labor, period mfg inefficiencies How to efficiently trace the above costs to products Substantially reduce manufacturing overhead allocation by 60% or more ABC analysis is embedded in the MFG cost system without the need for a separate ABC implementation project Covers fixed and variable MGH overhead of the production department Covers MFG overhead of the manufacturing support departments Identifying certain MFG overhead costs as variable that typically are classified as fixed
Monthly Federal Tax Updates - August 2024
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Current individual tax issuesCurrent business entity tax issuesAny current tax legislation occurring during the periodOther issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, payroll, and other federal tax issues
Audits Under Uniform Guidance-Single Audit & NPOs 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
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Concepts of the Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance Performing the compliance audit of federal awards, including testing auditee compliance and internal control over compliance Auditor reporting responsibilities including the compliance audit reports, the report on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and schedule of findings and questioned costs Requirements for the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, known as the SEFA Update on the OMB Compliance Supplement
Nuts & Bolts of Estate Planning: Analyzing Your Client's High-End Needs 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
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A review of the current estate planning environment that impacts high-end estate planning Review of current and future estate, gift and GST tax exemptions Analyze issues on the death of an individual or second spouse Spousal issues that impact high-end estate planning Income tax and basis issues Review of advanced strategies
What's Going on at the GASB (2024)
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
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The major topics that will be covered in this course include:GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.GASB 101, Compensated Absences.GASB standards coming down the pike.
Living Trust Administration Workshop 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
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The steps in Trust Administration Delaware Tax Trap -its unique use Change of the exemption in 2026 and its impact Whether to file a 706 for portability election and/or Q-Tipping the Credit Trust Preparation of trust accountings Trust administration of Medi-Cal Trusts, QPRT, GRAT and IDGTs
Audit 205: Auditing Liabilities and Long-Term Debt Risks
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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The major topics covered in this course include:Typical audit procedures related to accounts payable and accrued expenses, including the search for unrecorded liabilitiesKey controls related to liabilitiesAuditing long-term debt, including compliance with covenantsDetermining the proper classification of financing arrangementsProper form of noncompliance waiver lettersImpact of noncompliance on disclosures
Are Those Independent Contractors Really Independent Contractors?
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
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Classification of workers as employees or independent contractors