CPE Catalog & Events
Auditing Standards: A Comprehensive Review-Part 1 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Efficient audit planning, documentation and research Risk assessment procedures relate control risk to substantive testing and reduce the risk of lawsuits Fraud requirements Testing management's estimates Auditing standards
Allison McLeod's 2024 Federal Tax Updates for Individuals - 8 Hour
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Current tax issues affecting individual taxpayers Review of recent tax legislation Other issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, and other federal tax issues
Auditing Standards: A Comprehensive Review 2024
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Online
16.00 Credits
Member Price: $589
Efficient audit planning, documentation and research Risk assessment procedures relate control risk to substantive testing and reduce the risk of lawsuits Fraud requirements Testing management's estimates Auditing standards
IRS Case Roadblocks
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Administrative strategies for resolving a TFRP assessmentHow to prepare for negotiating an installment agreementTips for handling apathetic or indifferent Revenue OfficersHow to stage different case obstacles and roadblocks through completion
Audit 205: Auditing Liabilities and Long-Term Debt Risks
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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
Form 1120S - Preparation and Analysis
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding the definition and requirements of an S corporation, the benefits and limitations of choosing this entity type, and the eligibility requirements for shareholders Income and Deductions: Understanding the different types of income and deductions that an S corporation can have, including ordinary income, capital gains and losses, depreciation, and expenses. Shareholder Basis: Understanding the shareholder’s basis in the S corporation, how to calculate it, and the impact of distributions on the basis. Reporting Requirements: Understanding the different reporting requirements for Form 1120S, including Schedule K-1, Schedule L, Schedule M-2, and Schedule M-3 Tax Planning: Understanding the tax planning strategies available to S Corporations and their shareholders, including tax deferral, income shifting, and tax-free reorganizations
2024 Yellow Book Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Quality Management Risk Assessment SQMS Independence
How Much Are Your Ethics Worth?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Understanding ethicsAvailable tools to aid in ethical decision makingThe role of bias in making ethical decisionsApplication through case studies
Surgent's Lessons Learned from Successful Companies
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Creating a visionary company Traits of successful, visionary companies Goal setting to create a successful organization The role of experimentation and failure in achieving success How successful organizations emphasize learning new skills The role of effective communication in achieving corporate success The importance of emotional intelligence in building corporate culture How leadership can direct a company toward success
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: $129
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
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
Prevention & Detection of Fraud In Small Businesses
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The importance of the control environment The three most common behavioral red flags exhibited by perpetrators Why it is much more cost effective to prevent fraud than it is to detect fraud The reason why the small business owner/auditor should think about how they would steal Who steals and why Common myths about stealing that are not true Understanding the concept of risk management
2024 Annual Update for Governments and Not-for-Profits
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Compensated Absences Financial Reporting Model 2024 Compliance Supplement Yellow Book Quality Management
Mastering Charitable Remainder Trusts and Form 5227Compliance
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Introduction to Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) Types of CRTs and their Benefits Formation and Funding of CRTs Identifying Suitable Candidates for CRTs Understanding Form 5227: An Overview Line-by-Line Breakdown of Form 5227 Reporting Trust Assets and Income Distributions and Charitable Beneficiaries Compliance Updates and Recent Changes to Form 5227 Best Practices for Accurate Completion and Filing
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
Financial Reporting: Presentation-U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS 2024
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Presentation of financial statements Statement of Cash Flows
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 1
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of methods of proof in forensic accounting.The various types of methods of proof approved by the courts.The weakness and strengths of the methods of proof.The formulas in calculating methods of proof.Applying the formulas in various circumstances.
Business Tax Update: Recent Developments
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:2021/22 legislation impacting business taxpayersExtenders legislation updateMeals and entertainment expense reportingPartnership and S corporation updateIncome and deductions
Moving Beyond the Basics of Excel
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Using formulas to manipulate and transform dataUsing formulas and reference formulas such as =VLOOKUPUsing pivot tablesUnderstanding Solver to perform multivariate analysis