CPE Catalog & Events
LinkedIn Profile Secrets for CPAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Effective branding and LinkedIn profile positioning for CPAsBest practices and tips for each profile featureOptimizing language and words to attract clients: Your headline, essay, descriptions, and keywordsSizzle elements: Your headshot, background banner, videos, and mediaEssential LinkedIn settings and privacy for CPAs
The Dark Web & Cybersecurity for Tax and Accounting Pros
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Understanding the Dark WebDifferences between the Deep Web and the Dark WebPotential threats from the Dark WebCase studies of Dark Web exploitation in accountingStrategies for mitigating Dark Web threatsImplementing effective cybersecurity measuresRole of accountants in addressing Dark Web threats
Avoiding Tax Malpractice: Overview 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Technical definitions of tax malpractice Risk management techniques: quality control procedures and maintaining professional competence Aggressive tax strategies "War stories" dealing with tax-related claims against CPAs Insurance carrier experiences Substantive tax areas: tax-deferred exchanges, built-in gains, alternative minimum tax and overlooked tax elections
Everyday Ethics: Doing Well by Doing Good 2024
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, Institute of Management Accountants Standards of Ethical Conduct and T.D. Circular 230 Implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Recent, relevant cases on accounting profession ethics and professional responsibility Areas the partner should pay particular attention to What it means to be a profession and a professional Ethical frameworks
2024 Revision to Government Auditing Standards Impact
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Key changes made by the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing StandardsReview when the GAGAS requirements are applicable to a financial statement auditWhen reporting on key audit matters may apply in a GAGAS auditClarifications related to the independence requirements in a financial statement audit imposed by the 2024 Yellow BookReview the impact of the Quality Management Standards to a financial statement audit conducted under the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing StandardsOther important matters contained in the 2024 Government Auditing Standards related to financial statement audits
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plan Strategies 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
NEW!! The SECURE 2.0 Act Types of documents: advantages and disadvantages, where they fit and plan termination issues Types of retirement plans Plan selection and design Contribution and deduction limits and timing Reporting and disclosure: Form 5500 and participant communications Legislative environment In-plan Roth conversions
You Don't Know What You Don't Know About Excel 2024
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Excel shortcuts and time savers Working with templates, formats, styles and themes Customizing and enhancing Excel Protecting and securing workbooks Formula building and the Excel function library
Audit 403: Fraud Trends - Applying Real-Life Lessons
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Fraud trends per the most recent Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Annual Report on Fraud and AbuseReal-life examples of fraud in nonpublic entity and nonprofit environments.Cyber-security risks of fraud
Transition from SSAE 16 to SSAE 18
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $45
SSAE 18 Intent Impact of Change Subservice Organization Modifications of SSAE 18 Monitoring Risk Assessment Complimentary Controls Evidence
2024 Performance Auditing Made Easy
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Performance audit standards Performance audit types Performance audit objectives
Feeling Stressed from Change & Uncertainty? How to Stay Positive when Things Get Tough
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $49
Change management Leadership
Microsoft 365 Deployment Best Practices
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Overview of the "core" Microsoft 365 apps and how they integrate with each otherReview of the key deployment decisions to be madeIdentifying the important settings to establish in the key appsEstablishing organizational policies for using Microsoft 365Developing a plan to educate your team members on how to integrate the apps into their business processesUnderstanding the role of the Admin app and system administrationPlanning for Microsoft Copilot for 365 AI capabilities
Online Fraud Aimed at Individuals That Can Affect a Company
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Types of fraud that targets individualsHow organizations can work to reduce risk for workers
Surgent's Excel: Mastering PivotTables
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Explore PivotTable capabilities and functionality Retrieve data from a database and feed it into the PivotTable Pull web tables from web pages into Excel
Powerful Public Speaking: Communicate With Confidence
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Communications
Surgent's Fraud Case Studies: Schemes and Controls
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Recent fraud cases Common fraud schemes perpetrated by those within and outside victim organizations Consider the lessons learned Best practices to further our fraud prevention
Cyber Audit: Risks & IT Controls
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Current Cybersecurity and Risk Trends Key Mitigating Controls Common Audit Findings Monitoring Reference – NIST CSF and AICPA
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
Taxation of Business Entities
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Types of business entities (Sole proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Limited Liability Company and Limited Liability Partnership)Considerations in choosing a business entity, including:taxeslimited liability protectionmanagement and controlfunding options and opportunitiestax consequences for the owners and the businessFuture tax considerations that will impact various business entities
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Each week’s topics will change based on the most critical issues affecting financial professionals