CPE Catalog & Events
Consulting Services Secrets
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Identifying a consulting specialty Building a practice and translating knowledge into products Managing consulting projects Marketing consulting projects Building a referral network Contingent fees Professional standards for consultants
How to Make Difficult People Disappear...Without Going to Jail
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Team dynamics Influence Organizational behavior Leadership
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Computer Forensics - Part 1
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
International Cross Border Transactions
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Online
2.20 Credits
Member Price: $109
International cross border transactions. Decrease an entities effective tax rate. IRS audit risk
Mastering Charitable Remainder Trusts and Form 5227 ComplianceCompliance
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
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
Surgent's Communicating Financial Results to Stakeholders: A Guide for Client Advisory Services
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Communicating financial results The role of the accountant in communication The challenges accountants face in communication Creating better awareness of a company’s financials Behavioral biases of stakeholders Tips for staying on-point in communication Case study
Surgent's Excel Budgeting Ideas
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Set up an in-cell drop-down list of budget methods Change the calculations in the cells based on the selected budget method Use names in worksheets
Surgent's Understanding Non-Compete Agreements
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Review of the current legal and regulatory framework surrounding non-compete agreements Enforcement of non-compete agreements from the employer’s perspective Opposing enforcement of non-compete agreements from the employee’s perspective Understanding reasonable geographic scope and time limitations for non-compete agreements Understanding key issues that arise during enforcement and opposition to enforcement of non-compete agreements
Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers for Higher Quality Audits
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The primary purpose of workpaper documentation, and minimum documentation requirements for workpaper preparers Best practices for documenting complex and subjective procedures and conclusions, such as estimates, substantive analytic procedures, etc. that impact the nature and extent of audit documentation needed to support audit conclusions Discussing the financial statement audit risk concept, including how proper application better ensures a higher quality audit Tips for an efficient workpaper review process that complies with relevant standards
The Competent Accountant - Mastering the Role of the Controller/ CFO
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Business Management Organization
New Mergers & Acquisitions: Tricks, Traps, & Terrors
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Online
4.20 Credits
Member Price: $159
Business Management Organization
AI for CPAs - How it Works and How to Apply it
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Fundamentals of machine learning and AI algorithmsHow generative AI models like ChatGPT functionPractical examples of generative AI in accounting, finance and taxKey terminologies and concepts simplifiedAI Agents for process automation
Partnership Preparation, Basis Calculations & Distributions - Form 1065 Schedule K & K-1 Analysis
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $400
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes Review the Form 1065 to learn how income statement items get reported on the partnership/LLC tax return (i.e., page 1 versus Schedule K) and flow-thru to the partner/members on Schedule K-1 Analyze the Schedule K-1 line-by-line and discuss where the items get reported on the individual’s Federal income tax return and how the items affect the partner/member’s outside basis Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to partners/members needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations Formation issues including the mandatory allocation of the §704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member Calculating the tax and §704(b) book capital accounts Reporting recourse and non-recourse debt on the Schedule K-1Tax ramifications and reporting of cash and non-cash distributions including disproportionate distributions of “hot assets” Overview of the §754 election for optional basis adjustments triggering §743 (transfer of interests) and §734 (distributions)
A Practical Guide to Trusts
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $295
Trustee responsibilities and trust administration Strategies for probate avoidance and efficient asset distribution Tax treatment of revocable living trusts Marital deductions and bypass trusts Uses of irrevocable trusts in estate planning Benefits of irrevocable life insurance trusts Multi-generational wealth planning with dynasty trusts Overview of estate planning tools: GRIT, GRAT, GRUT, and QPRT
Estate Planning Strategies: Advanced Techniques and Tools
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $295
Legislative and regulatory changes in estate and gift taxation Wealth transfer strategies under the new administration Charitable deduction planning and compliance requirements Advanced estate planning tools, including split-interest trusts Using closely held stock for charitable contributions Generation-skipping transfer tax planning Strategic use of life insurance in estate planning
Integrate ChatGPT into Your Client Advisory Services-Updated
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:ChatGPT and generative AI technology primerBuilding your generative AI vocabularyDig deeper into your engagement research to develop a higher quality advisory servicePolish your client reporting with the help of ChatGPTDeveloping your ChatGPT client advisory servicesStart with client education. You don’t need to be a technical expert to be an educatorUse AI to help your clients automate their workflows / business processesBuild better spreadsheets with ChatGPT and ExcelHelp your clients identify, evaluate and select applications for their business
The Art of Accountability: Effective Strategies for Tough Conversations
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Leadership Conflict management Accountability Employee engagement
Fiduciary Accounting Part 2: Tools, Rules and Relationship to Tax 25-26
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Setting up a chart of accounts Reviewing the estate plan Distinguishing between "income" and "principal" Understanding the relationship of fiduciary accounting to fiduciary taxation
Real Estate Tax Issues: Passive Activity, Self-Rental and Section 199A
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Integration of the real estate professional rules with reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E Real estate professionals and indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) entity's reporting on Form 1040 How "real estate business" is interpreted under the Section 199A rules and how it integrates with the passive activity rules Real estate professionals and the Form 8582 (Passive Activities) How to make the "grouping" election for passive activities and the flow-through deduction Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469 Reporting using Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1 and 2 Self-rental property and the Form 8582 (passive activity)
Coping With the Growth of Online Fraud
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:The actuation of online and other cyber fraudsFraudulent acts that are initiated electronicallyAutomated and employee driven methods that can reduce cyber-fraud risk