CPE Catalog & Events

The major topics covered in this course include:Responsibilities for gaining an understanding of the entity and its environmentThe inter-relationship of the five foundational components of the COSO Internal Control - Integrated FrameworkVarious methods for documenting and evaluating the design and implementation of internal control over financial reportingIdentifying critical elements of entity-level and transactional-level controlsCase studies related to identifying deficiencies in internal control documentation

the Value and the art of nesting formulas different ways to troubleshoot complex formulas Excel's Nine builtin errorchecking options

How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling lifestyle

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Performing advanced searching & data retrieval with LOOKUP, INDEX & MATCH functions Speeding up worksheet creation with the INDIRECT function Testing conditions with the LOGICAL functions (IF, AND, OR, NOT) Using ERROR checking functions

The major topics covered in this class include:Basic requirements of an engagement review.Qualifications for serving as a peer reviewer.Involvement of peer review administrators and technical staff, peer review committees, AICPA, state boards of accountancy.Engagement selection criteria, information to be provided to the peer reviewer, the evaluation of engagements, the synthesis of matters, the nature of the reports, what happens if there is a nonconforming engagement, follow-up actions required by the committee.Common engagement review findings and tips for passing peer review.

The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of using Microsoft Teams for online meetings.Detailed review and analyze all the Teams meeting app features.Setting up a meeting with all the meeting options available.Tips for scheduling meetings with internal and external participants.Integrating with Microsoft Outlook.Creating a registration page for invitation only meetings.Managing your audio/video settings.Configuring your "in meeting" features.Recording and transcribing a meeting.Tips for hosting virtual meetings in Teams.

Employee engagement Values-based governance Organizational culture Employee relations

Early Warning Signs  Concerning Behavior Changes Getting out Barricading your area Fighting for survival Disarming the assailant Tourniquets (commercial and improvised) Pressure Dressings Chest Seals

The major topics covered in this class include:How to apply ethical guidance to scenarios accounting professionals may encounter in public practiceBest ethical standards to integrateAnalyze and apply the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct

Financial statement manipulation Ethics enforcement process Auditor conflicts of interest

The math literacy barrierThe financial literacy barrierWhat to say and how to say itCommunicating ideas graphically

Formula creation Best practices Demonstration of various Excel functions to enhance calculations using Excel functions to perform advanced calculations

Overall landscape of the construction industry GAAP and recent changes affecting the construction industry The new Revenue Recognition Standard and its impact on the construction industry The unique relationship between the contractor and the surety The new lease FASB ASC and its impact on the construction industry

What it means to engage people; discuss the meaning of motivation by getting to the core of what impacts your employees’ productivity Get your employees charged; find out what makes them tick through examining and understanding some of the classics in motivational theory Learn how to drill down to what truly motivates your employees Using the C.A.R.E. model to improve employee motivation through case studies

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:A look at the GASB standards that are effective this yearGASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error CorrectionsGASB 101, Compensated Absences The impact of the 2024 Compliance Supplement on Single AuditsChanges to the Uniform Guidance.Common deficiencies found in Single Audits.

The major topics covered in this course include:An overview of control frameworks and conceptsStrategic considerations that can be incorporated into control developmentUnderstanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change or choose not toThe COSO Internal Control Framework and the COSO ERM Framework

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

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 2024 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 

Budget defining, Budget cultures Tacticle budget issues Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions Understanding people in the budget process Communicating your budget to non financial types

The major topics covered in this class include:Overview of the impact environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters have on the financial worldEvolving guidance from the AICPA and other stand-setters related to ESG mattersRisks of material misstatement in financial statements and related disclosures emerging from ESG matters