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Surgent's Private Company M&A for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
M&A deal basics: understanding customer and vendor concentration, possible liabilities, off-balance sheet issues, and how these items can affect the sale price Understanding purchase agreement terms that affect the numbers, including working-capital targets, debt-like adjustments, earnout payments, and improper transfers of company assets or funds before closing Reviewing common deal protections, including representations, warranties, and indemnification provisions from a practical business perspective Preparing for post-closing issues such as accounting controls, financial reporting priorities, escrow holdbacks, and potential disputes between buyers and sellers
The Art of Engaging in Difficult Conversations
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major subjects that will be covered in this course include:Awareness of your mindset entering the conversationTactics to build a pool of meaningClarity around story tellingBiggest mistakes to avoid
Enhancing Performance Through Effective Coaching
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Coaching Effective Communication Problem Solving Use of AI as a coaching tool
Mastering SSARS: From Compilation to Preparation Engagements
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The SSARS landscapeReview engagementsCompilation engagementsPreparation engagementsSelecting from the menu of SSARS engagementsAICPA quality management standardsIndependence and other ethical considerationsConsiderations when changing the level of servicePitfalls to avoidBest practices to adopt
Impact of OBBBA 2025 on the Individual Taxpayer
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Online
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $189
OBBBA 2025 – New law provisions, those extended or made permanent with and without changes, and those repealed Illustrative example of how the OBBA changes may impact the everyday taxpayer Inflation adjusted rates for 2025 and 2026 Dependent care credit Student loan deduction Review of other individual credits and deductions
Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers - Essential Tips for Avoiding Deficient Audit and Other Attest Engagements
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
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 Understanding the quality control standards and guidance related to a CPA firm’s responsibilities for its system of quality control Explain the importance of establishing, applying, and monitoring quality control policies and procedures related to audit documentation
Financial & Tax Accounting for S Corporations & Partnerships
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Review the Accounting Standards Codification, OCBOA/Special Purpose Frameworks, and AICPA financial reporting framework and their application to partnerships, LLCs and S corporationsFinancial accounting issues arising from changes in ownershipFinancial vs. tax accounting for partnership/LLC capital accountsSection 704(b) substantial economic effect rules and their relation to financial accountingThe integration of financial accounting with Forms 1065 and 1120SFinancial accounting basis for ownership interests vs. tax accounting basis for ownership interestsDeferred tax accounting for partnerships/LLCs and S corporationsFinancial accounting for the operations of a partnership/LLCFinancial accounting impact of the C to S election and the S to C electionFinancial and tax accounting for S corporation shareholder equity and partner capital accountsFinancial vs. tax accounting for loans to and from S corporations and their shareholders
Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Firm's Data and Reputation
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Assessment of the current cybersecurity threat level and vulnerabilitiesDeveloping your WISP (Written Information Security Program) Deploying a password management app (PMA) to fortify the security of your login credentialsImplementing an incident response plan to minimize the damage from a cybersecurity attackUnderstanding the role of cybersecurity insurance
What If Your Client Didn't Take Reasonable Compensation
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review best practices to help your client evaluate if an S election is an appropriate choiceHow to be proactive and head off common reasonable compensation issues before they happenExplore strategies for cash management if cash isn't available at year endExplore what’s at stake when reasonable compensation isn’t paid timely
Productivity Hacks for Working Remote
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Online
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Virtual Work Remote Work Telecommuting Flexible Work Options
Common Deficiencies in Employee Benefit Plans
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
EBP Auditing Yellowbook
Streamlined Excel Reporting Series Session 3: PivotTable Wrap-Up and Web Data
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
What's Behind the Data?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Ways in which data and information can be misleadingCommon pitfalls when encountering dataHow to re-evaluate the data to avoid those pitfalls
LLC's & S Corps -- A Comparative Analysis
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Online
4.50 Credits
Member Price: $169
Comparative analysis of LLCs and S Corporations Entity formation, compliance, and operational structures Self-employment tax and its implications for LLCs and S Corporations Form 2553 preparation and relief for late filings Rev. Proc. 2022-19 and Rev. Proc. 2023-3: analysis and application S Corporation eligibility errors and corrective measures Corporate governance and formalities for both entity types Shareholder stock and debt basis for S Corporations Forms 1120S, 1065, and related schedules (K-1, K-2, K-3) Officer reasonable compensation and general partner guaranteed payments Audit strategies, estate planning, and business continuation planning
101 Tax Planning Ideas 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• An overview of the individual and business tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill • Identifying tax planning opportunities in the tax formula • Different types of planning • Frequently-used planning techniques • Qualitative and quantitative considerations • The connection between tax planning and other financial planning areas, such as retirement, investment, insurance, and estate planning • Looking to the past, present, and future as we plan
IRAs—Traditional, Roth, SEP & SIMPLE 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• An emphasis on newly enacted tax legislation affecting IRAs., including the NEW final required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations • Contribution limits to and tax treatment of distributions from Traditional, Roth, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs • Deductible phase-out limits for Traditional IRA contributions for taxpayers who are active participants in qualified retirement plans • Roth IRA contribution phase-out limits, as well as tax-free qualified distributions • Planning opportunities for conversions to ROTH IRAs • Rollover rules to/from different retirement accounts and the one-rollover-per-year limitation • The different options of receiving IRA distributions before age 59 ½ and avoiding the 10% early distribution penalty (including substantially equal periodic payments) • The required minimum distribution (RMD) rules from IRAs needed to avoid the 50% penalty after the account owner turns age 72 or dies • The tax ramifications of spouse and non-spouse beneficiaries and how this affects the RMD calculation after the account owner's death • Overview of health savings account (HSA) eligibility rules, contribution limits and distribution rules
U.S. GAAP Disclosures for Non-Public Entities 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• FASB Accounting Standards Codification disclosure requirements • An overview of the disclosure landscape • How materiality enters into disclosure decisions • Navigating the FASB Codification
Ethics: How to Run Your Business Well
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The five principles of ethical intelligenceHow to make the right decisions in a range of challenging situationsThe fundamental ethical principal, "Do No Harm"
Surgent's Annual Accounting and Auditing Update
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update, and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Recently issued ASUs covering derivatives, credit losses under ASC 326, government grants, and expense disaggregation FASB Final PIR Report for Leases (Topic 842) Statement on Quality Management Standards: SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3 Proposed SAS on the auditor’s responsibility relating to fraud Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity Recently issued PCAOB standards and SEC rulemaking activities Other important A&A practice matters
Accommodation Requests - Substance Abuse - Contagious Infections
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accommodation requests - religious practices Accommodation requests - disabilities Substance Abuse - constructive confrontation Substance Abuse - duty to accommodate as a disability Disclosures of potentially contagious infections