CPE Catalog & Events
Attestation Update: SSAE 19-22
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Auditing
K2's 2023 CPA Firm Update
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Software products by service lines Innovation and automation tools Specific technology stacks to improve productivity and profitability
Motivating the Right Way - Get the Most From Your Staff!
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The issues and alternatives of motivation.Why many motivation tactics consistently failHow to change your motivation tactics to enhance performanceThe three things that every professional wantsThe new science of effective motivationHow to motivate people todayAn action plan to enhance motivation
Project Management: Enhancing Ongoing Client Engagements
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Clarification between workflow and project management and the use of eachLeveraging the project charter to establish consistency and collaboration across teams for a quality client experience
Resolving Ethical Conflicts
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Standards and techniques for resolving ethical conflict How to have a conversation about a tough issue without having it destroy the relationship What to do when talking fails
Tactics to Find Work Life Balance in a Complex World
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this class include:How to get more out of one's workHow to achieve greater balance between today's ever more demanding and complex demands of work without losing sight of what is important in daily routinesExample of how to develop and be challenged by your own personal bucket list
Audit 503: Management - Being a Balanced Leader-Manager
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Differentiating between managing and leading, while highlighting the importance of eachAssessing your own natural management and leadership styleAdapting management and leadership styles to the specific circumstancesBecoming a catalyst for positive changeOvercoming barriers to successfully managing and leadingSuccessfully engaging in difficult conversations to minimize performance issues and conflict
DEI in the Remote Work Era
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
DEI Employee engagement Remote work Organizational culture Employee relations
Appreciation Intelligence: The New AI
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Languages of appreciation Appreciation strategies
Navigating Leaves of Absence
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Family Medical Leave Act - full time and intermittent Americans With Disabilities Act Special rules for managers Handling fraud, abuse, and performance issues in connection with a leave of absence
GASB 96 -SBITA, GASB 94 P3, and GASB 87 Leases (Year 2)
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Requirements of GASB 96, GASB 94, and GASB 87 Implementation of GASB 96, 94 and 87
1065 - Understanding Partnerships Tax Returns
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Partnership taxation Different types of partnerships Tax obligations of partners Role of the partnership agreement in tax reporting Filing deadlines of Form 1065
To Verify or Let It Fly: What to Do About Questionable Tax Return Information
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Clear Reflection of Income: Really? The Verification Drill Tax Ethics and the Conceptual Framework The Tax Uncertainties Dance (Tax and Financial Reporting) Cases and Controversies Blanco v. United States U.S. v. Fairchild Conclusion
Partnership Tax Updates
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Court decisions covering partnership issues such as TEFRA, Statute of Limitations, Economic Substance, and Sec. 754 Elections IRS updates on Form K-2 and K-3 Criteria for using the Domestic Filing Exception
Cost of Capital: What it is and How to Use it
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Find your organization’s cost of debt Calculate the cost of equity Understanding your Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Interpret your cost of capital Properly use the cost of capital to make decisions Avoid common cost of capital mistakes
Tax Penalties and Penalty Abatement
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The basics of tax penaltiesHow CPAs can assist their clients with seeking penalty abatement
Business Consulting for CPAs
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
What is Business Consulting? Identify the types of Management services your firm could offer. How to become the trusted advisor – identification of client’s needs? Learn how client expectations may create different performance and understanding levels for CPAs in business consulting engagements. Know what it takes to create a valuable outcome for the client. Understand the competitive advantages/disadvantages that your firm has versus non-CPA business consultants. Learn techniques to become a more effective consultant. Professional standards application
Data & Predictive Analytics & Business Intelligence for Controllers/CFOs
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
DA and BI relationship to accountant value. Current trends in BI and DA, including the emergence of AI tools like ChatGPT. The changing accountant roles: data analyst, data scientist, and data storyteller, with an emphasis on how ChatGPT can be utilized in these capacities. Obtaining datasets to compare and contrast with their organization's data, and how ChatGPT can assist in analyzing and interpreting this data. BI tools and the inclusion of AI technologies such as ChatGPT to streamline processes and improve analytical capabilities.
2022 Tax Legislation: Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Inflation Reduction Act of 2022The new 15% corporate AMTElectric Vehicle CreditsClean Commercial Vehicle Credits1% tax on the repurchase of corporate stockExcess Business LossesClean Energy Tax CreditsEnergy Efficient Home Improvement CreditEnergy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction (Section 179D)New CreditsResearch Credits for Small BusinessesExcise Taxes on Fossil FuelsGreen Property DepreciationAdditional Funding for the IRSTransfers of certain credits to an unrelated transfereeCreating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022
Accounting & Auditing Update - 2023
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Leases FASB Update Audit Evidence