CPE Catalog & Events
The One Big Beautiful Bill: 2025 tax legislation
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The Congressional process in passing tax legislation. Major Tax Provisions in the House version of Big Beautiful Bill Individual General Business International Health Care Accounts Qualified Opportunity Zones Industry Specific Provisions Tax Exempt Organizations Miscellaneous Provisions
Divorce Concerns: Taxes, Valuation, Finances, Retirement, & Obligations 26-27
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Divorce and ongoing payment issues dealing with alimony and child support Documents protecting a client going forward, including pre-nuptials, cohabitation agreements, post-nuptials and many others Advanced income tax issues, including like-kind exchanges, filing status issues, credits and asset sales Advanced retirement issues, including dissecting qualified, personal retirement, and nonqualified plans, QDROs, past and defunct plans, and using retirement assets to equalize assets High-level valuation issues, including closely held business, stock redemptions, partnership redemptions and stock options
How Changes in Business Methods Affects Internal Control
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this class include:How is business changing.What is driving the change and how long will it last.How specifically is an organizations control system important.What steps are needed to “keep up” with the upheaval.
Surgent's Employer's Handbook: Legal, Tax, and Health Care Issues
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Hiring and firing issues – What questions cannot be asked in an interview; how to document employee performance; establishing an annual review system; when an employer may and may not fire an employee, and much more Employment contracts – An analysis of the legal and planning issues in structuring employment contracts; when noncompetition agreements will and will not work Employment issues in the economy – Telecommuters and other special situations Legal liability issues – Recognition of age discrimination, sex discrimination, FLSA issues, minimum wage, overtime, sexual harassment, and more Fringe benefit issues – COBRA, Family and Medical Leave Act, and new developments in health care Medical plans – Who is a full-time employee?
Surgent's Industry Accountant Key Performance Metrics
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Key tools used by businesses and financial professionals across the globe to measure performance Detailed, real-world examples of businesses utilizing these tools
Introduction to Ethics & Professional Skepticism
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.The pressures, opportunities, and rationalizations that lead to instances of fraud. Interactive examples to illustrate various scenarios of noncompliance during engagements.
Technology Trends for CPAs and CFOs: 2026 Update
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Role of cloud computing as the foundation for all tech trendsIoT (Internet of Things) and Big DataData analytics and KPI dashboards the new financial reporting modelGenerative AI and Agentic AI in 2026Blockchain technology and smart contractsCryptocurrency 15 market and technology updateCurrent state of the software applications technology
Controls to Secure the Growing Digital Footprint
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:Securing individual documentsProtecting information resident in the CloudSecuring data stored on or accessed by mobile devices
ACPEN: The Ethics Hour: Accounting Scandals: What Happened and Why? Can We Prevent Them?, featuring Tracy Cooper and Don Minges
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Why do some choose to deceive, cheat and steal Can accounting scandals be prevented A brief history of accounting scandals What to look for What should ethical professionals like you do
ACPEN: Crypto, Blockchain and Taxes
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Understanding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Major Features, Benefits and Risks of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Tax Strategies for Cryptocurrency Transactions and Compliance Implementing Blockchain in Business Accounting Systems Navigating Estate Planning with Digital Assets
ACPEN: Common Audit and Financial Reporting Deficiencies in State and Local Governments
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Financial Statement Preparation Common Mistakes made in Preparing Financial Statements GASB Financial Statement Preparation Standards
ACPEN: Ethical Standards in Tax Practice: Circular 230 and Compliance
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Conflicts of Interest in Tax Practice Client Confidentiality and Ethical Obligations Due Diligence as to Accuracy Ethical Considerations of Contingent Fees Filing Amended Returns: Balancing Corrections and Consequences Client Pressure and Ethical Challenges Circular 230: Diligence and Competence Requirements
ACPEN: Peeking Behind the Curtain: Exploring IRS Audit Technique Guides
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of ATGs Best practices for utilizing ATGs Salient provisions of selected ATGs Insights auditors may obtain from analytical procedures Nuances associated with selected industries
ACPEN: HR Investigations – Episode 2 – Interview Techniques
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Interview terminology Types of questions Levels of listening Verbal and nonverbal communications Documenting results
Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools for CPAs
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Target profit analysisBreak-even analysisRelevant costs and decision-makingStandard costs and variancesActivity-based costingSegment reporting and analysis
Surgent's Engagement Letters: Scope and Risk Management
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Essential clauses made simple Keeping independence intact Change orders that prevent fights Stopping scope creep early What insurers and peer reviewers are seeing now
ACPEN: Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain III - Part 1
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Internal Audit GIAS IPPF Standards Accounting Internal Controls
ACPEN: Excel Essentials for Today’s Accountant: How To Become an Expert in One Day
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Using formulas to manipulate and transform data Using formulas and reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Using pivot tables Understanding Solver to perform multivariate analysis Awareness of advanced functions Creative methods for data manipulation Using intellectual curiosity and professional skepticism to develop a problem-solving mentality Real-life examples of innovative ways to analyze and report data with Excel Using Excel to perform e-mail merges Enhance creativity in your approach to developing Excel models Computer software and application
ACPEN: 2026 Tax Season Update for Individuals with Steve Dilley
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Update and integration of recent tax legislation impacting 2026 individual returns Update on significant individual tax developments related to cases and rulings Individual tax changes including the earned income credit, child credit, and child and dependent care credit Section 199A changes, including use of carryforward passive activity and 199A losses and latest tax forms Crypto reporting update 2027 tax rate schedule and other inflation adjusted items Passive activity and hobby loss rules changes
ACPEN: Fundamentals of the 1040 Business Income and Reporting
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Schedule C: self-employment income, business deductions, and SE tax Schedule E and K-1 income from partnerships and S corporations Shareholder basis tracking using Form 7203 Capital construction fund reporting (Form 7217) Business deductions and credits for individuals with business activity Audit risk areas and reporting red flags 2025 tax law changes affecting business income and pass-through reporting