CPE Catalog & Events
K2's Top PDF Features You Should Know
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Best practices for creating, editing, and managing PDFs The process for creating and distributing PDF forms Integrating PDFs with other applications Securing your PDFs
2025 Annual Update for Governments and Not-for-Profits
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7.0 Credits
Member Price: $209
Not for Profit Governmental Auditing & Accounting Yellowbook
ACPEN Signature 2026: S Corporations Update
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Making the S election. Per share per day accounting rules. Revenue procedures for curing various errors that can adversely affect S status. Regulatory safe harbors for routine commercial agreements. Employment tax issues.
K2's Microsoft 365/Office 365 - All The Things You Need To Know
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Understanding the Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscription model Working with vital 365-based apps and services Using Teams as your primary collaboration tool Taking advantage of lesser-known features and services in a Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscription
Basis Calculations & Distributions for Pass-Thru Entity Owners Schedule K-1 Analysis
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
Detailed coverage of any new legislation affecting basis computations and distributions and changes to the schedule K-1s (including the NEW Form 7203 – S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations) Line-by-line analysis of the Schedule K-1s to determine how the items affect a S shareholder’s stock and debt basis and a partner/member’s outside basis and where the items get reported on Federal individual income tax return The three loss and deduction limitations on the owner’s individual income tax return (i.e. basis, at-risk and other Form 1040 limitations) How cash or non-cash distributions affect the basis calculations and whether or not they are taxable to the owners Compare the tax treatment of the sale of a shareholder’s stock in a S corporation and a partner’s interest in a partnership What constitutes debt basis for a S corporation shareholder under the final regulations The tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders and on open account debt How recourse and non-recourse debt effect a partner or member’s basis calculations and amount at-risk
K2's Excel Essentials For Staff Accountants
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Best practices for creating and working with Excel workbooks Effectively using Excel functions when creating formulas The importance of PivotTables in modern reporting environments Best practices for formatting your workbooks
Grading Your Auditors - Are You Getting the Most Value?
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Limitations in roles and responsibilities an auditor can accept without impairing independenceAssessing the strength of your auditor's ability to think critically, strategically, and creatively in appropriate circumstancesEvaluating your auditor's time and project management stillsGrading your auditor's communication and interpersonal skills, in exceeding your expectations on an audit
Leaders Eat Last. Why? - 1 Hour Session
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Why building trust is essential How trusting relationships makes us more effective Steps to build trust
Revenue Recognition - Topic 606 Disclosures
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Revenue Recognition Accounting
Defining Lines: Advanced Professional Boundaries
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Best practices for personal and professional boundaries 3 types of workplace boundaries 6 fail-safe ways to implement your boundaries at work Understanding interference & how to manage related stress Developing flexibility for efficiency & ease
Compilation, Preparation and Review Basics and Peer Reviews
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Basic requirements included in AR-C Section 60, General Principles; AR-C Section 70, Preparation of Financial Statements; AR-C Section 80, Compilation Engagements; and AR-C Section 90, Review of Financial Statements.New requirements included in SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions.Common peer review findings.Practice tips for high-quality engagements.
Governmental & Not for Profit Fraud 25-26
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Review real-world examples of fraud schemes perpetrated against governments and not-for-profits, including misappropriations of cash, grant frauds, vendor frauds, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Understand and recognize fraud risk and fraud indicators Consider types of fraud prevention programs
Practical Ethics and Circular 230 Compliance for CPAs and EAs
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Taxpayers' rights and protections Professional oversight in tax practice Navigating Circular 230 complexities Ethical practice before the IRS Preparer roles and responsibilities Compliance with rules on written advice Ensuring client confidentiality Upholding best practices in tax preparation
How Recent Auditing Standards Improve Risk-Based Audits
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Key changes to audit report elements intended to improve the understandability of the nature and results of financial statement auditsEnhanced required by-product communications with management and those charged with governance to promote more reliable financial statementsClarifications related to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, including significant unusual transactions, related parties, going concern uncertainty, and accounting estimatesNew definitions and requirements related to identifying and evaluating risks of material misstatementOther important matters contained in recent SASs
SECURE Act 2.0 and Updates (2025)
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Implications for individualsChanges to the Saver’s CreditChanging the required minimum distribution rules for Roth 401(k)sChanges to required beginning dates for required minimum distributions of retirement plans. Penalty-Free Withdrawals for Certain Emergency ExpensesSpecial provisions for firefighters and military personnel spouses Increases in catch-up contributions Impact on 529 plansOpportunities for student loan payment matchingImplications for EmployersStarter § 401(k) plans for small employersRequiring automatic 401(k) enrollmentImproving worker access to emergency savingsIncreasing part-time workers’ access to retirement accountsStatute of Limitations on excise taxes imposed on overcontributions to retirement plansMultiple employer §403(b) plansAutomatic portability provisionsOther changes in the administration of company retirement plans
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax 25-26
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
Taxable terminations Mismatch between available exemption and GST, and utilizing excess GST GST elections on Form 709 and automatic allocations
Ultimate Small Business HR Guide: Essential Tips for Success
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Small Business Management
K2's Accounting Solutions And Add-Ons For Small Businesses
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Overview of small business accounting solutions Strengths and shortfalls of various accounting and add-on solutions
Five Amazing Business Books in 100 Minutes
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Five business books, including, • “Leaders Eat Last”, by Simon Sinek, • “Zero to One” by Peter Thiel, • “American Icon” by Bryce Hoffman, • “Slide:ology” by Nancy Duarte, and • “Brain Rules” by John Molina.
Build Better Budgets: Fundamental Techniques
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Advantages of budgetingThe role of budgetingMaster budgetingFlexible budgetingStandards and variancesCapital budgeting