CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Awesome Business Lessons from the Past: Learn from the Best!
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The six methods to get others to like you How to learn what others want What are twelve ways to win others to your way of thinking? How to destroy your enemies What are the fundamental principles of Henry Ford’s success? Focus on technology, training and ‘Scientific Method’ Value of training and education The need for fun What are the thirteen steps necessary to plan for success? All plans must adjust to changing realities What are the traps to avoid? How to use these principles to move your organization forward
ACPEN: Accounting for Software
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Master the accounting for software costs under U.S. GAAP Navigate capitalization, amortization, and impairment with confidence Understand the full lifecycle of internal-use software accounting Stay current on ASU 2025-06 and emerging guidance Apply accounting rules to SaaS, cloud computing, and website development costs
ACPEN: K2's Choosing Your CPA Firm Tech Stack
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Evaluating suite vs. best-in-breed software ecosystems Understanding and applying AI-driven tools for firm efficiency Measuring ROI and integration effectiveness across the tech stack
ACPEN: What's Going on at the FASB (2026/27)
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Recent and upcoming FASB standard-setting activity Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) effective for December 31, 2026 year-ends Impact of ASUs on public, private, and not-for-profit entities ASUs with future effective dates Exposure drafts and proposed standards
ACPEN: Navigating Mergers & Acquisitions with AI: The Future of Deals
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Strategic Reasons for Mergers & Acquisitions Establishing Acquisition Principles and Target Criteria Business Valuation in the M&A Process Structuring the Transaction and Negotiating the Deal Conducting Effective Due Diligence Post-Transaction Integration and Deal Success
ACPEN: 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
ACPEN: K2’s Next Generation Excel Reporting
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Identifying weaknesses in traditional reporting processes Using leading-edge features in Excel to improve reporting practices How to work with Power Query to solve common reporting challenges Adding Slicers and Timelines to your Excel-based reports
ACPEN: K2’s QuickBooks Online For Accountants
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
New features in QuickBooks Desktop and Online Enhancing internal controls in QuickBooks-based environments Improving financial and operational reporting when using QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online Best practices for setting up companies
ACPEN: Effective Communication Skills
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Confidence Leadership
ACPEN: Ethics in Communicating & Reporting
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Fundamentals of ethical communication 4 must-have communication skills How to improve your ethical communication skills Problems related to unethical behavior in reporting & communication
ACPEN: A Strategic Approach to Understanding Compensation Structures
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1.5 Credits
Member Price: $79
Compensation
ACPEN: Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) – Overview and Contrast to 2017 International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)
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1.6 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Internal Controls Internal Audit Standards
ACPEN: Benford’s Law and Other Digital Analysis Techniques
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1.8 Credits
Member Price: $79
Benford’s Law Digital Analysis Data analytics
ACPEN: GASB 96 –SBITA, GASB 94 P3, and GASB 87 Leases (Year 2)
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Requirements of GASB 96, GASB 94, and GASB 87 Implementation of GASB 96, 94 and 87
ACPEN: HR’s Role in Business Evolution: Strategy, Finance, and Growth
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Corporate Culture Strategic Planning Leadership Staff Development Use of Generative AI
ACPEN: IRAs – Contributions & Distributions for Traditional, Roth, SEP & SIMPLE IRAs
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
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 that 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
ACPEN: K2’s Small Business Internal Controls, Security, And Fraud Prevention And Detection
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Common challenges associated with implementing appropriate internal controls in small business environment Fraud in small business environments Internal control options in small business accounting software Understanding the need for application controls and general controls
ACPEN: Getting the Most When Selling a Business: Little Details to Get Top Value
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
What do buyers really want? Steps to take so your business will be attractive to buyers The process to prepare for a sale The steps and timing Pitfalls to avoid The value of a strong advisory team Key considerations
ACPEN: Transforming Strategic & Financial Management with ChatGPT - Insights for CPAs, CFOs and Controllers
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Recognize the variety of ChatGPT uses in accounting. Determine how to use ChatGPT. Identify how ChatGPT improves customer, vendor, and industry research. Recognize how ChatGPT aids in financial benchmarking. Identify how ChatGPT can assist in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
ACPEN: K2’s NextGen Document Management, Workflows, And Portals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Modern document management and workflow automation Secure client portals and digital collaboration tools Implementation and ROI evaluation strategies for paperless systems