CPE Catalog & Events
Case Studies in Accounting Fraud 25-26
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Major financial statement frauds, including sales and other types of revenue, estimates, earnings management and cut-off Major misappropriation of asset fraud schemes, including skimming, larceny, and additional schemes that occur in inventory, payables and other accounts Review of cases involving common fraud schemes (New cases will be discussed in 2024)
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 1
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
2024 Fringe Benefit Planning - Today and Beyond
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Fringe Benefit Planning Fundamentals Strategies Tailored for Business Owners and Employees Navigating IRC §132 Fringe Benefit Option Cafeteria Plans Demystified Tax Management in Compensation Planning Understanding the Implications of Dependent Care and Educational Assistance Plans Implementing Flexible Spending Account Plans Effectively Design Features and Regulations of Group Term Life Insurance Plans Medical Savings Accounts Regulations Financing Options for Retiree Medical Benefits Health Care Benefits: Insured Plan vs. HMO Comparison ERISA Reporting and Disclosure Requirements IRC Common Control RulesOverview of Age and Sex Discrimination Rules
Mastering Partnership Basis: Inside and Outside Basis
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Explain the use of both "inside" and "outside” basis determination.How to calculate tax basis capital accounts, including when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property.Clarify the importance of partnership capital accounts and partnerships debt on partner's tax basis.Explanation of how basis is impacted distributions and by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership interest.Comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process.
Assessing Independence Under Yellow Book
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
GAO Yellowbook Ethics
AI & You
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Leadership Future of Work Workforce Planning Change Management Technology in HR Job Redesign
Ethics in Communicating & Reporting
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fundamentals of ethical communication 4 must-have communication skills How to improve your ethical communication skills Problems related to unethical behavior in reporting & communication
Forensic and Fraud Interviewing Techniques and Skills
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2.2 Credits
Member Price: $79
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
Behind the Curtain: Exploring IRS Audit Technique Guides
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of ATGsBest practices for utilizing ATGsSalient provisions of selected ATGsInsights auditors may obtain from analytical proceduresNuances associated with selected industries
Measuring Audit Risks
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3.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
The planning process – When it starts and when it ends Determining the audit objectives The importance of the nature, timing and extent of the audit process The importance of professional skepticism The preliminary engagement activities Documentation of audit risk Determining materiality
2024 The Preparation of Form 706 and 709 - Line-by-Line
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Federal Form 706: Overview and Preparation Federal Form 709: Understanding and Compliance Portability in Estate Tax Planning Coordinating Issues for Decedent's Final Income Tax Return Postmortem Estate Planning Strategies Recent Legislative Changes: Impact on Estate and Gift Taxation Integrating Tax Planning into Client Services
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
Ethical Performance Management
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Definition and Benefits of Ethical Performance ManagementSetting Standards/Goal settingPreparing and Conducting the Appraisal InterviewLegal Considerations in Performance ManagementAvoiding Rater BiasFeedback and Coaching
2025 Business Tax Credits
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
Research & Development Tax Credit Work Opportunity Tax Credit COVID-19 Tax Credits Opportunity Zones GO-Biz Incentives Employment Training Panel
How to Double Your Firm's Revenue Through CFO and Advisory
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The average revenue of most accounting firms.The number of advisory clients you'll need to double your firm's revenue.How much you should be charging for advisory services.How we define CFO and advisory services.What business owners really want from their advisor.The three types of CFO/Advisory firms.How to get clients to pay you approximately $2,500 per month for advisory services.The three systems you'll need to add a CFO/Advisory service to your firm.
SECURE Act 2.0: What You Need to Know
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $29
Expanding Automatic Enrollment in Retirement Plans Increased Age for RMDs Higher Catch-up Contribution Limit Emergency Expense Penalty-Free Withdrawals “Starter” 401(k)s for Certain Employers Part-time Worker Improved Coverage
The Controllership Series - Sales, Collections and Customer Credit
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1.5 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Sales Collections
Everyday Ethics at Work: Don't be the Next News Story!
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Discuss ethics from an every-day real-world perspectiveHow to prevent an ethical lapse that can turn your business into the next news story
Form 706 Preparation Part 4: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits 25-26
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Schedule R, including election statements and integration with the marital deduction Foreign Death Tax Credit, Schedule P and Prior Transfer Credit, Schedule Q Qualified Conservation Easements, Schedule U Making Sec. 6166 election and using Graegin loans
K2's Backups Done Right
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
List the significant backup approaches Identify areas of critical weakness or threats in your backup and recovery systems List all critical and non-critical applications and establish their order of recovery Differentiate between backup solutions based on their features and benefits