CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Communicate Financial Concepts to Non-Accountants
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The math literacy barrier The financial literacy barrier What to say and how to say it Communicating ideas graphically
ACPEN: Recognizing Lies: How to Detect and Prevent
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Lies abound Why is it so difficult to call out a liar? How lies devastate Why do we despise lies? What sets liars apart? Deciphering the signals that indicate dishonesty How short-term thinking leads to lies and leads to uncovering lies Analyzing the cues Differentiating concerns and guilt The deception paradox What makes a great lie so great? Proven processes to uncover lies
Surgent's Build an AI Agent With ChatGPT: A Hands-on Lab for Financial Professionals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $119
Agentic simulation using prompt design and structured interaction Flipped agent/user roles in ChatGPT (autonomy emulation) Use case walkthroughs: audit Q&A bot, tax helper, financial planning agent Risk scenarios: hallucinations, scope creep, prompt hacking Governance, professional skepticism, and documentation best practices
Surgent's Tax Planning for Rental Real Estate
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $179
Rental activities and passive activities Material participation Real estate professional status Active participation status Depreciation recapture – Sections 1245, 1250, and 291 Vacation homes rented out QBI deduction and rental properties Section 1237 safe harbor for divided parcel sales Practitioner considerations
Internal and External Fraud: Understanding It and Working to Control It 26-27
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Understanding why internal fraud occurs Fraudulent acts initiated by outside organizations Policies, procedures and control measures designed to fight fraud Steps that verify anti-fraud activities are working
Not-for-Profit Organizations: Treasury Utilizing QuickBooks 26-27
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Financial entity IRS filing status Recent ASC updates affecting nonprofits Inflows and Outflows QuickBooks Desktop Setup Data entry Reporting Governance policies and budgeting
ACPEN: Overcome Your Obstacles to Abundance
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
How to know your specific obstacles to becoming rich Why people use poor marketing and investment strategies, and how to overcome such limitations The most effective marketing methods, and how to implement them The power of being super motivated, and 3 methods to keep you motivated long term towards your goals Having a vision for your business and life that will keep you on the right track
ACPEN: World-Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application - 8 Hour Version
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Classifying the five cost types Direct materials - comprehensive coverage Direct labor - including all labor burden costs Tracing all the prime costs to products Budgeting and setting standard costs Classifying manufacturing overhead costs into 5 cost types Selecting the bases for tracing overhead costs to products Period Manufacturing Inefficiencies cost of sales - categories and costing Segregating inventory for costing and analysis Accounting for variances - budgeting, analyzing, timing for recording
ACPEN: Maximizing the Tax Benefits of an Installment Sale
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Installment sale treatment eligibility When to elect out of installment sale treatment Installment sales of business assets Installment sale default and the rules for personal property vs real property Depreciation recapture
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - The Role of the Controller in ESG
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1.5 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance SG Operations
ACPEN: Sarbanes-Oxley 20 years later - Sourcing Emerging Risks Part 2
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1.8 Credits
Member Price: $79
Sarbanes-Oxley Accounting
ACPEN: The New Quality Management Standards - What Everyone Needs to Know
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of the new quality management standards Focus on the most important elements of a quality management system Implementation tips that everyone in the firm should know Audit and attest standards impacted
Surgent's Section 754 Step-Up in Basis: Understanding the Tax Issues for Partnerships and LLCs
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
How and why a partnership makes a 754 election The effect of the 754 election when an interest in a partnership is sold or inherited How the 754 election applies when a partnership makes a distribution of property to one or more of its partners How to make the 754 basis adjustment
ACPEN: Fraud Case Studies: Professional Misbehavior in the 21st Century
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Understand factors that allowed selected frauds to occur Recognize controls that may have prevented or mitigated selected frauds Consider application of these lessons to circumstances you encounter in your professional endeavors Apply ethical guidance to scenarios that accounting professionals may encounter in public practice
ACPEN: Expand Your Analytical Toolbox More Tools for Success
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
5 step valuation process 2 specific valuation approaches The Gordon Model 10 thoughts on banker selection Rating your bank 10 hints for keeping your toolbox full
ACPEN: The Essential SSARS Update with Renee Rampulla
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Preparation Engagements Compilation Engagements Review Engagements Quality Management Components Common Accounting and Reporting Issues Frequent Peer Review Matters
ACPEN: Audit & Attest Quality Matters that Should be on Your Radar – Avoiding Common Deficiencies in SAS, SSARS and SSAE Engagements
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Applying professional skepticism to ensure quality work Meaningful risk assessment when designing work programs for various levels of services Proper planning and supervision of all engagements Accountant responsibilities for evaluating internal control Strengthening analytic procedures to support conclusions Complying with the Code of Professional Conduct and quality management standards
ACPEN: Multistate Taxation - Issues and Planning Opportunities
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Multistate Business Activities Nexus and Implications State Taxable Income Business-Related Issues Formulas and Their Application Audit Defense Strategies State Specific Regulations Choice of Business Entity Interstate Commerce Clauses Domicile in relation to State Death Taxation
ACPEN: New Trademark Law: What CPAs and Their Clients Should Know
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Key Highlights of the TMA New Procedures brought about by the TMA Updates to Existing Procedures Takeaways
ACPEN: K2's Automation For Increasing Personal Efficiency And Effectiveness
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
What are integration and automation? Exploring Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) tools and services Intelligent Voice Assistants (IVAs) and home automation systems Personal automation workflows and time-saving strategies Smart home integration and optimization