CPE Catalog & Events
Accounting Industry Update 26-27
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
FASB Technical Agenda and upcoming changes ASUs Implementation dates and methods Audit quality initiatives Changes to AICPA auditing standards; and PCAOB standards
Preparation, Compilations and Reviews—A Practical Workshop 26-27
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Preparation Compilations Reviews
ACPEN: K2’s Excel PivotTables For Accountants
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
PivotTable fundamentals, including Recommended PivotTables and the six elements of PivotTables Formatting PivotTables Advanced PivotTable techniques and options, including consolidation PivotTables, Power Pivot, and Power Query Analytical techniques available in PivotTables
Securing Your Data with a Password Management App - Updated
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Introduction to the world of password management apps and what makes them so secureReview and demonstration of top selling password management appsSoftware features that will be reviewedPassword generationEmergency user accessEntity vs. individual password managementDesktop vs. cloud basedMulti device synchronizationPII (personally identifiable information) forms fillerCredit card storageDigital data vault
ACPEN: Interviewing, Onboarding and Training 101
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Best practices on interviewing Best practices for onboarding Best practices with training
Tax Implications of Retirement Plan Distributions
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Required minimum distributions for a deceased’s heirs2025 retirement plan contribution limitsRequired minimum distributions and contributions to charityKey provisions of Secure Act 2.0
ACPEN: White-Collar Crime: What Every CPA Should Know
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Definitions of white-collar crime White-collar crime characteristics and statistics The CPA’s role in combating white-collar crime
ACPEN: Tax Practice Ethical Challenges and Circular 230
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Circular 230 (IRS) rules for conducting a "best" tax practice How to avoid tax return preparation penalties Recent developments impacting today's tax practice Review of tax return preparer's registration rules Explanation of the revised AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Contingent fees
ACPEN: An In-Depth Understanding of the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of the GST tax and its policy purpose Direct skips, taxable terminations, and taxable distributions Skip persons and treatment of trusts as skip persons Application of the GST exemption and inclusion ratio Timely, late, and retroactive GST allocations Formula-based exemption allocations Planning strategies for GST tax minimization Filing considerations for Forms 706 and 709
ACPEN: Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain IV - Part 2
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Internal audit Standards GIAS Accounting Auditing
ACPEN: Navigating IRS Collections: Overview of Form 433 & Offer in Compromise
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
IRS collection process overview Initial notice and subsequent notices Enforced collection actions: liens, levies, and wage garnishments Payment options and alternatives to enforced actions Detailed review of Forms 433-A & 433-B Offer in Compromise (OIC) program: qualifications and process Advising clients on compliance and payment options
Tax Update: "One Big Beautiful Bill"
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Individual Taxation: Child Tax Credit expansion and additional senior deduction SALT cap extensionIncome & Adjustments: Tip income exclusion, overtime relief, educator expensesEducation Incentives: Student loan discharge, 529 plan expansion, new “TRUMP Accounts”Business Taxation: Bonus depreciation, 199A expansion, interest deduction limitsEstate & Gift Tax: Increased exemption threshold, charitable deduction changesCompliance & Reporting: 1099-K, 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC threshold changes
ACPEN: Cybersecurity & IT Risk for IT Auditors and Financial Auditors
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TBD
3.0 Credits
Member Price: $109
Cybersecurity IT Risk Governance IT Security Framework(s)
ACPEN: Building Personal Leadership Skills
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Leadership Personality Types Communication Uses of AI in the work place
ACPEN: Proper Financial Accounting for S Corporations
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Deferred tax accounting for S Corporations S elections and terminations – dealing with deferred taxes Financial accounting for capital stock and retained earnings S corporation shareholders’ equity Tax vs financial accounting for Accumulated Adjustments Account Financial accounting for loans to and from S shareholders
ACPEN: Comprehensive Estate Planning: Administration & Postmortem Strategies
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Introduction to Estate Administration How to Read a last will and testament Understanding the Entities Administration the Estate and Orderly Process The Probate process and the courts Special Issues in Estate Administration Postmortem Issues Regarding Income Taxation of Descendants and Estates Post Mortem Opportunities on the Estate Income Tax Return Available Post Mortem Estate Tax Elections Portability Election Disclaimers
ACPEN: The Yellow Book: From Beginning to End
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Introduction Foundation and principles General requirements for complying with Government Auditing Standards Ethics, independence and professional judgment Competence and continuing professional education Quality control and peer review Standards for financial audits Standards for attestation engagements and reviews of financial statements
ACPEN: K2’s Advanced Excel
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TBD
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Collaboration and security techniques Tables, data models, and PivotTables Advanced formulas Data queries Creating effective visualizations
Fraud & Embezzlement: Case Studies from the Trenches
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How organizations can find themselves defrauded due to lax oversight and weak internal controls.How the existence of the "trusted advisor" creates situations where CPAs can drop their professional skepticism.Illustrations of the issues companies should look for in preventing fraud and embezzlement.
ACPEN: Business Valuation Fundamentals
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Business Valuation Fundamentals The Objective - What type of report is needed? The Process Agreed Upon Procedures Calculation of Value Conclusion of Value Industry Sanity Checks – Would you pay or accept the value if it were your company?