CPE Catalog & Events
Upholding Independence While Holding Your Client's Hand
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Circumstances that may cause recent FASB pronouncements to introduce threats to independence AICP's Code of Professional Conduct Best practice tips and practical strategies for preserving independence when assisting clients with technical matters
Forensic and Fraud Interviewing Techniques and Skills
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2.2 Credits
Member Price: $79
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
Tech It to the Next Level: Slim Your Team for Max Efficiency
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How to leverage tech and automation to fill workflow gaps, How to build a strong tech stack, and connect tools seamlessly.How one proven tech stack replaced more than half a traditional team while improving client satisfaction and reducing overhead.
Inventory Accounting GAAP, Software and Recognizing Variances
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Inventory accounting GAAP Methods for dealing with variances
K2's Taking A Fresh Look At Teams
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
How Teams got to where it is today Major components in Teams Collaboration options Extending Teams functionality
Surgent's A Complete Guide to Form 1099-K
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
What Form 1099-K is designed to do Filing thresholds for the Form 1099-K Who sends and who receives Form 1099-K Form 1099-K reporting thresholds Personal payments from family and friends Personal items sold at a gain or a loss Reporting provisions for gig workers, partnerships, and corporations Mistaken receipt of a Form 1099-K What to do when the Form 1099-K has a mistake Situations when the gross amount on a Form 1099-K must be shared How to handle the receipt of multiple Forms 1099-K
Managing Your Money in Retirement
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3.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Social Security Retirement Asset allocation Fraud
Surgent's S Corporation Taxation: Advanced Issues
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Detailed rules governing basis in the shareholder’s debt and stock AAA Built-in gains incurred from the sale of assets Redemptions and liquidations Compensation planning for shareholders, including planning strategies under the SECURE Act Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the various stimulus acts, as applicable
Partnership & S Corporations: How to Calculate Basis
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Calculation of basis when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property How to calculate partnership tax basis capital accounts; Clarifies the how partnerships and S corporations debt impacts tax basis Discusses how distributions affect basis Explains how basis is impacted by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership or S-corporation interest Discusses how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting Comprehensive examples to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
Deep Dive Into Common Auditing Deficiencies
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review common deficiencies identified by the AICPA and state boards of accountancy.Feature discussion on a variety of topics, including analytical procedures, sampling, group audits and risk assessment.Review of the areas of concern and how you can overcome them by employing best practices.
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 25-26
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Intestate succession and probate administration Holding title to assets Lifetime asset transfers and testamentary asset transfer planning Structures to avoid or minimize transfer taxes Living trusts, including A-B and A-B-C, life insurance trusts, terminating irrevocable trusts, use of trust protectors, trust administration during incapacity and post-mortem
Federal Tax Update: Business Comprehensive 25-26
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Review of recent federal legislation and administrative rulings Review of recent modifications to tax forms Review of small business tax law and administrative update changes Review of retirement plan changes Overall review of tax practice and procedures
K2's Case Studies in Fraud and Technology Controls - 8 Hours
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Key fraud risks impacting businesses today Examples of fraud and the monetary impact on victims How to create, implement, and assess technology-based internal controls to reduce the probability of becoming a fraud victim
Implementing and Maintaining an Internal Control System
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this course include:Control creation and implementation basicsImplementation and update procedures for an Internal Control systemMaintaining existing internal controls
Surgent's Business Law Essentials for Practitioners and Controllers
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Contract principles Partnerships and limited liability entities Legal issues related to various types of business organizations Worker classification Employee rights and the duties of employers Intellectual property Real property law Bankruptcy basics Environmental Law Merger Basics
Surgent's Preparing Not-for-Profit Financial Statements
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Key requirements, options, and disclosures related to each of the basic financial statements The reporting of functional and natural expense information Requirements related to providing liquidity and availability of financial assets information Core not-for-profit accounting requirements related to conditional and unconditional contributions, promises to give, contributed services, net assets, special events, the classification of expenses, and more
Surgent's Tax Forms Boot Camp: LLCs, Partnerships, and S Corporations
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Compare and contrast the tax consequences, opportunities, and pitfalls of operating a business as a partnership, LLC, or S corporation Reporting requirements and filing exceptions for Schedules K-2 and K-3 Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations Gain a comprehensive understanding of income tax laws for S corporations from eligibility and election to tax return preparation, stock basis, and loss limitation issues Recognize and properly handle special pass-through items of income and expense Accurately prepare S corporation returns and reconcile book income to taxable income Accurately prepare partnership returns and reconcile book income to taxable income What the transactional method entails and how to report partners’ capital accounts under this method Properly handle the tax treatment of distributions to shareholders, partners, or members Understand the special restrictions and sanctions for tax year-end selection Review the basics of partnership and LLC formation and basis calculation Self-employment tax or NOT, for each entity Filling in K-1s correctly for S corporations, partnerships, and LLCs. Major changes in K-1 reporting on both partnership and S corporation forms and content The most frequently used forms and schedules, including some form “oddities”
Professional Ethical Considerations for CPAs
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Core principles of any Code of Professional Conduct applicable to all CPAs, including conflicts of interest, preparing and reporting information, competence, confidential information, and moreThe importance of maintaining independence for CPAs in public practice, especially when also performing nonattest services for the attest client Comparing and contrasting various ethical standards, including those promulgated by the AICPA, PCAOB, and international bodies
How to Make Difficult People Disappear...Without Going to Jail
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Team dynamics Influence Organizational behavior Leadership
The Ethics Hour: Ethics is the Engine to Better Leadership: Taking Action, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
How are ethics, trust and leadership interrelated Why do we only follow ethical leaders Why do our actions and behaviors matter The value of ethical leaders The need to communicate is crucial to gain trust