CPE Catalog & Events
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: HR Investigations – Episode 1 – Introduction-Assessing-Planning
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Investigation terminology Assessment skills Investigative methodology
ACPEN: Revenue Recognition Topic 606 - Identify Performance Obligations Part 2
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1.4 Credits
Member Price: $39
Revenue Recognition Accounting
ACPEN: Sarbanes-Oxley Update - Accounting Risk Assessment considerations - 20 years later
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1.8 Credits
Member Price: $79
Sarbanes-Oxley Accounting Risk Assessment
ACPEN: Common Audit and Financial Reporting Deficiencies in State and Local Governments
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Financial Statement Preparation Common Mistakes made in Preparing Financial Statements GASB Financial Statement Preparation Standards
ACPEN: Partnership Essentials: Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Importance of tax basis capital accounts Reporting negative tax basis Tax accounting for property contributed to a partnership Effect of the Ceiling Rule Allocation of depreciation to partners Alternative and Remedial Methods Effect on financial capital accounts Form 1065, Schedule K-1
ACPEN: Tactical Business Systems – Getting the Most from Information Systems and ERP
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The CFO’s role in IT and systems governance Understanding what IT, ERP, and AI actually do—and don’t do Common system problems and why implementations fail Defining system needs before selecting software Documenting current processes and identifying gaps ERP selection, implementation steps, and risk management Cybersecurity, data security, and technology risk Post-implementation measurement and continuous improvement
ACPEN: The FASB Conceptual Framework
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Purpose and structure of the FASB Conceptual Framework Recognition and derecognition criteria Measurement concepts and approaches Qualitative characteristics of useful financial information Elements of financial statements Footnote disclosure requirements Relationship between the framework and standard-setting Practical application of the framework in accounting decisions
ACPEN: What's Going on at the AICPA (2026/27)
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
AICPA audit and attestation developments Next phase of quality management Monitoring and remediation responsibilities SSAE No. 24 and SSARS No. 26 updates Exposure drafts on confirmations and fraud SAS No. 149 and group audit implications
Navigating IRS Correspondence: Responding to IRS Letters
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Types of IRS letters: General notices, audits, collections, return requests, and errors.Deadlines for responding to IRS correspondence.Communication best practices for dealing with the IRS.Avoiding escalation and penalties through proactive responses.Ensuring compliance when addressing IRS correspondence.Real-world examples of successful IRS communications.Common pitfalls in handling IRS letters and how to avoid them.Strategies for advising clients on IRS correspondence.
Surgent's A Guide to the 401(k): Concepts and Strategies
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
401(k) eligibility, vesting, compensation limits, and annual testing Contribution types, limits, deadlines, and reporting requirements Traditional, Roth, and other after-tax contribution planning strategies Employer match optimization and profit-sharing structures Coordination across multiple employers and plan types Distributions, penalties, and tax reporting considerations Direct vs. indirect rollovers and rollover risk management Net unrealized appreciation (NUA) planning for employer stock Qualified plan loans and appropriate use cases Inherited plan rules
Surgent's Liquidation of Flow-Through Entities for LLCs and Partnerships
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Tax rules governing liquidation of a partnership or S corporation Tax treatment of the shareholder/partner/member receiving a liquidating distribution in an S corporation liquidation/partnership liquidation Tax impact on the pass-through entity when the entity is liquidated Receipt of corporate liabilities in an S corporation distribution Proportionate, liquidating partnership distributions to partners, and gains and losses to a partner on a liquidating partnership distribution Tax issues associated with a partnership distribution of noncash properties in a liquidation Compliance requirements on the occasion of a liquidation of a corporation or a partnership
Surgent's Making Sense of Essential OBBBA Provisions
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $119
Bonus and Section 179 depreciation Depreciation of qualified production property The business interest deduction Tax on excess compensation within tax-exempt organizations Excise tax on investment income of private colleges ABLE accounts and the Saver’s Credit Child Tax Credit Casualty losses Other crucial OBBBA provisions
Surgent's System and Organization Controls (SOC) Engagements
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Purpose and organization of the Trust Services Criteria Management assertions specific to different SOC engagement types Intended users of SOC 1®, SOC 2®, and SOC 3® reports Determination and use of materiality in SOC engagements Criteria for considering a vendor as a subservice organization Inclusive vs. carve-out method for subservice organizations Service commitments and system requirements in SOC 2® engagements Appropriate form and content of SOC reports
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Shareholder Basis, AAA, and Retained Earnings
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
S corporation earnings layers Observations on earnings layers S corporation basis calculation IRC 351 transactions Four loss tiers Appreciated property distributions
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - Financial Statement Preparation
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1.6 Credits
Member Price: $99
Accounting Finance Financial Statement Preparation
ACPEN: Year-End Tax Planning: Thinking Outside the Box
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Discuss the most recent tax legislation, rulings and developments Section 163(j) interest expense deduction New 21% corporate tax rate Medicare tax on high income wages and SE income Tax provision and extensions Timing income and deductions Alternative minimum tax (AMT) issues
ACPEN: Proper Financial Accounting for Partnerships and LLCs
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Importance of Partnership capital accounts Book vs tax capital accounts Partnership capital contributions Section 704(b) capital rules and OCBOA GAAP balance sheet impact of capital contributions Bonus and Goodwill methods Ceiling Rule and Remedial allocations GAAP partner capital accounts
ACPEN: Ethics: Critical Thinking, Case Studies, and Fraud
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Ethical decision-making in finance Professional codes of ethics and conduct Real-world case studies on ethical dilemmas Impact of ethics on the financial profession
ACPEN: K2’s Data Analytics For Accountants And Auditors
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Understanding the importance of data analytics in modern business environments Generating and interpreting data analytics using everyday applications such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft's Power BI platform Using regression analysis to create and validate forecasts and projections