CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Mastering Charitable Remainder Trusts and Form 5227 Compliance
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Introduction to Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) Types of CRTs and their Benefits Formation and Funding of CRTs Identifying Suitable Candidates for CRTs Understanding Form 5227: An Overview Line-by-Line Breakdown of Form 5227 Reporting Trust Assets and Income Distributions and Charitable Beneficiaries Compliance Updates and Recent Changes to Form 5227 Best Practices for Accurate Completion and Filing
ACPEN: Section 199A Compliance: Rules and Reporting After OBBA
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
A deep-dive look at the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction Calculation of qualified business income Application to rental real estate - "safe harbor" rule and aggregation rules Self-rental rule for 199A compared to self-rental rule for passive activities Differing impact on the sole proprietorship, partnerships and S corporations Forms reporting in Form 8995 and Form 8995-A Section 199A flowchart
ACPEN: K2’s NextGen Document Management, Workflows, And Portals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Modern document management and workflow automation Secure client portals and digital collaboration tools Implementation and ROI evaluation strategies for paperless systems
Fraud Misstatements & Financial Reporting 26-27
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
A case study approach to financial statement fraud Cases on misrepresentation of assets, including cash, inventory, accounts receivable, fixed assets, goodwill and reserves Common methods of deceiving users of financial statements Red-flags in fraud
K2's Technology Update 26-27
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Developments in hardware and software Options for communicating and collaborating more effectively Addressing cybersecurity issues
ACPEN: Let's Play The 90 Day Money Game!
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Financial Stress assessment Money Creation Mindset Limiting Beliefs Resiliency Skill & Talents Inventory Success Teams Money Breakthrough Nourishing the seeds of opportunity Environment Matters Success Habits EFT for Stress
Strategy, Risk and Finance: Why We Do What We Do 26-27
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Why do most strategic plans fail" Why so many formerly strong organizations have failed Why most organizations have a poor strategic plan and how to correct this The many risks that must be addressed: Financial risk, execution risk, commercial, business, and strategic risks as well as commonly overlooked risks How Behavioral Economics will help address the risk
Surgent's The Complete Guide to Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Payroll tax requirements for wages, including wages subject to the .9 percent tax, employee benefits and reimbursements, nonqualified deferred compensation, stock options, and tips Fringe benefits issues, such as health insurance, life insurance, cafeteria plan benefits, accountable and non-accountable plans, standard mileage rates, and per diem rates Special issues -- Using a common paymaster, how to file W-2s after a takeover, merger, or acquisition, and state and local tax withholding Statutory employees, independent contractors, and possible changes to §530 relief Penalties -- Who is a responsible person? Expenses and gross-up calculations Pension issues and payroll taxes including SIMPLE plans, and §401(k) and pension distributions The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) Forms I-9, W-9, W-2, 1099, 1099-NEC, SS-8, and 940 Understanding payroll tax responsibilities in the gig economy
ACPEN: Enact Retaliation Abatement and Monitoring Measures
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Retaliation prevention Retaliation monitoring Speak up culture Ethical culture
ACPEN: The Future of Work - Building a New Model of Work
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Talent Strategy Recruitment Retention Compensation Enagegement Alumni Strategy Work Architecture
ACPEN: Individual Tax Update 2026: Cases, Rulings & Real-World Impact
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Recent tax legislation, rulings and developments impacting individual taxpayers Credits (child, dependent care, earned income, health) Key rulings and regulations affecting individual taxpayers, including the Section 199A deduction, capital gains and losses, rental real estate and other passive activities losses, and other topics
ACPEN: Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead Well in All Directions
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Leadership foundations Leading downward Leading upward Practical leadership tools
ACPEN: Private Company Simplified GAAP Alternatives
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Guidance, related to "plain vanilla" interest rate swaps that convert variable into fixed rate debt and other derivatives Guidance related to amortization and impairment of goodwill Guidance related to separately recognizing intangible assets from goodwill in a business combination Guidance related to lease accounting and revenue recognition options
ACPEN: S Corporations: How to Calculate Shareholder Basis
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Discuss the calculation of basis when the entity is formed including the impact of contributed property Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity Uses a comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property and sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest Explain how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting Show how to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculations
ACPEN: Doing Debt Differently - Your Roadmap to Changes & Choices for Success
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Education that is also transformation Key Learning Objectives A word collage to clarify your starting point with debt Practical and emotional aspects of debt Your current story about debt 3 myths and 3 truths about debt that will help you start over A new philosophy on Doing Debt Differently Key concepts that lead to success in becoming debt free A petition for debt freedom Facing your debt problem and creating relief The six ways to find relief – awareness, letting go, identifying debt patterns, creating your new relationship, the alchemy process, inspired actions Creating your personal plan for debt freedom Review and tips for continued success The secret to success is support How to build your success team
ACPEN: Internal Control Frameworks for Single Audit
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
COSO 2013 Update Yellowbook Accounting
ACPEN: Be the Sun, Not the Salt, featuring Harry Cohen and John Daly
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
What is the Heliotropic Effect? Be the Six Sun Pearls. Today is a good day to do good Be the bright spot in the room Be your own sun Do the next right thing Pet peeves bite Knowing isn't doing
ACPEN: Performance Management - Hiring to Retiring
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Employee Engagement Recruiting/Staffing Talent Management Employee Relations
ACPEN: Business Tax Update 2026: Compliance and Planning
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Update on significant business tax developments related to cases and rulings Business provisions of any recent legislation impacting business entities Depreciation changes in Sec. 179 and Sec. 168(k) bonus depreciation Recent developments impacting partnership and S corporations, including any changes to Forms 1065 and 1120S
ACPEN: Internal Controls That May Have Prevented Fraud
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Understand what factors allowed certain frauds to occur Recognize what internal controls may have prevented the frauds Consider application of these lessons to circumstances you encounter in your professional endeavors