CPE Catalog & Events
Accounting & Auditing for Cryptocurrency
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Cryptocurrency Accounting Auditing
Maximizing the Tax Benefits of an Installment Sale
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $29
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
Top Employment Tools to Protect Your Business and Recommend to Business Clients
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
arbitration agreements confidentiality agreements restrictive covenants training severance agreements
The Controller Function - Cash and Investments
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1.4 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance
A Guide to Sampling - Part 1
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Auditing Yellowbook
Inventory, Expense and Payroll Fraud
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Methods of committing inventory, expense and payroll fraud What to look for when observing inventory Detection of inventory fraud How to recognize fictitious expenses How to recognize altered expenses Indicators of fake documentation The three main reason we ask for documentation Detection and prevention of ghost employees
Understanding the Tax Implications of Retirement Plan Distributions
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $29
Required minimum distributions for a deceased's heirs 2025 retirement plan contribution limits Required minimum distributions and contributions to charity Key provisions of Secure Act 2.0
Revenue Recognition Topic 606 Contract with Customers - Identify the Contract Part 2
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Revenue Recognition Accounting
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Digital Forensics
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1.8 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
SAS 145: Modern Risk-Based Auditing
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Introducing SAS 145 Revisiting audit risk Risk assessment in the SAS 145 Era Analyzing SAS 145 Documentation requirements
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain V - Part 1
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Internal Audit Internal Controls Standards Institute of Internal Auditors
2025 EBP Update: Standards, Compliance, and Best Practices
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
EPB Auditing Yellowbook
GPT Builder for Accountants
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to GPT Builder platform and interface for accounting professionalsCreating accounting-specific custom instructions and knowledge basesImplementing financial data analysis capabilities through GPTsDesigning GPTs for tax preparation assistance and compliance checkingBuilding client communication tools with accounting terminologyEnhancing bookkeeping efficiency with automated GPT workflowsSecurity and confidentiality considerations for financial data
Surgent's Representing a Client in an IRS Audit
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3.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Substantially increased IRS funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act IRS test program in 2024 to determine if it should prepare tax returns Using improved data and analytics to tailor timely collections contacts Auditing large corporations and partnerships Audits of high income and high net worth individuals Information Document Requests What happens when a client agrees or disagrees with the IRS’s audit findings The Dirty Dozen: roadmap to IRS audit issues
Surgent's Management Fundamentals
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
What it takes to be effective as a manager Exploring the challenges that get in the way Looking at the driving forces that have evolved how managers engage with employees today Motivating employees of multi-generations Twelve practices that can be adopted to influence employees to become more engaged Identifying what it takes to develop employees Delegation and accountability
2025 Accounting & Auditing Update for Small Businesses
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that are most likely to impact small businesses.ASUs initiated by the Private Company Council (PCC).Alternative reporting options to GAAP including FRF for SMEs and IFRS for SMEs.Audit standards that small business auditors will need to implement.
Business Longevity: Stabilize, Strengthen, and Succeed
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Business Management Strategic Planning The role of AI in Business
K2's QuickBooks for Accountants
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
New features in QuickBooks Desktop and Online Enhancing internal controls in QuickBooks-based environments Improving financial and operational reporting when using QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online Best practices for setting up companies
Financial & Tax Accounting for S Corporations & Partnerships
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Review the Accounting Standards Codification, OCBOA/Special Purpose Frameworks, and AICPA financial reporting framework and their application to partnerships, LLCs and S corporationsFinancial accounting issues arising from changes in ownershipFinancial vs. tax accounting for partnership/LLC capital accountsSection 704(b) substantial economic effect rules and their relation to financial accountingThe integration of financial accounting with Forms 1065 and 1120SFinancial accounting basis for ownership interests vs. tax accounting basis for ownership interestsDeferred tax accounting for partnerships/LLCs and S corporationsFinancial accounting for the operations of a partnership/LLCFinancial accounting impact of the C to S election and the S to C electionFinancial and tax accounting for S corporation shareholder equity and partner capital accountsFinancial vs. tax accounting for loans to and from S corporations and their shareholders
Surgent's Perplexing Financial and Economic Issues for the CFO/Controller
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Regulatory, fiscal, and monetary policies impact on the organization Dodd-Frank Bill and impact on financial reform Health insurance reform and the impact on the employer Managing risk in an uncertain economic climate