CPE Catalog & Events
Entertainment, Meals & Travel Expenses: Review and Update
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expenseStrategies to deduct business entertainment expensesDeductibility of mealsSituations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reductionHow to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parkingProper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expendituresThe four steps to analyze business expensesThe latest federal legislation, cases and rulings
2026/27 Not-for-Profit GAAP Update
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Recently issued Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) impacting NFP financial reporting, along with standard-setting projects currently in the FASB pipeline.The International Non-Profit Accounting Standard (INPAS)-the first comprehensive global accounting framework designed specifically for non-profit organizations, launched in October 2025.
ACPEN: The New Quality Management Standards - What Everyone Needs to Know
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of the new quality management standards Focus on the most important elements of a quality management system Implementation tips that everyone in the firm should know Audit and attest standards impacted
ACPEN: International Tax Treaties
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Tax treaties Tax impact of cross-border transactions
ACPEN: Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Cost-volume-profit analysis, including target profit and break-even calculations Variable costing Relevant costs and decision-making Standard costs and variances Activity-based costing Segment reporting and analysis Capital budgeting considerations Overview of Excel capabilities for supporting managerial analysis
ACPEN: International Cross Border Transactions
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TBD
2.2 Credits
Member Price: $89
International cross border transactions. Decrease an entities effective tax rate. IRS audit risk
Mastering Partnership Basis: Inside and Outside Basis
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Explain the use of both "inside" and "outside” basis determination.How to calculate tax basis capital accounts, including when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property.Clarify the importance of partnership capital accounts and partnerships debt on partner's tax basis.Explanation of how basis is impacted distributions and by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership interest.Comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process.
ACPEN: Cash Conversion Cycle: Tool and Techniques
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Understanding the timing elements of your day’s working capital The impact of inventory on the Cash Conversion Cycle How vendors and customers can help your cash conversion cycle Planning and forecasting for a healthy cash flow Assorted management tips to control the Cash Conversion Cycle
Ethics: Court Orders, Confidentiality, and Compliance
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:• When and how a court order permits disclosure of tax return information under IRC §7216 and §6713.• The scope and limitations of disclosure under Circular 230 and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).• Best practices for responding to court orders while maintaining compliance and minimizing liability.• Risks of over-disclosure and unauthorized communication during mediation proceedings.
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: Predictive Accounting – Driver-Based Budgeting and Rolling Financial Forecasts
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The shift to “predictive accounting” for Decision Making, Planning, and Budgeting Problems with traditional annual budget processes Develop a driver-based “operational budget” based on resource capacity planning Classify resource capacities and their expenses as sunk, fixed, step-variable, and variable Create closed loop capacity plans Forecast demand for budgeting and rolling financial forecasts Integrating enterprise risk management (ERM) with management accounting Applying target costing for cost estimating
ACPEN: Like-Kind Exchanges
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TBD
2.2 Credits
Member Price: $89
Like-kind exchanges (LKE) Qualified third party intermediaries (QI)
ACPEN: Conflicts of Interest: Dealing With Ethical Dilemmas in Business and Industry
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Do conflicts of interest matter? Are we aware of common conflicts of interest? What does the Code of Professional Conduct require? How to recognize Conflicts of Interest? Ethical issues regarding competence and gifts and entertainment Trade-offs involved in dealing with conflicts of interest? Suggestions on how to avoid conflicts of interest.
Exercise Your Ethics: Techniques to Improve Ethical Response
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Explore research for common answers to "what does ethics mean to you?" and examine whether those are valid.Identify common ethical barriers - reflecting the latest from the ACFE Report to the Nations.Discover ways to improve ethical response.Practice, using practical advice from leading thinkers in ethics.
Fraud Stories Series March 2027
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Fraud Internal controls Auditing Ethical issues Advanced accounting issues Risk management
Surgent's Controllership Skills Update: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Recent trends: M&A activity; contributing factors/reasons for current levels; examples of recent transactions; IPOs (Initial Public Offering) and SPACs (Special-Purpose Acquisition Company); strategic spin-offs/splits; internal venture capital activities; incubators Expanded role of financial professionals: establishing strategy; valuation techniques; execution plan; due diligence; sources of industry information; goodwill; post-completion evaluations Negotiations: Improving your communication skills; establishing an environment for success; list of dos and don’ts Alliances and outsourcing: steps to forming an alliance; examples of recent alliances; determining if outsourcing (short and long-term) is correct for your organization; steps to improve results
ACPEN: Creating A Coaching Leadership Style
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3.0 Credits
Member Price: $109
What the Coaching Leadership Style Coaching Leadership Style Competencies Solution Focused Coaching Framework Leadership Competency Pillars Historical and Current Views of Coaching Coaching Culture Definition and Framework Coaching Results Measuring Success of Coaching
ACPEN: Fraud Case Studies: Professional Misbehavior in the 21st Century
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Understand factors that allowed selected frauds to occur Recognize controls that may have prevented or mitigated selected frauds Consider application of these lessons to circumstances you encounter in your professional endeavors Apply ethical guidance to scenarios that accounting professionals may encounter in public practice
Coping With the Growth of Online Fraud
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:The actuation of online and other cyber fraudsFraudulent acts that are initiated electronicallyAutomated and employee driven methods that can reduce cyber-fraud risk
Public Procurement Basics: Protecting the People's Money
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Guidelines and requirements that will help lead you to public procurement success.Guidance on how governments can meet complicated procurement needs.Best practices to protect public and Federal funds.