CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Ethics for Tax Professionals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
What does practicing before the IRS mean? Who may practice before the IRS? What should a tax preparer do if he or she has knowledge of a client's omission of income from a tax return? May a tax preparer rely on the work of other tax return preparers? May a tax preparer rely on and use client-provided information? Standards associated with giving advice to clients Abolition of the disclaimer requirement When must a tax preparer examine a client’s books and records?
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - Financial Statement Preparation
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1.6 Credits
Member Price: $99
Accounting Finance Financial Statement Preparation
ACPEN: Achieve Competency in Three Basic Tool Categories - Master the Fundamentals
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Tools for FSA The 3 P's. The QST trifecta The integrated planning model Performance based management The value chain The balanced scorecard
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
ACPEN: The Essential Auditing Update with Renee Rampulla
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Hot Auditing Topics Fraud Group Audits Sustainability Quality Management Frequent Peer Review Matters
Fundamentals of Form 1040 -- Business
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Self-employment and business income taxation (Schedule C, self-employment tax, business deductions)Reporting income from pass-through entities (Schedule E, Schedule K-1, Shareholder stock and debt basis on Form 7203)Application of Form 7217 for capital construction fundsBest practices for self-employed clients and small business ownersKey deductions and credits for business ownersAvoiding common IRS audit triggers related to business income reportingLegislative updates impacting business income taxation in the current year
The Role of Internal Control in the Risk-Based Audit
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Specific matters auditors should consider when obtaining and documenting an understanding of the client's internal control systemDevelopment of a tailored audit approach that considers the potential reliance on internal controlsGuidance for establishing an adequate basis for reliance on internal controls of less formal, smaller clients
ACPEN: Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Reporting Explained
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Discussion of financial reporting risks increased by the current economic environment, including increased uncertainty related to critical financial statement amounts and significant disclosures Executive summary of recent Accounting Standards Updates Overview of fair value disclosure requirements and implementation issues Discussion of issues related to donor-restricted endowment funds Classification of net assets and reclassifications Endowments, including accounting, disclosures and UPMIFA Noncascontributions Contributions received and receivable Expense recognition issues Reporting expenses by function and nature Other relevant matters unique to the nonprofit environment
Hot Topics Audit & Attest Update - 2026
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Recent quality improvements to the SASs and SSARsOther matters that should be on your radar
ACPEN: K2’s AI – Better Prompts, Better Results
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Components of effective AI prompts The pros and cons of a single large prompt versus multiple small prompts Using prompts to format AI-generated output
ACPEN: The Risks of Artificial Intelligence - Part 2
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TBD
1.8 Credits
Member Price: $79
Society and cultural risks of AI Governance and control risks of AI Mitigation and Responsible AI
ACPEN: Addressing Common Documentation Deficiencies
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
AU-C 230 Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Taking a Global View of Professional Ethics
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
What is “Ethics”? Interaction between Law and Ethics Principles and Best Practices: AICPA Code of Professional Conduct IESBA Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants Case Study: Ardent Harmony Fund v. BDO Trinity
ACPEN: Business Ethics - 2 Hour
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Why are ethics so complicated? What trade-offs must we make to solve ethical predicaments? What can we do? Should you speak up or be quiet? What do I do when I find myself in an ethical predicament? What are fundamental ethical principles for a businessperson? Is ethics situational? What is the Fraud Triangle? How do we resolve ethical issues?
ChatGPT and IRS Taxation Law Research
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Utilizing ChatGPT for IRS Tax Law Research: Principles and PracticesNavigating IRS Databases Using Advanced AI TechniquesUsing IRS Prompt Templates: In-depth Analysis and ApplicationChatGPT in Action: Case Studies and Real-World ScenariosExploring IRS Tax Laws: Strategies, Loopholes, and ComplianceError Prevention and Correction in Tax Law ResearchFuture Trends: AI's Evolving Role in Taxation and Accounting
An Ethical Approach to Mental Health Issues at Work
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Virtue Ethics and Mental HealthDefinition, Myths and Bias of Mental HealthSuicide: Facts and ResourcesRecognizing signs of potential mental health challengesEmpathy and ListeningMental Health and Generational ExpectationsBecoming a Mental Health Ally
ACPEN: The Value of Conflict
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Conflict resolution
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - The Controllers Role in Procurement Function
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance Procurement
ACPEN: Sarbanes Oxley - Sourcing Emerging Risks- 20 years later - Part 1
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1.6 Credits
Member Price: $79
Sarbanes-Oxley Accounting Risk Assessment
ACPEN: Thinking Like an Auditor When Preparing Your Financial Statements
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Determining an appropriate sense of quantitative and qualitative materiality Identifying the critical components of the financial statements that matter most to financial statement users Evaluating where the financial statements are most likely to contain material fraud and error, and ensuring adequate internal control and monitoring to mitigate those risks