CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: AI-Enhanced Business Consulting for CPAs: Strategies and Tools
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Business Consulting Types of Management Services Identification of clientneeds Managing Client Expectations Creating Value for Clients Techniques for Effective Consulting Application of AI Professional Standards Application
From Numbers to Narratives: Mastering Data Analysis for CPAs
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The Evolving Role of CPAs in a Data-Driven WorldWhy Data Analysis Matters for CPAsKey Data Analysis Skills and Concepts for CPAsLeveraging Microsoft 365 Tools for Data AnalysisBuilding a Data Analytics Mindset
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - The Controllers Role in Procurement Function
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TBD
1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance Procurement
ACPEN: Sarbanes Oxley - Sourcing Emerging Risks- 20 years later - Part 1
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TBD
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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TBD
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
ACPEN: New Client Ethical Challenges: The CPAs Guide
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
How the CPA can meet the challenges presented by a new client AICPA Code of Professional Conduct AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services IRS Circular 230 Case study illustration of how to bring the new client into ethical, proper financial and tax compliance
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
Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools for CPAs
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Target profit analysisBreak-even analysisRelevant costs and decision-makingStandard costs and variancesActivity-based costingSegment reporting and analysis
Microsoft Teams for CPAs: Unlocking Its Full Potential
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Best practices for organizing your teams and channelsUnderstanding the role of Teams and SharePoint integrationUsing Teams to communicate and collaborate externally with clientsTips and tricks for managing conversations in TeamsLeveraging Microsoft Copilot AI in Teams
Written Information Security Plans
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and its impact on data security.Circular 230 compliance and due diligence for practitioners.AICPA Statements of Standards relevant to WISP requirements.Key components of a Written Information Security Plan.Training requirements for employees, staff, and contractors.Practical guidance for drafting and implementing a WISP.FTC enforcement of data security standards for PTIN holders.Best practices for maintaining and updating WISP compliance.
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - The Financial Close Process
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TBD
1.5 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance Financial Statements
ACPEN: Ethics in Artificial Intelligence
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TBD
1.6 Credits
Member Price: $79
Ethics Artificial Intelligence Information Technology
ACPEN: A Strategic Approach to Understanding Compensation Structures
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TBD
1.5 Credits
Member Price: $158
Compensation
ACPEN: Corporate Ethics Cases: Discuss Real Life Conflicts
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Can you protect the public interest without violating our profession's confidentiality rules? How can a corporate world CPA get in trouble with their board of accountancy? Is a culture of fear and intimidation particularly susceptible to corporate fraud? How can using the CPA credential get a corporate accountant in trouble? Is exaggerating your CPE hours a violation of our professional codes of conduct? What are your options when your employer is clearly breaking the law? Does any legislation provide effective Whistleblower protection?
Microsoft 365 Application Lightning Round Review-Updated
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Lightning round review of the following apps, with an explanation and demonstration of what each of them offersTeams - the foundation of all that you do in Microsoft 365SharePoint / OneDrive - secure cloud storagePower BI - the new financial reporting modelStream - the YouTube for your organizationBookings - streamline your appointment scheduling OneNote - get your content organized for quick retrieval Lists - create custom list tracking reportsTo Do - consolidate all your Outlook, Planner and general "to do's" in one appPlanner - manage simple and complex engagements and projects in an intuitive appA quick look at many of the remaining apps
ACPEN: New PCAOB Quality Control Standard Overview
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Background of the new PCAOB Quality Control Standard Overview of the elements of a quality control system Examples of quality risks and potential responses Highligts of what is different between the AICPA Quality Management Standard
S Corporations: Calculating Shareholder Basis
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Discuss the calculation of basis when the entity is formed including the impact of contributed propertyExplain the importance of shareholder loans to the entityUses a comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination processSchedule K-1 Basis and Form 7203Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation propertyExplain how basis is impacted by sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interestDiscuss how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reportingShow how to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculations
ACPEN: Managing Your Money in Retirement
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TBD
3.0 Credits
Member Price: $109
Social Security Retirement Asset allocation Fraud
Surgent's Business Law for Small Business Owners
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Contract principles Legal issues related to various types of business organizations Worker classification Employee rights and the duties of employers Real property law
Comprehensive Accounting and Financial Reporting Update
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TBD
0.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:CECL for nonfinancial institutions.Accounting for Paycheck Protection Program loans.Accounting for web-hosting services.Revenue recognition.Leases.FASB projects in progress.