CPE Catalog & Events
Staff Tax Training: Partnerships and LLCs—Form 1065 26-27
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16.0 Credits
Member Price: $589
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes and Form 1065 (and related schedules) preparation issues Overview of different forms of business entities, including the check-the-box regulations Formation issues, including the mandatory allocation of the §704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member Schedule K and K-1'preparation issues including separately and non-separately stated income and expense items (including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax, business interest deduction limitations, fringe benefits and entertainment expenses) Calculating the tax and §704(b) book capital accounts Understand the substantial economic effect requirement to have special allocations to the partners/members Allocation of recourse and non-recourse debt to the schedule K-1s Deductibility of fringe benefits, including health insurance premiums Guaranteed payments & self-employment tax issues and pitfalls Overview of how partnership losses and deductions can be limited to calculating a partner/member's outside basis and at-risk rules §754 election for optional basis adjustments triggering §743 (transfer of interests) and §734 (distributions) Partnership liquidation and distribution tax ramifications at both the partnership and partner level
Surgent's Annual Accounting and Auditing Update
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update, and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Recently issued ASUs covering derivatives, credit losses under ASC 326, government grants, and expense disaggregation FASB Final PIR Report for Leases (Topic 842) Statement on Quality Management Standards: SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3 Proposed SAS on the auditor’s responsibility relating to fraud Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity Recently issued PCAOB standards and SEC rulemaking activities Other important A&A practice matters
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Team & Compliance
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Technology Cybersecurity
Emotional Intelligence for Professionals: Mastering the Human Side of Success
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Emotions Relationships Emotional Intelligence Communication
Better Business Writing: Improve Your Speed and Quality
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Writing Communications
Communicating in a Virtual and Live Environment - Numbers Matter But So Do Words
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Tackling the emotions of presenting Use of visuals in presentations Telling stories Who is your audience and why is it crucial? Defining presentations in a virtual and live world dynamic Discuss the overarching themes of effective presentations Building out a presentation with a roadmap order Discuss the types of presentations, including the good and the bad Tips on the right considerations in being effective in virtual presentations
The CPA’s 2026 Guide to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain 26-27
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Blockchain technology primer Cryptocurrency technology primer Update on the cryptocurrency marketplace Cryptocurrency exchanges - the good, the bad and the ugly Overview of cryptocurrency taxation and legislation Smart contracts - what they are and how they work
Getting the Most When Selling a Business: Little Details to Get Top Value
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
What do buyers really want? Steps to take so your business will be attractive to buyers The process to prepare for a sale The steps and timing Pitfalls to avoid The value of a strong advisory team Key considerations
Cryptocurrencies for the CFO: Explaining Blockchain
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
What is money? What are digital assets? Understanding the what, why, and how of cryptocurrencies Understanding the what, why, and how of blockchain NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens), their role and impact Explaining the crypto language
K2's Advanced Topics In Power BI 26-27
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Creating formulas in Power BI with Data Analysis Expressions Adding Key Performance Indicators to your Power BI reports and dashboards Managing security in Power BI Publishing your reports and dashboards to Apps and Content Packs for easy sharing with other team members
Surgent's Annual Update for Defined Contribution Plans
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Common risks and pitfalls associated with defined contribution plans Nuances of the fair value disclosures New reporting and disclosure requirements for the current year Results of DOL Audit Quality Study
Surgent's Marijuana: A Generalized Business Viewpoint
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
An overview of current state and federal laws governing marijuana A review of state boards of accountancy regarding marijuana How some financial professionals are capitalizing on the marijuana industry Providing auditing and tax services within the marijuana industry How accountants and other financial professionals can manage risk within this industry IRC Section 280E’s prohibition of deductions involving controlled substances A summary of various state taxation laws on marijuana Ethical issues for accountants who work in the marijuana industry Relevant banking regulations Growth projections
Surgent's Taxation of Tips and Overtime Under OBBBA
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $119
$12,500 deduction per individual for qualified overtime pay Payment of overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Calculating the “premium portion” of the extra half-time pay Social Security and Medicare withholding Employer furnishing the record of qualified overtime compensation to employees Definition of a qualified tip IRS list of traditionally-tipped occupations $25,000 deduction for reported tips The transition rule allowing employers to indicate the approximate amount designated as tips or overtime State tax issues relating to tips and overtime Changes in the W-2 reflecting new employer reporting responsibilities
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Late S Corporation Elections, Disproportionate Distributions, and Selling Shares
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Making an S corporation election and late filing relief Disproportionate distributions Selling S corporation shares Redemption rules
Surgent's Employer's Handbook: Health Care, Retirement, and Fringe Benefit Tax Issues
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
ERISA compliance: employee welfare plans and qualified plans Fringe benefit issues: COBRA, Family and Medical Leave Act, and new developments in health care Health care plans: HRAs, HSAs, and other employer-sponsored plans Qualified plan requirements: eligibility, coverage, and vesting
Surgent's You’ve Got This: An Introduction to Yellow Book and Single Audits
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
What’s included (and excluded) in a Yellow Book audit Key qualification, performance, and reporting standards under the Yellow Book How single audits differ from financial statement audits, plus core concepts like the SEFA, major program determination, and findings reporting Fundamentals of testing internal controls over compliance and performing compliance testing
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Exploring the Technology Pillar
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Technology Cybersecurity
The Hardest Ethical Dilemma! Why Revenge Will Always Backfire, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
The quest for fairness Human nature Our natural reaction Selfishness Conflicts of interest Equity Justice How is the Golden Rule misused? The allure of revenge and how it destroys? Understanding rationalizations How the “Integrity and Objectivity Rule” will lead to better decisions?
Creating Terrific Equity Compensation Plans: Beware of the Pitfalls
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why most equity compensation plans fail? Complexity of GAAP accounting for equity compensation plans Tax implications of equity compensation plans Who and how an equity compensation plan should be administered? Compliance issues to consider Recommendations to design a better equity compensation plan
Common Audit and Financial Reporting Deficiencies in State and Local Governments
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Financial Statement Preparation Common Mistakes made in Preparing Financial Statements GASB Financial Statement Preparation Standards