CPE Catalog & Events
Fiduciary Accounting for Estates and Trusts
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
10 Principles of Tax Accounting for Trust Income Entity accounting income and Form 1041 Uniform Principal and Income Act Discretionary Power to Adjust Allocations between principal and income Trust accounting issues
K2's Excel Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Accountants
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Fundamental Excel techniques all accounting and financial professionals should know and use Creating date-based calculations in Excel How to create Excel templates Key options you should enable in Excel Linking data in Excel
Estate and Financial Planning for the Older Client
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Medicare and Health Insurance Options Life Insurance Strategies for Elders Social Security Planning Considerations Medicaid Planning and Trusts Retirement Account Optimization Techniques Tailored Estate Planning for Older Clients Long-Term Care and Housing Alternatives Gifting Strategies in Estate Planning Unique Financial Challenges of Aging Clients
Criminal Tax: How CPAs Bring Value to Defense Attorneys
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The common weaknesses in a criminal tax investigation.The key documents to review (In a sea of thousands of documents).Crafting questions to recommend in court proceeding.
IRS Penalties and Abatements
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Various types of penalties: Accuracy related, fraud, understatement of valuation, reporting requirement, failure to pay, and pay or deposit penaltiesRules on waiver of penalties and interestsVarious forms and procedures for requesting reliefFirst Time Abatement: Requirements and proceduresHow an individual taxpayer qualifies for Reasonable Cause abatementProcedures for requesting refund of paid penaltiesAvailable administrative options
There is NO Such Thing as `Business Ethics' featuring John Levy and Don Minges
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Should ethical behavior be something that we always do? Is ethical behavior situational? Why being ethical will help you succeed personally and professionally. Consequences of not behaving ethically? Why trust matters? How we can make better ethical decisions in our professional lives.
K2's Accounting Automation
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Key automation opportunities Benefits and risks associated with automation Primary tools available for automation efforts
K2's The ABCs of Automation With Microsoft's Power Platform
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Overview of the Power Platform and its components Review examples of business processes that may benefit the most from using automation Discussion and demonstration of its low-code/no-code app development environment
Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Analytics (BA)
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
The Rise of Business Intelligence (BI), Business Analytics (BA), and Big Data Why the interest in BI and BA? The analytics continuum How BA can provide a competitive advantage The difference between BI and BA The difference between forecasting and predictive analytics Fundamentals of analytical techniques Examples for the CFO and accounting function Benefits from applying analytics The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the accounting profession
How to Build a Custom AI Chatbot and GPT in Plain English
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Fundamentals of GPT Builder and AI agent customization techniquesIntegration of specialized knowledge bases and domain-specific expertiseSecurity and privacy considerations in AI chatbot deploymentCustom GPT development without coding expertiseImplementation of AI agents for customer support and workflow automationMulti-bot interactions and content creation strategiesBest practices for maintaining and scaling AI assistants
Critical Technical Skills for CFOs and Controllers
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
A methodical approach to business and strategic planning Overview of The Balanced Scorecard approach to creating key performance metrics Common metrics for analyzing financial statements and trends Accounting and finance role in Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM)
Business Consulting for CPAs
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
What is Business Consulting? Identify the types of Management services your firm could offer. How to become the trusted advisor – identification of client’s needs? Learn how client expectations may create different performance and understanding levels for CPAs in business consulting engagements. Know what it takes to create a valuable outcome for the client. Understand the competitive advantages/disadvantages that your firm has versus non-CPA business consultants. Learn techniques to become a more effective consultant. Professional standards application
LLC's & S Corps -- A Comparative Analysis
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
Comparative analysis of LLCs and S Corporations Entity formation, compliance, and operational structures Self-employment tax and its implications for LLCs and S Corporations Form 2553 preparation and relief for late filings Rev. Proc. 2022-19 and Rev. Proc. 2023-3: analysis and application S Corporation eligibility errors and corrective measures Corporate governance and formalities for both entity types Shareholder stock and debt basis for S Corporations Forms 1120S, 1065, and related schedules (K-1, K-2, K-3) Officer reasonable compensation and general partner guaranteed payments Audit strategies, estate planning, and business continuation planning
PPP Fraud and Financial Professionals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Ethical dilemmasJudicial proceedingsMitigation strategiesCreating tools to help make better decisionsAtonement and reconciliation
Best Practices in Obligating Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Finance IFR SLFRF Yellowbook
Organizational Effectiveness and Communication
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication
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
How New Partnership Rules Impact Basis Shifting and Tax Strategies
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2.0 Credits
Overview of new partnership taxation rules Explore the new Form 7216, Multi-Year Reporting related to Section 355 Transactions Tax benefits of “basis shifting” Discuss Form 8308, reporting the sale of exchange of partnership interest Partnership allocation and profits interest Self-employment tax Provide planning partnership taxation planning strategies
K2'S Tech Update
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Trends in AI and machine learning Applications of quantum computing in accounting and finance The growing role of blockchain and digital currencies in accounting Innovations in software and hardware
Surgent's Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Achieving Success in a Worker Classification Audit
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
The 20 common law factors in a worker classification audit that are used to distinguish an employee from an independent contractor How disgruntled independent contractors can use IRS Form 8919 against a former employer When and how to use §530 as a defense in worker classification audits What is "industry practice" for §530 purposes Common sense steps that will avoid the recharacterization of workers treated as independent contractors to employees The IRS’s Voluntary Classification Settlement Program — advantages and disadvantages The DOL Final Rule