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ACPEN: How to Get a Better Return on Financial Statement Audits – Avoiding the Most Misapplied Risk-Based Audit Concepts
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Properly assessing inherent, control, and fraud risk on an engagement, and linking the results to an appropriately tailored detailed audit plan based on risk assessment and client service goals, regardless of entity type (for-profit, nonprofit, governmental) Leveraging strong substantive analytic procedures as audit evidence to cut back on tests of details The most common efficiency opportunities for tailoring your audit approach based on risk How to use the workpaper review process as a tool for producing a more effective and efficient engagement Using audit documentation to enhance audit quality, while ensuring every workpaper has a purpose How to use the client to your advantage in planning and performing the audit Learn how to get the engagement out the door – on time and on budget!
ACPEN: Conflict Resolution and Effective Communication Training
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Confllict Resolution
2026/27 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Update on ethics and independence developments from the AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC)Recent developments shaping ethical requirements for the professionProposed and ongoing projects on PEEC's agenda
ACPEN: 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
ACPEN: Supervised AI Agents as Internal Audit Team Members
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Independent execution: AI agents can perform control testing and analyze evidence across multiple formats. Audit-ready outputs: Deliver high-quality results with speed, accuracy, and consistency. Workflow integration: See how agents fit seamlessly into existing audit engagement processes. Guardrails and governance: Learn the safeguards and governance needed to ensure reliability. Human supervision: Explore the critical role of training data and oversight in producing trustworthy results. Practical applications: Real-world examples of firms already deploying supervised AI agents in audits. Augmentation, not replacement: Understand how AI can support, rather than substitute, on audit teams.
ACPEN: K2's Technology's Seven (Not Quite) Deadly Sins
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Key features in Windows that you may not currently use The importance of Zero Trust Security Models Why applying updates is important Collaboration tools and features
The Future of Audit: Technology, Talent & Transformation
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
To purchase the report referenced in this presentation, or any of the research papers published by CPA Crossings, visit https://www.cpacrossings.com/research. The major topics that will be covered in this course include: Explore AI, blockchain, and data analytics impact on audits Address talent crisis through retention and upskilling strategies Navigate PCAOB standards and regulatory sandbox concepts Expand audits to include ESG and nonfinancial metrics Implement technology solutions for firms of all sizes
ACPEN: Design Flexible Work Options To Attract & Retain Your Workforce
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Flexible Work Options Employee Engagement Talent Management Strategy
ACPEN: Ethics, Tax Practice & The Cannabis Industry
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Ethical challenges in the cannabis industry Circular 230 and its application Federal case law and cannabis-related tax disputes Preparer due diligence in cannabis tax scenarios State vs. federal legal conflicts in tax reporting IRS Office of Professional Responsibility guidance Board of Accountancy standards and enforcement Risk management for cannabis-related tax clients
About the TIGTA: Who Watches the IRS?
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:The role of TIGTA in the US tax systemAuditing, investigating, and inspecting and evaluating IRS programs and operationsIdentifying opportunities to improve the administration of tax lawsPromoting integrity, economy, and efficiency in the tax systemResponding to requests from Congress and other external stakeholdersUpholding ethical standards in the accounting professionBuilding trust and confidence in the tax system
K2's Mastering Advanced Excel Functions 26-27
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Powerful new functions and features in Excel, such as XLOOKUP and Dynamic Arrays How to use "legacy" features and functions such as AGGREGATE Creating effective forecasts in Excel
ACPEN: Becoming an AI-Savvy Controller/CFO: Mastering Tools and Technologies
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Strategic Finance Leadership Advanced Financial Analysis Business Intelligence & AI in Finance Economic Intelligence for Decision Makers Operational Insight & Business Strategy The Future Role of the Controller/CFO
ACPEN: The Complete Guide to the Preparation of Form 1041
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Step-by-step Form 1041 preparation Key issues in decedent’s estates and trusts Understanding Subchapter J and its impact on taxation Compliance strategies for fiduciary entities Tax treatment of DNI and IRD Case studies illustrating real-world application Legislative updates affecting estate and trust taxation
Microsoft 365 for CPAs: Unlocking Hidden Productivity Tools
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Round robin review of lesser known M365 appsReduce / eliminate internal email communications with Teams and SharePointCollaborate on spreadsheet and documents with your colleagues in real timeGet control of your appointment schedule with the Bookings appTap the full potential of OneNote as your primary repository for notes, correspondence and moreReplace email attachments with secure file sharing linksDocument business processes with the Stream appLeverage the power of AI in M365 with Copilot
Surgent's Handbook for Mastering Basis, Distributions, and Loss Limitation Issues for S Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Applicable coverage of any basis considerations within any recent tax legislation Passthrough basis calculations required as attachments to certain individual returns Executor’s form for disclosing basis in certain distributed property; what about the basis of a property distribution from a trust? How §179 limitations affect basis and how tax-benefit rule is applied Basis implications of personal assets converted to business use How to calculate basis of inherited qualified and joint tenancy property Tax basis capital account reporting requirements S corporations: Beware of final IRS regulations regarding “open debt”; determine how to calculate basis; worksheets are included; understand the effect of stock basis and debt basis and IRS’s recent focus on “at-risk basis” for shareholders; recognize how AAA applies or doesn’t apply to S corporations; learn to apply the complex basis ordering rules and special elections that can have a big tax result; discuss loss limitation rules in depth; when you can have a taxable dividend in an S corporation; understand distributions of cash and property; understand the post-termination transition rules, and temporary post-termination rules for eligible corporations, which will be important for S corps returning to C corps LLCs and partnerships: Learn the detailed rules of §704 for preventing the shifting of tax consequences among partners or members; learn to calculate basis under §704 & for “at-risk” under §465; recognize how recourse, nonrecourse, and qualified nonrecourse debt can create significantly different tax results; learn the difference between basis and “at-risk basis”; review §754 step-up in basis rules; the economic effect equivalence test or “dumb-but-lucky” rule; learn to apply the complex rules of distribution of cash vs. property, and the basis treatment of charitable contributions and foreign taxes paid
Tax Implications of Retirement Plan Distributions
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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: Responding To Retaliation Concerns and Capturing Key Retaliation Case Metrics
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Speak up Culture Ethical Culture Internal complaint reporting and investigations
ACPEN: Humanize Automation: Frameworks for Understanding AI and Your Strategy
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
AI Business Strategy
ACPEN: Leading Up: The Superpower Every Ascending Leader Needs
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The consequences of upward leadership failure. Building credibility with your boss, Serving multiple bosses. Making the business case for your ideas.
ACPEN: Excelling at Excel: Tips, Tricks and Updates
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Excel version differences and compatibility Customize Excel so it works the way you work Learn new shortcuts to work quicker Learn some of the newer formulas to streamline your spreadsheets Take on tables & a powerful tool for data analysis