CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: K2's Tech Tuneup Tips
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Technology Tuneup Mindset. Identifying small technology changes that deliver outsized productivity and reliability gains Workstation and Device Optimization. Improving performance, stability, and usability of desktops, laptops, and mobile devices Software and Application Efficiency. Leveraging built-in features, reducing tool overlap, and improving day-to-day application usage Workflow and Collaboration Improvements. Streamlining email, file management, task visibility, and team collaboration
ACPEN: Leading Risk Management Practices in a Dynamic Risk Environment - Part 1
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Risk Management Governance Risk Assessment
ACPEN: Profitability Pricing: Boost your Bottom Line
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Competitive bids Achieving target profitability
ACPEN: Resolve Ethical Conflicts: Do the Right Thing and Keep Your Job
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Ethics Resolving Conflict
Basic Individual Taxation Course
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Defining Federal Income TaxesComputing federal income tax liabilityCalculating adjusted gross incomeDefining Qualifying ChildDetermining filing statusCalculating the Kiddie TaxStandard deductionTax Rates for ordinary income, capital gains, and qualified dividend incomeCash v. Accrual MethodFiling deadlines and obtaining extensions
Beyond the Numbers: Success Strategies for Female CPAs
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How to increase your visibility instead of flying under the radar.Critical time management techniques that allow you to focus and prioritize the right strategic initiatives.How your inner critic operates and how to silence it.How to build a network of community support and mentoring.What impostor syndrome is and how it may be holding you back.
Surgent's Section 199A: Schedule K-1 Reporting by Relevant Pass-Through Entities
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
The latest guidance from the IRS provided through regulations or administrative announcements Reporting requirements for all relevant pass-through entities Reporting for multiple activities within one entity Allocating common items among multiple activities Section 199A Schedule K-1 reporting for tiered entities Calculating and reporting qualified wages and the unadjusted basis immediately after acquisition of qualified property Allocating §199A relevant amounts to beneficiaries of trusts using DNI Handling separately stated items for which qualified business income status is determined at the shareholder or partner level The effects of ownership changes on §199A reporting on Schedule K-1 Reporting publicly traded partnership income and REIT income to the partners or shareholders Reporting aggregated activities Allocating §199A amounts to partners when special allocations have been made by the partnership
Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Types of Basis, Contributions, and Distributions
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4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Three different types of basis Contributions of property IRC 704(b) – Capital Accounts and Special Allocations Contributions of property and debt Contributions of services IRS Notice 2020-43
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
How Recent Auditing Standards Improve Risk-Based Audits
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Key changes to audit report elements intended to improve the understandability of the nature and results of financial statement auditsEnhanced required by-product communications with management and those charged with governance to promote more reliable financial statementsClarifications related to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, including significant unusual transactions, related parties, going concern uncertainty, and accounting estimatesNew definitions and requirements related to identifying and evaluating risks of material misstatementOther important matters contained in recent SASs
ACPEN: KPI Bootcamp for Small Businesses
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5.0 Credits
Member Price: $179
Turning strategy into KPIs KPI shortlisting and selection KPI definition KPI implementation KPI deployment
Federal Tax Update: Individual Form 1040 26-27
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Review of recent federal legislation and administrative rulings Review of recent modifications to tax forms Review of small business tax law and administrative update changes Review of retirement plan changes Overall review of tax practice and procedures
Preparation, Compilations and Reviews—A Practical Workshop 26-27
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Preparation Compilations Reviews
ACPEN: Partnership & LLC (Form 1065) – Formation to Liquidation
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes 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 – separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expense items Detailed Schedule K-1 reporting including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction and 3.8% net investment income tax Calculating the tax and §704(b) book capital accounts Substantial economic effect requirement to have special allocations to the partners/members Allocation of recourse & non-recourse debt on K-1s Guaranteed payment issues and tax treatment of fringe benefits Self-employment tax issues and pitfalls Tax treatment of distributions – cash versus non-cash & liquidating versus non-liquidating Sales and liquidations (redemptions) of partnership interests §754 optional basis adjustments and mandatory adjustments
ACPEN: Shortcuts to Personal and Professional Success
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $500
1. What really leads to success in the modern world The five things that correlate with fulfillment The five skills that lead to personal success Why "inner technology" is so important to succeed 2. Mastering the Art of Communication Why communication is so important The five mistakes people often make when they communicate How to solve problems without bruising egos How to get people to want to work with you 3. The Magic of Motivation: The key to success is consistency Why people normally don't stay motivated, and how to overcome this Why procrastination is a problem, and how it can be easily handled How to motivate other people 4. Overcoming Your Fears Why people have fears, and how they can be overcome The three skills needed to overcome any fear Identifying the fears that stop you, and creating a plan to overcome them 5. What makes people really happy—and what doesn’t The 3 most important things you can do to increase both happiness and productivity How to handle stress in under two minutes How to tap into a greater sense of purpose and meaning How to use positive psychology principles to help your business
LLC's & S Corporations: a Comparative Analysis
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Comparative analysis of LLCs and S CorporationsEntity formation, compliance, and operational structuresSelf-employment tax and its implications for LLCs and S CorporationsForm 2553 preparation and relief for late filingsRev. Proc. 2022-19 and Rev. Proc. 2023-3: analysis and applicationS Corporation eligibility errors and corrective measuresCorporate governance and formalities for both entity typesShareholder stock and debt basis for S CorporationsForms 1120S, 1065, and related schedules (K-1, K-2, K-3)Officer reasonable compensation and general partner guaranteed paymentsAudit strategies, estate planning, and business continuation planning
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
Surgent's The Complete Guide to Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $279
Payroll tax requirements for wages, including wages subject to the .9 percent tax, employee benefits and reimbursements, nonqualified deferred compensation, stock options, and tips Fringe benefits issues, such as health insurance, life insurance, cafeteria plan benefits, accountable and non-accountable plans, standard mileage rates, and per diem rates Special issues -- Using a common paymaster, how to file W-2s after a takeover, merger, or acquisition, and state and local tax withholding Statutory employees, independent contractors, and possible changes to §530 relief Penalties -- Who is a responsible person? Expenses and gross-up calculations Pension issues and payroll taxes including SIMPLE plans, and §401(k) and pension distributions The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) Forms I-9, W-9, W-2, 1099, 1099-NEC, SS-8, and 940 Understanding payroll tax responsibilities in the gig economy
The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Review of key components of President Trump's tax bill, including a tip income exemption, overtime pay relief, Social Security tax exemption, auto loan interest deductibility, SALT deduction modifications, a lower corporate tax rate, restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, immediate R&D expensing, and permanent extension of select TCJA provisions Tariff policy and implementation - analyze the use of tariffs as a fiscal and trade policy tool Digital assets and tax implications - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming tax practices, as well as how the IRS is leveraging AI to enhance audit selection Form 1099-K reporting requirements - understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms Sale of Passthrough Entity Interests and Net Investment Income Tax - analyze the tax implications of selling interests in passthrough entities, including relevant examples, and how the Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) applies to these transactions The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, reporting responsibilities, and the impact of the 2024 Department of Labor Final Rule on worker status Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Accounting & Attestation for ESG
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0.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Current ESG-related initiatives and projects underway at the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, and the AICPA. Types of services CPAs may provide in connection with ESG reporting, including advisory and attestation engagements.