CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Mary Jane Hourani’s Federal Tax Update: Individual
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Recent federal tax legislation and proposed changes IRS regulations, rulings, and procedural updates Recent tax-related court cases Application of deductions, credits, and tax benefits for individuals Practical application of tax law changes to individual scenarios
ACPEN: Generation Intelligence: Navigating the Generational Divide
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Generations
ACPEN: Exploring the 10 Types of Leadership: Styles and Strategies for Success
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Overview of ten distinct leadership styles Adapting leadership to different situations, teams, and organizational culture Characteristics, strengths, and limitations of various leadership style Self-reflection and identifying personal leadership tendencies Flexibility and adapting leadership approaches when circumstances change Strategies for team engagement and performance improvement
ACPEN: Functional Approach to Employee Benefits
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TBD
1.5 Credits
Member Price: $79
Benefits Benefits Communications Total Rewards
ACPEN: Benefits and Best Practices for Telework
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Communication Business Management
ACPEN: Getting the Most When Selling a Business: Little Details to Get Top Value
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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
ACPEN: Group Audits: Who is Responsible for What?
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Responsibilities of the group audit engagement team, including the group engagement partner Clarifying roles and responsibilities of component auditors and reference auditors in audits of group financial statements Special considerations on audit planning and audit reporting in a group audit
ACPEN: Financial Accounting for Related Party Transactions
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
FASB codification provisions for transactions with related parties, including business owners and special purpose entities Compares and contrasts those rules with the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities Reviews the tax accounting related taxpayer standards Several real-life situations illustrate the various authoritative standards and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with those standards
ACPEN: Microsoft Excel: Moving Beyond the Basics
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Using formulas to manipulate and transform data Using formulas and reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Using pivot tables Understanding Solver to perform multivariate analysis
ACPEN: The Ethics Hour: Ethics is the Engine to Better Leadership: Taking Action, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
How are ethics, trust and leadership interrelated Why do we only follow ethical leaders Why do our actions and behaviors matter The value of ethical leaders The need to communicate is crucial to gain trust
ACPEN: HR Investigations – Episode 1 – Introduction-Assessing-Planning
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Investigation terminology Assessment skills Investigative methodology
ACPEN: Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain II – Part 2
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TBD
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Internal Audit Standards GIAS Accounting Internal Controls
ACPEN: Ethical Intelligence for Artificial Intelligence
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Benefits and pitfalls of artificial intelligence in the accounting profession Selecting and utilizing artificial intelligence resources Applying professional skepticism to results Maintaining independence while utilizing artificial intelligence Upholding client confidentiality Data security and retention Citation of sources and related reporting considerations
ACPEN: Not Just Your Everyday FASB Update
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TBD
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
Analysis of relevant GAAP provisions Reminders regarding the continuing importance of ASC 606 for revenue recognition Fresh perspectives of lease accounting in the wake of ASC 842 implementation Overview of U.S. GAAP alternatives for certain entities Summary of selected, salient standards for today’s audit, review, and compilation engagements
ACPEN: Decoding Medical Plan Structures: Fully Insured vs. Self-Funded
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TBD
1.5 Credits
Member Price: $79
Benefits Medical Plan Types
ACPEN: Creating Terrific Equity Compensation Plans: Beware of the Pitfalls
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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
ACPEN: Current Fraud Trends - Nonprofit and Government Entities
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Best practices for fraud prevention and detection Common fraud schemes in nonprofit and government entities including cash misappropriation, payroll fraud, vendor fraud, falsified billings, improper use of credit cards or purchase cards, the redirection of cash and non-cash contributions, personal use of assets, the redirection of grant benefits, other grant related fraud, travel and expense reporting fraud
ACPEN: Advanced Negotiations: Never Split the Difference
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Negotiations Business Management
ACPEN: Schedule C of Form 1040
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
When Schedule C applies Cash v. Accrual method Typical business deductions Business vehicle expenses Section 179 and bonus depreciation
ACPEN: Business Ethics - 2 Hour
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TBD
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Why are ethics so complicated? What trade-offs must we make to solve ethical predicaments? What can we do? Should you speak up or be quiet? What do I do when I find myself in an ethical predicament? What are fundamental ethical principles for a businessperson? Is ethics situational? What is the Fraud Triangle? How do we resolve ethical issues?