CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Everyday Ethics: Ethics is Everywhere, All the Time! featuring Richard A. Karwic and Don Minges
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Be careful of; Whom you trust, and What you easily dismiss. Beware of our internal biases. What are your biases? The need to consider situations from multiple perspectives.
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - The Controllers Role in Strategic Thinking and Advising - Part 1
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1.8 Credits
Member Price: $89
Controller Management Financial Strategy Strategic Thinking Critical Thinking Financial Judgment
ACPEN: AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services: Ethical Considerations
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Review of the new AICPA Statement on Standards for Tax Services Reorganization of SSTS by type of work performed Discuss new standards on data protection, reliance on tools and representation of tax clients before taxing authorities
ACPEN: Character and Trust: The Difference Maker in Effective Collaboration
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Definition of Collaboration Character Definition Critical Character Attributes Character Self-Awareness Additional Character Identification Techniques Trust Definitions Waves of Trust Four Cores of Trust Toxic Trust and Antibiotics
ACPEN: K2’s Expense Reporting Automation
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of selected expense and corporate credit card reporting and management platforms Major fraud schemes associated with expense reporting Extracting and importing transaction data from bank feeds and matching to receipts
ACPEN: Common Sense CFO: Decoding and Mitigating Internal and External Risks
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Defining risk as it impacts organizations Understanding external and internal risks Examples of these risks How do we identify and assess? What can be done about the risks? Developing a risk mitigation strategy Monitoring and mitigating risk
ACPEN: Accounting Update in a Post COVID-19 World
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Risk assessment Government assistance Pandemic-related accounting pronouncements Learning to be an auditor in a pandemic environment Financial statement disclosures Exploring liquidity options
ACPEN: Accounting for the Gig Economy
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Characteristics unique to the gig economy Independent contractor and employee classification considerations Recordkeeping considerations for independent contractors Accounting and reporting issues for gig economy participants Audit and attestation for clients who participate in the gig economy Tax and regulatory considerations The CPA as a trusted advisor for independent contractors
ACPEN: K2’s Excel Best Practices
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Best practices associated with creating Excel workbooks, including managing workbooks How to secure Excel workbooks Collaboration options and best practices in Excel Effective reporting techniques in Excel
ACPEN: Living in the World of AI – How AI Has Changed Ethics?
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1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Is it ethical to use AI, or not? What is ethical AI? Why does it matter for finance and business professionals? Understanding and managing AI hallucinations, bias and misinformation. Internal friction: navigating fear, resistance, and cultural challenges. Creating sustainable, people-focused AI practices that build trust.
ACPEN: Travel/Entertainment Expenses and Taxes: What You Need to Know for Compliance
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expense Strategies to deduct business entertainment expenses Deductibility of meals Situations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reduction How to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parking Proper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expenditures The four steps to analyze business expenses The latest federal legislation, cases and rulings
ACPEN: Practical Excel Topics for Today’s Accountant
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Data validation Underutilized, but powerful, formulas Formulas for manipulating, transforming, and cleansing data Formulas for data analysis Reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Pivot tables Solver as a tool for performing multivariate analysis Mail merge Custom formatting
ACPEN: Effective Manager - Traits and Skills
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Management Leadership
ACPEN: Navigating IRS : Responding to IRS Notices & Letters
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Types of IRS letters: audits, collection, balance due, unreported income How to respond to CP2000, CP14, CP75, CP504, and other notices Steps to take upon receiving a letter: deadlines, records, prep Penalties and interest associated with non-response Sample response structure and real-life examples Documentation and tracking practices for correspondence Common mistakes and how to avoid them AI-supported correspondence management and ethical considerations
Surgent's Time Management for Professionals
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Managing interruptions The role of activity logs, to-do lists and a priority matrix The psychology of time management Staying on track of your time management plan Controlling procrastination Blocking out time Creating an effective time management plan
ACPEN: Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain IV - Part 1
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1.2 Credits
Member Price: $99
Internal Audit GIAS Standards Institute of Internal Auditors Accounting Auditing
ACPEN: K2’s Excel Essentials For Staff Accountants
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Best practices for creating and working with Excel workbooks Effectively using Excel functions when creating formulas The importance of PivotTables in modern reporting environments Best practices for formatting your workbooks
ACPEN: A Practical Guide to Trusts
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8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
Trustee responsibilities and trust administration Strategies for probate avoidance and efficient asset distribution Tax treatment of revocable living trusts Marital deductions and bypass trusts Uses of irrevocable trusts in estate planning Benefits of irrevocable life insurance trusts Multi-generational wealth planning with dynasty trusts Overview of estate planning tools: GRIT, GRAT, GRUT, and QPRT
ACPEN: Mergers & Acquisitions: Tips and Speed Bumps to Avoid
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2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
Making strategic acquisitions Identifying potential acquisition candidates Alternatives to M&A Identifying and understanding organizational culture Understanding the keys to effective and efficient due diligence Planning and executing an effective integration Key considerations
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - The Controllers Role in Strategic Thinking and Advising - Part 2
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TBD
1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
Controller Management Financial Strategy Strategic Thinking Critical Thinking Financial Judgment