CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: AI-Enhanced Business Consulting for CPAs: Strategies and Tools
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Business Consulting Types of Management Services Identification of clientneeds Managing Client Expectations Creating Value for Clients Techniques for Effective Consulting Application of AI Professional Standards Application
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - Overhead, Direct and Indirect Costs and Allocation Methods
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance Procurement Operations
ACPEN: The Controllers Role in Data Analytics and Big Data
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Webinar
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance Financial Statements
ACPEN: Sarbanes-Oxley Overview
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Webinar
1.60 Credits
Member Price: $79
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
ACPEN: Tactical Budgeting – Moving Beyond Traditional Budgets to Manage Performance
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The real purpose of budgeting in modern organizations Common budgeting problems and process breakdowns Linking budgets to income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows Output metrics and what really “causes work” Top-down, bottom-up, and hybrid budgeting approaches Flexible budgeting using volume-based and unit metrics Benchmarking to reduce politics and improve insight Using budgets to build value, not just limit spending
ACPEN: Can You Really Do That With AI?
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
AI fundamentals AI tools you already own Analyzing data using AI AI risks and concerns
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - The Controller's Role in Pro Forma Financial Statements
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance
ACPEN: The Risks of Artificial Intelligence - Part 1
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Webinar
1.60 Credits
Member Price: $79
Artificial Intelligence Technical Artificial Intelligence Ethical Risks of Artificial Intelligence
Ethics Exam Digital - Professional Ethics: The AICPA's Comprehensive Course for Licensure
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0.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Key Topics- AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and its Conceptual Framework- Ethics and independence rules from the AICPA and other regulators, including the U.S. government- Activities that discredit the profession- Ethics interpretations issued by PEEC- NOCLAR- AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTSs)- U.S. Treasury Department’s Circular No. 230- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) penalty provisions
Surgent's 2025 Tax Update
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3.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Comprehensive coverage of individual provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: TCJA provisions made permanent New tip income deduction New overtime pay deduction New car loan interest deduction New temporary senior deduction Expanded SALT cap Trump Accounts Comprehensive coverage of business provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: Bonus depreciation made permanent Increased §179 deduction Changes to §174 R&E expenditures Changes to §163(j) Form 1099/1099-K changes Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Surgent's A Complete Guide to Offers in Compromise
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Legislative history American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and changes to IRC Section 6159 Comprehensive coverage of the three main types of OIC Doubts as to collectability (DATC) Doubts as to liability (DATL) Effective tax administration (ETA) Hybrid of DATC Detailed walk-through of the process and key terms Practical solutions and success rates Various scams
Surgent's A Complete Guide to the Yellow Book
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
When is the auditor required to follow the Yellow Book (aka Government Auditing Standards or GAGAS)? How the Yellow Book requirements relate to generally accepted auditing standards and the single audit requirements The different types of Yellow Book audit and attestation engagements that auditors may be called upon to perform The Yellow Book standards related to the qualifications of the auditor (i.e., requirements related to independence, CPE, peer review, and more) The Yellow Book requirements related to the performance of and reporting on a financial audit The Yellow Book requirements related to attestation engagements (i.e., examinations, reviews, and agreed-upon procedures engagements) and performance audits
Surgent's A Complete Guide to the Yellow Book
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Circumstances requiring auditors to follow the Yellow Book (Government Auditing Standards or GAGAS) Relationship of Yellow Book requirements to GAAS and single audit requirements Auditor qualifications under the Yellow Book: independence, CPE, peer review, and related requirements The Yellow Book requirements related to the performance of and reporting on a financial audit Identifying and reporting findings under the Yellow Book The Yellow Book requirements related to attestation engagements (examinations, reviews, and agreed-upon procedures) and performance audits
Surgent's A Complete Tax Guide to Exit Planning
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Gain exclusion and tax-free reorganization planning Gain exclusion with sales of C corporation stock – Section 1202 Deferral of gain with installment reporting Gain planning with partnerships Basis planning – basis step-up at death, gifts of interests to family Restructuring the business entity – C vs. S corporation, partnerships, LLCs Real estate planning – retention vs sales, like-kind exchanges Employee stock ownership plans – special tax incentives Employee benefit planning with ownership change Taxes other than the federal income tax – state tax, estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes, and property taxes Prospects for tax law change
Surgent's A Discussion: The Threat and Opportunity to Accounting Posed by Generative AI and Other Emerging Technologies
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $69
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) Threats and opportunities posed by emerging technologies in accounting Audit and assurance in a technology-heavy environment
Surgent's A Guide to Auditing Common Investments
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of common investment types Typical audit risks and related audit procedures Alternative Investments Fair value disclosure, including applying the fair value hierarchy
Surgent's A Guide to Gig Economy Tax Issues
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Characteristics of a gig economy Who is an employee and who is an independent contractor? Form 1099-NEC and reporting of non-employee compensation Reporting on Form 1099-K Gig workers and the requirement to pay self-employment tax throughout the year State tax implications of remote work for the business owner and workers How remote work creates state tax nexus Tax implications of employee telecommuting for the employer The “convenience of the employer” rule Drivers of both people and of meals or other products Section 199A deduction Implications of the Vizcaino case
Surgent's A Guide to Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The basics of nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) NQDC compliance Taxation of NQDC plans Types of NQDC plans Financing/funding NQDC plans Planning strategies
Surgent's A Practical Guide to Auditing Cash and Cash Equivalents
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Explain typical audit risks and special considerations related to cash and cash equivalents Identify the risk of fraud related to cash and cash equivalents Describe designing a detailed audit plan, linking assessed risk to planned procedures Techniques used to perform the audit procedures associated with auditing cash and cash equivalents Obtaining evidence related to cash and cash equivalents Case study and test yourself questions related to auditing cash and cash equivalents
Surgent's AI and Data Ethics in Accounting
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Fundamental principles of AI and data ethics Importance of ethics in AI adoption Relevance of data ethics in accounting practices Frameworks for ethical AI implementation Ethical implications of AI in auditing and accounting Maintaining independence and objectivity Ensuring professional skepticism with AI tools Addressing ethical dilemmas in AI-driven audits Algorithmic bias and fairness in AI systems Identifying and understanding algorithmic bias Strategies to ensure fairness in AI models Case studies on bias and fairness issues in accounting Regulatory requirements and guidelines Overview of national and international regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) Compliance with ethical standards in AI use Emerging guidelines from accounting bodies on AI ethics Strategies for ethical AI use in accounting Implementing ethical AI frameworks and tools Promoting transparency, accountability, and fairness Developing a culture of ethics in AI-enhanced accounting practices