CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Shorten Month-End - Closing Best Practices
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Trends in financial statement closings including the Quick Close, Soft Close and Virtual Close Review and discuss information systems headaches that slow you down Work through examples of close cycle "time killers" and how to resolve them Get inventory and cost of sales under control Identify the improvement projects that will yield the biggest benefit
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
Master the Art of CPA Communication: Boost Your Influence!
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Techniques for simplifying complex financial information for clients and stakeholdersPersuasive communication principles aligned with CPA rolesBuilding and maintaining trust and credibility with diverse stakeholdersCase studies and Interviews with Finance, Accounting and CPA professionalsDeveloping empathy and emotional intelligence in communicationsBest practices for active listening to strengthen client relationshipsApplication of Influencer principles for impactful change in communication
Smarter Tax Services with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of AI technology and how it worksIdentify where AI can be incorporated into tax research, planning, and compliance servicesDiscover new opportunities to enhance your client advisory tax services with AI toolsReview the market of emerging and AI enhanced tax software toolsLearn about the newest generation of AI enable 1040 source document collection and organizer applicationsReview specific use cases for generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) in your tax services
ACPEN: Supervised AI Agents as Public CPA Audit Team Members
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Webinar
1.00 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.
2026/27 Yellow Book Update
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Significant changes related to quality management and updates affecting key audit roles, with an emphasis on how these revisions impact audit planning and execution.The GAO's implementation delay and its implications for 2026 audit planning.Recent leadership changes at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and what those transitions may signal for future guidance and oversight priorities.Overview of recent updates to the Green Book, helping auditors understand changes to internal control guidance that may affect governmental entities and Single Audit engagements.
ACPEN: Emerging Risks and Resilience - How Accountants and Finance are Leading the Way - Part 2 Technology Disruption, Artificial Intelligence an
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Webinar
1.60 Credits
Member Price: $79
Artificial Intelligence Emerging Risks for Acccountants and Finance Cybersecurity Risks
ACPEN: Thinking Like an Auditor When Preparing Your Financial Statements
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Determining an appropriate sense of quantitative and qualitative materiality Identifying the critical components of the financial statements that matter most to financial statement users Evaluating where the financial statements are most likely to contain material fraud and error, and ensuring adequate internal control and monitoring to mitigate those risks
ACPEN: New Client Ethical Challenges: The CPAs Guide
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
How the CPA can meet the challenges presented by a new client AICPA Code of Professional Conduct AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services IRS Circular 230 Case study illustration of how to bring the new client into ethical, proper financial and tax compliance
ACPEN: Interview Techniques & Detecting Deception
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Interview techniques Signs of Verbal and Non-verbal communication Planning and preparing for an interview
Accountants and Malpractice: Can We Get Sued for This?
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Webinar
0.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How accountant liability is a very real threat in today's litigious society.A discussion of scenarios in which accounting professionals can find themselves inadvertently involved in a lawsuit.Pitfalls in which the accountant may find him- or her- self while dealing with clients.Real-life examples from the speaker's extensive experience as a practitioner and as an expert witness in accounting malpractice cases.
Surgent's Defending Firms: Email Fraud, Cloud Risks, Cyber Insurance, and Remote Work Security
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
Email fraud Phishing attacks Cloud security risks Cyber insurance Securing remote work environments
Surgent's Key Roth IRA and Roth 401(k) Rules for Funding and Tax-free Distributions
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Funding options for Roth accounts Roth IRA contribution eligibility and income limits Enhanced catch-up contributions and age-based limits The Roth catch-up mandate for employer plans Roth 401(k) contribution rules, including catch-ups Roth SEP and Roth SIMPLE IRAs 529 plan rollovers to Roth IRAs Backdoor Roth strategies and pro-rata considerations The tax impact of rolling a 401(k) to a Roth IRA Who can start the Roth IRA 5-year clock? The 5-year rules for Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s Direct and indirect Roth conversions Direct and indirect rollovers from Roth 401(k) plans Ordering rules for Roth IRA distributions FIFO treatment and when it applies The risk of recapturing the 10% early distribution penalty Case studies and practical cheat sheets to reinforce key concepts
Surgent's What Practitioners Need to Know About Estate Planning and Administering a Client’s Estate
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The federal transfer tax exemption What constitutes a valid will Common trust vehicles often used to safeguard assets Consequences of intestacy How to transfer property outside of a will Legal treatment of marital property Transfer of IRAs and retirement plans Probate generally and probate for property held outside of the state of decedent’s residence When an estate tax return should be filed Portability of the Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion (DSUE) amount
ACPEN: Fraud Case Studies: Professional Misbehavior in the 21st Century
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Understand factors that allowed selected frauds to occur Recognize controls that may have prevented or mitigated selected frauds Consider application of these lessons to circumstances you encounter in your professional endeavors Apply ethical guidance to scenarios that accounting professionals may encounter in public practice
How AI Is Automating Internal Control
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:An explanation of Artificial Intelligence (AI).Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition. What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies.
ACPEN: Audit & Attest Quality Matters that Should be on Your Radar – Avoiding Common Deficiencies in SAS, SSARS and SSAE Engagements
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Applying professional skepticism to ensure quality work Meaningful risk assessment when designing work programs for various levels of services Proper planning and supervision of all engagements Accountant responsibilities for evaluating internal control Strengthening analytic procedures to support conclusions Complying with the Code of Professional Conduct and quality management standards
ChatGPT and Advanced Financial Analysis for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Financial Modeling with ChatGPT IntegrationAdvanced Ratio Analysis TechniquesRisk Assessment and Scenario AnalysisValuation Methods and ChatGPT ApplicationsUtilizing Performance Metrics in Financial AnalysisData Analysis and Interpretation with AIInvestment Analysis Enhanced by ChatGPT
ACPEN: K2’s Better Reporting With QuickBooks Online
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The types of reports available in QuickBooks Online, by subscription level Customizing reports to meet your needs Spreadsheet Sync in QuickBooks Online Advanced
ACPEN: K2's Ten Questions To Ask Your IT Team
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Ten Strategic Question Frameworks for Technology Assessment Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Oversight Through Targeted Dialogue Cloud Governance and Remote Work Technology Evaluation