CPE Catalog & Events
10 Keys to Outstanding Service and More Referrals
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Communicate more powerfully with clients and other CPA's by understanding human behavior • How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone • How to get someone to really hear you and how to really hear what someone else is “not saying.” • How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want How to create trust and get people to like working with you – inside and outside the firm • The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you • Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work • How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use • How to persuade people without them knowing they are being persuaded • How Ronald Reagan, Oprah and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magical abilities." • The three most important keys all successful communicators use How outstanding service can lead to more promotions and/or client development • The art of getting more referrals and turning referrals into clients • Why great service is better for your business in the long run • How to know what’s most important to your client or boss—so you can focus on that
Managerial Accounting: Your Prescription for Better Decision Making
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Target profit and Break-even analysis Relevant costs and decision-making Standard costs and variances Activity-based costing Segment reporting and analysis Budgeting
Cutting-Edge Estate and Financial Planning Trends of 2025
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $280
Navigating the intricacies of uncertain estate and gift tax planning. Unveiling prevalent client errors in estate and financial planning. Mastering the modern intricacies of domicile-related considerations spanning tax, financial, and estate planning. Tackling challenges inherent to charitable planning strategies. Proficiently employing split-interest trusts for optimal outcomes. Unraveling the complexities of advanced insurance concepts. Mandate for meticulous IRA distribution planning. Addressing distinctive planning nuances for the aging clientele. Anticipating the forthcoming horizon in the field.
How Technology Controls Should Be Developed and Implemented 25-26
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Considerations for the maintenance of an internal control system The types of policies and procedures organizations should utilize Reviewing and testing control measures Updating controls and implementing control changes
2024 A Practitioner's Guide to IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Traditional and Roth IRAs: Understanding retirement savings options SEP and SIMPLE IRAs: Exploring retirement plans for small businesses Qualified Plans: Navigating employer-sponsored retirement plans Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans: Comparing retirement plan structures 401(k) Plans: Maximizing benefits with employer-sponsored options Retirement Plan Selection: Choosing the best plan for individual client needs Minimum Distribution Rules: Ensuring compliance and understanding withdrawal regulations Tax Implications: Analyzing the tax consequences of retirement plan decisions Retirement Planning Strategies: Implementing effective strategies for client financial goals
ChatGPT: What Every CPA Should Know-Updated
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of the current landscape for AI in businessHistory of ChatGPT and generative AIFundamentals of generative AI technology and related nomenclatureABC's of how to use ChatGPTDemonstration of practical ChatGPT applications for accounting, finance and taxA word of caution: What you should be concerned aboutDeveloping a ChatGPT usage policy for your firm / business
Donating Cryptocurrency and Avoiding Traps for the Unwary
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Differences between cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) IRS Notice 2014-12 Tax implications of contributing digital assets Gift tax rules for donating, gifting or bequeathing cryptocurrency and NFTs Substantiating charitable contributions of digital assets Traps for the unwary
Business Tax Update: Recent Developments
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:2024/25 legislation impacting business taxpayersTax depreciation updateGIG workers and Form 1099-KCommercial Clean Vehicle CreditRecent business taxpayer case rulingsFINCEN Beneficial Ownership Information reporting update
Data & Predictive Analytics & Business Intelligence for Controllers/CFOs
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
DA and BI relationship to accountant value. Current trends in BI and DA, including the emergence of AI tools like ChatGPT. The changing accountant roles: data analyst, data scientist, and data storyteller, with an emphasis on how ChatGPT can be utilized in these capacities. Obtaining datasets to compare and contrast with their organization's data, and how ChatGPT can assist in analyzing and interpreting this data. BI tools and the inclusion of AI technologies such as ChatGPT to streamline processes and improve analytical capabilities.
Advanced ChatGPT for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to ChatGPT and its Applications in Accounting.Custom Instructions (CI) for Persistent Context in Financial Conversations.Analyzing Financial Statements and News Releases using ChatGPT.Exploring Business Opportunities through Hyper-Local and Sectoral Analysis.Advanced Data Analysis for Financial Comparisons and Capital Asset Audits.Image Analysis for Asset, Space, and User Interface Design.Voice Interaction with ChatGPT for Enhanced User Experience and Accessibility.
The Controllership Series - Addressing Cash Flow and Forecasting Uncertainty
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Webinar
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $49
Accounting Finance Cashflow
Ethical Leadership: Guiding Principles When Others Falter
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding yourself and others in the workplace How emotion plays a vital role in ethical dilemmas and in solutions What are some of the various outlooks on ethics? Recognizing lies Managing ethics towards solutions
Predictive Accounting: Driver-Based Budgeting & Rolling Financial Forecasts
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The shift to “predictive accounting” for Decision Making, Planning, and Budgeting Problems with traditional annual budget processes Develop a driver-based “operational budget” based on resource capacity planning Classify resource capacities and their expenses as sunk, fixed, step-variable, and variable Create closed loop capacity plans Forecast demand for budgeting and rolling financial forecasts Integrating enterprise risk management (ERM) with management accounting Applying target costing for cost estimating
Avoiding Budget People Issues: Managing Budgeting's Soft Side
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Budget defining, Budget cultures Tacticle budget issues Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions Understanding people in the budget process Communicating your budget to non financial types
2024 PCAOB and SEC Update
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Developments at the PCAOB.Recent trends in SEC comment letters.Enforcement actions and administrative proceedings.Conclusions and predictions for the future.
401(k) Audit Basics, Part 3 - Distribution Testing, Investments and Audit Wrap-up
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $125
Plan distributions and benefit payments Investments and related disclosures ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) audits Audit wrap-up
Profitability Pricing: Boost your Bottom Line
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Competitive bids Achieving target profitability
Surgent's Annual Update for Defined Contribution Plans
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Common risks and pitfalls associated with defined contribution plans Nuances of the fair value disclosures New reporting and disclosure requirements for the current year Results of DOL Audit Quality Study
Surgent's Basis Shifting: Final Regulations
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
What is a transaction of interest? Reporting transactions of interest on Form 8886 Why make a Section 754 election? Adjustments under Sections 743(b), 734(b), and 732 Applicable threshold amounts for reporting What is a basis shift? Who is a material advisor and why is that status important? Section 755 rules for allocating the Section 743(b) and Section 734(b) basis adjustments Transfers of a partnership interest on death What is a substantially similar transaction? Who is a “tax-indifferent” party in a partnership?
Surgent's Critical Issues Involving Taxation of Construction Contractors
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The impact of recent legislation on the construction industry How to qualify for the “small contractor exemption” and its advantages to the taxpayer Options available to the “small” contractor regarding taxation of long-term contracts How the choice of entity impacts taxation of contractors How AMT impacts the construction industry IRC §460 and “large” contractors How “uninstalled materials” impact taxation of contractors How the “look-back” rules impact contractors How the “10 percent method” can allow certain contractors to defer recognizing taxable income Critical tax planning strategies for contractors