CPE Catalog & Events
Internal Controls for Small and Medium-Sized Entities
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Overview of controls Preventative controls Detective controls Controls for SMEs
K2's Harnessing ChatGPT - Unlocking Professional Efficiency
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Leveraging prompt engineering in ChatGPT for various accounting tasks Exploring the applications and limitations of ChatGPT in accounting Empowering efficiency for everyday accounting tasks
Mastering IRS Form 7217: Partnership Property Distributions
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Property distributions in liquidation of a partner’s interestSection 751 and its impact on property distributions from a partnershipMechanics of completing Form 7217 – new for 2024The Section 754 election and its role in partnership property distributions
The Ethical Side of Trust, featuring Richard A. Karwic and Don Minges
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The seven components of trust High standards, loyalty, doing the right thing, listen, empathy and accountability The value of trust How ethics relates to trust and how trust relates to ethics
Ethics Under Stress
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $125
Ten effects of stress on ethics Stress-induced cognitive bias Effects of stress on organizations Strategies to remain resilient and bolster ethical behavior during times of stress
Risk Assessment Under SAS No. 145: The Key to Audit Quality?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The topics that will be covered in this class include:New concepts due to the issuance of SAS No. 145Revised requirement to separately assess inherent risk and control riskA new definition of significant risk New emphasis on IT controls and risk of material misstatementNew guidance on maintaining professional skepticismRevised requirements to evaluate the design of certain controlsRevised requirements regarding audit documentationNew guidance on scalability
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain IV - Part 1
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $79
Internal Audit GIAS Standards Institute of Internal Auditors Accounting Auditing
CFO & Controller Critical Skills: Budgeting & Forecasting
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of budgeting toolsOverview of difference between budgeting and forecastingExamples of various budgeting and forecasting techniques
Surgent's Controller/CFO Update: Hot Topics Facing Today's Financial Professional
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Economic update Leadership and management changes as a result of the pandemic Managing for productivity Metrics and benchmarking Social media's place in our organizations
Unpacking OBBA for Individual Taxpayers
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:New law provisions applicable to individuals, including deductions for: Tip income and overtime pay; Social security income; Car loan interest; AGI charitable contribution deduction; Trump accountAn overview of provisions of existing law extended or made permanent without substantial change, including casualty losses, individual tax rates, alternative minimum tax.Provisions of existing law extended or made permanent with substantial change, including: child tax credit, earned income credit, standard deduction, state and local tax deduction.Repeal existing law provisions, including electric car credit and home energy credits
Asset Misappropriation - Let Me Count the Ways
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Identifying opportunity The three most common behavioral red flags that we should always look for The many ways to commit check fraud (it’s so easy) Why inventory is such a good place to hide theft of assets How to cover up inventory fraud Accounts Receivable Fraud and how it works How to count inventory that’s not there
Tax Practice Standards
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Treasury Circular 230 AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS) Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Common law
Advanced Negotiations: Never Split the Difference
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Negotiations Business Management
Erase the Mark: Best Practices in Penalty Abatement
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties.The types of penalties that can be removed.The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements.How to request penalty abatements.Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.
Build a Data Model for Analysis in Power BI
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Data Modeling Essentials: Understanding the core concepts of data modeling in Power BI, including integration of various data sources.Building Relationships: Techniques to establish and manage relationships between different data sets.Calculated Columns and Basic DAX Measures: Introduction to DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) and its application in creating calculated columns and basic measures.Calculated Columns vs Measures: Insights into when to use calculated columns and when to opt for measures.Explicit vs Implicit Measures: Understanding the difference and appropriate application of explicit and implicit measures in data analysis.Hierarchies in Data: Creating and utilizing hierarchies to enhance data analysis and reporting.Using Pivot Tables to Validate Measures: Practical skills in using pivot tables within Power BI to validate and refine measures.
Lessons on Fraud Prevention from Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:What starts a government investigation for white-collar crime?What is an indictment?What is extradition?What are pre-trial proceedings?What is a mitigation strategy?What is a plea agreement?What is discovery in a criminal case?What factors influence a sentence in a white-collar crime?What collateral consequences follow for people convicted of business-related crime?
Assessing the Real Ethics of an Organization?, featuring Joe Oringel, MBA, CPA, CIA and Don Minges, MBA
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
What are the signs of an ethical versus unethical organization? The need for clear policies Policies should be detailed, clear and unambiguous The importance of ‘doing the right thing when no one else is looking’ How exceptions offer opportunities to the unethical Should exceptions be allowed?
Accounting & Auditing for Cryptocurrency
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Cryptocurrency Accounting Auditing
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain IV - Part 2
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Internal audit Standards GIAS Accounting Auditing
Transforming Strategic & Financial Management with ChatGPT - Insights for CPAs, CFOs and Controllers
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Recognize the variety of ChatGPT uses in accounting. Determine how to use ChatGPT. Identify how ChatGPT improves customer, vendor, and industry research. Recognize how ChatGPT aids in financial benchmarking. Identify how ChatGPT can assist in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.