CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Excel Lookups: Moving Beyond VLOOKUP Limitations
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Using lookup functions as an alternative to direct cell references Understand the limitations of the VLOOKUP function Discover ways to move beyond these limitations
Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Debt Allocations
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Recourse debt allocations Constructive liquidation scenarios Nonrecourse debt allocations Minimum gains and nonrecourse deductions Section 704(c) gains Allocations under 704(c)
Independence for Auditors - AICPA, PCAOB, GAO & DOL
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Auditing Yellowbook AICPA, GAO, DOL and PCAOB
Federal Tax Update for Business with Doug Van Der Aa
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
"Tax-mageddon" - the all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA Other recent legislative, judicial, and IRS developments impacting business taxpayers Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues S corporation and partnership developments Other miscellaneous business developments
Creative Strategies for Buying, Selling, or Gifting a Business
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Valuation methods for business interests Stock purchase versus asset purchase Estate transfer and tax considerations Gifting strategies for business interests Trusts and partnerships in business transfers Self-canceling installment notes in transactions Transferring S corporation stock to trusts Business interest transfer with Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Reporting Explained
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Discussion of financial reporting risks increased by the current economic environment, including increased uncertainty related to critical financial statement amounts and significant disclosures Executive summary of recent Accounting Standards Updates Overview of fair value disclosure requirements and implementation issues Discussion of issues related to donor-restricted endowment funds Classification of net assets and reclassifications Endowments, including accounting, disclosures and UPMIFA Noncascontributions Contributions received and receivable Expense recognition issues Reporting expenses by function and nature Other relevant matters unique to the nonprofit environment
360 Budgeting: A Holistic Approach to Process and Solutions
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Defining the budget process Common budgetary cultures and discussion of solutions Does your budget need an overhaul or just a tune up? How to make the budget flexible Making a better budget and maybe even a better you (or at least improving the perception of the budget work itself) How to build a flexible budget model that works? What are the steps we can take to budget for economic and external factors beyond our control? How the right Chart of Accounts can simply your work Budget and GAAP are not the same and why they are fine not to be Efficiently modeling payroll and benefits Identifying controllable and uncontrollable expense Using key variables to stress-test your budget Understanding your own leadership tendencies and applying them to your strengths? Understanding core personality types Learning what type of person you are? Managing and coping with the budget team Effectively dealing with the A, B, C and other players? Identifying the ‘Big Picture’ and your role in effective communication Communicating so others can understand us Understanding a presentation’s anatomy? Tips and tricks for budget presentations
Introduction to Yellow Book: 8-Credit Boot Camp
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The basics needed to understand what makes nonprofit and governmental accounting & auditing unique. The key financial reporting differences for governmental and nonprofit entities.The fundamentals of Yellow Book and Uniform Guidance audits.
Surgent's S Corporation Core Tax Issues From Formation Through Liquidation
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
What exactly is terminating S corporations, including recent rulings Schedules K-2 and K-3 reporting requirements and filing exceptions Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations Shareholder changes Living Trust and causes S termination LLCs electing S status, changing agreement could terminate election Inherited a new client with reporting errors? What are my options? Debt vs. equity and §385; Federal Express battled and won, how do we? Are we to expect SECA tax on pass-through entities? Shareholders losing “substance over form” argument Basis neither increased by phantom income, nor reduced by non-deducted pass-through losses Can I accrue expenses payable to a shareholder? Sure, but can I deduct them? How §179 limitations affect S corp. basis Comparison of liquidation of a C corporation vs. the liquidation of an S corporation Did not timely file Form 2553? A simple method to correct Is there a “flexible standard of law” in regard to closely held entities?
The Ethic of Recruitment and Selection
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Discussion of ethical and effective recruiting strategiesSelection processes that foster diversity and inclusionHow to increase talent pools to ensure hiring success
Awful Ethical Dilemmas - Bringing it to Life, featuring J. Michael Inzina and Don Minges
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Following the letter of the Code versus following the spirit of the Code Preparing for conflicts of interest Document your analysis of the situations Five (5) case study examples
A Guide to Sampling - Part 2
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Auditing Yellowbook
Microsoft Excel: Moving Beyond the Basics
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Using formulas to manipulate and transform data Using formulas and reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Using pivot tables Understanding Solver to perform multivariate analysis
Mastering Partnership Basis: Inside and Outside Basis
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Explain the use of both "inside" and "outside” basis determination.How to calculate tax basis capital accounts, including when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property.Clarify the importance of partnership capital accounts and partnerships debt on partner's tax basis.Explanation of how basis is impacted distributions and by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership interest.Comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process.
Monthly Federal Tax Updates - November 2025
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Current individual tax issuesCurrent business entity tax issuesAny current tax legislation occurring during the periodOther issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, payroll, and other federal tax issues
Common Yellow Book & Single Audit Deficiencies
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Auditing Yellowbook COVID-related funds
K2's Technology Update
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Developments in hardware and software Options for communicating and collaborating more effectively Addressing cybersecurity issues
Fiduciary Income Tax Returns - Form 1041 Workshop with Filled-in Forms
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $280
Classifying receipts between "income" and "corpus" under the Uniform Principal and Income Act. Calculation of DNI utilizing three different methods, a "forms" method (Schedule B), a "code" method, and a "shortcut" method, utilizing a worksheet of common income and expenses. Proper W-2 preparation and procedures in the year of death. Taxpayer passes before taking a required minimum distribution; what must be done? Forgetful fiduciaries of simple trusts. Fluctuating trusts - Simple one year, complex the next. Dividing income in the year of death. Overview of Subchapter J. Form preparation issues - Filing requirements and line-by-line explanations of Form 1041. Taxable income of estates and trusts and expense allocation issues. Specific deductions and miscellaneous itemized deductions. Income in respect of a decedent. The income distribution deduction calculation. Relation of principal and income law to DNI. Understanding how to handle capital gains and losses. Allocating tax items to beneficiaries: another K-1. Other considerations: excess deductions on termination. Comprehensive DNI case study, with principal (cost and FMV) and income reconciliation. Comprehensive trust and estate case studies, with filled-in forms.
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
Real Estate Taxation 25-26
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
California property taxation updated in light of Proposition 19 passage Qualified business income deductions [IRC Sec. 199A] Opportunity zone deferral related to real estate [IRC Sec. 1400Z-2] Passive activities loss rules [IRC Sec. 469] Real estate professional rules [IRC Sec. 469(c)(7)] Interest expense deduction rules [IRC Sec. 163] Home sale exclusion [IRC Sec. 121] 1031 exchanges Estate planning and gifting with real estate