CPE Catalog & Events
2025 Mid - Year Tax Update: Planning for Businesses
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Legislative changes affecting business tax planning Depreciation, start-up expenses, and profit motive considerations Employee classification, compensation, and benefits Business use of home, vehicle, and meals/entertainment deductions Cryptocurrency taxation and cannabis industry tax concerns Section 199A deduction and penalties related to business operations
2025 Mid - Year Tax Update: Planning for Individuals
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Legislative changes affecting individual tax planning Income, deduction, and credit planning strategies Form 1040 issues: divorce, death of a taxpayer, and status updates Compensation, fringe benefits, and Social Security updates Foreign reporting, resident alien, and cryptocurrency tax matters Capital gains, Kiddie Tax, and related deductions
Proper Financial Accounting for S Corporations
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Deferred tax accounting for S Corporations S elections and terminations – dealing with deferred taxes Financial accounting for capital stock and retained earnings S corporation shareholders’ equity Tax vs financial accounting for Accumulated Adjustments Account Financial accounting for loans to and from S shareholders
Ultimate Small Business HR Guide: Essential Tips for Success
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Small Business Management
The Value of Conflict
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Conflict resolution
Productivity Hacks for Working Remote
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Virtual Work Remote Work Telecommuting Flexible Work Options
The Controller Function - Inventory Part 1
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Webinar
1.80 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance Operations
Employees Today and Tomorrow : Are Employees Assets?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
GAAP vs economic value of employees The changing landscape of work The need to change management tactics Different generations and demographics Understanding the differences What issues do they present? How do we improve our understanding? Employee engagement/assessment surveys and what they should tell us Successful tactics for today's workforce
Leases Accounting under Topic 842 - Answers to FAQ After Implementation
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Alternatives to adopting Topic 842 Short-term lease and related-party leasing arrangements Identifying lease agreements under the new rules Proper treatment of lease incentives, leasehold improvements, and lease modifications
Let's End Business Ethics
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Ethics defined Are there business ethics? How to identify ethical issues Deciphering your ethical code Why ethical behavior is good for your business How to make ethical decisions
Mergers & Acquisitions: Tips and Speed Bumps to Avoid
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Making strategic acquisitions Identifying potential acquisition candidates Alternatives to M&A Identifying and understanding organizational culture Understanding the keys to effective and efficient due diligence Planning and executing an effective integration Key considerations
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
Partnership Essentials: Review & Update
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent legislative, rules and tax developments impacting partnerships and their partners Transfer of partnership interests TCJA §461(l) Excess Business Losses and §163(j) Business Interest Expense Importance of capital accounts Form 1065, Schedules K-1 and M-2 Schedules K-2 and K-3 update Reporting partner capital accounts Effect of the Ceiling Rule Alternative and Remedial Methods Effect on financial capital accounts Tax basis capital accounts
The Controllership Series - Managerial Accounting Basics and Costs
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance
Building Your Personal Net Worth: Invest in Your Future
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why people who appear wealthy may be living paycheck to paycheck Why a millionaire may be living in the ordinary house next door Early and mid-career strategies for accumulating wealth Where and how to invest your money Why fees and commissions should concern you Strategies for buying stocks, mutual funds and ETFs
Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Developing short-term cash flow projections How do we assure adequate cash availability without having idle cash? Take advantage of your bank’s cash management services Working capital loans Controlled disbursement accounts Sweep accounts and other short-term investments ACH transactions Direct transfers Lock boxes Credit and collections Reconciliation frequency Managing cash short-falls
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.
Surgent's Construction Contractors: Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Overall landscape of the construction industry GAAP and recent changes affecting the construction industry The Revenue Recognition Standard and its impact on the construction industry The unique relationship between the contractor and the surety The lease FASB ASC and its impact on the construction industry
Comprehensive Accounting and Financial Reporting Update
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:CECL for nonfinancial institutions.Accounting for Paycheck Protection Program loans.Accounting for web-hosting services.Revenue recognition.Leases.FASB projects in progress.
IRAs - Contributions & Distributions for Traditional, Roth, SEP & SIMPLE IRAs
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
An emphasis on newly enacted tax legislation affecting IRAs including the NEW final required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations Contribution limits to and tax treatment of distributions from Traditional, Roth, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Deductible phase-out limits for Traditional IRA contributions for taxpayers that are active participants in qualified retirement plans Roth IRA contribution phase-out limits as well as tax-free qualified distributions Planning opportunities for conversions to ROTH IRAs Rollover rules to/from different retirement accounts and the one-rollover-per-year limitation The different options of receiving IRA distributions before age 59 ½ and avoiding the 10% early distribution penalty (including substantially equal periodic payments) The required minimum distribution (RMD) rules from IRAs needed to avoid the 50% penalty after the account owner turns age 72 or dies The tax ramifications of spouse and non-spouse beneficiaries and how this affects the RMD calculation after the account owner’s death Overview of health savings account (HSA) eligibility rules, contribution limits and distribution rules