CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour: Special 2-Hour Edition - House Version of Tax Reform
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Introduction to the House passage and future enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill New rules relating to the taxation of overtime pay and tips Increased deduction for seniors Changes in the standard deduction and Child Tax Credit Increase in the SALT cap to $40,000, with income limitations Increase in the estate tax exemption Increase in the QBI deduction Establishing, funding, and making distributions to newly established accounts for children Medicaid changes Deducting interest on car loans Elimination of green energy credits Review of important TCJA provisions
Surgent's What Tax Practitioners Need to Know About Medicare
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Eligibility for Medicare How to apply for Medicare Introduction to Parts A, B, C, and D of Medicare Payments for Parts B and D of Medicare: the higher costs imposed on higher income beneficiaries Late enrollment penalties Medicare Advantage in lieu of original Medicare The Affordable Care Act’s impact on Medicare Legislative and regulatory developments
Surgent's What You Need to Know About ASC 842, Leases
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) Overall lease accounting guidance Lessor Accounting 101 Detailed review of accounting by lessees Updates to the lease accounting guidance
Surgent's Why Do They Do It? The Psychology of Fraud
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The fraud triangle The truth default theory The concept of cognitive dissonance Confirmation bias Availability
Surgent's Why People Quit: A Look at Accounting and Other Professionals
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Why employee retention matters Management’s thoughts on turnover Techniques employers use to retain and grow their employees Aspects of employment that matter most to employees Factors that contribute to employee turnover in accounting and finance professions
Surgent's Winning the Fraud Battle in the Digital Age: Prevention and Detection
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The price of fraud – ACFE’s Report to the Nations and ancillary costs The current economy – microeconomics and analysis COSO internal control framework, particularly Principle 1 (integrity/ethics) and Principle 8 (fraud risk assessments) Power of morale – shrinking the fraud triangle and employee motivation Deviant workplace behavior Historic schemes Why good folks go bad – interesting findings and red flags Combating fraud with controls Controls used by fraud victim organizations and suggestions for better implementation Fraud’s new frontier Corporate social, environmental, governance, and equity/inclusion reports and audits
Surgent's Winning the Fraud Battle in the Digital Age: Prevention and Detection
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
The price of fraud – ACFE’s Report to the Nations and ancillary costs The current economy – microeconomics and analysis COSO internal control framework, particularly Principle 1 (integrity/ethics) and Principle 8 (fraud risk assessments) Power of morale – shrinking the fraud triangle and employee motivation Deviant workplace behavior Historic schemes Why good folks go bad – interesting findings and red flags Combating fraud with controls Controls used by fraud victim organizations and suggestions for better implementation Fraud’s new frontier Corporate social, environmental, governance, and equity/inclusion reports and audits
Surgent's Work-Life Balance: Maximizing Productivity and Understanding Related Tax Issues
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Discuss how productivity strategies may improve work-life balance Understand the state tax consequences that may arise when working from home Identify and discuss challenges unique to financial professionals Review how some organizations are providing support to improve work-life balance Explore the role of alternative work arrangements Examine challenges unique to auditors versus tax professionals A comparison of work-life balance between public and industry accountants How work-family conflict varies among financial professionals Recommendations for improving work-life balance
Surgent's Working Remotely: Best Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Technology and workstation arrangements Maximizing productivity Establishing procedures that can be implemented throughout the organization Understanding the relationship between remote work and employee retention Effective communication strategies for staying connected with colleagues and clients The productivity challenges unique to working from home Time management The importance of distinguishing between the “home office” and “home” Data privacy concerns Other ethical considerations that arise when working from home
Surgent's Workplace Etiquette for Young Professionals
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Projecting a professional presence Verbal communication skills to elevate your message Mastering non-verbal communication Protocol for office settings Building trust within the organization and with clients Running an impactful meeting Adding value as a meeting attendee Executive dining etiquette strategies and tips
Surgent's Yellow Book and Single Audits: How to Stay in Good Graces and Out of Bad Places with Your Peer Reviewer
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The key requirements and audit areas that peer reviewers hone in on when reviewing Yellow Book and single audit engagements Avoiding common pitfalls seen in Yellow Book and single audits How to improve your performance on Yellow Book and single audits while staying in good graces with your peer reviewer
The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent
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16.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Comprehensive coverage of individual provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: TCJA provisions made permanent New Tip Income Deduction New Overtime Pay Deduction New Car Loan Interest Deduction New Temporary Senior Deduction Expanded SALT Cap Trump Accounts Comprehensive coverage of business provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: Bonus Depreciation made permanent Increased §179 deduction Changes to §174 R&E Expenditures Changes to §163(j) Form 1099/1099-K changes Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion Digital Assets and Tax Implications - understand Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies and broker responsibilities Artificial Intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming the tax profession Sale of Passthrough Entity Interests and Net Investment Income Tax - analyze the tax implications of selling interests in passthrough entities, including relevant examples, and how the Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) applies to these transactions The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, and employer reporting responsibilities Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Comprehensive coverage of individual provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: TCJA provisions made permanent New Tip Income Deduction New Overtime Pay Deduction New Car Loan Interest Deduction New Temporary Senior Deduction Expanded SALT Cap Trump Accounts Comprehensive coverage of business provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: Bonus Depreciation made permanent Increased §179 deduction Changes to §174 R&E Expenditures Changes to §163(j) Form 1099/1099-K changes Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion Digital Assets and Tax Implications - understand Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies and broker responsibilities Artificial Intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming the tax profession Sale of Passthrough Entity Interests and Net Investment Income Tax - analyze the tax implications of selling interests in passthrough entities, including relevant examples, and how the Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) applies to these transactions The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, and employer reporting responsibilities Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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12.00 Credits
Member Price: $219
Comprehensive coverage of individual provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: TCJA provisions made permanent New tip income deduction New overtime pay deduction New car loan interest deduction New temporary senior deduction Expanded SALT cap Trump Accounts Comprehensive coverage of business provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: Bonus depreciation made permanent Increased §179 deduction Changes to §174 R&E expenditures Changes to §163(j) Form 1099/1099-K changes Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion Digital assets and tax implications – understand Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence – discover how AI and generative tools are transforming the tax profession Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Form 1099-K reporting requirements – understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy – examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, and employer reporting responsibilities Real Estate professional requirements Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Comprehensive coverage of individual provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: TCJA provisions made permanent New tip income deduction New overtime pay deduction New car loan interest deduction New temporary senior deduction Expanded SALT cap Trump Accounts Comprehensive coverage of business provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: Bonus depreciation made permanent Increased §179 deduction Changes to §174 R&E expenditures Changes to §163(j) Form 1099/1099-K changes Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion Digital assets and tax implications – understand Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence – discover how AI and generative tools are transforming the tax profession Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Form 1099-K reporting requirements – understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy – examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, and employer reporting responsibilities Real Estate professional requirements Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent
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12.00 Credits
Member Price: $219
Discussion of key individual provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, such as TCJA provisions made permanent, new tip income deduction, new overtime pay deduction, Trump accounts, and the expanded SALT cap Comprehensive coverage of business provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: Bonus Depreciation made permanent Increased §179 deduction Changes to §174 R&E Expenditures Changes to §163(j) Form 1099/1099-K changes Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion Excess Business Loss Limitation Section 1244 Small Business Stock and Section 1202 Qualified Small Business Stock treatment and applicability Principles and considerations for nonresident withholding, composite payments, and passthrough entity taxes Partnership Distributions, Form 7217, and S Corporation Redemptions Thinking beyond §163(j) -- Interest Allocation Rules, Original Issue Discount, Applicable High Yield Discount Obligations, Convertible Corporate Debt Instruments, and Debt-Financed Distributions Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Selected Practice and Reporting Issues: What’s new? A review of recent cases and tax law changes and IRS guidance affecting S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Discussion of key individual provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, such as TCJA provisions made permanent, new tip income deduction, new overtime pay deduction, Trump accounts, and the expanded SALT cap Comprehensive coverage of business provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to: Bonus Depreciation made permanent Increased §179 deduction Changes to §174 R&E Expenditures Changes to §163(j) Form 1099/1099-K changes Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion Excess Business Loss Limitation Section 1244 Small Business Stock and Section 1202 Qualified Small Business Stock treatment and applicability Principles and considerations for nonresident withholding, composite payments, and passthrough entity taxes Partnership Distributions, Form 7217, and S Corporation Redemptions Thinking beyond §163(j) -- Interest Allocation Rules, Original Issue Discount, Applicable High Yield Discount Obligations, Convertible Corporate Debt Instruments, and Debt-Financed Distributions Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Selected Practice and Reporting Issues: What’s new? A review of recent cases and tax law changes and IRS guidance affecting S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
AI & Accounting in Construction
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The major topics that will be covered in this course include: Overview of AI adoption in construction Predictive analytics and risk management AI-integrated Building Information Modeling (BIM) Real-time compliance and financial reporting Taxation challenges in AI-driven construction AI in project scheduling, supply chains, and quality control Regulatory frameworks and ethical AI use in audits
AI & Accounting in Manufacturing
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The major topics that will be covered in this course include: Intelligent automation and dark factories Predictive maintenance and real-time cost tracking AI-enabled financial reporting and dashboards Continuous auditing and anomaly detection Tax compliance automation and transfer pricing AI Data governance and cybersecurity in financial systems Workforce reskilling and AI-augmented financial roles
AI & Accounting in Retail
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The major topics that will be covered in this course include: AI-powered personalization and its impact on revenue recognition Dynamic pricing models and tax compliance risks AI in demand forecasting, inventory valuation, and COGS calculations Integration challenges with ERP and POS systems Governance, ethics, and auditability of AI decisions Data quality, audit trails, and regulatory documentation AI-assisted fraud detection, financial controls, and oversight