CPE Catalog & Events
Multi Year Failure to File: Getting into Compliance
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Process-from client onboarding and transcript analysis.Risk assessment, ethical considerations, and resolution strategies.Manage cases involving individuals, married couples, businesses, payroll taxes, and S corporations.Real-world examples, IRS references, and best practices are integrated throughout to ensure confidence and compliance.
Surgent's Advanced Individual Income Tax Return Issues
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
New issues for the current year tax return and §199A Installment sales — understanding the complicated issues Form 8582: Passive losses with carryovers — Complicated case with filled-in forms Puts, calls, straddling, and unusual investments — Understanding the tax laws and reporting them correctly on the tax return Capital gain and loss issues — The problem with proper reporting of installment sales issues; capital gains and losses; when is a stock worthless; and much more... At-risk rules: What a return preparer really needs to know Passive loss issues — You cannot just trust your software. What to watch out for and the questions you need your clients to answer in order to do it right! Incentive and nonqualified stock options — Reporting; key strategies for planning; dealing with the alternative minimum tax Alternative minimum tax — Understanding it; planning strategies to avoid it; using the minimum tax credit; explaining it to a client Form 6251: Detailed calculation example
Tax Fundamentals of LLCs and Partnerships - Tax Staff Essentials
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $319
Basic tax structure of partnerships and LLCs Check-the-box elections to be taxed as a partnership Partnership distributions Compensatory payments to partners At-risk and passive activity limits Profit and loss allocations: general rules and restrictions
The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
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)
Microsoft Outlook "Must Know" Email Tips
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Using Quick Parts to streamline message composition.Eliminating inefficient back and forth appointment scheduling with the Bookings app.Using category codes and contacts to send bulk emails.Sending emails to Teams and OneNote.Organizing your inbox with custom views, rules and folders.Mastering the search tools to find emails quickly.Review of key option settings to maximize email productivity.
Finance and Innovation: Reinvent Your Organization and Dept.
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:What is innovation?The different forms of innovation, e.g., sustaining and disruptive.The five discovery skills needed to be innovative?The value of why we need to find ways to say, “Yes!” How to change your processes, rules and departments to be more innovative? Lessons learned from innovative businesses with examples.How does innovation happen and how to make innovation stick?The need to improvise and embrace broad experiences.
ACPEN: Ultimate Small Business HR Guide: Essential Tips for Success
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Small Business Management
ACPEN: Revenue Recognition - Allocate the Transaction Price
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Webinar
1.80 Credits
Member Price: $79
Revenue Recognition on Contracts with customers
ACPEN: IFRS Update
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Webinar
0.00 Credits
ACPEN: Bears Will Be Bears - Fraudsters Too
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Internal Controls Fraud Prevention Fraud Detection Fraud Investigation
ACPEN: Introduction to Governmental Accounting 101
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Fund Types Budgetary Accounting Financial Reporting Requirements Single Audit Act Audit Standards and Procedures Best Practices in Governmental Accounting
ACPEN: Introduction to Governmental Accounting
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Foundational principles of governmental accounting Fund accounting concepts Modified accrual basis of accounting Governmental fund financial statements Government-wide financial statements Component units in governmental reporting
ACPEN: The Many Faces of Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Fraud Indicators Fraud Patterns Client Operations Transaction Analysis Independent Verification Fraud Recognition
Advanced Excel for Staff - Build Reports and Analyze Data
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Building Reports Workflow: Understand the steps for creating professional and functional reports.Gather and Organize Data: Learn best practices for compiling and cleaning data for accurate analysis.Set Calculations and Key Metrics: Apply formulas and functions to calculate meaningful insights. Format and Structure Report: Use formatting tools to create visually appealing and structured reports.Review and Validate: Verify data accuracy and troubleshoot potential errors.Share the Report: Learn methods for distributing reports effectively within your organization.
Surgent's Employee Stock Options: What Financial Professionals Should Know When Advising Their Clients
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What stock options are and why they are growing in popularity How stock options work, including the process of conveyance and vesting How to exercise stock options and the implications from doing so The risks associated with stock options and how to manage exposure Tax consequences and updates regarding stock options Strategies for selecting the best time to exercise stock options The difference between the two types of stock options: non-qualified and incentive The basic terminology relevant to owning and exercising options
Surgent's Hiring New Workers and Payroll Taxes
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Form W-4 Form I-9 Form W-9 End-of-year compliance Payroll tax returns Unemployment insurance
ACPEN: Contract and Procurement Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Procurement phases Fraud schemes Fraud red flags Fraud control activities and safeguards
ACPEN: OBBA 2025 Unpacked: Impact for Taxpayers and Business Owners
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
An overview of provisions of existing law extended, made permanent without substantial change and/or WITH substantial changes, including casualty losses, individual tax rates, alternative minimum tax, bonus depreciation, Sec. 179 immediate expense deduction, deduction of research and experimentation expenses New law provisions for individuals and businesses Review of existing law provisions that have been repealed, including electric car credit, home energy credits, commercial clean vehicle credit and electric car charger credit
ACPEN: Business Longevity: Stabilize, Strengthen, and Succeed
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Business Management Strategic Planning The role of AI in Business
Building a Better Budget in a Time of Uncertainty
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Budgets vs. ForecastsCyclicalityCore Earnings & Sustainable GrowthIdentifying Key Forecast DriversReasonableness in ForecastingApproaches to BudgetingBudgeting VariancesHorizontal AnalysisFlexible Budgeting