CPE Catalog & Events
Integrate ChatGPT into Your Client Advisory Services-Updated
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:ChatGPT and generative AI technology primerBuilding your generative AI vocabularyDig deeper into your engagement research to develop a higher quality advisory servicePolish your client reporting with the help of ChatGPTDeveloping your ChatGPT client advisory servicesStart with client education. You don’t need to be a technical expert to be an educatorUse AI to help your clients automate their workflows / business processesBuild better spreadsheets with ChatGPT and ExcelHelp your clients identify, evaluate and select applications for their business
Surgent's Lessons Learned from Successful Companies
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Creating a visionary company Traits of successful, visionary companies Goal setting to create a successful organization The role of experimentation and failure in achieving success How successful organizations emphasize learning new skills The role of effective communication in achieving corporate success The importance of emotional intelligence in building corporate culture How leadership can direct a company toward success
Taxation of Judgements and Settlements
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Webinar
2.40 Credits
Member Price: $79
Types of damages or remedies that can be awarded or agreed upon pursuant to litigation. Review of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations governing the taxation of various types of litigation payments. Suggestions for drafting pleadings or settlement agreements.
Forensic Accounting: Investigating Divorce Cases
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of a forensic accountant in divorce proceedingsThe marketing of forensic accounting services to family law attorneysHow to conduct a financial investigationCommon areas to uncover hidden assets or incomeThe basic calculations in evaluating marital assetsTestifying in depositions and divorce court
Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers - Essential Tips for Avoiding Deficient Audit and Other Attest Engagements
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Best practices for documenting complex and subjective procedures and conclusions, such as estimates, substantive analytic procedures, etc. that impact the nature and extent of audit documentation needed to support audit conclusions Discussing the financial statement audit risk concept, including how proper application better ensures a higher quality audit Tips for an efficient workpaper review process that complies with relevant standards Understanding the quality control standards and guidance related to a CPA firm’s responsibilities for its system of quality control Explain the importance of establishing, applying, and monitoring quality control policies and procedures related to audit documentation
Becoming Conflict Competent
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:Levels of conflictStrategies to de-escalate conflictDistinction between miscommunication and conflictResponses to conflictTactics to address, rather than avoid, conflict
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
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
K2's Advanced Topics In Power BI
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Creating formulas in Power BI with Data Analysis Expressions Adding Key Performance Indicators to your Power BI reports and dashboards Managing security in Power BI Publishing your reports and dashboards to Apps and Content Packs for easy sharing with other team members
K2's Top Ten Productivity Booster Apps In Microsoft 365
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Enhancing communication and collaboration: Shared Mailboxes, Groups, and Places Optimizing task and project management: Planner, Lists, and To Do Streamlining training and workflow automation: Stream, Viva Learning, Forms, Bookings, and Approvals
Keeping Up with the FASB
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Review of current items on the FASB agendaDiscuss the new revenue recognition standardProvide an update on the new lease accounting standardAddress U.S. GAAP alternatives for certain entities
Leading Up: The Superpower Every Ascending Leader Needs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The consequences of upward leadership failure. Building credibility with your boss, Serving multiple bosses. Making the business case for your ideas.
Surgent's Resilience: The Ultimate Leadership Skill for Accountants - How to Build it in Yourself and Others
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Bounce back from adversity and pressure Avoid giving up too soon Reframe challenges Learn resilience and transform from mistakes
Surgent's The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Definitions of key terms under the FMLA, including covered employer, eligible employee, and serious health condition Timing and types of leave under the FMLA Calculating leave time under the FMLA Employer and employee notice requirements The definition of a “disability” under ADA An employer’s obligation to provide employees with a reasonable accommodation under the ADA Guidance on engaging in the interactive process Dos and don’ts of medical certifications The interplay between the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act
Partnership & S Corporations: How to Calculate Basis
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Calculation of basis when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property How to calculate partnership tax basis capital accounts; Clarifies the how partnerships and S corporations debt impacts tax basis Discusses how distributions affect basis Explains how basis is impacted by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership or S-corporation interest Discusses how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting Comprehensive examples to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
Fiduciary Accounting & Tax Planning for Estates & Trusts
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Fundamentals of fiduciary accounting Uniform Principal and Income Act Discretionary Power to Adjust Allocations between principal and income Trust accounting 3.8% Net Investment Income Form 1041 - Schedule I Section 645 Election Simple or complex trusts
Practical Tools and Tips to Help CPAs Manage Risk (Audit & Attest Services Focus)
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TBD
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
AICPA Professional Liability Insurance Program's claims data Client and engagement acceptance Engagement letters and fee management Client continuance and termination Team management and firmwide quality control Causes of loss Risk management tips to assist claim defense Data security
Internal Control - Testing for Operating Effectiveness
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Generally accepted audit requirements related to testing controls for operating effectivenessIdentifying key controls that may prove effective and efficient to test in a control reliance strategyResponses when deviations are discovered when evaluating the design or operating effectiveness of internal controlLeveraging audit evidence available for Service Organization Control (SOC1) ReportsGeneral computer control considerations when evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
Surgent's Government and Nonprofit Frauds and Controls to Stop Them
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Examine real-world misappropriations of cash, check frauds, vendor scams, credit card abuse, grant frauds, benefit schemes, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Consider and develop controls to stop fraud Tailor controls to the size and fit of the government or nonprofit