CPE Catalog & Events
Construction Contractors: Auditing Considerations
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $139
Auditing contractor accounting and revenue from contracts with customers Planning and risk assessment for construction contractors Key controls Substantive procedures for long-term contractors
Leadershift: Drive Results Through Ethical Performance Mgmnt
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How Inspirational leadership is the foundation that ethically drives results.Simplify the complex: Walk through the Results Model and discover practical how-to examples of execution.Hacks for getting great results with specific examples you can leverage in your business:The How: Empower your people to feel like an owner, managing difficult conversations well, leading with empathy and what that looks like, how it should feel, motivational coaching techniques to get your employee relationships back on track, and unleashing the power of appreciation and gratitude.The What: Powerful score-carding, transformational goal-setting conversations, and positive accountable follow- up.
ACPEN: How to Get a Better Return on Yellow Book and Single Audits - Avoiding the Most Misapplied Audit Concepts
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Discover the fundamental differences in the auditor's responsibilities between financial statement audits performed in accordance with the SASs and Yellow Book Understand risk assessment factors above those associated with a financial statement audit only Learn what must be done beyond the financial statement audit in order to issue required Yellow Book and Single Audit reports on internal controls and compliance Master designing, performing and documenting effective and efficient tests of compliance requirements Practice identifying, documenting and communicating the impact of internal control deficiencies and compliance audit findings to the client Common peer review deficiencies
Become a Data Analysis Expert
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Data Analysis Process Flow: An introduction to the Data Analysis Process Flow and how it is your pathway to becoming a Data Analysis Expert.Data Modeling: A comprehensive discussion of building a data model and calculating metrics.Data Visualizations: An understanding how visualizations can present data in a more insightful and impactful manner.
Surgent's IRS Tax Examinations and Hot Issues
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Criteria that the IRS uses to select returns for examination Substantiation requirements for travel, charitable contributions, vehicles, meals, virtual currency considerations, and tax-related identity theft Understanding worker classification determinations on who is an employee and who is an independent contractor Distinguishing S corporation officer’s reasonable compensation issues How the IRS holds persons other than an employer liable for unpaid payroll taxes, a.k.a., the trust fund recovery penalty Tax-related identity theft procedures
Surgent's S Corporation Taxation: Advanced Issues
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Detailed rules governing basis in the shareholder’s debt and stock AAA Built-in gains incurred from the sale of assets Redemptions and liquidations Compensation planning for shareholders, including planning strategies under the SECURE Act Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the various stimulus acts, as applicable
Controls to Secure the Growing Digital Footprint
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:Securing individual documentsProtecting information resident in the CloudSecuring data stored on or accessed by mobile devices
ACPEN: Five Ways to Improve Your Leadership Skills
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Leadership Self-awareness Communication Delegation Empowerment
ACPEN: Supervised AI Agents as Public CPA Audit Team Members
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Independent execution: AI agents can perform control testing and analyze evidence across multiple formats. Audit-ready outputs: Deliver high-quality results with speed, accuracy, and consistency. Workflow integration: See how agents fit seamlessly into existing audit engagement processes. Guardrails and governance: Learn the safeguards and governance needed to ensure reliability. Human supervision: Explore the critical role of training data and oversight in producing trustworthy results. Practical applications: Real-world examples of firms already deploying supervised AI agents in audits. Augmentation, not replacement: Understand how AI can support, rather than substitute, on audit teams.
ACPEN: Emerging Risks and Resilience - How Accountants and Finance are Leading the Way - Part 2 Technology Disruption, Artificial Intelligence an
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Webinar
1.60 Credits
Member Price: $79
Artificial Intelligence Emerging Risks for Acccountants and Finance Cybersecurity Risks
ACPEN: Analytical Procedures for Nonprofits
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
How to leverage preliminary and substantive analytic procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of financial statement audits The required elements of a substantive analytic procedures to address detection risk Tips and traps of applying an analytic approach to satisfy audit objectives Explaining the usefulness of analyzing diverse trends and ratios in a nonprofit environment to meet the needs of various financial statement users Common ratios and trends to assess liquidity, operating efficiency, leverage, and more
ACPEN: Tax Depreciation: How to Optimize Deductions
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Recent tax legislation and developments related to depreciation and capitalization Eligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k) Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real property Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real property Disposition of segments of real property Exchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rules
AI 101 for CPAs: Core Concepts and Practical Applications
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:ABCs of how generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini workWhat inherent risks are associated with this powerful technologyActionable steps you can take to mitigate the risksPractical examples of how AI can be applied in accounting, auditing, tax, and finance services
Ethics and Technology for CPAs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The foundational ethical principles CPAs are required to follow and how these principles apply to audit quality, data privacy and security, and the use of emerging technologies.The profession's need to change to meet its ethics standard in a technology-centric environment.Changes being considered by the AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy that could impact the profession.
Create Measures in Power BI that Define Your Metrics
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction to DAX: Understanding the fundamentals of DAX and its role in Power BI.Advanced DAX Formulas: Delving into complex DAX functions and formulas for creating sophisticated measures.Time Intelligence in DAX: Exploring time-based functions to analyze data over different periods.Validating Measures with DAX: Techniques for ensuring accuracy and reliability in your DAX measures.Using PivotTables for Measure Validation: Employing PivotTables in Power BI to test and confirm the effectiveness of DAX measures.
The Bookkeeper Goes to Prison
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Career choicesEthical dilemmasJudicial proceedingsMitigation strategiesCreating tools to help make better decisionsAtonement and reconciliation
ACPEN: The Ethics Hour: Heartfelt Leadership: How Ethical Leaders Build Trust, featuring John F. Levy, MBA, CPA, CIA and Don Minges, MBA
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
What are the three components of ethical leadership Ethical prescriptions and ethical proscriptions How to become a trusted leader
ACPEN: Emerging Risks and Resilience - How Accounting and Finance are Leading the Way - Part 3: Blockchain and Financial Risks
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
HR Talent Blockchain Corporate Social Responsibility Financial Exposure Currency
ACPEN: Introduction to Not-for-Profit Accounting
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Not-for-Profit Accounting Accounting & Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Schedule K-1: What is it & What Do I Do with It?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of Schedule K-1 for Partnerships, S Corporations, and Estates/Trust Reporting Schedule K-1 information on Form 1040 Basis limitations, loss limitations, and material participation rules Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction and Schedule K-1 integration Case studies highlighting real-world application of Schedule K-1 reporting Proposed changes to Schedules K-2 and K-3 for 2021 and beyond Best practices for avoiding errors and ensuring compliance