CPE Catalog & Events
Installment sales: Maximize Tax Benefits and Stay Compliant
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Installment sale treatment eligibilityWhen to elect out of installment sale treatmentInstallment sale of business assetsInstallment sale default and the rules for personal property versus real propertyInstallment sales and depreciation recapture
Appreciation Intelligence: The New AI
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Languages of appreciation Appreciation strategies
A Working Parent's Guide to Prioritizing Mental Wellness
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Challenging Cultural Expectations and Managing Stress: Explore the impact of societal pressures and develop strategies to counter unrealistic expectations while managing stress effectively.Prioritizing Self-Care and Physical Well-Being: Learn the importance of self-care, including sleep, exercise, relaxation, and setting boundaries, as well as understanding the critical connection between physical and mental health.Seeking Support and Building Resilience: Recognize when to seek help -whether through therapy, friends, or family- and develop skills to build resilience, create flexible work arrangements, and identify when additional support, such as professional intervention, is needed.
Surgent's Choosing the Right Business Entity
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Why businesses operate as C corporations Why businesses operate as pass-through entities Adopting C corporation status Why businesses choose S corporation status. Tax and business situations that impact entity selection.
Surgent's Controllership Skills Update - Budgeting, Forecasting, and Big Data
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Why forecasts and budgets are frequently wrong: behavioral finance; improper goal setting, games, continuing the status quo, traditional budgeting techniques Incorporating strategy into budgets: improving measurement systems; common errors, developing strategies and appropriate measurements Expanding the budgeting framework: rolling forecasts; mission-based budgeting, zero-based budgeting, post-completion evaluations, contingency planning, black swan events, identifying improvements Big data: definition, challenges, goals, current uses/examples, sources of information Analytical tools: ration analysis, benchmarking, Pareto analysis, trend analysis, regression, simulation, dashboards
Surgent's Ethics for the Industry Accountant
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $179
What are ethics? Why study ethics? Ethical responsibilities of CPAs Professional code of ethics and conduct AICPA Codification – updated Ethical dilemmas CPA vision Real disciplinary cases to illustrate critical points
Fraud Assessment for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The fraud triangle The fraud savvy model Symptoms of fraud Benford's Law The net worth method The vulnerability chart 10 steps for action today
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 2
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
Retaining Talent in a Competitive Marketplace
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Decision Making TheoryCompensation & Employee SatisfactionWhat benefits do employees care about?Retirement Plan BasicsHealth Insurance BasicsDisability Insurance BasicsLife Insurance BasicsFringe BenefitsSumming It Up
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
Change Management: Your Leadership Role for Aligning Profits & Culture
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why professional agility is critical, and how to develop it Foundational models for change management Proven strategies to prepare for change as individuals, teams & organizations Implementing change: A how-to look Leading through change for success of all involved
Understanding the New Forms K-2 and K-3
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Introduction to Schedules K-2 and K-3Review the filing requirementsDiscuss the different parts of the schedules and what needs to be included
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 1
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why the brain can remember some things a hundred times better than others Why we typically forget names and faces, and what can be done about it How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques How to prevent dementia and brain “fog” using specific supplements and exercise How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling
2025 Annual Update for Not-for-Profit Accountants & Auditors
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $189
Not for Profit Auditing & Accounting Yellowbook
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
Thrive Amidst the Chaos - 3 Steps to Increase Your Energy and Learn to Dance in the Rain
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Health and Wellness Burnout Stress Management Employee Engagement
5 Steps to Cultivate a Values-Based Approach to Governance
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Employee engagement Values-based governance Organizational culture Employee relations
Contract and Procurement Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Procurement phases Fraud schemes Fraud red flags Fraud control activities and safeguards
AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services: Ethical Considerations
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Review of the new AICPA Statement on Standards for Tax Services Reorganization of SSTS by type of work performed Discuss new standards on data protection, reliance on tools and representation of tax clients before taxing authorities
ProActive Response: Active Shooter Training - Recognize. Respond. Survive.
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Early Warning Signs Concerning Behavior Changes Getting out Barricading your area Fighting for survival Disarming the assailant Tourniquets (commercial and improvised) Pressure Dressings Chest Seals