CPE Catalog & Events
Get Known, Get Connected, Get Ahead: Personal Connection for Professional Results
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Relationships
Creating a Culture of Trust: Build Loyal and Engaged Teams
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Webinar
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Culture Trust
Predictive Accounting: Driver-Based Budgeting & Rolling Financial Forecasts
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The shift to “predictive accounting” for Decision Making, Planning, and Budgeting Problems with traditional annual budget processes Develop a driver-based “operational budget” based on resource capacity planning Classify resource capacities and their expenses as sunk, fixed, step-variable, and variable Create closed loop capacity plans Forecast demand for budgeting and rolling financial forecasts Integrating enterprise risk management (ERM) with management accounting Applying target costing for cost estimating
Better Forecasts: Be a Better Predictor
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why an open mind and the ability to doubt helps make great predictions Why it is better to be a fox than a hedgehog How non-conformists change the world How to focus on what matters How to learn from the past without hindsight bias
Collaborative Communications: Working with Diverse Styles
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Webinar
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $89
Communications
Staying SASsy - A Look at Recent Auditing Standards
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Revised audit report layout Various auditing standards that will soon be effective Selected-procedures engagements and other attestation developments.
Business Losses: Going Backward and Forward
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Recent legislative developments for deducting business losses TCJA net operating losses rules of §461(l) §163(j) Business Interest Expense Limitations of deducting losses and basis What is the “quickie” refund Section 465: At-Risk amount Section 469 Passive Activity Loss rules
How to Innovate When Your Boss Says 'No'
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $71
Major disruptions that are affecting the accounting and finance world A three-step plan for becoming future-ready in an age of disruption A blueprint for how to overcome the objections of skeptical managers and executives
Character and Trust: Without Them is Like Exploring a Cave Without Proper Lighting, the Footing is Treacherous
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Webinar
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $89
Character Definition Critical Character Attributes Character Self-Awareness Additional Character Identification Techniques Trust Definitions Waves of Trust Four Cores of Trust Toxic Trust and Antibiotics
Surgent's Basics of the Valuation of a Closely Held Business
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
When a valuation in a closely held business would be needed Governing bodies, training, and certifications in the profession Standards and premises of value The basic approaches and methodologies used to value a business: income, market, and asset approaches Rules of thumb/industry valuation multiples: usefulness and limitations Discounts for lack of control and marketability The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on business valuation Common mistakes found in the application of business valuation approaches How the accountant can help during and after the valuation process
Surgent's Succession Planning for the Small Business Owner: Finding the Exit Ramp
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
How to find unrelated buyers of a business Maintaining control of the business succession process Turning over the reins to family members: when to give up control Finding the right team to sell a business Options for selling a business to an unrelated party Options for selling a business to family members Options for selling a business to employees Overcoming the emotional attachment to a business Selling to family members for a life annuity Using family partnerships and trusts to transfer a business
Essential Skills for Financial Leaders Conference
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why building trust is essential How trusting relationships makes us more effective Steps to build trust The surprising backgrounds of CFOs Non-technical skills you need to be a CFO How to improve your skills every day How to gain better control over cash flow Techniques to project sort terms cash flows Techniques for projecting cash beyond the next quarter Recent trends in financial management Insights from the COVID crisis Skills you’ll need for tomorrow
Working Smarter, Not Harder: the New Science of Getting on Top of it All - Part 1
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why important things don’t get done on a timely basis, and what to do about it Five ways to increase productivity that almost no one ever uses The four proven ways to keep yourself and your staff motivated to consistently work at the highest level How to avoid feeling stressed out—even though your “to do” list is endless The three time management techniques that you’re not using that are critical to your success How to know and avoid what is a poor use or waste of your time How to set goals that excite you, and how to guarantee they actually get done Three ways to elicit help from others that ensure their cooperation and help The smart things to do with the extra time you’ll have when you’re on top of it all
Financial & Tax Accounting for S Corporations & Partnerships
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Review the Accounting Standards Codification, OCBOA/Special Purpose Frameworks, and AICPA financial reporting framework and their application to partnerships, LLCs and S corporationsFinancial accounting issues arising from changes in ownershipFinancial vs. tax accounting for partnership/LLC capital accountsSection 704(b) substantial economic effect rules and their relation to financial accountingThe integration of financial accounting with Forms 1065 and 1120SFinancial accounting basis for ownership interests vs. tax accounting basis for ownership interestsDeferred tax accounting for partnerships/LLCs and S corporationsFinancial accounting for the operations of a partnership/LLCFinancial accounting impact of the C to S election and the S to C electionFinancial and tax accounting for S corporation shareholder equity and partner capital accountsFinancial vs. tax accounting for loans to and from S corporations and their shareholders
The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Schedules K-2 and K-3 reporting requirements Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations Donor Advised Funds Residency and Domicile Selling a principal residence, including tax planning strategies The Independent Contractor vs. Employee Conundrum continues An overview of virtual currency, including recent developments State of the IRS Section 162(m) Executive Compensation 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
Common Findings in Single Audits
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of Single AuditConsequences of NoncomplianceOverview of findings and observations by compliance requirementSingle Audit findings and observations from AICPA Peer Review and OIGWays to prevent findings
Preparing for a CFO Role
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Why building trust is essential How trusting relationships makes us more effective Steps to build trust The surprising backgrounds of CFOs Non-technical skills you need to be a CFO How to improve your skills every day How to gain better control over cash flow Techniques to project sort terms cash flows Techniques for projecting cash beyond the next quarter Recent trends in financial management Insights from the COVID crisis Skills you’ll need for tomorrow
Build Your Personal Net Worth
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Why people who appear wealthy may be living paycheck to paycheck Why a millionaire may be living in the ordinary house next door Early and mid-career strategies for accumulating wealth Where and how to invest your money Why fees and commissions should concern you Strategies for buying stocks, mutual funds and ETFs
Practical Excel Topics for the Public Accountant
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Data validation Underutilized, but powerful, formulas Formulas for manipulating, transforming, and cleansing data Formulas for data analysis Reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Pivot tables; Solver as a tool for performing multivariate analysis
Surgent's Comparing and Contrasting Retirement Plans for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Factors business owners should take into account when choosing a retirement plan SIMPLE plans Simplified employee pension plans 401(k) plans Defined benefit plans Ensuring eligible employees are covered Employees’ impact on choice of plan Ongoing compliance requirements Establishing a plan after the tax year end Changes to safe harbor 401(k) plans Pooled employer plans