CPE Catalog & Events
Reviewing Individual Tax Returns: What Are You Missing?
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Qualified business income deduction Hobby losses Self-employment health insurance Business start-up costs Depreciation Schedule C issues Like-kind exchanges Clean vehicle credit
AI Prompt Engineering Masterclass for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to Prompt Engineering: Basics of structuring effective prompts for meaningful AI responses.Understanding AI's "Lazy" Defaults: Why LLMs provide basic answers and how to push them to deliver richer insights.Multi-Layered Prompting: Techniques to encourage AI to provide responses across beginner to expert levels.Candid and Contrarian Responses: Using prompts that elicit honest and balanced insights, even on controversial topics.Ripple Effect and Cobra Effect: Probing the broader impacts and unintended consequences of financial decisions.Avoid Stupidity Checklist: A practical prompt for reducing mistakes in AI-assisted accounting tasks.Role-Based Perspective Prompts: Crafting prompts that guide AI to respond from specific professional viewpoints.Automation Ideas: Leveraging AI to optimize repetitive accounting tasks.Emotion-Driven Prompting: Exploring how emotion-focused prompts can enhance AI performance and engagement.Practical Applications in Accounting: How to apply prompt engineering in real-world financial analysis and decision-making.
Surgent's Fundamentals of Public Charity Taxation and Form 990
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Organization and structure of Form 990 Form 990 and its various schedules Form 990 filing requirements The public support tests Taxation of unrelated business income Compensation-related reporting issues
Unpacking OBBA for Individual Taxpayers
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:New law provisions applicable to individuals, including deductions for: Tip income and overtime pay; Social security income; Car loan interest; AGI charitable contribution deduction; Trump accountAn overview of provisions of existing law extended or made permanent without substantial change, including casualty losses, individual tax rates, alternative minimum tax.Provisions of existing law extended or made permanent with substantial change, including: child tax credit, earned income credit, standard deduction, state and local tax deduction.Repeal existing law provisions, including electric car credit and home energy credits
Is Activity-Based Costing the Right Tool for Your Organization?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
ABC versus traditional costing First-stage allocation Determining predetermined overhead rates Second-stage allocation Activity-based reporting Activity-based management
SAS 145: Modern Risk-Based Auditing
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Introducing SAS 145 Revisiting audit risk Risk assessment in the SAS 145 Era Analyzing SAS 145 Documentation requirements
Introduction to Single Audit
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Single Audit Accounting & Auditing Yellowbook
2025 Not-for-Profit GAAP Update
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Accounting Standard Updates issued by the FASB.Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC) and the projects they are advising the FASB on.
Cost and Pricing Models: Boost Your Bottom Line
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Cost Accounting Activity-based Costing
Surgent's Starting a Small Business: What Every Trusted Advisor and Entrepreneur Needs to Know
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Understanding the time commitment required to start and run a business Selecting a corporate structure to protect your personal assets Building your product or service Sales and marketing in your business Establishing your owners, investors, managers, and employees Accounting, recording-keeping, and other software programs Leases, contracts, and employee agreements Protecting intellectual property Insurance Business plans Financing Market position
Depreciation and Capitalization Guide: Optimizing Business Assets
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent tax legislation, rules and developments related to capitalization and depreciation Capitalization of tangible property, including materials and supplies, building and improvements Small taxpayer safe harbor Section 179, including 2020 inflation adjustment Section 168(k) 100% bonus deduction Late bonus depreciation election Qualified improvement property
Conducting Human Resource Investigations
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Research Analysis Interviewing Documenting Reporting Results
Performance Auditing Made Easy
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Webinar
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Performance audit standards Performance audit types Performance audit objectives
How AI Fits into the Accounting World
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:An overview of AI constructs.How artificial intelligence is being used by accountants today.Accounting-centric AI developments on the horizon.
Achieve Competency in Three Basic Tool Categories - Master the Fundamentals
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Tools for FSA The 3 P's. The QST trifecta The integrated planning model Performance based management The value chain The balanced scorecard
Data Analytics: Practical Insights for Today's Accountant
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Apply new effective tools in business processes Better understand how to use data analytics in public accounting engagements Identify popular software packages that may be useful for accomplishing data analytics
Determining Reasonable Compensation for Owner Employees
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this class include:An analytical framework for analyzing and opining on reasonable replacement compensation for owner-employees of closely held businesses and professional practices in the context of tax planning, compliance, management consulting and business appraisal assignmentsExecutive compensation components, including the valuation of non-qualified plans and restricted stock units
The Current and Future Landscape of Audit Technology
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
AI Auditing & Accounting Yellowbook
The Role of Internal Control in the Risk-Based Audit
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Specific matters auditors should consider when obtaining and documenting an understanding of the client's internal control system Development of a tailored audit approach that considers the potential reliance on internal controls Guidance for establishing an adequate basis for reliance on internal controls of less formal, smaller clients
Planning for Small Business Success
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The integrated planning model The strategic plan Linkage with Performance Based Management Tracking success Real world examples