CPE Catalog & Events
Construction Contractors: Non-Revenue and Non-Lease Accounting Considerations
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $139
Types of contractors Non-revenue GAAP accounting for contractors Contractor financial statements Sureties and their place in the construction relationship
Comprehensive Pass-Through Owners” Basis and Distribution Rules 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Understand the four loss limitation rules applied on the owner's individual income tax return (i.e., basis, at-risk, passive, and excess business loss limitations) Determine how to calculate an owners" initial tax basis of his pass-through entity Learn how to correctly make annual adjustments to a pass-through owners" tax basis Identify what constitutes a debt basis for an S corporation shareholder Learn the tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders
Leases: ASC Topic 842 in Depth 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
FASB ASC 842, Leases All recently released updates to ASC 842, Leases
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plan Strategies 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Types of documents: advantages and disadvantages, where they fit and plan termination issues Types of retirement plans Plan selection and design Contribution and deduction limits and timing Reporting and disclosure: Form 5500 and participant communications Legislative environment In-plan Roth conversions
Social Security Basics and Strategies for Maximizing Benefits 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Social Security planning, benefit calculation, and beneficiaries Recent changes to "file and suspend" and "restricted application" strategies Increasing benefits for divorced and surviving spouses Early retirement and the earnings test An overview of the obstacles beneficiaries face when claiming Social Security disability benefits Integrating retirement plan distribution strategies with Medicare and Social Security claiming strategies
Behavioral Finance Biases
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of biases and standard of living riskOverview of difference between emotional and processing biasesExamples of various real life examples and case studies
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
ACPEN: Strategic Government Budgeting: Tools for Long-Term Sustainability
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Forecasting & Budgeting Auditing & Accounting Yellowbook
ACPEN: The Future of Work - Building a New Model of Work
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Talent Strategy Recruitment Retention Compensation Enagegement Alumni Strategy Work Architecture
ACPEN: The Controllership Series: The Controllers role in ESG
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Webinar
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Environmental Social Sustainability Governance Accounting
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - The Controllers Role in Financial Forecasting
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Webinar
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance
ACPEN: PowerPoint: Tips & Tricks for Today's Accountant
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Exploration of tabs within PowerPoint’s ribbon Initial creation of a slide deck Using slide masters Utilization of external content SmartArt Alignments and layouts Tips and tricks for efficiency Best practices for effective presentation delivery Other creative uses for PowerPoint
ACPEN: K2’s Excel’s Best New Features
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Learn how to work with Dynamic Arrays Using Excel's new XLOOKUP and XMATCH feature Improvements to Power Query and why they matter to you New collaboration and commenting options in Excel
ACPEN: Asset Misappropriation You Have It – They Want It
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Asset Misappropriation Fraud Opportunities Internal Control Weaknesses Fraudster Mindset Concealment Methods Fraud Risk Assessment Investigative Procedures
ACPEN: Procurement Standards 2026: What You Need To Know
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Updated micro purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds as of October 2025 General procurement standards under 2 CFR S200.318 Informal and formal procurement methods under S200.320 Competition requirements under S200.319 Domestic preference requirements under S200.322 Contractor oversight and procurement documentation requirements
ACPEN: Strategic Use of Trump Accounts: Planning Opportunities for Tax Professionals
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of Trump Account structure and purpose Eligibility and contribution limitations Tax treatment and reporting considerations Planning strategies for individuals and businesses Common pitfalls and audit considerations
Current Cybersecurity Risk Management Trends
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of current cybersecurity threats and how to mitigate data breach risk.Describe how to avoid malware and other security threats
Staff Retention: Attract and Keep the Best People 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What a massive Gallup study says is the most important factor in employee retention Hear the logical reasons why professionals leave?
ACPEN: OBBA 2025 Unpacked: Impact for Taxpayers and Business Owners
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
An overview of provisions of existing law extended, made permanent without substantial change and/or WITH substantial changes, including casualty losses, individual tax rates, alternative minimum tax, bonus depreciation, Sec. 179 immediate expense deduction, deduction of research and experimentation expenses New law provisions for individuals and businesses Review of existing law provisions that have been repealed, including electric car credit, home energy credits, commercial clean vehicle credit and electric car charger credit
ACPEN: S Corporation (Form 1120S) – Formation to Liquidation
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
Extensive review of the S corporation tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes Requirements to make an S election (i.e., types and numbers of shareholders and second class of stock issues) Fixing late S corporation elections (i.e., Form 2553) S corporation formation (§351) and liquidation issues Revocation and termination of S corporations Schedule K and K-1 – separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expense items Detailed Schedule K-1 reporting including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction and 3.8% net investment income tax Compensation issues including the tax treatment of fringe benefits Built in gains tax and other planning opportunities when converting a C to S corporation Preparation of the Schedule M-2 and the ordering rules for distributions out of the AAA, PTI, E&P and OAA accounts Tax treatment of stock redemptions (sale or distribution?)