CPE Catalog & Events
Individual Tax Update: OBBA and Recent Developments
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Legislation impacting individual taxpayersThe One Big Beautiful Bill ActExtenders legislation updateChild tax and dependent care creditsSection 199A deductionCapital gains and lossesRental real estateOther passive activities losses
ACPEN: Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain III - Part 1
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Webinar
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $99
Internal Audit GIAS IPPF Standards Accounting Internal Controls
Beyond the Basics: Financial Ratios You Might Be Overlooking
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Understanding Cost Behavior and Its Impact on Decision-MakingContribution Margin and Break-Even AnalysisMargin of Safety and Its Role in Risk ManagementOperating Leverage and Financial SensitivityAnalyzing Asset Turnover for Operational EfficiencyCash Conversion Cycle and Working Capital InsightsFree Cash Flow Yield as a Valuation Tool
ACPEN: Awesome Business Lessons from the Past: Learn from the Best!
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The six methods to get others to like you How to learn what others want What are twelve ways to win others to your way of thinking? How to destroy your enemies What are the fundamental principles of Henry Ford’s success? Focus on technology, training and ‘Scientific Method’ Value of training and education The need for fun What are the thirteen steps necessary to plan for success? All plans must adjust to changing realities What are the traps to avoid? How to use these principles to move your organization forward
ACPEN: Building Your Personal Net Worth: Invest in Your Future
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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
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
ACPEN: Is Activity-Based Costing the Right Tool for Your Organization?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
ABC versus traditional costing First-stage allocation Determining predetermined overhead rates Second-stage allocation Activity-based reporting Activity-based management
ACPEN: Sampling - Avoiding Common Mistakes on Financial Statement and Compliance Audits
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Types of sampling and sampling risk Differentiating statistical and nonstatistical sampling approaches Attribute testing for tests of controls and compliance Variables sampling for substantive audit assurance when performing tests of details Determining sample sizes in a compliance audit in conformance with Uniform Guidance
ACPEN: Transforming Strategic & Financial Management with ChatGPT - Insights for CPAs, CFOs and Controllers
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Webinar
2.20 Credits
Member Price: $89
Recognize the variety of ChatGPT uses in accounting. Determine how to use ChatGPT. Identify how ChatGPT improves customer, vendor, and industry research. Recognize how ChatGPT aids in financial benchmarking. Identify how ChatGPT can assist in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
ACPEN: Fraud and Financial Distortion: What May Be Hiding Behind the Numbers
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Translating Financial Statements Back Into Operational Reality The Operational Plausibility Test Analytical Metrics That Reveal Hidden Distortion Common Operational Red Flags Case Studies: When Operations and Financial Results Don’t Match Practical Questions Every Financial Professional Should Ask
ACPEN: K2's Productivity Life Hacks
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Using a Streamdeck for push button integration and automation Using tools such as Clockify or Rescue Time to gain insight on Easily install applications using Ninite on your Windows 10/11 device Improve data sharing between applications with Zapier, Power Automate, and others Connecting to multiple communication applications (e.g., Teams, Slack, etc.) at once with Rambox Using inbox rules and filters to automatically categorize and prioritize email
Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools for CPAs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Target profit analysisBreak-even analysisRelevant costs and decision-makingStandard costs and variancesActivity-based costingSegment reporting and analysis
ACPEN: Inventory Observation - Cretaceous Conservatory Simulation
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Obsservation Auditing
ACPEN: The Preparation of Form 706 - Line-by-Line
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Overview of Form 706 and estate tax fundamentals Gross estate valuation and inclusion rules Deductions, credits, and tax computation Portability election and its implications Filing deadlines and procedural requirements Common issues and IRS audit triggers Legislative changes affecting estate taxation
Surgent's Essential Depreciation and Expensing Update
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
New bonus depreciation and §179 changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resolved technical glitches for qualified improvement property Detailed coverage of §179 expense elections and §168(k) bonus or additional first-year depreciation – maximizing deductions, definitions, limitations, and qualified property Sales of property and the depreciation recapture rules (§1245, §1250, unrecaptured §1250 gain for real estate, §291 for corporations) MACRS depreciation – finding the proper method, convention, and recovery period Listed property and the current limitations Amortization of startup, organization, and other expenditures AMT depreciation adjustments and how to avoid them Examples, cases, and rulings of depreciation and amortization issues and how they impact clients, along with useful planning opportunities
Surgent's The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA): What You Need To Know
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
The $6,000 senior deduction The QBI deduction Changes in the estate tax Wagering losses The SALT cap Tips, overtime, and car loan interest 1099 changes Trump Accounts Investments in students and education Bonus and Section 179 changes, including depreciation for qualified production property Full expensing of domestic research and experimental expenditures Changes in the deduction of business interest and business losses Renewal of Opportunity Zones Individual and corporate charitable contribution changes Expansion of Section 1202 stock Termination of credits for environmentally clean autos and expenditures Many other individual and business income tax changes contained in the OBBBA
Surgent's Top Ten Questions from Partnership Clients Regarding the Section 754 Election
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
How does a partner compute his or her basis in a partnership? What is the difference between a partner’s inside and outside basis? What is the difference between a partner’s capital account and partner’s outside basis? How does Section 732(d) impact the buyer of a partnership interest? How does a partnership report a Section 754 election on the partnership’s tax return? How does a partnership make a Section 754 election? How does a partnership make a Section 743(b) adjustment? How does a partnership make a Section 734(b) adjustment? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment or Section 734(b) adjustment allocated to the assets of a partnership? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment allocated within the class of ordinary income property and capital gain property?
2024 Revision to Government Auditing Standards Impact
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Key changes made by the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing StandardsReview when the GAGAS requirements are applicable to a financial statement auditWhen reporting on key audit matters may apply in a GAGAS auditClarifications related to the independence requirements in a financial statement audit imposed by the 2024 Yellow BookReview the impact of the Quality Management Standards to a financial statement audit conducted under the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing StandardsOther important matters contained in the 2024 Government Auditing Standards related to financial statement audits
K2's Excel PivotTables For Accountants 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
PivotTable fundamentals, including Recommended PivotTables and the six elements of PivotTables Formatting PivotTables Advanced PivotTable techniques and options, including consolidation PivotTables, Power Pivot, and Power Query Analytical techniques available in PivotTables
Implementing and Maintaining an Internal Control System
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this course include:Control creation and implementation basicsImplementation and update procedures for an Internal Control systemMaintaining existing internal controls