CPE Catalog & Events
The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Review of key components of President Trump's tax bill, including a tip income exemption, overtime pay relief, Social Security tax exemption, auto loan interest deductibility, SALT deduction modifications, a lower corporate tax rate, restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, immediate R&D expensing, and permanent extension of select TCJA provisions Tariff policy and implementation - analyze the use of tariffs as a fiscal and trade policy tool Digital assets and tax implications - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming tax practices, as well as how the IRS is leveraging AI to enhance audit selection Form 1099-K reporting requirements - understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, reporting responsibilities, and the impact of the 2024 Department of Labor Final Rule on worker status Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Real Estate professional requirements Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers 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
Securing Your Data with a Password Management App - Updated
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Introduction to the world of password management apps and what makes them so secureReview and demonstration of top selling password management appsSoftware features that will be reviewedPassword generationEmergency user accessEntity vs. individual password managementDesktop vs. cloud basedMulti device synchronizationPII (personally identifiable information) forms fillerCredit card storageDigital data vault
Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of methods of proof in forensic accounting.The various types of methods of proof approved by the courts.The weakness and strengths of the methods of proof.The formulas in calculating methods of proof.Applying the formulas in various circumstances.
ACPEN: Balancing Employee and Employer Rights
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Customary management functions Delegation of authority Implementing changes in terms of employment Fundamental duties owed to employer
ACPEN: The Controllership Series: The Controllers Role in Compliance
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Webinar
1.40 Credits
Member Price: $79
Regulatory Compliance Operational Compliance Financial Compliance
ACPEN: Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Document Review and Handwriting Analysis
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
ACPEN: K2’s Formatting Excel Spreadsheets The Right Way
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Creating and using Styles in Excel The Accounting Format and why you should use it How to Create Custom Formats Formatting dates for maximum impact The advantages of storing formats in templates
ACPEN: K2’s Getting Started With Artificial Intelligence
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Understanding AI tools available today Creating accounts in AI platforms Querying data from AI platforms Customizing your AI subscriptions
ACPEN: Preparation, Compilation and Review Engagements
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Microsoft Excel: Moving Beyond the Basics
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Using formulas to manipulate and transform data Using formulas and reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Using pivot tables Understanding Solver to perform multivariate analysis
ACPEN: Planning in an Uncertain World
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Why great predictions are not intuitive but the result of critical thinking, gathering information and updating predictions when needed How to separate correlation from causation How to recognize and overcome bias Who is Thomas Bayes and why he matters
ACPEN: The Commonsense Approach to Auditing for Fraud
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Occupational Fraud Professional Skepticism Fraud Indicators Error vs. Fraud Fraud Risk Fraud Hypothesis Development Fraud Intent
Fraud & Embezzlement: Case Studies from the Trenches
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Webinar
0.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How organizations can find themselves defrauded due to lax oversight and weak internal controls.How the existence of the "trusted advisor" creates situations where CPAs can drop their professional skepticism.Illustrations of the issues companies should look for in preventing fraud and embezzlement.
Surgent's Guide to Understanding the At-Risk Basis Rules and Forms 6198 and 7203
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Basis and at-risk basis How to calculate the amount of annual at-risk basis Forms 6198 and 7203 When activities may be aggregated for at-risk purposes Qualified nonrecourse financing
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: 2025 Mid – Year Tax Update: Planning for Individuals
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Legislative changes affecting individual tax planning Income, deduction, and credit planning strategies Form 1040 issues: divorce, death of a taxpayer, and status updates Compensation, fringe benefits, and Social Security updates Foreign reporting, resident alien, and cryptocurrency tax matters Capital gains, Kiddie Tax, and related deductions
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?)
ACPEN: A Practitioner’s Guide to IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Traditional and Roth IRAs: Understanding retirement savings options SEP and SIMPLE IRAs: Exploring retirement plans for small businesses Qualified Plans: Navigating employer-sponsored retirement plans Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans: Comparing retirement plan structures 401(k) Plans: Maximizing benefits with employer-sponsored options Retirement Plan Selection: Choosing the best plan for individual client needs Minimum Distribution Rules: Ensuring compliance and understanding withdrawal regulations Tax Implications: Analyzing the tax consequences of retirement plan decisions Retirement Planning Strategies: Implementing effective strategies for client financial goals
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
Surgent's Fiduciary Income Tax Returns – Form 1041 Workshop with Filled-in Forms
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Classifying receipts between “income” and “corpus” under the Uniform Principal and Income Act Calculation of DNI utilizing three different methods, a “forms” method (Schedule B), a “code” method, and a “shortcut” method, utilizing a worksheet of common income and expenses Proper W-2 preparation and procedures in the year of death Taxpayer passes before taking a required minimum distribution; what must be done? Forgetful fiduciaries of simple trusts Fluctuating trusts – Simple one year, complex the next Dividing income in the year of death Overview of Subchapter J Form preparation issues – Filing requirements and line-by-line explanations of Form 1041 Taxable income of estates and trusts and expense allocation issues Specific deductions and miscellaneous itemized deductions Income in respect of a decedent The income distribution deduction calculation Relation of principal and income law to DNI Understanding how to handle capital gains and losses Allocating tax items to beneficiaries: another K-1 Other considerations: excess deductions on termination Comprehensive DNI case study, with principal (cost and FMV) and income reconciliation Comprehensive trust and estate case studies, with filled-in forms