CPE Catalog & Events
Advanced Excel: Hidden Secrets and Gems
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Webinar
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Awareness of advanced functions Creative methods for data manipulation Real-life examples of innovative ways to analyze and report data with Excel Using Excel to perform e-mail merges Many other functions and techniques that inspire you to continue exploring the depths of Excel and its seemingly bottomless toolbox
Power Skills: Your Guide to Professionalism and Client Interactions
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Webinar
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Communication Business Management
Corporate Transparency Act Developments
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Background of the Corporate Transparency ActBeneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOIR) Rule Entities required to report.Reporting requirements imposed by the CTADue dates of reportsInformation needed to satisfy the BOIRImpact of failure to reportHow to submit a reportCourt rulings on CTA’s unconstitutionalityImplications to entities as a result of the ruling in NSB.Potential reporting requirements due to FinCen’s proposed rulemaking with respect to non-financed purchases of residential real estate and gratuitous transfers.
Auditing Standards Update & Best Practices 25-26
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
Designing and performing sufficient audit procedures required for all audits, particularly when auditing privately-owned companies Identify controls that exist, especially when those controls are not clearly identified or formalized Evaluate if those controls prevent or detect material misstatements in the financial statements Design effective audit procedures (including testing of controls where appropriate) in response to the auditor s assessed risk of the potential material misstatements in the financial statements
Retaining Talent in a Competitive Marketplace
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Decision Making TheoryCompensation & Employee SatisfactionWhat benefits do employees care about?Retirement Plan BasicsHealth Insurance BasicsDisability Insurance BasicsLife Insurance BasicsFringe BenefitsSumming It Up
Comprehensive S Corporation Taxation Form 1120S 25-26
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Learn how to qualify and to make the S corporation election Determine how to calculate initial and annual stock and debt basis amounts and the three reasons why they are maintained Understand the four loss limitation rules applied on the shareholder s individual income tax return (i.e., basis, at-risk, passive, and excess business loss limitations) Understand the proper tax treatment and reporting of a distribution from the S corporation to a shareholder Determine how to calculate AAA and OAA account for an S corporation as well as the 3 potential taxes Determine the impact of health insurance, the net investment income tax, qualified business income tax deduction and unreasonable compensation issues on the reporting function of the S corporation
Strategies for Tax Dispute Resolution 25-26
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Examination process: organization of IRS, standards for return selection; AICPA SSTS (revised), Circular 230 guidelines, amended returns and approaches to resolving examination problems Civil penalties, delinquency penalties, accuracy-related penalty, fraud penalty, preparer penalty, promoter and protestor penalties and foreign information return penalty regime Audits and administrative appeals, nature and scope; docketed v. nondocketed appeals, appeals conferences and settlement approaches Collection process: significance of assessment; nature of tax liens and levies, installment agreements, collection due process, offers in compromise and bankruptcy Tax fraud: civil tax fraud badges, criminal tax fraud violations, defenses, voluntary disclosures the role of Kovel accountant Judicial proceedings: Tax Court process, federal district court, Court of Federal Claims and California Superior Court
Titans Annual Federal Tax Planning Individual Update 25-26
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Explanation of legislation enacted in 2025 along with reminders for 2024 from legislation of recent years California tax law changes Income inclusions, exclusions and deductions Property transaction updates Passive activities, hobbies and other losses Guidance and planning on energy credits Significant IRS developments affecting practice and compliance procedures California's major developments for individuals and conformity to federal law changes for 2025 Filing status, credits and retirement plan developments Expired and expiring provisions Inflation adjustments for 2026 Due diligence and planning reminder
Risk Assessment Under SAS No. 145: The Key to Audit Quality?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The topics that will be covered in this class include:New concepts due to the issuance of SAS No. 145Revised requirement to separately assess inherent risk and control riskA new definition of significant risk New emphasis on IT controls and risk of material misstatementNew guidance on maintaining professional skepticismRevised requirements to evaluate the design of certain controlsRevised requirements regarding audit documentationNew guidance on scalability
Enterprise-Wide Risk Management in Accounting and Finance
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Enterprise-wide risk management best practices for identifying, evaluating, and determining how to respond to relevant risks.The importance of risk and uncertainty disclosures in the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements, including evolving risks with cybersecurity and ESG.Coordinating risk management efforts, including the required involvement of corporate governance.How to embed risk management into day-to-day accounting and finance activities.
Accommodation Requests - Substance Abuse - Contagious Infections
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accommodation requests - religious practices Accommodation requests - disabilities Substance Abuse - constructive confrontation Substance Abuse - duty to accommodate as a disability Disclosures of potentially contagious infections
Before You Let Them Go: A Whole Brain Approach to Helping Team Members with ADHD Thrive in Your Organization
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Creative Thinking Productivity Neurodiversity Inclusion Employee Retention
Navigating Leaves of Absence
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Family Medical Leave Act - full time and intermittent Americans With Disabilities Act Special rules for managers Handling fraud, abuse, and performance issues in connection with a leave of absence
Excel Tips & Tricks for the Non-Accountant
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding the workbook and worksheet environment Obtaining and utilizing data Editing and formatting The “Insert” Menu The “Page Layout” Menu The “View” Menu Selecting and using formulas Shortcuts and tricks
Taxation of Business Entities
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Webinar
3.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Types of business entities (Sole proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Limited Liability Company and Limited Liability Partnership) Considerations in choosing a business entity, including taxes, limited liability protection, management & control, funding options & opportunities, tax consequences for the owners and the business. Future tax considerations that will impact various business entities.
Ask Me No Questions and I Will Tell You No Lies - The Art of Interviewing & Interrogation
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Defining an interview Why we choose to believe or not believe someone Types of individuals you will be talking with Why people lie Types of liars Unsharable needs Verbal and nonverbal clues How to listen Obtaining a confession
The Leadership Skills of Tomorrow: Delegate and Listen
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major subjects that will be covered in this course include:Three levels of listeningStrategies to remain focusedBuilding trust through listeningTactics to practice the Titanium RuleDelegating with confidenceEstablishing an accountability system
K2's Saving Time With Electronic Forms
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Comparing the capabilities and costs associated with forms/data collection tools and the different approaches taken by each tool The benefits and risks associated with using each approach Examples of how tools can be used effectively, with examples
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Computer Forensics - Part 3 (Steganography)
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Webinar
2.60 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
IRS Cybersecurity Checklist
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Defining Cybersecurity and Cyber Risks Implications of Cybercrime Cyber Attack Trends Landscape of Cyberattacks Laws and Regulations Security Standards and Frameworks Cybersecurity Roadmap