CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Technical Business Practice Issues and Tax Forms for Experienced Practitioners
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Schedules K-2 and K-3 and filing exceptions Form 7203 IRS Tax Pro Account IRS modernization initiatives Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) Identity Theft warnings IRS guidance for the marijuana industry “Recycled” Form 1099-NEC to report nonemployee compensation Form 1065 steps for reporting capital Centralized audit regime; late filing penalties and small partnership relief “Substance over Form” argument of shareholder loans Advanced study of “At-Risk” loans Employer W-2 correction requests White House 2025 Budget Points Don't get caught watching the paint dry -- What is hot and new What is terminating S corporations today? Special allocation issues of §704 Final regulations for allocating depreciation recapture to partners and members of LLCs
How to Build a Custom AI Chatbot and GPT in Plain English
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Fundamentals of GPT Builder and AI agent customization techniquesIntegration of specialized knowledge bases and domain-specific expertiseSecurity and privacy considerations in AI chatbot deploymentCustom GPT development without coding expertiseImplementation of AI agents for customer support and workflow automationMulti-bot interactions and content creation strategiesBest practices for maintaining and scaling AI assistants
Bears Will Be Bears - Fraudsters Too
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Internal Controls Fraud Prevention Fraud Detection Fraud Investigation
I want the TRUTH: Preparing to be an Expert Witness
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Rules of civil and criminal procedure Applicable standards Testifying basics Cross-examination techniques
Taxation of Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs)
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
NFT basics Classification of NFTs Current Legislative and Policy Environment Tax implications of creation, sales and exchanges of NFTs
Considerations of Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
AU-C 240 Auditing Yellowbook
Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Cost-volume-profit analysis, including target profit and break-even calculations Variable costing Relevant costs and decision-making Standard costs and variances Activity-based costing Segment reporting and analysis Capital budgeting considerations Overview of Excel capabilities for supporting managerial analysis
Fiduciary Accounting: Fundamentals & Rules
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fundamentals of fiduciary accounting Uniform Principal and Income Act Mandatory and discretionary allocations and adjustments Address the trustees ability to override the fallback rules Review the contents of a proper set of trust accounting statements
S Corporations - Overview
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Overview of S Corporation election and compliance requirements Comparison of S Corporations with other business entities Preparing Form 2553 and addressing late filing relief Shareholder stock and debt basis considerations Form 1120S and Schedule K-1: key aspects and reporting requirements Officer reasonable compensation requirements and IRS audit strategies Introduction to Schedules K-2 and K-3 Compliance with corporate formalities and taxable fringe benefits
The Power of a Good Story!
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The 3 elements of storytelling 3 real world examples 10 thoughts for the road
Key Tax Issues Facing Business & Industry
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Update and review of recent and key tax developments impacting business and industry "Tax-mageddon" - the all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA Other recent legislative, judicial, and IRS developments impacting business taxpayers Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues Travel and entertainment expense rules Independent contractor vs. employee
Passive Activities & Rental Real Estate Income Tax Issues
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
Detailed coverage of the passive activity rules under IRC §469 (and related regulations), how the 3.8% net investment income tax under §1411 and qualified business income (QBI) deduction under §199A applies to rentals and passive activities, and what is a trade or business rental is under §162 How the PAL rules apply to rental real estate activities and investments in S corporations and partnerships Definition of an activity and the activity grouping and disclosure rules Real estate professional exception to the PAL rules for investments in non-passive rentals Special $25,000 loss allowance for rental real estate with active participation Material participation safe harbor rules Events that trigger suspended PALs Limitations on tax credits generated by passive activities Special rules that re-characterize passive income to non-passive income What rentals are subject to self-employment tax under §1402
Defining Where and Why Internal Controls are Needed
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Control design basicsAreas or segments of an enterprise to controlControls to reduce riskControls to drive operations
The Controllership Series - Overhead, Direct and Indirect Costs and Allocation Methods
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance Procurement Operations
Effective Communication Skills
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Confidence Leadership
K2's 2023 Using OneNote More And Email Less
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Using OneNote as a powerful reference resource Learn how to move your emails into OneNote Share OneNote with a group of people and communicate within a notebook rather than email
Fraud Risk Management
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fraud risk management Fraud risk assessments Data analytics Fraud risk management tools
K2's Getting Started With Artificial Intelligence
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding AI tools available today Creating accounts in AI platforms Querying data from AI platforms Customizing your AI subscriptions
Topic 842: FASB's Lease Accounting Standard Update
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
What is a lease? Recognition and measurement of lease assets and liabilities Impact on lessors and lessees Disclosures and transition rules Effective dates
CFO Series: Design Incentive Compensation Plans That Work!
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:What are incentive plans really trying to achieve?Types of incentive plans commonly found.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?What makes a plan work or fail.Compensation methods – stock, options, cash, etc.Specific issues in design – the unequal challenge, upper and lower limits, and tying to objectives.How to test a plan to ensure that it will work.