CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Financial Accounting for Related Party Transactions
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
FASB codification provisions for transactions with related parties, including business owners and special purpose entities Compares and contrasts those rules with the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities Reviews the tax accounting related taxpayer standards Several real-life situations illustrate the various authoritative standards and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with those standards
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
Tax Update: "One Big Beautiful Bill"
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Individual Taxation: Child Tax Credit expansion and additional senior deduction SALT cap extensionIncome & Adjustments: Tip income exclusion, overtime relief, educator expensesEducation Incentives: Student loan discharge, 529 plan expansion, new “TRUMP Accounts”Business Taxation: Bonus depreciation, 199A expansion, interest deduction limitsEstate & Gift Tax: Increased exemption threshold, charitable deduction changesCompliance & Reporting: 1099-K, 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC threshold changes
ACPEN: HR Investigations – Episode 1 – Introduction-Assessing-Planning
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Investigation terminology Assessment skills Investigative methodology
ACPEN: Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain II – Part 2
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Internal Audit Standards GIAS Accounting Internal Controls
Using ChatGPT with Excel
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction to ChatGPT and other AI (Artificial Intelligence) language modelsDiscussion of best practices for using ChatGPT with ExcelUse ChatGPT to create, debug and explain formulasUse ChatGPT to learn how to use Excel featuresUse ChatGPT to automate repetitive tasks in ExcelUse ChatGPT to easily create macros
Viewing A&A Through the Eyes of a Tax Practitioner
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of financial reporting for a myriad of usersFundamentals conceptsSpecial Purpose FrameworksFinancial statement analysisCross-functional collaboration
ACPEN: Not Just Your Everyday FASB Update
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Analysis of relevant GAAP provisions Reminders regarding the continuing importance of ASC 606 for revenue recognition Fresh perspectives of lease accounting in the wake of ASC 842 implementation Overview of U.S. GAAP alternatives for certain entities Summary of selected, salient standards for today’s audit, review, and compilation engagements
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: Decoding Medical Plan Structures: Fully Insured vs. Self-Funded
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Benefits Medical Plan Types
ACPEN: Creating Terrific Equity Compensation Plans: Beware of the Pitfalls
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Why most equity compensation plans fail? Complexity of GAAP accounting for equity compensation plans Tax implications of equity compensation plans Who and how an equity compensation plan should be administered? Compliance issues to consider Recommendations to design a better equity compensation plan
ACPEN: Current Fraud Trends - Nonprofit and Government Entities
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Best practices for fraud prevention and detection Common fraud schemes in nonprofit and government entities including cash misappropriation, payroll fraud, vendor fraud, falsified billings, improper use of credit cards or purchase cards, the redirection of cash and non-cash contributions, personal use of assets, the redirection of grant benefits, other grant related fraud, travel and expense reporting fraud
ACPEN: Advanced Negotiations: Never Split the Difference
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Negotiations Business Management
Financial Planning: Auto & Homeowners Insurance
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of Insurance types Overview of Insurance policies and contract sectionsExamples of types of policies and coverages
ACPEN: Schedule C of Form 1040
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
When Schedule C applies Cash v. Accrual method Typical business deductions Business vehicle expenses Section 179 and bonus depreciation
ACPEN: Critical Thinking Skills: Prevent Mistakes Now
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Critical Thinking Communication
Schedule K-1: What is it & What do I do with it?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of Schedule K-1 for Partnerships, S Corporations, and Estates/TrustsReporting Schedule K-1 information on Form 1040Basis limitations, loss limitations, and material participation rulesQualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction and Schedule K-1 integrationSchedules K-2 and K-3 requirements
Current Audit Environment and ASB Activity
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Webinar
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $99
Current environment and implication for audit planning Key risk issues Audit challenges Recent Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs). ASB workplan SQMS No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 SSARS No. 26
Surgent's Achieving High Levels of Compliance and Customer Service in Your Organization
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Why customer service is not just having nice people; it is truly serving the customer Analysis of the value of the customer to compare it to various costs creating an ROI How to develop a compliance program that adds value to the customer A hard look at several companies and industries that have mastered the dual objectives How recent developments have affected compliance and customer service
Surgent's You’ve Got This: An Introduction to Yellow Book and Single Audits
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
What’s included (and excluded) in a Yellow Book audit Key qualification, performance, and reporting standards under the Yellow Book How single audits differ from financial statement audits, plus core concepts like the SEFA, major program determination, and findings reporting Fundamentals of testing internal controls over compliance and performing compliance testing