CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Improving Your Profits: Identifying Cost Cutting Opportunities
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What keeps companies from becoming streamlined? Behavioral biases Information processing biases Emotional biases How to deal with behavioral biases Connecting behavioral biases to cost cutting Creating a culture of cost cutting Rules of thumb for cost cutting Managing headcount Post-COVID common areas of excess cost Budgeting techniques Budget variances Benchmarking Common size financial statements Horizontal analysis Negotiation and contracting techniques Cash flow and the business cycle
The Art of Engaging in Difficult Conversations
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major subjects that will be covered in this course include:Awareness of your mindset entering the conversationTactics to build a pool of meaningClarity around story tellingBiggest mistakes to avoid
Surgent's Basis Shifting: Final Regulations
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
What is a transaction of interest? Reporting transactions of interest on Form 8886 Why make a Section 754 election? Adjustments under Sections 743(b), 734(b), and 732 Applicable threshold amounts for reporting What is a basis shift? Who is a material advisor and why is that status important? Section 755 rules for allocating the Section 743(b) and Section 734(b) basis adjustments Transfers of a partnership interest on death What is a substantially similar transaction? Who is a “tax-indifferent” party in a partnership?
Surgent's Inventory Management, Control and Analysis: Best-in-Class Tools to Achieve Success
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Inventory management vs. inventory control Inventory analysis methods and KPIs Top inventory management trends Inventory analysis: methods and KPIs Inventory management trends for retailers Inventory management and supply chain management Top trends in warehouse management Supply chain inventory optimization
Building Personal Leadership Skills
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Leadership Personality Types Communication Uses of AI in the work place
Entertainment, Meals & Travel Expenses: Review and Update
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expenseStrategies to deduct business entertainment expensesDeductibility of mealsSituations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reductionHow to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parkingProper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expendituresThe four steps to analyze business expensesThe latest federal legislation, cases and rulings
Surgent's Government and Nonprofit Frauds and Controls to Stop Them
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Examine real-world misappropriations of cash, check frauds, vendor scams, credit card abuse, grant frauds, benefit schemes, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Consider and develop controls to stop fraud Tailor controls to the size and fit of the government or nonprofit
Technology Trends Update for CPAs with John Higgins
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Role of cloud computing as the foundation for all tech trendsBig data and data analytics the new frontier for CPAsWorkflow automation with RPA, ML and AI with a focus on ChatGPTBlockchain technology, the revolutionary data storage modelCryptocurrency 15 years later, an update on the market and technologyMetaverse - what's it all aboutCloud based financial and ERP software market update
Surgent's Weekly Expert Hour
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Each week’s topics will change based on the most critical issues affecting financial professionals
Thrive Amidst the Chaos - 3 Steps to Increase Your Energy and Learn to Dance in the Rain
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Health and Wellness Burnout Stress Management Employee Engagement
Multiply Your Time: Tame Your To-Do List and Fight Distractions So You Can Get The Right Things Done
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Personal Productivity Optimizing Performance Reducing Stress Managing Time Improving Results Personal Development Self Leadership Self Awareness
K2's Optimizing Your Tech Stack For Efficiency And Cost-Effectiveness
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Conducting a tech stack assessment, including an inventory of current tools and applications Identifying essential and redundant tools Exploring cost-effective alternatives Calculating your total cost of ownership
2025 Yellow Book Update
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Yellow Book engagements.Independence requirements in GAGAS.Quality management in Yellow Book. Common deficiencies found in Yellow Book engagements.
Budget Mastery: The Human Side of Budgeting-Navigating People's Issues with 360 Insight
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding your own leadership tendencies and applying them to your strengths? Understanding core personality types Learning what type of person you are? Managing and coping with the budget team Effectively dealing with the A, B, C and other players?
Surgent's Artificial Intelligence for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What is artificial intelligence? What are the different forms of artificial intelligence? The difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning The types of problems artificial intelligence can solve The role of algorithms How artificial intelligence will affect accounting and finance careers Data governance, security, and privacy How accounting firms are using AI today The role of artificial intelligence in asset management
Surgent's Six Common Barriers to Investment Success
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Availability bias Herding Loss aversion Present bias Anchoring Home country bias
Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Principles of Visual Design for Dashboards and Reports Chart Design for Rapid Understanding Table Design for Efficiency Effective Use of Commentary Strategic Layout Techniques Trend Analysis Methods Developing Organizational Design Standards Excel Application Techniques Critical Review Skills Best Practices for Data Presentation
Topic 842 - Implementing Leases Workshop
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Accounting Yellowbook Leases Standards ASC 842
ChatGPT Bootcamp for CPAs with John Higgins
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review the history of ChatGPTTour of the ChatGPT app and how to use itSetting up a ChatGPT account (free & premium)Variety of hands-on case study examples for accounting, finance and taxA look under the hood at how ChatGPT worksCaution - how to avoid risks in using ChatGPTA look into the future potential for AI in business
Steps to Stop External Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Types of external fraudConsiderations as organizations work to reduce fraud riskExternal fraud and known parties/External fraud unknown perpetrators