CPE Catalog & Events
10 Keys to Outstanding Service and More Referrals
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Communicate more powerfully with clients and other CPA's by understanding human behavior • How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone • How to get someone to really hear you and how to really hear what someone else is “not saying.” • How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want How to create trust and get people to like working with you – inside and outside the firm • The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you • Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work • How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use • How to persuade people without them knowing they are being persuaded • How Ronald Reagan, Oprah and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magical abilities." • The three most important keys all successful communicators use How outstanding service can lead to more promotions and/or client development • The art of getting more referrals and turning referrals into clients • Why great service is better for your business in the long run • How to know what’s most important to your client or boss—so you can focus on that
360 Budgeting: A Holistic Approach to Process and Solutions
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Webinar
10.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Defining the budget process Common budgetary cultures and discussion of solutions Does your budget need an overhaul or just a tune up? How to make the budget flexible Making a better budget and maybe even a better you (or at least improving the perception of the budget work itself) How to build a flexible budget model that works? What are the steps we can take to budget for economic and external factors beyond our control? How the right Chart of Accounts can simply your work Budget and GAAP are not the same and why they are fine not to be Efficiently modeling payroll and benefits Identifying controllable and uncontrollable expense Using key variables to stress-test your budget 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? Identifying the ‘Big Picture’ and your role in effective communication Communicating so others can understand us Understanding a presentation’s anatomy? Tips and tricks for budget presentations
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Team & Compliance
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Technology Cybersecurity
International Tax Lunch Series November 2025
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
Various tax topics from a legal perspective International, Federal and State tax matters
Professional Skepticism for the Public Accountant
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Self-evaluation of skepticism Requirements set forth by the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Risk assessment Analytical procedures Advice for cultivating your professionally skeptical mindset
Introduction to Governmental Accounting
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Governmental financial reporting Auditing Yellowbook
Get started with Power BI
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Overview of the Power BI Tools: Introduction to the Power BI ecosystem, including Excel’s Power BI features (Power Pivot and Power Query) and standalone tools (Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power BI Report Builder and Power BI Report Server).Tour of the Tools: Introduction to the interfaces of Power Pivot, Power Query, Power BI Desktop and Power BI Services.Comparative Analysis: Understand the strengths and limitations of Excel’s Power BI features versus standalone Power BI tools.Strategic decision-making on when to use each tool for optimal efficiency and accuracy in data analysis tasks.
Comprehensive Accounting and Financial Reporting Update
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:CECL for nonfinancial institutions.Accounting for Paycheck Protection Program loans.Accounting for web-hosting services.Revenue recognition.Leases.FASB projects in progress.
Keeping Up with the FASB
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Review of current items on the FASB agendaDiscuss the new revenue recognition standardProvide an update on the new lease accounting standardAddress U.S. GAAP alternatives for certain entities
HR's Role in Business Evolution: Strategy, Finance, and Growth
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Webinar
3.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Corporate Culture Strategic Planning Leadership Staff Development Use of Generative AI
The Controllership Series - Sales, Collections and Customer Credit
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Webinar
3.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Sales Collections
Getting the Most When Selling a Business: Little Details to Get Top Value
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
What do buyers really want? Steps to take so your business will be attractive to buyers The process to prepare for a sale The steps and timing Pitfalls to avoid The value of a strong advisory team Key considerations
PowerPoint: Tips & Tricks for Today's Accountant
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Exploration of tabs within PowerPoint’s ribbon Initial creation of a slide deck Using slide masters Utilization of external content SmartArt Alignments and layouts Tips and tricks for efficiency Best practices for effective presentation delivery Other creative uses for PowerPoint
Build Better Budgets: Fundamental Techniques
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Advantages of budgeting The role of budgeting Master budgeting Flexible budgeting Standards and variances Capital budgeting
Cryptocurrencies for the CFO: Explaining Blockchain
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
What is money? What are digital assets? Understanding the what, why, and how of cryptocurrencies Understanding the what, why, and how of blockchain NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens), their role and impact Explaining the crypto language
Introduction to Governmental Budgeting
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Budgeting Accounting & Auditing Yellowbook
Like-Kind Exchanges
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Webinar
4.20 Credits
Member Price: $79
Like-kind exchanges (LKE) Qualified third party intermediaries (QI)
Form 709 Guidance: Gift Tax and Generation-Skipping Transfer Returns 25-26
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Review of sample returns with illustrations of most forms of gifts How to meet the adequate disclosure requirements Community property gifts vs. gift splitting, use of DSUEA from a pre-deceased spouse Electing in or out of GST allocations with indirect skips
Fraud Stories Series November 2025
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Fraud Internal controls Auditing Ethical issues Advanced accounting issues Risk management
Surgent's Lessons Learned from Successful Companies
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Creating a visionary company Traits of successful, visionary companies Goal setting to create a successful organization The role of experimentation and failure in achieving success How successful organizations emphasize learning new skills The role of effective communication in achieving corporate success The importance of emotional intelligence in building corporate culture How leadership can direct a company toward success