CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Exploring Client Advisory Services: Tax Due Dates and Penalties/Where Do I Need To File?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Estimated taxes and deadlines Tax due dates for common returns and filings Potential penalties and interest Information return penalties Penalties applicable to pass-through entities Accuracy-related penalties First-time abatement (FTA) FTA eligible returns Reasonable cause Nexus: sales tax vs. income tax Sales tax nexus with state specific examples Remote work and sales tax nexus Income tax nexus with state-specific examples Remote work and income tax nexus Sales factor: throwback rules
Surgent's Mastering the Offer in Compromise: Strategies for Preparation and Negotiation
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Introduction to the OIC program Types of OICs Eligibility criteria Financial analysis Offer amount calculation Preparing Forms 656 and 433-A(OIC)/433-B(OIC) Supporting documentation and strategy OIC submission and IRS review process Appeals and negotiation techniques Best practices and common pitfalls Real-world scenarios and case studies
Surgent's Workplace Harassment: How to Prevent Harassment and Reduce Liability Risks in Today’s Changing Environment
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
An overview of workplace harassment and discrimination laws, including the intangible benefits that come with compliance An overview of sexual harassment and workplace retaliation The supervisor’s (or manager’s) role in preventing harassment and in reducing the company’s potential liability through good faith efforts at compliance Review a compliant procedure for handling harassment concerns
ACPEN: World-Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application Part 1
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Classifying the five cost types Direct materials - comprehensive coverage Direct labor - including all labor burden costs Tracing all the prime costs to products Budgeting and setting standard costs
ACPEN: The Successful Family Business
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Business Management Organization
ACPEN: Audit & Attest Quality Matters that Should be on Your Radar – Avoiding Common Deficiencies in SAS, SSARS and SSAE Engagements
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Applying professional skepticism to ensure quality work Meaningful risk assessment when designing work programs for various levels of services Proper planning and supervision of all engagements Accountant responsibilities for evaluating internal control Strengthening analytic procedures to support conclusions Complying with the Code of Professional Conduct and quality management standards
ACPEN: Multistate Taxation - Issues and Planning Opportunities
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Multistate Business Activities Nexus and Implications State Taxable Income Business-Related Issues Formulas and Their Application Audit Defense Strategies State Specific Regulations Choice of Business Entity Interstate Commerce Clauses Domicile in relation to State Death Taxation
ACPEN: Metrics Management Series
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Why strategy succeeds or fails based on measurement The relationship between mission, strategy, and metrics Financial versus non-financial performance measures What makes a KPI meaningful and actionable Balancing financial, customer, operational, and learning metrics Selecting metrics at the responsibility-center level Measuring performance using output and unit-based metrics Identifying what truly “causes work” Business Performance Management (BPM) concepts and tools Designing effective dashboards and scorecards
Federal Tax Updates for Individuals
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Current tax issues affecting individual taxpayersReview of recent tax legislationOther issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, and other federal tax issues
ACPEN: K2’s AI – Better Prompts, Better Results
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Components of effective AI prompts The pros and cons of a single large prompt versus multiple small prompts Using prompts to format AI-generated output
ACPEN: Addressing Common Documentation Deficiencies
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
AU-C 230 Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Cost of Capital: What It Is and How to Use It
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Find your organization's cost of debt Calculate the cost of equity Understanding your Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Interpret your cost of capital Properly use the cost of capital to make decisions Avoid common cost of capital mistakes
ACPEN: AI-Enhanced Business Consulting for CPAs: Strategies and Tools
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Business Consulting Types of Management Services Identification of clientneeds Managing Client Expectations Creating Value for Clients Techniques for Effective Consulting Application of AI Professional Standards Application
The 10 Must Know Excel Features
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Excel Tables: Master the use of Excel tables for efficient data management, including sorting, filtering, and structured references, to manage data more effectively.Custom Sorting: Get to grips with custom sorting options to organize data in a way that best suits your needs, enhancing data readability and analysis.XLOOKUP: Discover the power of XLOOKUP for advanced data retrieval, a game-changer for complex analysis, allowing you to extract specific data from extensive datasets with ease.SUBTOTAL: Gain proficiency in using the SUBTOTAL function, a versatile tool for calculating data in visible cells, ideal for analyses that require dynamic calculations.SUMIF(S): Explore the functionality of SUMIF and SUMIFS functions for conditional summing, crucial for precise budgeting, expense tracking, and financial reporting.Array Formulas: Dive into array formulas to perform multiple calculations on one or more items in an array, enhancing the efficiency of complex accounting computations.Data Validations: Learn to implement data validations to ensure data integrity and prevent errors in financial data entry, a critical skill for maintaining accurate accounting records.Slicers: Learn to use slicers for interactive data segmentation in tables and PivotTables, enabling accountants to quickly filter and analyze specific subsets of financial data.Conditional Formatting: Understand how to apply conditional formatting to highlight critical financial data points, trends, and variances, making data analysis and interpretation more intuitive.PivotTables: An introduction to PivotTables, one of the most powerful Excel features, for summarizing, analyzing, and presenting large sets of financial data in a digestible format.
ACPEN: Interviewing, Onboarding and Training 101
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Best practices on interviewing Best practices for onboarding Best practices with training
Tax Implications of Retirement Plan Distributions
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Required minimum distributions for a deceased’s heirs2025 retirement plan contribution limitsRequired minimum distributions and contributions to charityKey provisions of Secure Act 2.0
ACPEN: White-Collar Crime: What Every CPA Should Know
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Definitions of white-collar crime White-collar crime characteristics and statistics The CPA’s role in combating white-collar crime
ACPEN: Thinking Like an Auditor When Preparing Your Financial Statements
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Determining an appropriate sense of quantitative and qualitative materiality Identifying the critical components of the financial statements that matter most to financial statement users Evaluating where the financial statements are most likely to contain material fraud and error, and ensuring adequate internal control and monitoring to mitigate those risks
ACPEN: Best-in-Class Internal Controls: Best Practices for Finance Professionals
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $85
Define and explore the basic concepts, myths and facts of internal controls Examine typical control types Identify why controls fail Identify a framework to develop the right balance of internal controls Discuss Internal Controls in the Digital Age Examine the variances and considerations of automated vs. manual controls Evaluate the concept of IT controls
Tax Depreciation: 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:Recent tax legislation and developments related to capitalizationEligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k)Discussion of the Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real propertyThe Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real propertyDisposition of segments of real propertyExchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rulesOther related topics