CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: How to Audit Prepaid Expenses
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Pre-paid Expenses Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Internal Control Best Practices
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Mastering Charitable Remainder Trusts and Form 5227 Compliance
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Introduction to Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) Types of CRTs and their Benefits Formation and Funding of CRTs Identifying Suitable Candidates for CRTs Understanding Form 5227: An Overview Line-by-Line Breakdown of Form 5227 Reporting Trust Assets and Income Distributions and Charitable Beneficiaries Compliance Updates and Recent Changes to Form 5227 Best Practices for Accurate Completion and Filing
ACPEN: K2's AI: Real Tools, Real Results
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Practical AI tools and applications in accounting and finance Implementation strategies and ethical considerations Measuring results and ROI from AI adoption
ACPEN: K2's Tech Tuneup Tips
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Technology Tuneup Mindset. Identifying small technology changes that deliver outsized productivity and reliability gains Workstation and Device Optimization. Improving performance, stability, and usability of desktops, laptops, and mobile devices Software and Application Efficiency. Leveraging built-in features, reducing tool overlap, and improving day-to-day application usage Workflow and Collaboration Improvements. Streamlining email, file management, task visibility, and team collaboration
Reasonable Compensation for S Corps
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Explain the payroll tax advantage of taking distributions over wagesReview key court cases that shape todays reasonable compensation landscapeHow to use court factors to stress test reasonable compensationBest practices for determining reasonable compensationReview of the IRS’s enforcement on reasonable compensation; past, present and future
Introduction to Risk Assessment
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of the risk assessment procedures performed during engagements.Inquiries, analytical procedures, and observation and inspection techniques. Understanding how risk assessment drives engagement planning and supports the development of appropriate audit responses.
ACPEN: Leveraging Analytical Procedures to the Fullest on Audits - Case Studies in Strengthening Audit Evidence
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
How well-designed analytic procedures enhance audit quality Elements of strong analytic procedures Selecting the proper analytic, and altering the strength for the intended purpose Evaluating the data used in generating expectations Improving documentation, including evaluating sufficiency and appropriateness of the audit evidence obtained
ACPEN: Real Estate Tax Issues: Passive Activity, Self-Rental and Section 199A
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Integration of the real estate professional rules with reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E Real estate professionals and indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) entity's reporting on Form 1040 How "real estate business" is interpreted under the Section 199A rules and how it integrates with the passive activity rules Real estate professionals and the Form 8582 (Passive Activities) How to make the "grouping" election for passive activities and the flow-through deduction Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469 Reporting using Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1 and 2 Self-rental property and the Form 8582 (passive activity)
2026/27 Yellow Book Update
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Significant changes related to quality management and updates affecting key audit roles, with an emphasis on how these revisions impact audit planning and execution.The GAO's implementation delay and its implications for 2026 audit planning.Recent leadership changes at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and what those transitions may signal for future guidance and oversight priorities.Overview of recent updates to the Green Book, helping auditors understand changes to internal control guidance that may affect governmental entities and Single Audit engagements.
ACPEN: Mergers and Acquisitions: Complete Guide to Relevant Issues
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Taxable asset acquisitions vs. non-taxable stock/equity acquisitions What happens in an asset acquisition What happens in a stock or equity acquisition 338 and 336 elections Basics of 382 Basics of 280G Earnouts and contingent payments Assumed liabilities Acquired reserves Acquired deferred revenue Treatment of transaction costs Basics of mixed entity transactions, examples such as: C-Corp buys an interest in a partnership C-Corp buys an S-Corp C-Corp buys an interest in an LLC (lots of possibilities here) S-Corp buys a partnership S-Corp buys a C-Corp S-Corp buys an interest in an LLC Partnership acquisitions of various entity types Very basic overview of tax-free re-organizations High level overview of entity formations High level overview of entity liquidations or termination
AI-Powered Excel: Leveraging AI and ChatGPT for Supercharged Productivity
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Harnessing AI to streamline your Excel workflows, achieving unparalleled productivity. Discover Excel's integrated AI features and learn how to utilize ChatGPT for researching, creating, understanding and troubleshooting Excel functions and formulas. Transform tasks that typically take two hours into mere minutes. Explore using ChatGPT for efficient research and learning, enabling quick access to answers for Excel-related inquiries. Optimize your Excel work, research and documentation, significantly saving time and effort in your daily tasks.
ACPEN: Critical Thinking Skills: Prevent Mistakes Now
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Critical Thinking Communication
ACPEN: K2’s Getting Control Of Your OneDrive Account
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Comparing OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint OnlineManaging documents stored in OneDrive Using OneDrive as a collaboration tool Integrating OneDrive with other applications and services
ACPEN: K2's Automation For Increasing Personal Efficiency And Effectiveness
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
What are integration and automation? Exploring Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) tools and services Intelligent Voice Assistants (IVAs) and home automation systems Personal automation workflows and time-saving strategies Smart home integration and optimization
What If Your Client Didn't Take Reasonable Compensation
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review best practices to help your client evaluate if an S election is an appropriate choiceHow to be proactive and head off common reasonable compensation issues before they happenExplore strategies for cash management if cash isn't available at year endExplore what’s at stake when reasonable compensation isn’t paid timely
ACPEN: A Guide to Sampling - Part 2
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Common Deficiencies in Employee Benefit Plans
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
EBP Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Advanced Cost Accounting: Eliminate Calculation Distortions
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Cost Accounting
Beyond the Numbers: Success Strategies for Female CPAs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How to increase your visibility instead of flying under the radar.Critical time management techniques that allow you to focus and prioritize the right strategic initiatives.How your inner critic operates and how to silence it.How to build a network of community support and mentoring.What impostor syndrome is and how it may be holding you back.