CPE Catalog & Events
Public Procurement Basics: Protecting the People's Money
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Auditing & Accounting Yellowbook Uniform Guidance Public Procurement
The CFO Series-Artificial Intelligence: A Practical Guide for Financial Leaders and CFOs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
AI Evolution: How has AI evolved and where does it stand today Generative AI: What exactly is & generative AI; and how is it different AI Limitations: What AI can't, shouldn't or won't do AI Applications: How can I practically use AI right now AI Ethics: What are the ethical implications of incorporating AI in my work
Develop Your Emotional Intelligence to Be More Successful in Life and Leadership
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in Leadership Building Stronger Workplace Relationships Creating and Leading High-Performing Teams Navigating Change with Emotional Intelligence
International Cross Border Transactions
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Webinar
2.20 Credits
Member Price: $79
International cross border transactions. Decrease an entities effective tax rate. IRS audit risk
Surgent's Anatomy of a Ransomware Event and Incident Response
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What is ransomware? The growing threat of ransomware — statistics Remote working and COVID-19 Ransomware infection process Incident response protocol Business considerations Legal considerations Breach notification obligations Steps to protect against malware Tabletop exercise
Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers for Higher Quality Audits
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The primary purpose of workpaper documentation, and minimum documentation requirements for workpaper preparers Best practices for documenting complex and subjective procedures and conclusions, such as estimates, substantive analytic procedures, etc. that impact the nature and extent of audit documentation needed to support audit conclusions Discussing the financial statement audit risk concept, including how proper application better ensures a higher quality audit Tips for an efficient workpaper review process that complies with relevant standards
Gamed: Why Performance Targets and Incentives Fail and How to Fix Them
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Diagnosing problems with existing performance targets and incentives Designing performance targets (that work in the real world) Designing incentives the drive the intended behaviours and outcomes Avoiding common mistakes, problems and pitfalls with performance targets and incentives
Tax Season Update for Individuals with Steve Dilley
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Update and integration of recent tax legislation impacting 2025 individual returns Update on significant individual tax developments related to cases and rulings Individual tax changes including the earned income credit, child credit, and child and dependent care credit Section 199A changes, including use of carryforward passive activity and 199A losses and latest tax forms Crypto reporting update 2026 tax rate schedule and other inflation adjusted items Passive activity and hobby loss rules changes
Partnership & LLC (Form 1065) - Formation to Liquidation
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes Overview of different forms of business entities including the check-the-box regulations Formation issues including the mandatory allocation of the §704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member Schedule K and K-1 – separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expense items Detailed Schedule K-1 reporting including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction and 3.8% net investment income tax Calculating the tax and §704(b) book capital accounts Substantial economic effect requirement to have special allocations to the partners/members Allocation of recourse & non-recourse debt on K-1s Guaranteed payment issues and tax treatment of fringe benefits Self-employment tax issues and pitfalls Tax treatment of distributions – cash versus non-cash & liquidating versus non-liquidating Sales and liquidations (redemptions) of partnership interests §754 optional basis adjustments and mandatory adjustments
Partnership Preparation, Basis Calculations & Distributions - Form 1065 Schedule K & K-1 Analysis
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes Review the Form 1065 to learn how income statement items get reported on the partnership/LLC tax return (i.e., page 1 versus Schedule K) and flow-thru to the partner/members on Schedule K-1 Analyze the Schedule K-1 line-by-line and discuss where the items get reported on the individual’s Federal income tax return and how the items affect the partner/member’s outside basis Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to partners/members needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations Formation issues including the mandatory allocation of the §704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member Calculating the tax and §704(b) book capital accounts Reporting recourse and non-recourse debt on the Schedule K-1Tax ramifications and reporting of cash and non-cash distributions including disproportionate distributions of “hot assets” Overview of the §754 election for optional basis adjustments triggering §743 (transfer of interests) and §734 (distributions)
Estate and Financial Planning for the Older Client
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Medicare and Health Insurance Options Life Insurance Strategies for Elders Social Security Planning Considerations Medicaid Planning and Trusts Retirement Account Optimization Techniques Tailored Estate Planning for Older Clients Long-Term Care and Housing Alternatives Gifting Strategies in Estate Planning Unique Financial Challenges of Aging Clients
Estate Planning Strategies: Advanced Techniques and Tools
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $245
Legislative and regulatory changes in estate and gift taxation Wealth transfer strategies under the new administration Charitable deduction planning and compliance requirements Advanced estate planning tools, including split-interest trusts Using closely held stock for charitable contributions Generation-skipping transfer tax planning Strategic use of life insurance in estate planning
K2's Excel Charting And Visualizations
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Understanding the best types of visualizations to use in specific situations Creating compelling visualizations using Excel Adding interactivity to your Excel-based visualizations
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain V - Part 2
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Internal audit Standards Institute of Internal Auditors GIAS IPPF
K2's CPA Firm Update
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Emerging trends like changes in client expectations, supplier strategies, and competitive dynamics AI and advanced software innovations with tailored solutions for service lines like tax, audit, advisory, and niche industries Next-gen automation tools, including the role of machine learning, RPA, and advanced analytics in streamlining operations Optimal technology stacks to enhance firm productivity, efficiency, and profitability Cybersecurity advancements. Proactive approaches to safeguarding client and firm data
Leading Up: The Superpower Every Ascending Leader Needs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The consequences of upward leadership failure. Building credibility with your boss, Serving multiple bosses. Making the business case for your ideas.
Audits Under Uniform Guidance?Single Audit & NPOs 25-26
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
Concepts of the Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance Performing the compliance audit of federal awards, including testing auditee compliance and internal control over compliance Auditor reporting responsibilities including the compliance audit reports, the report on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and schedule of findings and questioned costs Requirements for the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, known as the SEFA Update on the OMB Compliance Supplement
Everything You Need to Know About Trusts 25-26
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Trust obstacles and pitfalls Revoking irrevocable trusts Trust protectors Succession planning, retirement planning and estate planning through trusts Basic issues related to special needs and Medi-Cal planning General Outline of planning with GRATs, QPRTs, IDGTs, etc. Planning with A-B and A-B-C (QTIP) trusts Asset protection through domestic and foreign trusts
How to Get a Better Return on Financial Statement Audits - Avoiding the Most Misapplied Risk-Based Audit Concepts
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Properly assessing inherent, control, and fraud risk on an engagement, and linking the results to an appropriately tailored detailed audit plan based on risk assessment and client service goals, regardless of entity type (for-profit, nonprofit, governmental) Leveraging strong substantive analytic procedures as audit evidence to cut back on tests of details The most common efficiency opportunities for tailoring your audit approach based on risk How to use the workpaper review process as a tool for producing a more effective and efficient engagement Using audit documentation to enhance audit quality, while ensuring every workpaper has a purpose How to use the client to your advantage in planning and performing the audit Learn how to get the engagement out the door – on time and on budget!
Maintaining a Harmonious Working Environment
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Disassociating yourself and your employer from discriminatory comments Scripts for addressing potential and actual sexual harassment situations Consensual relationships between leaders and their subordinates Effective violence prevention measure Survival tactics in active violence situations