CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Sarbanes-Oxley Overview
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Webinar
1.60 Credits
Member Price: $79
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
ACPEN: 2026/27 Governmental Auditing Update: Yellow Book & Uniform Guidance
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
2024 Yellow Book revisions and implementation updates Quality management and key audit role changes GAO implementation delay and audit planning implications Green Book updates and internal control considerations 2024 Uniform Guidance overhaul Single Audit requirement updates AICPA GAS/Single Audit Guide (Appendix B) changes
ACPEN: Tactical Budgeting – Moving Beyond Traditional Budgets to Manage Performance
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The real purpose of budgeting in modern organizations Common budgeting problems and process breakdowns Linking budgets to income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows Output metrics and what really “causes work” Top-down, bottom-up, and hybrid budgeting approaches Flexible budgeting using volume-based and unit metrics Benchmarking to reduce politics and improve insight Using budgets to build value, not just limit spending
ACPEN: Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 1
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you 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 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
ACPEN: Gamed: Why Performance Targets and Incentives Fail and How to Fix Them
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
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
ACPEN: Hands-On Tax Return Workshop – S Corporations (Form 1120S)
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
Extensive review of the S corporation income tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative Schedule K analysis– determine if income statement items are separately (i.e. schedule K) or non-separately stated income and expense items Discuss how schedule K items get allocated to shareholders on their schedule K-1s Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to shareholders needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations Talk about the unreasonably low officer compensation issues Learn the special tax treatment of fringe benefits paid to 2% shareholders and family members Schedule M-1 – calculate the reconciliation of income or loss per books with income or loss per income tax return Schedule M-2 – detailed step-by-step calculation of the AAA, PTI, E&P and OAA accounts Basic overview of the tax treatment of distributions including when a S corporation has prior C corporation earnings and profits (E&P) Review the importance and basics of calculating a shareholder’s stock and debt basis Basic overview of the potential S corporation built in gains tax from the conversion of a C to S corporation
ACPEN: K2’s Ten PDF Tips You Need To Know
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Converting documents to the PDF format Editing PDF documents Securing PDF documents Extracting data from PDFs
ACPEN: Can You Really Do That With AI?
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
AI fundamentals AI tools you already own Analyzing data using AI AI risks and concerns
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - The Controller's Role in Pro Forma Financial Statements
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance
ACPEN: The Risks of Artificial Intelligence - Part 1
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Webinar
1.60 Credits
Member Price: $79
Artificial Intelligence Technical Artificial Intelligence Ethical Risks of Artificial Intelligence
ACPEN: ProActive Response: Active Shooter Training - Recognize. Respond. Survive.
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Early Warning Signs Concerning Behavior Changes Getting out Barricading your area Fighting for survival Disarming the assailant Tourniquets (commercial and improvised) Pressure Dressings Chest Seals
ACPEN: Budget Mastery: Process, Problems, and Solutions
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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)
ACPEN: Metrics Management – Selecting the Right KPIs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
What makes a KPI meaningful and actionable Balancing financial, customer, operational, and learning metrics Selecting metrics at the responsibility-center level Understanding who the "customer"of a report really is Avoiding metric overload and bad incentives Linking departmental metrics to enterprise strategy The role of non-financial metrics in driving results Real-world KPI examples across industries
ACPEN: Avoiding Legal Liability and Peer Review Deficiencies in Nonaudit Services, Including Bookkeeping and Preparing Financial Statements
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Differentiating risks faced when performing nonaudit services, such as reviews, compilations, preparing financial statements, bookkeeping, tax return preparation, and similar Best practices for preventing quality control concerns that could lead to peer review deficiencies or malpractice claims Establishing an understanding with the client to minimize misunderstandings as to the nature and scope of engagements Explain situations when independence should be appropriately safeguarded when performing nonattest services
ACPEN: Revenue Recognition Topic 606 - Identify Performance Obligations Part 1
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Revenue Recognition Accounting
ACPEN: Sarbanes-Oxley Update - Accounting Risk Assessment considerations - 20 years later
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Webinar
1.80 Credits
Member Price: $79
Sarbanes-Oxley Accounting Risk Assessment
ACPEN: Tactical Business Systems – Getting the Most from Information Systems and ERP
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The CFO’s role in IT and systems governance Understanding what IT, ERP, and AI actually do—and don’t do Common system problems and why implementations fail Defining system needs before selecting software Documenting current processes and identifying gaps ERP selection, implementation steps, and risk management Cybersecurity, data security, and technology risk Post-implementation measurement and continuous improvement
ACPEN: The Controllership Series - Financial Statement Preparation
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Webinar
2.60 Credits
Member Price: $99
Accounting Finance Financial Statement Preparation
ACPEN: Leading for Well-Being: Building Resilient Teams & Thriving Workplaces
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Webinar
3.50 Credits
Member Price: $129
The Importance of Mental Wellness in Leadership Recognizing and Preventing Burnout Building and Sustaining Resilient Teams Leading by Example: Self-Care and Continuous Growth
ACPEN: The Art of Marketing for CPAs
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Why marketing and self promotion are so important today What keeps people from learning this skill, and how to overcome those obstacles How to get people (your boss, co-workers or clients) to like working with you How to sell someone on your services in a single minute How to attract more clients or the attention of your boss in a way that "wows" them How to get referrals from your clients or glowing reviews from your boss The 3 communication skills every business person needs to master, and why The 3 principles that really lead to more success in the business world, and how you can use those principles for you company and career