CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Form 1120-S Boot Camp: Step-by-Step Preparation With Completed Forms
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Federal income tax laws for S corporations, from formation to tax return preparation issues Key operational issues of separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expenses The importance of Schedule M-1 Accurately accounting for basis, AAA, and distributions Properly preparing and allocating items on Schedule K-1 Reporting requirements for Schedules K-2 and K-3, including filing exceptions Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations Identification of eligible shareholders Requirements to make a timely or late election Involuntary S corporation status terminations, cases and rulings, and other developing issues and hot topics Mastering Forms 4562 (“Depreciation and Amortization”) and 4797 (“Sales of Business Property”) S corporation reporting oddities Accurately preparing S corporation returns and reconciling book income with taxable income
Surgent's Forms 1120-S and 1065 Return Review Boot Camp for New and Experienced Reviewers
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Reviews of portions of error-prone “staff-prepared” Forms 1120-S and 1065 from client-provided information What are common errors preparers make and what are the areas generating malpractice claims? Initial administrative groundwork The importance of Schedule M-1. Learn how various schedules are related and learn how to self-review Reporting requirements and filing exceptions for Schedules K-2 and K-3 Don’t fall prey to reporting oddities When can seemingly separately stated Schedule K items actually be trade or business items to report on Forms 1120-S or 1065? Form 1120-S – What exactly is terminating S elections today? How do I recognize a second class of stock? Maintaining shareholder basis schedules; beware of final IRS regulations regarding “open debt”; the default method of calculating basis versus the election under §1367; can an S corporation distribute earnings and profits from C corporation years? Form 1065 – New tax reporting requirement for partners’ capital balances Why use §704(b) to maintain capital accounts; §704(c) regulations for preventing the shifting of tax consequences among partners or members; allocating recourse, nonrecourse, and qualified nonrecourse debt; a review of §754 step-up in basis rules Multiple checklists of efficient procedures to identify potential issues on an 1120-S or 1065 tax return Major provisions of HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), relevant to course material have been included throughout
Surgent's Forms 1120-S and 1065 Return Review Boot Camp for New and Experienced Reviewers
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Reviews of portions of error-prone “staff-prepared” Forms 1120-S and 1065 from client-provided information What are common errors preparers make and what are the areas generating malpractice claims? Initial administrative groundwork The importance of Schedule M-1. Learn how various schedules are related and learn how to self-review Reporting requirements and filing exceptions for Schedules K-2 and K-3 Don’t fall prey to reporting oddities When can seemingly separately stated Schedule K items actually be trade or business items to report on Forms 1120-S or 1065? Form 1120-S – What exactly is terminating S elections today? How do I recognize a second class of stock? Maintaining shareholder basis schedules; beware of final IRS regulations regarding “open debt”; the default method of calculating basis versus the election under §1367; can an S corporation distribute earnings and profits from C corporation years? Form 1065 – New tax reporting requirement for partners’ capital balances Why use §704(b) to maintain capital accounts; §704(c) regulations for preventing the shifting of tax consequences among partners or members; allocating recourse, nonrecourse, and qualified nonrecourse debt; a review of §754 step-up in basis rules Multiple checklists of efficient procedures to identify potential issues on an 1120-S or 1065 tax return Major provisions of HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), relevant to course material have been included throughout
Surgent's Forms 7217 and 7203
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Tax treatment of partnership distributions to partners of cash and property other than cash Basis of property received in a partnership distribution Executive Order 14219 withdrawing the IRS’s new regulations regarding basis shifting Organization and structure of the new Form 7217 Who must file Form 7203 Determining the S corporation shareholder’s initial basis in his or her stock Basis limitations on partnership losses and deductions Organization and structure of Form 7203 — understanding the three parts of Form 7203 Filing criteria for Form 7203 Calculating an S corporation shareholder’s share of S corporation deductions and credits Understanding stock and debt basis
Surgent's Foundations of Cybersecurity for Financial Professionals
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Financial professionals’ roles in cybersecurity risk management Foundational terminology and principles (e.g., risk management, threat actors) Real-world case studies of cybersecurity strategies in financial settings Integrating cybersecurity into financial reporting and compliance Understanding the dynamic cybersecurity threat environment
Surgent's Four Tiers of Loss Limitations: A Guide to the Rules for Pass-Through Entities
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The OBBBA Tier 1: Basis limitations for S corporation shareholders and partners Tier 2: Section 465 at-risk limitations for S corporation shareholders and partners, including the impact of debt, indemnities, guarantees, and shareholder/partner agreements Tier 3: Section 469 passive loss limitations and exceptions to the limitations Tier 4: The excess business loss limitation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (new §461(l)), American Rescue Plan Act, and Inflation Reduction Act
Surgent's Four Tiers of Loss Limitations: A Guide to the Rules for Pass-Through Entities
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The OBBBA Tier 1: Basis limitations for S corporation shareholders and partners Tier 2: Section 465 at-risk limitations for S corporation shareholders and partners, including the impact of debt, indemnities, guarantees, and shareholder/partner agreements Tier 3: Section 469 passive loss limitations and exceptions to the limitations Tier 4: The excess business loss limitation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (new §461(l)), American Rescue Plan Act, and Inflation Reduction Act
Surgent's Fraud 101: Understanding Basic Fraud Schemes
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Common embezzlement schemes Common financial statement fraud schemes Commonly missed red flags
Surgent's Fraud Basics: Protecting the Company Till
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The price of fraud – ACFE’s Report to the Nations and ancillary costs The current economy – microeconomics and analysis COSO internal control framework, particularly Principle 1 (integrity/ethics) and Principle 8 (fraud risk assessments) Power of morale – shrinking the fraud triangle and employee motivation Why good folks go bad – interesting findings and red flags
Surgent's Fraud Basics: Protecting the Company Till
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The price of fraud – ACFE’s Report to the Nations and ancillary costs The current economy – microeconomics and analysis COSO internal control framework, particularly Principle 1 (integrity/ethics) and Principle 8 (fraud risk assessments) Power of morale – shrinking the fraud triangle and employee motivation Why good folks go bad – interesting findings and red flags
Surgent's Fraud Case Studies: Schemes and Controls
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Recent fraud cases Common fraud schemes perpetrated by those within and outside victim organizations Consider the lessons learned Best practices to further our fraud prevention
Surgent's Fraud Case Studies: Schemes and Controls
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent fraud cases Common fraud schemes perpetrated by those within and outside victim organizations Consider the lessons learned Best practices to further our fraud prevention
Surgent's Fraud Environment
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Statistics compiled by the ACFE related to fraud Professional responsibilities to identity, respond to and report fraudulent activity The current fraud landscape, including who commits fraud, how and why they commit it and how they are detected
Surgent's Fraud In Single Audits
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Study real-life misappropriations involving federal awards and how they were carried out The backgrounds, motivations and methodologies of the fraudsters Brainstorm where things went wrong that allowed the frauds to occur without prevention or detection
Surgent's Fraud Risk Assessment Basics
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Explain the expectation gap with financial statement users regarding the auditor’s responsibilities for preventing and detecting fraud • Fraud inquiries and engagement team discussion points • Identifying and responding to fraud risk on an audit • Testing journal entries and other tests for management override • Fraud communications
Surgent's From Numbers to Narratives: Mastering Data Analysis for CPAs
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
The evolving role of CPAs in a data-driven world Why data analysis matters for CPAs Key data analysis skis and concepts for CPAs Leveraging Microsoft 365 tools for data analysis Building a data analytics mindset
Surgent's Fundamentals of Internal Controls
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Gaining an understanding of the evolution of internal controls Components of the COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework Approaches for documenting and evaluating the design and implementation of internal control over financial reporting Critical elements of entity-level and transactional-level controls covering all assertions Internal controls that are responsive to the risk of fraud Case studies related to identifying deficiencies in internal control documentation
Surgent's Fundamentals of Public Charity Taxation and Form 990
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Organization and structure of Form 990 Form 990 and its various schedules Form 990 filing requirements The public support tests Taxation of unrelated business income Compensation-related reporting issues Potential changes in the income taxation of not-for-profit organizations
Surgent's GAAP Hot Topics - What You Need to Know
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16.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
An overview of key accounting and reporting topics within U.S. GAAP A discussion of accounting for business combinations, revenue recognition principles, and leasing transfers Goodwill impairment, segment reporting, and how to account for software Requirements related to accounting changes and error corrections
Surgent's Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Critical Skills for CFOs and Controllers
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Latest state of the economy Expense control that works Understanding our changing workforce and working environment Financial risk analysis Enterprise risk management Improving bank relationships