CPE Catalog & Events
AICPA Town Hall Series (9/26/2024)
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Status update Current Treasury guidance Top questions related to the CARES Act and PPP AICPA resources & tools update
Audits of 401k Plans 2024
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
SAS 136 audit requirements for ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) audits Update of the changes affecting 401k plans Compliance issues commonly encountered in 401k plan audits Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment, and detailed testing Common audit reporting and disclosure issues
Internal Control Frameworks for Single Audit
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Auditing COSO 2013 Update
Employment Law 101
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Title VII Americans With Disabilities Act Age Discrimination in Employment Act Family Medical Leave Act Fair Labor Standards Act Equal Pay Act National Labor Relations Act Fair Credit Reporting Act
Conflicts of Interest: Dealing With Ethical Dilemmas in Business and Industry
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Do conflicts of interest matter? Are we aware of common conflicts of interest? What does the Code of Professional Conduct require? How to recognize Conflicts of Interest? Ethical issues regarding competence and gifts and entertainment. Tradeoffs involved in dealing with conflicts of interest? Suggestions on how to avoid conflicts of interest.
Entertainment, Meals & Travel Expenses: 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:Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expenseStrategies to deduct business entertainment expensesDeductibility of mealsSituations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reductionHow to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parkingProper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expendituresThe four steps to analyze business expensesThe latest federal legislation, cases and rulings
Business Longevity - Is Your Business Wobbling?
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Business Management Organization
2024 Guide to Deducting Travel, Meals and Entertainment Expenses
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent tax legislation, rules and developments impacting travel and meals expense reporting Adequate accounting rules for reimbursements, including accountable plans, going paperless, reimbursement for non-deductible expenses Reporting travel expenses: travel status, simplified per diem "Directly related to" and associated with" tests Facility vs. activity expenses 9 exceptions to Section 274 Business meals: IRS Notice 2018-76; 2023 mileage and per diem rates
2024 Your Front-Row Ticket to the 2024 Accounting & Auditing Season
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Analysis of relevant GAAP provisions Reminders regarding the continuing importance of ASC 606 for revenue recognition Fresh perspectives of lease accounting in the wake of ASC 842 implementation Overview of U.S. GAAP alternatives for certain entities Summary of selected, salient standards for today’s audit, review, and compilation engagements
Living to 100: The Challenges that Longevity Presents to Financial Planning for Clients
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Proactive planning to address issues of longevity Major issues involved in longevity –positive and negative Tools and Resources Expanding your skill set to address non-financial client issues
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
2024 Nonprofit Taxation Rules and Form 990
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Recent tax legislation and developments related to non-profit entities Special sections of Form 990 and various form related changes Nonprofit tax exemption applications “Intermediate sanctions” excise tax Excess compensation excise tax Excess parachute payment excise tax Unrelated business income tax Required profit motive The Mayo case Entertainment expenses Taxable fringe benefits (including employer-provided parking)
Consulting Services Secrets
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Identifying a consulting specialty Building a practice and translating knowledge into products Managing consulting projects Marketing consulting projects Building a referral network Contingent fees Professional standards for consultants
Effective Business Writing: Cut Your Writing Time in Half and Double Your Impact
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Identify effective writing’s key elements Learn a simple, direct, effective business writing process Edit your own and others’ documents effectively
K2's 2023 Automating Your Tax Practice
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why tax automation is essential Hardware and software selection Workflow design Best practices for ingesting data
Managing the Accounting Department
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Accounting Leadership Management
2024 Are You Up to the Challenge? Test Your Skills as a Quality Control Reviewer
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
AICPA professional standards EQCR expectations Firm-specific considerations Best practices for reducing the frequency of review points Best practices for mitigating the severity of review points Examples of common EQCR deficiencies The impending influence of SQMS No. 1, SQMS No. 2, SAS 146, and SSARS 26 An interactive, hands-on EQCR simulation
2024 Real Estate Professionals: Passive Activity Rules
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Definition, pros and cons of being a real estate professional 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
Dealing with Problem Employees: a 15 Step Action Plan for You and Them
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
How turnover is an issue. What are the common causes? How to develop a customized plan for each unique situation? How can we do a better job of preventing 'problem' employees? How to have an effective discussion to end the relationship. A fifteen-step action plan for you to use and for the employee.
2024 Partnerships/LLCs: Understanding Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Discussion of the impact of the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction on partnerships and their partners The meaning of a “tax basis capital account” -- how do the financial accounting and tax capital accounts differ from one another How to determine a partner’s share of the partnership’s liabilities Distinguishing “recourse” loans from “nonrecourse” loans What are “qualified nonrecourse financing” loans and how they affect partners Review of the Sec. 704 “built-in gain or loss” rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting