CPE Catalog & Events
Preparing for & Conducting Discharge Meetings
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Issues to be evaluated pre-discharge. Off-site/off work-misconduct. Pre-discharge interviews Resignations Discharge meetings Exit Interviews Reference checks
When Leadership Fails
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Who’s responsible The importance of policies and procedures The development, implementation and monitoring of internal controls There is no excuse Who steals The Tone At the Top and the Big Monkey Theory
Asset Misappropriation - Let Me Count the Ways
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Identifying opportunity The three most common behavioral red flags that we should always look for The many ways to commit check fraud (it’s so easy) Why inventory is such a good place to hide theft of assets How to cover up inventory fraud Accounts Receivable Fraud and how it works How to count inventory that’s not there
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Team & Compliance
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Technology Cybersecurity
2024 Independence Requirements for Auditors
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Independence Threats Safeguards
2024 How to Audit Expenses & Payables
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Introduction to Auditing Expenses Assertions Risk Assessment
K2's 2024 Advanced Collaboration Solutions
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Enhanced Portals for Collaboration: Including PBC and 1040 workpaper integration Modern Payment Solutions: Understanding and integrating various payment options into your portal Effective Use of eSignatures: Streamlining processes and ensuring compliance Feature Checklist for Collaboration Tools: What to look for in the latest technology
2024 Common Deficiencies in SSARS Engagements
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Preparation Compilation Review
Giving Feedback that Delivers Results
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communicaiton Performance Reviews Feedback Management Leadership
Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Developing short-term cash flow projections How do we assure adequate cash availability without having idle cash? Take advantage of your bank’s cash management services Working capital loans Controlled disbursement accounts Sweep accounts and other short-term investments ACH transactions Direct transfers Lock boxes Credit and collections Reconciliation frequency Managing cash short-falls
Fixing Your Chart of Accounts
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
Current Chart of Accounts Best PracticesWhy developing a chart of accounts begins with studying your organizational chartHow to identify your account segmentsDetermining the order of your account segmentsBest practices for numbering account basesHow to avoid memorizationFixing Your Current Chart of AccountsHow big company and small company software differsTwo key approaches for preserving your historical dataWhat to know when making major chart of accounts changes
Implementation Challenges with the New FASB Lease Standard
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:FASB's Accounting Standard Update for Leases (ASC Topic 842).Key differences between ASC Topic 842 and ASC Topic 840.Commitments that are on the balance sheet: operating leases and finance leasesAllocation consideration to lease and nonlease components.Lease payments, discount rate, inception date, commencement date, lease term.Impairments of right-of-use asset, modifications, subleases.Policy elections and disclosures.
Surgent's Buying and Selling a Business: Tax and Structuring Overview
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
An overview of the beginning of the process and documents for preliminary tax planning Recognizing the need for due diligence in acquisitions, including checklists of important points Deemed asset sales – §338 and §338(h)(10) The impact of the §197 amortizable intangibles regulations on the acquisition and disposition of a business Allocating purchase price for tax advantage Planning to avoid double taxation under the repeal of the General Utilities doctrine Special problems and opportunities when an S corporation is the buyer or seller Installment sale and interest issues Avoiding tax pitfalls and recognizing tax planning opportunities Unique issues in buying and selling LLC/partnership interests Impact of the net investment income tax (NIIT) and the §199A pass-through deduction on the tax due on the sale of a pass-through entity Individually owned goodwill
Tax Season Update for Business with Steve Dilley
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:2021/22 legislative developments, cases and rulings impacting various business entity taxpayersDetailed discussion of the partnership and S corporation Schedule K-1 changesBusiness income, deductions and creditsTravel expense reportingSection 199A update and business lossesDepreciation update: Section 179 and 168(k)S Corporation and partnership update
Federal Tax Update: Individual Form 1040 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Review of recent federal legislation and administrative rulings Review of recent modifications to tax forms Review of small business tax law and administrative update changes Review of retirement plan changes Overall review of tax practice and procedures
Preparation, Compilations and Reviews-A Practical Workshop 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Preparation, Compilations and Reviews
Surgent's Advanced Individual Income Tax Return Issues
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
New issues for the current year tax return and §199A Installment sales — understanding the complicated issues Form 8582: Passive losses with carryovers — Complicated case with filled-in forms Puts, calls, straddling, and unusual investments — Understanding the tax laws and reporting them correctly on the tax return Capital gain and loss issues — The problem with proper reporting of installment sales issues; capital gains and losses; when is a stock worthless; and much more… At-risk rules: What a return preparer really needs to know Passive loss issues — You can't just trust your software. What to watch out for and the questions you need your clients to answer in order to do it right! Incentive and nonqualified stock options — Reporting; key strategies for planning; dealing with the alternative minimum tax Alternative minimum tax — Understanding it; planning strategies to avoid it; using the minimum tax credit; explaining it to a client Form 6251: Detailed calculation example
The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, and Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act with a focus on provisions applicable to employers Retirements and redemptions: considerations for partnerships and S corporations Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Schedules K-2 and K-3 reporting requirements, including the 2022 domestic filing exception and Form 1116 exemption Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations, with examples of how to calculate stock basis Overview of the economics and tax consequences of crowdfunding campaigns Selected Practice and Reporting Issues: What’s new? A review of recent cases and tax law changes and IRS guidance affecting S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships New Form 1099-K reporting requirements Bonus depreciation Section 163(j) Section 174 Research & Experimental Expenditures New FinCEN reporting requirements in 2024 Employee vs independent contractor considerations that companies should be aware of A review of like-kind exchange transactions under §1031 State and local taxes: pass-through entity workarounds Special basis adjustments, including comprehensive examples
Understanding and Creating an Internal Control System
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this course include:Underlying concepts of internal controlDefining where and why controls, policies and procedures are neededLegacy control measures that are still important for businesses todayCreating control measures that address the use and protection of technology
PowerPoint for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Exploration of tabs within PowerPoint's ribbonInitial creation of a slide deckUsing slide mastersUtilization of external contentSmartArtAlignments and layoutsTips and tricks for efficiencyBest practices for effective presentation deliveryOther creative uses for PowerPoint