CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Preparing Individual Tax Returns for New Staff and Paraprofessionals
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and The SECURE Act 2.0 Preparation of various Form 1040 individual tax returns and schedules; provided answers include “filled-in” forms Coverage of Form 7203 Coverage of §199A qualified business income, its calculation, limitations, and examples Dividends and interest – Ordinary, return of capital, and capital gain distribution dividends; tax-exempt interest, original issue discount, etc. Security transactions – From Form 1099-B to Form 8949 to Schedule D, plus mutual fund sales and related basis issues Self-employed person issues Schedule C deductions including depreciation Sale and exchange of property – Understanding Form 4797 and depreciation recapture; capital gains A working understanding of passive losses – How to handle rental property and how the passive loss rules flow to the tax forms Itemized deductions – A thorough understanding of what’s deductible and what’s not Interest deductions – Limitations and timing problems Charitable contributions substituting for taxes, IRS says – No! Retirement contributions and education credits and deductions Tax computations – The Kiddie Tax, AMT, regular tax, tax credits Individual problems illustrated by form preparation for various items, with numerous “practice tips” Impact of recent legislation and forms changes on the 1040
Minimizing Workplace Warfare
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Sources of Workplace Conflict Conflict Resolution Strategies Communication Skills and Active Listening Conflict Management Techniques
Relationship Between Ethics, Morality, and the Law
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $85
Meaning of morality and ethics The variation Distinguishing factors Theories of Jonathan Haidt Milgram experiment Authoritarian behavior and ethics Ethical authority? Conflicts
IRS Cybersecurity Checklist
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Defining Cybersecurity and Cyber Risks Implications of Cybercrime Cyber Attack Trends Landscape of Cyberattacks Laws and Regulations Security Standards and Frameworks Cybersecurity Roadmap
Audit 107: Auditing Cash - Applying Basic Audit Skills
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Typical audit risks and special considerations related to cash and cash equivalentsDesigning a detailed audit plan, linking assessed risk to planned proceduresPerforming typical audit procedures associated with auditing cash and cash equivalentsCase study related to auditing cash and cash equivalents, including identifying and evaluating a misappropriation of cashIdentifying how to obtain evidence through inquiry of the client
Becoming a Powerful and Effective Delegator
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Six elements of effective delegationCommon sins of delegationEffectively documenting and communicating delegation conversationsMethods to ensure accountability for the things that are delegated occur
Auditing For Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Auditing Fraud
Auditing Standards Update & Best Practices 2024
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Designing and performing sufficient audit procedures required for all audits, particularly when auditing privately-owned companies Identify controls that exist, especially when those controls are not clearly identified or formalized Evaluate if those controls prevent or detect material misstatements in the financial statements Design effective audit procedures (including testing of controls where appropriate) in response to the auditor's assessed risk of the potential material misstatements in the financial statements
Federal Income Taxation of Cannabis Businesses 2024
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Income taxability Restrictions on expense deductibility Application of capitalization rules Ethical and non-tax legal constraints
A Culture of Regulatory Ethics: A Competitive Advantage
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Does it pay for a company to have strong ethics?Can you measure the financial impact of ethics?Does ethics make a difference in financial performance?Can ethics be used as a competitive advantage?What sets the CPA designation apart?AICPA Code of Professional Conduct & the Conceptual Framework ApproachEthics as a marketing toolPersonalizing your Code of EthicsFour building blocks of ethical cultureWhat influences employee behavior?Ethical researchBuilding trust in organizationsMaintaining objectivity in difficult situations
Pass-Through and Corporate Annual Tax Update
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Webinar
5.00 Credits
Member Price: $213
Strategies for tax savings Business entity changes IRS administrative issues, compliance, and new forms Court cases settled in the last year that provide tax return guidance Position authority IRS rulings, procedures, and notices for the last year New, updated, and expiring tax deductions and credits
K2's Technology For CPAs - Don't Get Left Behind
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Emerging technologies all business professionals should know Considerations associated with upgrading to Windows 11 Practical options for protecting your data New features in commonly-used applications such as Excel and Adobe Acrobat DC
Real Estate Taxation 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
California property taxation-updated in light of Proposition 19 passage Qualified business income deductions [IRC Sec. 199A] Opportunity zone deferral related to real estate [IRC Sec. 1400Z-2] Passive activities loss rules [IRC Sec. 469] Real estate professional rules [IRC Sec. 469(c)(7)] Interest expense deduction rules [IRC Sec. 163] Home sale exclusion [IRC Sec. 121] 1031 exchanges Estate planning and gifting with real estate
Strategies for Tax Dispute Resolution 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Examination process: organization of IRS, standards for return selection; AICPA SSTS (revised), Circular 230 guidelines, amended returns and approaches to resolving examination problems Civil penalties, delinquency penalties, accuracy-related penalty, fraud penalty, preparer penalty, promoter and protestor penalties and foreign information return penalty regime Audits and administrative appeals, nature and scope; docketed v. nondocketed appeals, appeals conferences and settlement approaches Collection process: significance of assessment; nature of tax liens and levies, installment agreements, collection due process, offers in compromise and bankruptcy Tax fraud: civil tax fraud badges, criminal tax fraud violations, defenses, voluntary disclosures the role of Kovel accountant Judicial proceedings: Tax Court process, federal district court, Court of Federal Claims and California Superior Court
Tone at the Top: Fraud and Leadership 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Fraud Accounting and Auditing
Leadershift: How to Embrace Disruption and Lead Change
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Why it is critical to lead change in your company nowThe seven steps of leading changeHow to set expectationsHow to create a vision that achieves buy-inHow to form a coalition, an essential component of any change effortHow to create and mobilize change networks to accelerate change The best of the best communication strategiesHow to establish simple 360 feedback Managing yourself
An Ethical Approach to Mental Health Issues at Work
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Virtue Ethics and Mental HealthDefinition, Myths and Bias of Mental HealthSuicide: Facts and ResourcesRecognizing signs of potential mental health challengesEmpathy and ListeningMental Health and Generational ExpectationsBecoming a Mental Health Ally
2024 White-Collar Crime: What Every CPA Should Know
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Definitions of white-collar crime White-collar crime characteristics and statistics The CPA’s role in combating white-collar crime
K2's 2024 Optimizing Your Tech Stack For Efficiency And Cost-Effectiveness
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Conducting a tech stack assessment, including an inventory of current tools and applications Identifying essential and redundant tools Exploring cost-effective alternatives Calculating your total cost of ownership
Risk Assessment Under SAS No. 145: The Key to Audit Quality?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The topics that will be covered in this class include:New concepts due to the issuance of SAS No. 145Revised requirement to separately assess inherent risk and control riskA new definition of significant risk New emphasis on IT controls and risk of material misstatementNew guidance on maintaining professional skepticismRevised requirements to evaluate the design of certain controlsRevised requirements regarding audit documentationNew guidance on scalability