CPE Catalog & Events
2024 FASB Update and Review
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Review of FASB updates that will affect near-term reporting Identify future topics that may soon be addressed by the FASB
AI Privacy, Security, and Compliance Masterclass
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction: What is AI Security, Privacy and Compliance (AISPC)?Why AI Security, Privacy and Compliance (AISPC) is Increasingly Important for AccountantsAISPC Policy Best PracticesKey Tactical Questions for Addressing Data Security and PrivacyOpenAI and Compliance with Government RegulationsOpenAI and Two-Factor AuthenticationOther OpenAI Security, Privacy and Compliance ConsiderationsBest Practices for Secure Data Sharing with GPT How to Create a GenAI and ChatGPT Usage Policy for Your OperationsGeneral AI Policy Do’s and Don’tsAI Copyright Compliance & Protection GuideDeepfakes and Synthetic Media: A New Frontier for Fraud and MisinformationFrom Financial Oversight to AI Governance: The Sarbanes-Oxley Legacy and Accountants' New Frontier in AI Security, Privacy, Compliance and EthicsKey Takeaways
Excel - Auditing Your Spreadsheets for Maximum Accuracy
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Proofing techniquesExcel Auditing ToolsUsing the Data Validation featureTechniques to cross-foot and validate your spreadsheets
Data Extraction, Transformation, Validation the Right Data Sources for Analysis
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understand various data types Structured vs. unstructured data Completeness and validation testing Selecting the right data sources for the job Risks and pitfalls to avoid
Excel - Working with Text, Date & Time Functions & Formulas
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Using Text functions to join and separate text entriesInserting Text functions to work with imported dataPerform date and time calculations with the Date & Time functions
2024 Financial & Tax Accounting for Partnerships & LLCs
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Review of the Accounting Standards Codification and its application to partnerships and LLCs Review of the OCBOA/Special Purpose Frameworks and their application to partnerships and LLCs Review of the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities Integration of these financial reporting approaches with accounting for issues in the formation of partnerships and LLCs Financial accounting issues arising from changes in ownership of partnership and LLCs Financial vs. tax accounting for partnership/LLC capital accounts Review of Section 704(b) substantial economic effect rules and their relation to financial accounting The integration of financial accounting for partnerships/LLCs with the Form 1065 Financial accounting basis for ownership interests vs. tax accounting basis for ownership interests Deferred tax accounting for partnerships/LLCs Completion of the Form 1065 Schedule M-1 Financial accounting for the operations of a partnership/LLC
Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
How to design charts for fastest possible user understanding and ease of use Review of case studies for group critique Developing a design standard for your organization Designing tables for rapid understanding and efficient space use How to use commentary, maintaining a consistent style and level of detail Using layout to support long-term memory and improve understanding The impact of trend methods on user understanding and a brief introduction to a statistically valid method for trend analysis. How to apply these techniques using Excel
Managing the Accounting Department
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Accounting Leadership Management
The Social Media Blueprint for Accounting Firms
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:An overview of the key social media platforms that accounting firms should consider as part of their overall social media strategy.Current trends in lead generation using social platforms.Specific tactics for social media as part of your ongoing marketing, recruitment, and new business development efforts.
Business Longevity - Is Your Business Wobbling?
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Business Management Organization
A Better Way to Choose Your KPIs
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
KPIs Performance measures Metrics
Navigating Leaves of Absence
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Family Medical Leave Act - full time and intermittent Americans With Disabilities Act Special rules for managers Handling fraud, abuse, and performance issues in connection with a leave of absence
2024 Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Cost-volume-profit analysis, including target profit and break-even calculations Relevant costs and decision-making Activity-based costing Capital budgeting considerations Overview of Excel capabilities for supporting managerial analysis
Gamed: Why Performance Targets and Incentives Fail and How to Fix Them
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
10-step ROKET-DS system, a simple structured method for designing meaningful targets and incentives which will help you ... Create targets and objectives that align with your strategy Build engagement with your target owners Test your targets and incentives rigorously for unexpected outcomes and dangerous loopholes
2024 Partnerships and S Corporations: How to Calculate Basis
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Calculation of basis when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property How to calculate partnership tax basis capital accounts Explains the use of both "inside" and "outside” basis determination Clarifies the how partnerships and S corporations debt impacts tax basis Discusses how distributions affect basis Explains how basis is impacted by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership or S-corporation interest Discusses how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting
Legal Planning for Care Giving of Elderly/Disabled Clients
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review legal and care giving options that are available to individuals and their families for when the individual can no longer live alone and needs some assistance.Review caring for the individual at home by family caregivers, outside agencies and other, including household employee and homeowner's insurance issues, family caregiver respite care and adult day care.When care is no longer feasible in the home, we go through various living arrangement and financing options, including assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes and nursing homes and review how to protect family assets in such situations.
Contract and Procurement Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Procurement phases Fraud schemes Fraud red flags Fraud control activities and safeguards
2024 Internal Controls That Could Have Prevented Frauds
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Examination of actual frauds Discussion of internal controls that could have prevented the frauds Contemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios
Excel - Building Powerful Lookup & Reference Formulas
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $118
•Advanced search and data retrieval with LOOKUP, INDEX and MATCH functions •Speeding up worksheet creation with the INDIRECT function •Conditions with the LOGICAL functions (IF, AND, OR, NOT) •ERROR checking functions
Small Business Risk Avoidance
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
New perspective on corporate governance ERM overviewERM-small business approach; 10 steps to take NOW!