CPE Catalog & Events
2024 A Practitioner's Guide to IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Traditional and Roth IRAs: Understanding retirement savings options SEP and SIMPLE IRAs: Exploring retirement plans for small businesses Qualified Plans: Navigating employer-sponsored retirement plans Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans: Comparing retirement plan structures 401(k) Plans: Maximizing benefits with employer-sponsored options Retirement Plan Selection: Choosing the best plan for individual client needs Minimum Distribution Rules: Ensuring compliance and understanding withdrawal regulations Tax Implications: Analyzing the tax consequences of retirement plan decisions Retirement Planning Strategies: Implementing effective strategies for client financial goals
Coaching the Next Generation of CPAs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Building a high-performing team comprised of multi-generational workers.How to effectively communicate with the millennial worker.Leveraging younger staff in business development opportunities.Measuring the productivity of a millennial workforce.
Monthly Federal Tax Updates - April 2025
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Current individual tax issuesCurrent business entity tax issuesAny current tax legislation occurring during the periodOther issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, payroll, and other federal tax issues
S Corporations: Conversions 2024
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Reasons to terminate an S corporation election Involuntary terminations Voluntary revocations the process and the consequences Tax planning opportunities related to the termination of S corporation status Complications arising from a mid-year termination Limitations on re-electing S corporation status Making the S corporation election how and why Built-in gain planning
Tackling Turnover: Key Reasons Your Staff Are Leaving What to Do About It 2024
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Practice Management Factors that Cause Turnover Boosting Engagement and Retention
Surgent's Ethical Considerations for the CPA
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Examine the CPA's role in today's economy Compare similarities and differences between individual and business ethics Explore the link between ethics, integrity and scruples Discuss the basic attributes of ethics and professional conduct Review the history of the CPA profession and the CPA's requirement to adhere to ethics policies and codes of conduct Review the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct and a CPA's responsibilities to the public, clients and colleagues Discuss the common rules and statutes faced daily in the CPA profession. Case studies may also be utilized to present potential ethical dilemmas CPAs may face during their careers Review CPA Independence violations by current legal case examples
The Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax and Dynasty Trusts 2024
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Calculation of the GST tax, and how it relates to the estate tax and gift tax Direct skips, taxable distributions, and taxable terminations GST tax allocations, Reverse QTIP election, and Exempt and Nonexempt Trusts Calculating the benefit of and designing Dynasty Trusts
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 1
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
Coping With the Growth of Online Fraud
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:The actuation of online and other cyber fraudsFraudulent acts that are initiated electronicallyAutomated and employee driven methods that can reduce cyber-fraud risk
OCBOA Case Studies 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Income tax-basis financial statement presentations Cash and modified-cash financial statement presentations Innovative and EBITDA type reports OCBOA engagements AICPA Financial Reporting Framework for Small- and Medium-Sized Entities
Understanding and Creating an Internal Control System 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Underlying concepts of internal control Defining where and why controls, policies and procedures are needed Legacy control measures that are still important for businesses today Creating control measures that address the use and protection of technology
CPA to CFO
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The steps necessary to effectively transform a tax or accounting practice into an advisory service.What it means to be a CFO/advisor to small-to-medium sizes businesses.What qualifications are necessary to offer an advisory service.How to find and convert leads and how to price and package services, including combining advisory services with the firm’s current offerings.
Synchronize Your Files to the Cloud with SharePoint -Updated
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of the OneDrive Sync app functionalityStep-by-step review and demonstration of how to deploy this appInstalling the Sync app on your local devicesConfiguring the files and folders to synchronize toy your local deviceManage the locally stored filesBest practice tips for using the Sync app and avoiding common mistakes
2024 Rewards & Recognition Strategies for Leaders
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Leadership Recognition Total Rewards Employee Engagement
2024 Independence Requirements for Auditors
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Independence Threats Safeguards
Implementing System Changes: Success Planning & Leadership
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Setting the stage for a successful implementationAssigning the right resourcesCreating and utilizing a project planCommunicating effectivelyProviding post implementation supportRecognizing the winsCapturing lessons learned
Measuring Audit Risks
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
The planning process – When it starts and when it ends Determining the audit objectives The importance of the nature, timing and extent of the audit process The importance of professional skepticism The preliminary engagement activities Documentation of audit risk Determining materiality
2024 Multistate Taxation - Issues and Planning Opportunities
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Multistate Business Activities Nexus and Implications State Taxable Income Business-Related Issues Formulas and Their Application Audit Defense Strategies State Specific Regulations Choice of Business Entity Interstate Commerce Clauses Domicile in relation to State Death Taxation
2024 Annual Update for Accountants & Auditors
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Leases Accounting Standards Tax Disclosures Quality Management Group Audits
The Aftermath of Government Investigations: Varsity Blues
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Securities Laws and College Admissions ScandalUndercover investigationsProsecutors and Plea AgreementsJustice and ConvictionsCooperation AgreementsCosts of Contesting the ChargeRelevant Conduct and Sentencing