CPE Catalog & Events
Retirement Planning: Next Stage for You or Your Client
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Welcome to Your Next Stage -- Developing a new perspective on what this next stage is really all aboutIt's About Time -- Discovering a new sense of purposeMoney Matters -- Assessing your financial conditionsRelationships Matter Too -- Addressing needed or potential changes in your relationshipsHealthy Habits -- Examining new or renewed ways to stay healthyWho I Am -- Creating a new identity, and answering "So what do you do?"My Master Plan -- Figuring out what to do next
Surgent's The Accountant as the Expert Witness
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Becoming qualified as an expert witness Best practices for testifying at trial Understanding the different roles accountants can play in litigation Working with attorneys to prepare and present a case at trial The role of experts in commercial versus personal injury litigation Confidentiality orders Compensation for expert witnesses Preparing for and attending depositions Daubert challenges to experts Expert reports The role of experts in antitrust, securities litigation, and professional liability cases Credibility as a witness
Surgent's The Accountant as the Expert Witness
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Becoming qualified as an expert witness Best practices for testifying at trial Understanding the different roles accountants can play in litigation Working with attorneys to prepare and present a case at trial The role of experts in commercial versus personal injury litigation Confidentiality orders Compensation for expert witnesses Preparing for and attending depositions Daubert challenges to experts Expert reports The role of experts in antitrust, securities litigation, and professional liability cases Credibility as a witness
2024 The Role of Internal Control in the Risk-Based Audit
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Specific matters auditors should consider when obtaining and documenting an understanding of the client's internal control system Development of a tailored audit approach that considers the potential reliance on internal controls Guidance for establishing an adequate basis for reliance on internal controls of less formal, smaller clients
2024 Year-End Tax Planning: Thinking Outside the Box
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Discuss the most recent tax legislation, rulings and developments Section 163(j) interest expense deduction New 21% corporate tax rate Medicare tax on high income wages and SE income Tax provision and extensions Timing income and deductions Alternative minimum tax (AMT) issues
Navigating the 4IR (4th Industrial Revolution) Wave: Top 10 Trends to Stay Ahead
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Human Resources Strategy Leadership Development Employee Engagement Change Management
Public Speaking and Confident Communication in Business
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Public Speaking Presentation Skills
Revenue Recognition - Determine the Transaction Price - Part 1
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Webinar
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
Revenue Recognition Accounting
2024 New Client Ethical Challenges: The CPAs Guide
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
How the CPA can meet the challenges presented by a new client AICPA Code of Professional Conduct AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services IRS Circular 230 Case study illustration of how to bring the new client into ethical, proper financial and tax compliance
Financial Statement Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fraud Auditing Yellowbook
Advanced ChatGPT for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to ChatGPT and its Applications in Accounting.Custom Instructions (CI) for Persistent Context in Financial Conversations.Analyzing Financial Statements and News Releases using ChatGPT.Exploring Business Opportunities through Hyper-Local and Sectoral Analysis.Advanced Data Analysis for Financial Comparisons and Capital Asset Audits.Image Analysis for Asset, Space, and User Interface Design.Voice Interaction with ChatGPT for Enhanced User Experience and Accessibility.
S Corporations: Distributions, Stock Basis and Loss Limitations 2024
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Details of the stock basis adjustments when an S election is effective Rules that characterize distributions to S corporation shareholders either as potential stock basis reductions or dividend income Definition of "accumulated adjustment account" (AAA) Special rule when there is a "net negative adjustment" The rule limiting losses to stock and shareholder loans to the corporation The tax complications related to using shareholder loans to the corporation to deduct losses The basis adjustment ordering rules when there are losses and distributions in the same taxable year Tax planning opportunities and strategies
Surgent's Successfully Completing an Estate Tax Return -- Form 706
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Changes to the IRS Form 706 How to successfully navigate the form The ins and outs of the “portability” rules, including how the rules actually work using common examples Income tax consequences How to avoid malpractice traps Overlooked GST issues
Surgent's Successfully Completing an Estate Tax Return -- Form 706
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Changes to the IRS Form 706 How to successfully navigate the form The ins and outs of the “portability” rules, including how the rules actually work using common examples Income tax consequences How to avoid malpractice traps Overlooked GST issues
Surgent's Tax Research
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Tax code hierarchy Organization of an Internal Revenue Code section Special rules for IRC citation Citing other primary authority Private letter rulings Primary vs. secondary authority Secondary sources of authority Steps in the tax research process Research memoranda
Surgent's Tax Research
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Tax code hierarchy Organization of an Internal Revenue Code section Special rules for IRC citation Citing other primary authority Private letter rulings Primary vs. secondary authority Secondary sources of authority Steps in the tax research process Research memoranda
Protecting Digital Data: More Important Now Than Ever Before 2024
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Securing individual documents Protecting information resident in the Cloud Securing data stored on or accessed by mobile devices
Achieve Competency in Three Basic Tool Categories - Master the Fundamentals
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Tools for FSA The 3 P's. The QST trifecta The integrated planning model Performance based management The value chain The balanced scorecard
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
K2's 2023 Excel Best Practices
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Best practices associated with creating Excel workbooks, including managing workbooks How to secure Excel workbooks Collaboration options and best practices in Excel Effective reporting techniques in Excel