CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Individual and Financial-Planning Tax Camp - Download
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE Act 2.0 Understanding the environment: what’s new, what’s expired or expiring, and what’s likely to change Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies Will there be more changes in the individual tax laws? Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption in light of proposed regulations The net investment income tax: planning for compliance Family income-splitting strategies that need to be considered Income tax issues: impact on timing of other income Selling a principal residence Two principal residences at the same time Use of life insurance to protect families Using Roth IRAs and Roth contribution programs to best advantage Conversions: do they still make sense? Taking distributions: matching timing to client requirements Qualified plan contributions to reduce current income and Social Security tax: implications for business owners and self-employed Social Security solvency issues Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan considerations What to do about itemized deductions Trans-generational planning: conversions, income, and gain-splitting Tax benefits of HSAs and other tax-advantaged acccounts Recent case law, as applicable Identifying tax opportunities: reviewing the prior-year return to develop a plan for the future Planning for middle-income taxpayers: financial planning for the young, the working, and those approaching or in retirement
Surgent's Individual and Financial-Planning Tax Camp - On-Demand Webcast
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE Act 2.0 Understanding the environment: what’s new, what’s expired or expiring, and what’s likely to change Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies Will there be more changes in the individual tax laws? Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption in light of proposed regulations The net investment income tax: planning for compliance Family income-splitting strategies that need to be considered Income tax issues: impact on timing of other income Selling a principal residence Two principal residences at the same time Use of life insurance to protect families Using Roth IRAs and Roth contribution programs to best advantage Conversions: do they still make sense? Taking distributions: matching timing to client requirements Qualified plan contributions to reduce current income and Social Security tax: implications for business owners and self-employed Social Security solvency issues Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan considerations What to do about itemized deductions Trans-generational planning: conversions, income, and gain-splitting Tax benefits of HSAs and other tax-advantaged acccounts Recent case law, as applicable Identifying tax opportunities: reviewing the prior-year return to develop a plan for the future Planning for middle-income taxpayers: financial planning for the young, the working, and those approaching or in retirement
Surgent's Innovative Forecasting and Budgeting: Moving Beyond the Traditional Techniques - Download
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Building change into the planning process Sales/income plan Intermediate planning Technology plan Capital equipment planning One-year operating plan Monthly planning Cash plan Risk plan
Surgent's Integrated Planning, Forecasting, and Budgeting for Organizational Success - Download
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Differences between planning and budgeting The business model Strategic plan, marketing plan, and technology plan Financial forecasting and financial risk analysis Five-year operating plan and the sales/income plan Intermediate planning and capital equipment planning One-year operating plan and monthly planning Cash plan and risk plan
Surgent's Internal Controls and COSO in a Post-COVID Landscape - Download
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
ACFE's Occupational Fraud 2022: A Report to the Nations and the most commonly found controls in fraud victim organizations Internal controls in relation to COSO principles How to employ controls to cut losses How to modify controls in the post-COVID era Remote work circumstances and considerations
Surgent's Internal Controls, COSO, and COVID-19 - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
ACFE's Report to the Nations and the most commonly found controls in fraud victim organizations Internal controls in relation to COSO principles How to employ controls to cut losses How to modify controls in the post-COVID era The potential impact of increased enforcement of laws and regulations to replenish government coffers Remote work circumstances and considerations
Surgent's Introducing Partner Capital Account Reporting - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
How a partner’s outside basis and capital account differ Reconciling Schedule M-2 Form 1065 with Partnership K-1 Schedule L IRS requirement to report partner tax basis on the transactional approach Implications if a capital account is negative Deficit restoration accounts and qualified income offsets Modified outside basis method and modified previously taxed capital method Determining a partner’s beginning capital account for 2021 Beginning capital account for partnerships and partners consistently reporting on the tax basis
Surgent's Introduction to Forensic Accounting - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Review of the different aspects of forensic accounting The civil litigation process as it relates to forensic accounting Litigation services provided by forensic accountants Fraud detection and prevention Various types of fraud Training and certifications in forensic accounting Forensic accounting in bankruptcy proceedings Forensic accounting in family law proceedings Calculating damages for use in litigation Valuations Ethical issues pertinent to forensic accounting
Surgent's Introduction to the Audit Process and Risk Assessment - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
History of the financial statement audit Objective of a financial statement audit Audit Process and Linkage Management and the Auditor’s Responsibilities Evaluating Audit Risk Risk Assessment Process Risk Assessment Procedures Documentation
Surgent's Key Partnership and S Corporation Tax Planning Strategies - Download
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Tax consequences of retiring partners seeking liquidating distributions/redemptions and S corporation shareholders seeking the redemption of their shares At-risk and passive activity loss considerations Basis planning Related party transactions: making them work Income splitting and shifting with family can create considerable benefits Sale of ownership interest and NIIT considerations
Surgent's Key Partnership and S Corporation Tax Planning Strategies - On-Demand Webcast
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Tax consequences of retiring partners seeking liquidating distributions/redemptions and S corporation shareholders seeking the redemption of their shares At-risk and passive activity loss considerations Basis planning Related party transactions: making them work Income splitting and shifting with family can create considerable benefits Sale of ownership interest and NIIT considerations
Surgent's Latest Developments in Government and Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing - Download
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Developing issues related to Yellow Book audits and single audits Key AICPA developments affecting audits of governments and nonprofits (including implementation of SAS No. 145 on risk assessment) Recent GASB activities directed toward state and local governments with an emphasis on the implementation of GASB No. 87, Leases The changes that occurred in NFP presentation and disclosure as a result of ASU No. 2020-07 The effects of FASB ASC 842, Leases, on nonprofits
Surgent's Latest Developments in Government and Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing - On-Demand Webcast
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Developing issues related to Yellow Book audits and single audits Key AICPA developments affecting audits of governments and nonprofits (including implementation of SAS No. 145 on risk assessment) Recent GASB activities directed toward state and local governments with an emphasis on the implementation of GASB No. 87, Leases The changes that occurred in NFP presentation and disclosure as a result of ASU No. 2020-07 The effects of FASB ASC 842, Leases, on nonprofits
Surgent's Latest Developments in Governmental Accounting and Auditing - Download
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Implementing the new Yellow Book Developing issues related to performing single audits under the OMB’s Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards Key AICPA developments affecting audits of governments including SAS No. 134, Auditor Reporting and Amendments, Including Amendments Addressing Disclosures in the Audit of Financial Statements, and SAS 135, Omnibus Statement on Auditing Standards--2019 Recent GASB activities directed towards state and local governments with an emphasis on the implementation of GASB No. 84, Fiduciary Activities and GASB No. 87, Leases
Surgent's Latest Developments in Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing - Download
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Developing issues related to Yellow Book audits and single audits Key AICPA developments affecting audits of nonprofits (including the implementation of SAS No. 145 on risk assessment) How ASU No. 2020-07 affected the reporting and disclosure of contributed nonfinancial assets through the lens of three implementers Understanding FASB ASC 842, Leases, and how nonprofits will implement the standard (including a look at early implementers and year two leasing issues)
Surgent's Lease Accounting: Exploring the New Standard - Download
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Leases (Topic 842) Overall lease accounting guidance Lessor Accounting 101 Lessee Accounting 101 Detailed review of accounting by lessees Sale and leaseback transactions Transition guidance Recently released ASUs impacting Topic 842
Surgent's Lease Accounting: The Impact of Changing Standards on Both Lessors and Lessees - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Outcomes of the recent FASB and IASB Joint Project related to Leases Differentiating between accounting and reporting requirements for operating and finance leases Evaluating possible material misstatement related to lease recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure
Surgent's Lessons Learned From Recent Accounting Malpractice Actions - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Common instances of accounting malpractice Current claim trends Frequent defenses to claims Statute of limitations Damages Claims by practice area
Surgent's Lessons Learned from Successful Companies - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Creating a visionary company Traits of successful, visionary companies Goal setting to create a successful organization The role of experimentation and failure in achieving success How successful organizations emphasize learning new skills The role of effective communication in achieving corporate success The importance of emotional intelligence in building corporate culture How leadership can direct a company toward success
Surgent's Lessons Learned: What a $53 Million Fraud Can Teach Us - On-Demand Webcast
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Background of the Dixon, IL fraud case Internal control weaknesses related to the $53 million fraud Lessons learned from this case