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Advanced Personal Financial Planning Update 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Retirement: accumulation and decumulation techniques, Social Security, Medicare and long-term care• Debt management, including mortgages and education financing• Insurance and investments from a life-planning perspective• Income tax legislation, cases, and rulings• Estate and trust planning strategies
Know Your Cost: Double Your Profit 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Why traditional approaches are inadequate• How superior cost information can double your profit• Make Activity Based Costing spreadsheet easy• Recognize joint and by-products• Add throughput costing to your toolbox• Depreciation• Interest and the cost of capital
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plan Strategies 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Types of documents: advantages and disadvantages, where they fit and plan termination issues• Types of retirement plans• Plan selection and design• Contribution and deduction limits and timing• Reporting and disclosure: Form 5500 and participant communications• Legislative environment• In-plan Roth conversions
Financial & Tax Accounting for S Corporations & Partnerships
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Review the Accounting Standards Codification, OCBOA/Special Purpose Frameworks, and AICPA financial reporting framework and their application to partnerships, LLCs and S corporationsFinancial accounting issues arising from changes in ownershipFinancial vs. tax accounting for partnership/LLC capital accountsSection 704(b) substantial economic effect rules and their relation to financial accountingThe integration of financial accounting with Forms 1065 and 1120SFinancial accounting basis for ownership interests vs. tax accounting basis for ownership interestsDeferred tax accounting for partnerships/LLCs and S corporationsFinancial accounting for the operations of a partnership/LLCFinancial accounting impact of the C to S election and the S to C electionFinancial and tax accounting for S corporation shareholder equity and partner capital accountsFinancial vs. tax accounting for loans to and from S corporations and their shareholders
Public Procurement Basics: Protecting the People's Money
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Guidelines and requirements that will help lead you to public procurement success.Guidance on how governments can meet complicated procurement needs.Best practices to protect public and Federal funds.
Controls to Secure the Growing Digital Footprint
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:Securing individual documentsProtecting information resident in the CloudSecuring data stored on or accessed by mobile devices
Interviewing, Onboarding and Training 101
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Best practices on interviewing Best practices for onboarding Best practices with training
Balancing Employee and Employer Rights
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Customary management functions Delegation of authority Implementing changes in terms of employment Fundamental duties owed to employer
Third Party Verification (Comfort) Requests- What Are Options for Responding and How to Determine Which Professional Standards to Apply?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Common third party verification requests Differentiating the allowable options for responding to requests for comfort, including SSARS, SAS and SSAE engagements Critical elements of professional standards that may apply to nonattest and attest services performed Establishing an understanding with the client regarding the nature and scope of services
Using ChatGPT with Excel
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction to ChatGPT and other AI (Artificial Intelligence) language modelsDiscussion of best practices for using ChatGPT with ExcelUse ChatGPT to create, debug and explain formulasUse ChatGPT to learn how to use Excel featuresUse ChatGPT to automate repetitive tasks in ExcelUse ChatGPT to easily create macros
Getting On Top of It All: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder - Part 2
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why important things don’t get done on a timely basis, and what to do about it Five ways to increase productivity that almost no one ever uses The four proven ways to keep yourself and your staff motivated to consistently work at the highest level How to avoid feeling stressed out—even though your “to do” list is endless The three time management techniques that you’re not using that are critical to your success How to know and avoid what is a poor use or waste of your time How to set goals that excite you, and how to guarantee they actually get done Three ways to elicit help from others that ensure their cooperation and help The smart things to do with the extra time you’ll have when you’re on top of it all
Disrupt to Dominate: Mastering Change Leadership
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The urgency of leading change now & the steps in leading changeThe power of crafting a vision that encourages buy-inThe art and science of building strong partnershipsAccelerating change through relationship networksCommunication strategies for changeEstablishing a feedback culture for successful changeManaging self in times of changeCase studies and real-world scenarios
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
Internal Controls Over Compliance vs Compliance
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Testing internal ControlsAlign internal controls with specific compliance requirementsThe misidentification of controls and the confusion between compliance and control processes
Audits Under Uniform Guidance—Single Audit & NPOs 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• Concepts of the Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance• Performing the compliance audit of federal awards, including testing auditee compliance and internal control over compliance• Auditor reporting responsibilities including the compliance audit reports, the report on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and schedule of findings and questioned costs• Requirements for the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, known as the SEFA• Update on the OMB Compliance Supplement
Case Studies in Accounting Fraud 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• Major financial statement frauds, including revenue recognition, estimates, earnings management and cut-off fraud• Major misappropriation of asset fraud schemes, including skimming, larceny, and additional schemes that occur in within payments processing• Review of recent cases involving the same common fraud schemes that have always existed
Vows Made Visible: Ethics and the Call of the Profession 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, Institute of Management Accountants Standards of Ethical Conduct and T.D. Circular 230• Implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002• Recent, relevant cases on accounting profession ethics and professional responsibility• Areas the partner should pay particular attention to• What it means to be a profession and a professional• Ethical frameworks
Getting On Top of It All: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder - Part 1
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Why important things don’t get done on a timely basis, and what to do about it Five ways to increase productivity that almost no one ever uses The four proven ways to keep yourself and your staff motivated to consistently work at the highest level How to avoid feeling stressed out—even though your “to do” list is endless The three time management techniques that you’re not using that are critical to your success How to know and avoid what is a poor use or waste of your time How to set goals that excite you, and how to guarantee they actually get done Three ways to elicit help from others that ensure their cooperation and help The smart things to do with the extra time you’ll have when you’re on top of it all
Al Capone to Cybercrime: The Journey of IRS Special Agents
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to IRS Criminal Investigation (CI): Overview of its mission, role, and significance in maintaining tax compliance.Historical Evolution: From its inception in 1919 to its current role, highlighting key milestones and notable cases.Investigative Techniques and Tools: Detailed look at the methods and technologies used by CI agents to uncover financial crimes.Importance of IRS CI: Discussion on the impact of CI’s work on tax compliance, public confidence, and the broader financial system.Training of CI Agents: Insight into the rigorous training programs at FLETC and ongoing professional development.Process of Investigations: Step-by-step breakdown of how tax fraud and money laundering cases are initiated, investigated, and prosecuted.
Advanced Personal Financial Planning Update 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Retirement: accumulation and decumulation techniques, Social Security, Medicare and long-term care• Debt management, including mortgages and education financing• Insurance and investments from a life-planning perspective• Income tax legislation, cases, and rulings• Estate and trust planning strategies