CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Mastering Client Management for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
The evolving landscape of client expectations in the accounting profession Building strong and lasting client relationships through effective communication, empathy, and proactive service Implementing efficient client onboarding and engagement processes Leveraging technology to streamline communication, enhance collaboration, and deliver personalized service Effectively resolving client concerns and complaints Utilizing client feedback to continually improve your practice
Surgent's The Risks and Benefits of ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
What are AI tools? Where are we with AI tool development? What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT – what kind of queries are possible? Copyright and intellectual property issues Benefits of AI tools Concerns with AI tools Impact on business use of AI Policy on AI tools
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
ACPEN Signature 2024: Financial Statement Preparation: Compilation and Review Update
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Ethics Update Preparation Engagements Compilation Engagements Review Engagements Hot GAAP Topics New Quality Management Standards
Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The auditor's responsibilities for fraud when performing an audit as contained in AU-C 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement AuditReviewing the components of the fraud triangleA Fraud Prevention Checklist to be used by auditors and shared with their clientsA review of how selected fraud were uncovered in small and medium size entities, including for-profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and governmental entitiesOther important matters covered in AU-C 240
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
Beyond the Numbers: Success Strategies for Female CPAs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How to increase your visibility instead of flying under the radar.Critical time management techniques that allow you to focus and prioritize the right strategic initiatives.How your inner critic operates and how to silence it.How to build a network of community support and mentoring.What impostor syndrome is and how it may be holding you back.
Triple Your Memory, Prevent Dementia and Halve Your Stress - Part 2
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling lifestyle
Optimize Your Staff's Performance
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The 4 perspectives of optimization The Two Circle Analysis. The What The How. The Leadership 10 The Fatal 13 5 thoughts for a healthy work environment
Project Management: Making Ideas a Reality
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Applying project management templates to a sample initiativeLeveraging project management tools for effective communication
Internal Control Frameworks for Single Audit
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Auditing COSO 2013 Update
Accommodation Requests - Substance Abuse - Contagious Infections
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accommodation requests - religious practices Accommodation requests - disabilities Substance Abuse - constructive confrontation Substance Abuse - duty to accommodate as a disability Disclosures of potentially contagious infections
Walkin', Talkin', Lookin' & Listenin' - Or Things Most of Us Don't Do Well
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The importance of making yourself available How to start a conversation and what to NOT talk about The art of how to listen When you don’t understand what they just said Don’t fool by equivocations when they respond to a question Materiality and perception
Using e-Signature Software to Process Agreements-Updated
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Review of the digital document signing process.Key features to evaluate in selecting a solution.Review and distinguish top selling e-signature applications.Best practices for deploying e-signature software in your practice or business.
Top 10 Payroll Questions You Didn't Even Know You Had
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics in this class include:Questions and answers for 10 of the most commonly asked questions employers and business owners have about payrollPayroll taxes and payroll return requirements for employersPayroll-related requirements affecting employers, including overtime and bonus withholding.Federal and state requirements related to common payroll issues, including pay stub and pay frequency.Organizational and business strategies that employers should consider when running payroll, including frequency of pay, who is running payroll, how best to pay your employees, and record retention policies.
Business Valuation Fundamentals
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Business Valuation Fundamentals The Objective - What type of report is needed? The Process Agreed Upon Procedures Calculation of Value Conclusion of Value Industry Sanity Checks – Would you pay or accept the value if it were your company?
Retirement Planning: IRAs
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this class include:IRA Types & Basic Requirements MAGI Thresholds for Traditional & Roth IRA's IRA Distributions Handling Coronavirus Distributions Handling Roth IRA Distributions Required Minimum Distributions Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD's)
The Future of Communication: How AI and Synthetic Media Can Transform Your Business
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Technology AI Synthetic Media Strategy Leadership Management Time Management/Productivity
Foundations for a Strong Internal Audit Department
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $85
Internal audit definition challenges Independence challenges Charter challenges Authority challenges Actions Reporting challenges Introduction to risk-based auditing Risk-based auditing: steps and understanding Identifying, responding and concluding on risk Independence of audit plan When management says NO
2024 Self-Rental Real Estate Passive Activity Rules
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Definition of self-rental property – both for Sections 199A and 469 Self-rental income from directly owned properties and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1 Self-rental income from indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 2 Self-rental property and the Form 8582 (passive activity)Self-rental property and the flow-through entity grouping election Several real-life situations illustrate the various possibilities and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standards Self-rental property and "former passive activities" rules