CPE Catalog & Events
Internal Controls - Why They Are Important
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $85
Internal Control History COSO Internal Control Framework Types of Internal Controls Are Internal Controls Infallible? Who is Responsible for Internal Controls? Why Document Controls?
Surgent's Ensure Your Accounting Team Is Operating at Peak Performance Through Engagement and Motivation
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Increase productivity and profitability Communicate better and resolve conflict Learn teamwork principles in today's changing accounting workplace Motivate yourself and your team
Surgent's Going Concern Accounting and Reporting Considerations
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
Current FASB accounting standards related to going concern, including the new requirements of ASU 2014-15 Evaluating risk of material misstatement in financial reports related to improper presentation and disclosure of going concern uncertainty The responsibility of an independent accountant for evaluating going concern uncertainty under various levels of engagement to perform attest and nonattest services New requirements of SAS No. 132 and SSARS No. 24 related to an auditor’s responsibility for considering going concern uncertainty?
Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Debt Allocations
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Recourse debt allocations Constructive liquidation scenarios Nonrecourse debt allocations Minimum gains and nonrecourse deductions Section 704(c) gains Allocations under 704(c)
The Bookkeeper Goes to Prison
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Career choicesEthical dilemmasJudicial proceedingsMitigation strategiesCreating tools to help make better decisionsAtonement and reconciliation
K2's Top PDF Features You Should Know
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Best practices for creating, editing, and managing PDFs The process for creating and distributing PDF forms Integrating PDFs with other applications Securing your PDFs
Surgent's 2024 Tax Changes and Year-end Planning Opportunities
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act U.S. Supreme Court overturns Chevron and Varian Medical Systems Status of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) reporting New fiduciary rule for financial professionals, including CPAs New Department of Labor overtime rules Expansion of the IRS’ direct file program Banning of most non-compete agreements IRS Notice 2024-35: Certain Required Minimum Distributions for 2024 IRS finalizes RMD regulations Medicare changes in 2024, including IRMAA Section 179D in 2024 Proposed stock buyback regulations Health savings account changes for 2024 Transfer and direct pay of energy credits New Department of Labor definition of an “employee” Crypto update and cost basis reporting Section 72(t) changes: Notice 2024-55 Basis-shifting transactions: Notice 2024-54 IRS settlement offer letters to taxpayers who participated in syndicated conservation easement transactions Qualified charitable distributions update Status of IRS audits of Employee Retention Tax Credit claims Changes to commissions of real estate professionals IRS Form 1099-DA, Digital Asset Proceeds from Broker Transactions IRS Form 7217: Partner’s Report of Property Distributed by a Partnership Excess 529 funds contributed to a Roth IRA
Office 365 Teams App - Optimizing Your Setup & Configuration
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Defining your teams and channel structure - best practicesStep-by-step guide on how to create and manage teams and channelsHow to organize your Teams navigation panelConfiguring your notification settingsConnecting Teams to external appsUnderstanding how Teams integrates with SharePoint, OneNote and Planner appsTracking your Teams app usage analyticsArchiving and deleting Teams and related content
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
Internal Control - Testing for Operating Effectiveness
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Generally accepted audit requirements related to testing controls for operating effectivenessIdentifying key controls that may prove effective and efficient to test in a control reliance strategyResponses when deviations are discovered when evaluating the design or operating effectiveness of internal controlLeveraging audit evidence available for Service Organization Control (SOC1) ReportsGeneral computer control considerations when evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
QuickBooks ONLINE - Monthly Closeouts and Year-End Cleanups
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The beginning steps to evaluate, close out and clean up QuickBooks Online files monthly and at year-end for accurate reporting and tax return preparation. Learn why substantiating the numbers in QuickBooks Online on both the Profit & Loss Statement, as well as the Balance Sheet can ensure an accurate tax return that will stand up against an IRS audit.
Understanding Apportionment for a Multistate Business 2024
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Apportionment Formulas Sourcing Rules for service income and income from intangibles Throwback and throw-out and when they apply Apportionment applied to flow-through entities and sole proprietorships Learn about Alternative Apportionment
Surgent's Successful Communication
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The communication process and barriers that get in the way Techniques for overcoming barriers Understanding and self-assessment of each component of the communication process Gaining skills to listen more effectively, especially in stressful situations with heightened emotions Action plan to apply techniques in the workplace for communication success
The Ethics Hour: Deceit and the Whys Behind the Lies: Understanding Ethics
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Understanding yourself and others in the workplace How emotion plays a vital role in ethical dilemmas and in solutions What are some of the various outlooks on ethics? Recognizing lies Managing ethics towards solutions
Top Employment Tools to Protect Your Business and Recommend to Business Clients
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
arbitration agreements confidentiality agreements restrictive covenants training severance agreements
The Ethics Hour: The Single Best and Most Overlooked Source of Fraud
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
One key area to look for fraud? It is right in front of you, but some auditors fail to see it Recognize the signals Look for those who exploit or and game the system(s)
The Ethical Side of Trust, featuring Richard A. Karwic and Don Minges
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The seven components of trust High standards, loyalty, doing the right thing, listen, empathy and accountability The value of trust How ethics relates to trust and how trust relates to ethics
Financial Acumen for the HR Professional
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Financial Statement Insight Trend Analysis Financial Benchmarks
Introduction to Yellow Book
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
GAGAS Yellow Book Independence
Emerging Innovations in Forensic Data Analytics, Crypto Currencies and AI, ChatGPT
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
AI and ChatGPT Machine learning & predictive transaction tagging Profiles of an improper or corrupt vendor payment Data Sharing Consortium and Split Learning Techniques Cryptocurrency trends and applications from an accountant's perspective