CPE Catalog & Events
Risk Assessment Under SAS No. 145: The Key to Audit Quality?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The topics that will be covered in this class include:New concepts due to the issuance of SAS No. 145Revised requirement to separately assess inherent risk and control riskA new definition of significant risk New emphasis on IT controls and risk of material misstatementNew guidance on maintaining professional skepticismRevised requirements to evaluate the design of certain controlsRevised requirements regarding audit documentationNew guidance on scalability
Clear. Confident. Compelling. - Communication Strategies for Women in Business
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
You'll Learn: What behaviors detract from the value that you bring to the table and negatively influence the respect your staff and colleagues have for you. What your body language may be communicating about your overall confidence, capability, and self-assuredness You'll Find: More effective ways to communicate as a female leader Skills to display and communicate confidence while inspiring trust and increasing credibility
Audit 501: Personality Styles - Improving Your Interactions
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Defining primary personality style characteristicsDetermining your own primary personality style and the style of othersEffectively adapting for improving interactions with various personality stylesLeveraging strengths and minimizing the negative impact of personality weaknessesApplying personality style analysis to real-life situations involving clients, staff, peers and superiors
CyberPsychology: Conquering Insider Threat 2024
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Exploiting control gaps and control weaknesses Psychological tactics used in attacks A review of robust controls Data access observables, changes in network patterns A review of the audit, HR, IT and management relationships Proactive approaches to recognize evolving risks and avoid breaches
ChatGPT Bootcamp for CPAs with John Higgins
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review the history of ChatGPTTour of the ChatGPT app and how to use itSetting up a ChatGPT account (free & premium)Variety of hands-on case study examples for accounting, finance and taxA look under the hood at how ChatGPT worksCaution - how to avoid risks in using ChatGPTA look into the future potential for AI in business
Dealing With IRS Appeals 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Opportunities for appealing IRS actions Preparing the case for an appeal Best strategies for handling appeals Alternate dispute resolution options before and after the appeal Appeals of collection and penalty determinations Understanding state appeals for income, sales and employment taxes
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Intestate succession and probate administration Holding title to assets Lifetime asset transfers and testamentary asset transfer planning Structures to avoid or minimize transfer taxes Living trusts, including A-B and A-B-C, life insurance trusts, terminating irrevocable trusts, use of trust protectors, trust administration during incapacity and post-mortem
Preparation, Compilations and Reviews-A Practical Workshop 2024
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Preparation, Compilations and Reviews
Common Deficiencies in EBP Audits
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Employee benefit plansAudit procedures and documentation
K2's 2024 Effective Automation And Outsourcing
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Overview of how firms and businesses currently use automation and outsourcing Discussion of the management and regulatory compliance issues with offshore and onshore outsourcing use in small and mid-size organizations Review of which tasks are best suited for offshoring, which solutions are best for onshore outsourcing, and which solutions can be solved with technology Discussion of specific solution providers which provide solutions for tax and accounting firms as well as internal accounting departments
Communication Skills for Introverts
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The five areas to improve your communication that will be presented are:ListeningWritingUnderstanding your audienceVirtual communicationNon-verbal Communication
2024 Are You Up to the Challenge? Test Your Skills as a Quality Control Reviewer
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
AICPA professional standards EQCR expectations Firm-specific considerations Best practices for reducing the frequency of review points Best practices for mitigating the severity of review points Examples of common EQCR deficiencies The impending influence of SQMS No. 1, SQMS No. 2, SAS 146, and SSARS 26 An interactive, hands-on EQCR simulation
Deep Dive Into Common Auditing Deficiencies
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review common deficiencies identified by the AICPA and state boards of accountancy.Feature discussion on a variety of topics, including analytical procedures, sampling, group audits and risk assessment.Review of the areas of concern and how you can overcome them by employing best practices.
Minimizing Workplace Warfare
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Sources of Workplace Conflict Conflict Resolution Strategies Communication Skills and Active Listening Conflict Management Techniques
Asset Misappropriation - Let Me Count the Ways
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Identifying opportunity The three most common behavioral red flags that we should always look for The many ways to commit check fraud (it’s so easy) Why inventory is such a good place to hide theft of assets How to cover up inventory fraud Accounts Receivable Fraud and how it works How to count inventory that’s not there
Excel for Staff Level 1 - What You Never Learned
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Navigating around worksheetsSelecting cells and rangesHow to use custom number formattingHow to leverage ViewsHow to build better formulas with referenced variables and defined namesLearn to quickly format cells with Cell StylesLearn proper worksheet structure
Form 706 Preparation Part 4: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits 2024
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Schedule R, including election statements and integration with the marital deduction Foreign Death Tax Credit, Schedule P and Prior Transfer Credit, Schedule Q Qualified Conservation Easements, Schedule U Making Sec. 6166 election and using Graegin loans
Tax Elections: Beware of the Minefield 2024
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Tax elections for various entities Tax elections relevant for accounting matters Tax elections involving special items
Operations Level Internal Control 2024
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
An overview of controls that drive procedures Considerations for Procedural Control Development Understanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change