CPE Catalog & Events
Imagining a World Without Non-Competes
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Federal non-compete law State non-compete law
The Ethics Hour: Ethics in the Real World
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The difficult trade-offs in making choices Functioning in the ‘gray’ areas The value of trust Consequences of ‘short-term it-is’ How lack of accountability can lead to ethical issues
I Spy with My Little Eye ... an Illegality
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Are Accountants the Conscience of Business?Today’s Ethical Duty of ConfidentialityIESBA NOCLAR PronouncementWhere We Go from Here (No Clarity?)Case Discussion and AnalysisConclusion
2024 Practical Excel Topics for the Public Accountant
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Data validation Underutilized, but powerful, formulas Formulas for manipulating, transforming, and cleansing data Formulas for data analysis Reference formulas such as =VLOOKUP Pivot tables
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
Shorten Month-End: Closing Best Practices
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Trends in financial statement closings including the Quick Close, Soft Close and Virtual CloseReview and discuss information systems' headaches that slow you downWork through examples of close cycle "time killers" and how to resolve themGet inventory and cost of sales under controlIdentify the improvement projects that will yield the biggest benefitReview what leading edge finance managers are doing to close more quickly
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
2024 Annual Update for Not-for-Profit Accountants & Auditors
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC).Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs).Year 2 considerations of the leases standard.Common nonprofit deficiencies identified in peer review.What's going on at the AICPA.
Recruit. Retain. Engage. Mastering LinkedIn for HR Success
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How to pro-actively find, identify, and connect with new candidates from various sources within LinkedIn.Best practices for organically attracting candidates to your company and team.Strategic talent networking opportunities.Essential considerations of employee advocacy and brand building using LinkedIn.Retention strategies such as promoting a positive work environment, and expanding employee recognition and engagement strategies.
2024 Risk Assessment - A Common Deficiency
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Risk Assessment Common Deficiencies
Enact Retaliation Abatement and Monitoring Measures
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Retaliation prevention Retaliation monitoring Speak up culture Ethical culture
Ethical Situations - What to do When?, featuring Allison McLeod and Don Minges
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Intentions versus results. Is using the ‘Threats Based Approach’ always the best? What is, “The clean hands rule,” and how does it apply to Ethics? Situations where Ethics is not black-and-white.
Create Paginated Reports with Power BI Report Builder
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction to Power BI Report Builder: Overview of the tool, its interface, and integration with the Power BI ecosystem.Designing Report Layouts: Techniques for setting up professional layouts, including headers, footers, and managing pagination.Data Connection and Management: Connecting to various data sources and preparing data for reporting.Creating Visualizations: Utilizing Power BI’s visualization tools for impactful data presentation.Advanced Report Features: Exploring sub-reports, drill-through capabilities, and dynamic expressions.Publishing and Sharing: Guidelines for publishing reports to the Power BI service and sharing them with relevant stakeholders.
Surgent's Excel for Accountants: Using Excel to Cleanse and Prepare Data
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Automation capabilities of Excel The “Get & Transform” Tool Using “Get & Transform” for flattening, splitting and combining data, unpivoting summarized data, and combining CSV exports
Business Consulting for CPAs
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
What is Business Consulting? Identify the types of Management services your firm could offer. How to become the trusted advisor – identification of client’s needs? Learn how client expectations may create different performance and understanding levels for CPAs in business consulting engagements. Know what it takes to create a valuable outcome for the client. Understand the competitive advantages/disadvantages that your firm has versus non-CPA business consultants. Learn techniques to become a more effective consultant. Professional standards application
2024 Tax Season Update for Individuals with Steve Dilley
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Update and integration of recent tax legislation impacting 2024 individual returns Update on significant individual tax developments related to cases and rulings Individual tax changes including the earned income credit, child credit, and child and dependent care credit Section 199A changes, including use of carryforward passive activity and 199A losses and latest tax forms Crypto reporting update 2025 tax rate schedule and other inflation adjusted items; Passive activity and hobby loss rules changes
2024 Your Front-Row Ticket to the 2024 Accounting & Auditing Season
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Analysis of relevant GAAP provisions Reminders regarding the continuing importance of ASC 606 for revenue recognition Fresh perspectives of lease accounting in the wake of ASC 842 implementation Overview of U.S. GAAP alternatives for certain entities Summary of selected, salient standards for today’s audit, review, and compilation engagements
2024 Annual Update for Governments and Not-for-Profits
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Compensated Absences Financial Reporting Model 2024 Compliance Supplement Yellow Book Quality Management
K2's 2024 Paperless Office
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
The importance of “going paperless” Key technologies that facilitate a paperless office Advantages of going paperless Examples of leading document management systems and processes
Cybersecurity Fundamentals for CPAs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Top cloud security threats and how to protect against themData security best practices and how to implement themTypes of cloud services and how to choose a good vendorEffective password management and multi-factor authentication for accountsHome network and device security practices