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How SAS Nos. 134-145 Improve Risk-Based Audits
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Key changes to audit report elements intended to improve the understandability of the nature and results of financial statement auditsEnhanced required by-product communications with management and those charged with governance to promote more reliable financial statementsClarifications related to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, including significant unusual transactions, related parties, going concern uncertainty, and accounting estimatesNew definitions and requirements related to identifying and evaluating risks of material misstatementOther important matters contained in SAS Nos. 134-145
Surgent's Data Security: Best Practices to Protect Your Business and Yourself
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Ethical duty to safeguard employee, client, and litigant data Common threats, including phishing, ransomware, and bad password management Security management of business and personal electronic devices Best practices for creating and securing passwords Insight into how our personal information is exploited in our daily lives
How to Audit Cash
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Auditing CashAudit assertions, risks, and threats to the cash balanceAuditing procedures to perform
Improve Spreadsheets by Building Controls in Excel
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Learn best practices when designing your spreadsheets How to create a proper worksheet structureLearn to use Excel's built in features to find errorsHow to create your custom controls to prevent and find errorsUsing links to quickly move to controlsUsing Conditional Formatting to highlight errors
ChatGPT Vision for Financial Analysis
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to GPT Vision - Understanding the fundamentals of GPT Vision and its capabilities.Advantages of Vision Mode Research - Exploring the unique benefits of visual data analysis over traditional methods.Accessing GPT Vision - Guidance on how to access and utilize GPT Vision capabilities.Financial Screenshot Analysis - Techniques for analyzing financial documents and reports through screenshots.Operational Insights from Visual Data - Using images to gain insights into operational processes and asset management.Integration with Google Maps - Learning how to combine ChatGPT's vision capabilities with mapping technologies for enhanced spatial analysis.DDPP Analysis - Applying descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analysis to visual data.Sentiment and Facial Expression Analysis - Techniques for interpreting emotions and sentiments in images to gauge client and employee feedback.Body Language Interpretation - Analyzing body language in images to understand non-verbal cues in business contexts.Effective Photo Capturing Techniques - Best practices for taking photos that provide optimal insights for financial analysis.
Accounting for the Gig Economy
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Characteristics unique to the gig economyIndependent contractor and employee classification considerationsRecordkeeping considerations for independent contractorsAccounting and reporting issues for gig economy participantsAudit and attestation for clients who participate in the gig economyTax and regulatory considerationsThe CPA as a trusted advisor for independent contractors
Self-Rental Real Estate: Passive Activity & Section 199A
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469Self-rental income from directly owned properties and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1Self-rental income from indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 2Form 8582 (passive activity)The flow-through entity grouping electionIllustrative examples and consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standardsSelf-rental property and "former passive activities" rules
Microsoft 365 Application Lightning Round Review-Updated
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this course include:Lightning round review of the following apps, with an explanation and demonstration of what each of them offersTeams - the foundation of all that you do in Microsoft 365SharePoint / OneDrive - secure cloud storagePower BI - the new financial reporting modelStream - the YouTube for your organizationBookings - streamline your appointment scheduling OneNote - get your content organized for quick retrieval Lists - create custom list tracking reportsTo Do - consolidate all your Outlook, Planner and general "to do's" in one appPlanner - manage simple and complex engagements and projects in an intuitive appA quick look at many of the remaining apps
AICPA's New SSTS #4 - New Ethics Standard for Tax Resolution
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the ethical guidelines outlined in Circular 230 and the newly updated Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS) #4. Gain insights into how these standards apply to real-world tax resolution scenarios, ensuring compliance and integrity in your practice.
The Ethic of Recruitment and Selection
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Discussion of ethical and effective recruiting strategiesSelection processes that foster diversity and inclusionHow to increase talent pools to ensure hiring success
What's Behind the Data?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Ways in which data and information can be misleadingCommon pitfalls when encountering dataHow to re-evaluate the data to avoid those pitfalls
Surgent's Employer's Handbook: Health Care, Retirement, and Fringe Benefit Tax Issues
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
ERISA compliance: employee welfare plans and qualified plans Fringe benefit issues: COBRA, Family and Medical Leave Act, and new developments in health care Health care plans: HRAs, HSAs, and other employer-sponsored plans Qualified plan requirements: eligibility, coverage, and vesting
Surgent's Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) The latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals
Money Laundering 101 for CPAs
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:The theory of money launderingCommon money laundering statutesExamples from court cases of money laundering statutesCommon occurrences with CPAsPossible money laundering transactionsApplying the money laundering statutes in real life scenarios
Advanced Tax Planning S Corporations - Tax Staff Essentials
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Online
7.50 Credits
Member Price: $279
Basis in S corporation stock Distributions Compensation planning Qualified subchapter S subsidiaries Liquidations, reorganizations, and redemptions Estate planning and the use of trusts Section 199A
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• 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
Federal Tax Updates for Individuals
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Current tax issues affecting individual taxpayersReview of recent tax legislationOther issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, and other federal tax issues
Surgent's Audits of 401(k) Plans: New Developments and Critical Issues
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Proper planning of benefit plan audit engagements and developing audit strategy while improving overall efficiency Common pitfalls in planning and detailed audit procedures Changes affecting 401(k) plans, including recently issued SASs Common mistakes as noted in peer reviews and DOL inspections
Surgent's Fiduciary Income Tax Returns – Form 1041 Workshop with Filled-in Forms
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Classifying receipts between “income” and “corpus” under the Uniform Principal and Income Act Calculation of DNI utilizing three different methods, a “forms” method (Schedule B), a “code” method, and a “shortcut” method, utilizing a worksheet of common income and expenses Proper W-2 preparation and procedures in the year of death Taxpayer passes before taking a required minimum distribution; what must be done? Forgetful fiduciaries of simple trusts Fluctuating trusts – Simple one year, complex the next Dividing income in the year of death Overview of Subchapter J Form preparation issues – Filing requirements and line-by-line explanations of Form 1041 Taxable income of estates and trusts and expense allocation issues Specific deductions and miscellaneous itemized deductions Income in respect of a decedent The income distribution deduction calculation Relation of principal and income law to DNI Understanding how to handle capital gains and losses Allocating tax items to beneficiaries: another K-1 Other considerations: excess deductions on termination Comprehensive DNI case study, with principal (cost and FMV) and income reconciliation Comprehensive trust and estate case studies, with filled-in forms
Surgent's Single Auditing Made Simple
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
The key requirements and responsibilities related to the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and major program determination How the auditor determines the direct and material compliance requirements, obtains an understanding of and tests the related internal controls, and performs compliance testing The development and reporting of findings in the schedule of findings and questioned costs Additional performance and reporting responsibilities