CPE Catalog & Events
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Strategic Use of Trump Accounts: Planning Opportunities for Tax Professionals
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of Trump Account structure and purpose Eligibility and contribution limitations Tax treatment and reporting considerations Planning strategies for individuals and businesses Common pitfalls and audit considerations
Introduction to Yellow Book
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Accounting & Auditing Yellowbook
Overcome Your Obstacles to Abundance
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
How to know your specific obstacles to becoming rich Why people use poor marketing and investment strategies, and how to overcome such limitations The most effective marketing methods, and how to implement them The power of being super motivated, and 3 methods to keep you motivated long term towards your goals Having a vision for your business and life that will keep you on the right track
Two Types of Goals You Need to Be Successful
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Common obstacles to goal achievement The limitations of SMART goals Characteristics of effective outcome goals Process Goals: The Roadmap to Achievement Integrating Outcome and Process Goals for Maximum Impact
Promote Internal Whistleblowing and Succeed in Creating a Strong Speak Up Culture
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Speak up culture Encouraging internal whistleblowing Ethical culture Internal complaint reporting processes
Benford’s Law and Other Digital Analysis Techniques
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Online
1.80 Credits
Member Price: $79
Benford’s Law Digital Analysis Data analytics
Fraud and Financial Distortion: What May Be Hiding Behind the Numbers
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Translating Financial Statements Back Into Operational Reality The Operational Plausibility Test Analytical Metrics That Reveal Hidden Distortion Common Operational Red Flags Case Studies: When Operations and Financial Results Don’t Match Practical Questions Every Financial Professional Should Ask
Staff Retention Keep the Best People
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Remote workforce Employee retention Staff turnover
Ethical Considerations in Record Retention: Should I Keep or Should I Throw
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Importance of a Record Retention Policy What records must CPA return to client Difference between Code of Conduct and IRS Circular 230 Importance of Record destruction when no longer required to retain records
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 Head and Heart of Ethics - Featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The difficult trade-offs in making choices. Functioning in the ‘gray’ areas. The value of trust. How lack of accountability can lead to ethical issues.
Employees Today and Tomorrow : Are Employees Assets?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
GAAP vs economic value of employees The changing landscape of work The need to change management tactics Different generations and demographics Understanding the differences What issues do they present? How do we improve our understanding? Employee engagement/assessment surveys and what they should tell us Successful tactics for today's workforce
Schedule C of Form 1040
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
When Schedule C applies Cash v. Accrual method Typical business deductions Business vehicle expenses Section 179 and bonus depreciation
Drive Results with Metrics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Performance Metrics Budgets
Ethics: How to Give and Receive Criticism the Right Way
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Entertaining lecture by a professional presenter, illustrated with relevant video clips and photographs, to cover the main points of the webinarWriting exercises, so you can see how these lessons apply to your own CPA practice and personal lifeTrue stories about CPAs and other leaders to show what can happen when apologies and criticism are done right, and the pitfalls of doing them the wrong way
Metrics Management - Linking Strategy to Performance
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Why strategy succeeds or fails based on measurement The relationship between mission, strategy, and metrics Financial versus non-financial performance measures Common measurement pitfalls and micromanagement risk Balanced Scorecard perspectives and strategy maps Linking critical success factors (CSFs) to KPIs Ownership and accountability for metrics Using metrics to drive organizational focus
The Leadership Skills of Tomorrow: Delegate and Listen
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major subjects that will be covered in this course include:Three levels of listeningStrategies to remain focusedBuilding trust through listeningTactics to practice the Titanium RuleDelegating with confidenceEstablishing an accountability system
Surgent's Buying and Selling a Business: Tax and Structuring Overview
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
An overview of the beginning of the process and documents for preliminary tax planning Recognizing the need for due diligence in acquisitions, including checklists of important points Deemed asset sales – §338 and §338(h)(10) The impact of the §197 amortizable intangibles regulations on the acquisition and disposition of a business Allocating purchase price for tax advantage Planning to avoid double taxation under the repeal of the General Utilities doctrine Special problems and opportunities when an S corporation is the buyer or seller Installment sale and interest issues Avoiding tax pitfalls and recognizing tax planning opportunities Unique issues in buying and selling LLC/partnership interests Impact of the net investment income tax (NIIT) and the §199A pass-through deduction on the tax due on the sale of a pass-through entity Individually owned goodwill
Surgent's Tax Planning for Rental Real Estate
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $179
Rental activities and passive activities Material participation Real estate professional status Active participation status Depreciation recapture – Sections 1245, 1250, and 291 Vacation homes rented out QBI deduction and rental properties Section 1237 safe harbor for divided parcel sales Practitioner considerations
Surgent's Top Ten Questions from Partnership Clients Regarding the Section 754 Election
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
How does a partner compute his or her basis in a partnership? What is the difference between a partner’s inside and outside basis? What is the difference between a partner’s capital account and partner’s outside basis? How does Section 732(d) impact the buyer of a partnership interest? How does a partnership report a Section 754 election on the partnership’s tax return? How does a partnership make a Section 754 election? How does a partnership make a Section 743(b) adjustment? How does a partnership make a Section 734(b) adjustment? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment or Section 734(b) adjustment allocated to the assets of a partnership? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment allocated within the class of ordinary income property and capital gain property?