CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Working Remotely: Best Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Technology and workstation arrangements Maximizing productivity Establishing procedures that can be implemented throughout the organization Understanding the relationship between remote work and employee retention Effective communication strategies for staying connected with colleagues and clients The productivity challenges unique to working from home Time management The importance of distinguishing between the “home office” and “home” Data privacy concerns Other ethical considerations that arise when working from home
Common Yellow Book & Single Audit Deficiencies
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Auditing Yellowbook COVID-related funds
ChatGPT for Accountants: 50+ Use Cases
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:Introduction to ChatGPT and artificial intelligence chatbot technologiesAutomating frequently asked questions and the onboarding processVerifying and reviewing financial recordsProviding real-time support to clientsGenerating financial reportsAutomating tax return preparation and financial planningProviding guidance on financial decision making
Getting SASsy - A Look at Recent Auditing Standards
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Risk assessment (SAS 145) Quality management standards (SAS 146) Predecessor auditor inquiries (SAS 147) Group financial statement audits (SAS 149)
Contract and Procurement Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Procurement phases Fraud schemes Fraud red flags Fraud control activities and safeguards
Bumper Sticker Ethics v. Professional Ethics
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction: "Bumper Sticker Ethics" Thinking About Ethics: Digging a Little DeeperCompare: Principles of Professional Ethics in AccountingCase Study: Frank v. Dana Corp.Conclusion: The Conceptual Framework as an Ethics Resource
The Controllership Series - The Treasury Function Part 1 - Cash and Investing
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Accounting Finance Cash Investments
The Controllership Series - Overhead, Direct and Indirect Costs and Allocation Methods
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance Procurement Operations
How Culture Affects Risks
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $75
Communicating core values Corporate culture built upon core values Risk awareness Behavioral-based interviewing
Revenue Recognition - Allocate the Transaction Price
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Online
1.80 Credits
Member Price: $79
Revenue Recognition on Contracts with customers
Travel Expenses and Taxes: How to Maximize Deductions and Stay Compliant
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expense Strategies to deduct business entertainment expenses Deductibility of meals Situations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reduction How to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parking Proper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expenditures The four steps to analyze business expenses The latest federal legislation, cases and rulings
Form 706 Preparation Part 3: Reporting Deductions 25-26
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
How to report funeral and administrative expenses on Schedule J and/or L How to report debts, mortgages and liens on Schedule K Marital deduction and elections, QTIP, Reverse QTIP, QDOT, over-stated marital deductions Charitable deduction Schedule O and potential problems
25-26 FASB and AICPA Update (ASU, SAS, Ethics)
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
FASB ASU with effective dates of 2024 and later SAS 149 Recent ethics interpretations
Surgent's Fraud In Single Audits
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Study real-life misappropriations involving federal awards and how they were carried out The backgrounds, motivations and methodologies of the fraudsters Brainstorm where things went wrong that allowed the frauds to occur without prevention or detection
Tax Planning for Seniors 25-26
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
Income for seniors: retirement, earnings and investments Tax Deductions: planning, bunching, strategies Planning to help family members
Business Consulting for CPAs
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
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
Titans Annual Federal Tax Planning: Business & Estate Update 25-26
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
New law provisions and guidance and tax form changes affecting business entities, tax-exempts and estates and trusts with emphasis on details of relevant energy and research credits, loss limitation and any federal law changes in 2025 Key cases and IRS and FTB guidance affecting partnerships, LLCs, C corporations, and S corporations Employment taxes and worker classification matters Accounting method developments Tax credits updates Federal and California The state of California and multistate significant developments, including nexus and sourcing Expired and expiring provisions Inflation-adjusted amounts for 2026
Audits of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA
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Online
8.50 Credits
Member Price: $349
Audit planning and pre-engagement activities Risk assessment, including consideration of internal control Auditing the statement of net assets available for benefits Auditing the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits Other auditing considerations, including prohibited transactions and tax compliance The auditor's report Financial statement disclosures Supplemental schedules
Surgent's Employer's Handbook: Legal, Tax, and Health Care Issues
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Hiring and firing issues – What questions cannot be asked in an interview; how to document employee performance; establishing an annual review system; when an employer may and may not fire an employee, and much more Employment contracts – An analysis of the legal and planning issues in structuring employment contracts; when noncompetition agreements will and will not work Employment issues in the economy – Telecommuters and other special situations Legal liability issues – Recognition of age discrimination, sex discrimination, FLSA issues, minimum wage, overtime, sexual harassment, and more Fringe benefit issues – COBRA, Family and Medical Leave Act, and new developments in health care Medical plans – Who is a full-time employee?
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