CPE Catalog & Events
Tactics to Find Work Life Balance in a Complex World
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics covered in this class include:How to get more out of one's workHow to achieve greater balance between today's ever more demanding and complex demands of work without losing sight of what is important in daily routinesExample of how to develop and be challenged by your own personal bucket list
2025 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The Professional Ethics Executive Committee's updated ethics rules.An overview of recently issued ethics rules that CPAs need to know to be compliant.
Streamlined Excel Reporting Series Session 1: PivotTable Fundamentals
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $125
PivotTable basics Row fields Value fields Column fields Filters Updating data automatically in PivotTables Groups and subtotals Value formats
Surgent's Avoiding Deficiencies in Peer Reviews: Focus on Engagement Quality
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
AICPA’s Enhancing Audit Quality initiative Recent revisions to Quality Management standards Feedback from peer reviews, including areas driving deficiencies in audit Elements of an effective risk assessment and how to link to audit procedures performed Understanding internal controls and making the decision whether or not to test them Best practices in documentation
Surgent's Integrated Planning, Forecasting, and Budgeting for Organizational Success
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The keys that develop a plan into an actionable document The major difference between planning and budgeting Strategic planning The business plan The people plan The marketing plan Capital and technology plans
A&A Update for Closely Held Businesses 25-26
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Online
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $259
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, including those that will become effective during audit engagements conducted in 2024 Recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards and other AICPA activity Recently issued Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services
Analyzing Financial Statements 25-26
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Financial Reporting and Financial Statements Use of Non-GAAP performance measures and key performance indicators Forecasting Valuation Comprehensive Financial Statement Analysis with Case Study
An Exhaustive Look At Fraud and Ways To Control It
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this course include:Fraudulent acts initiated from outside organizationsWhy internal fraud occursThe importance of fighting cyber-fraudSteps that verify anti-fraud activities are working
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
Leadershift Ethics: Things Must Change!
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:The litmus test for all of your decisions and actionsEthical principles when managing through changePressures that threaten ethical change managementCase studies of what can go sideways when ethics are not part of every stage of changeWinning strategies for ethical self-regulation
Retaining Talent in a Competitive Marketplace
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Decision Making TheoryCompensation & Employee SatisfactionWhat benefits do employees care about?Retirement Plan BasicsHealth Insurance BasicsDisability Insurance BasicsLife Insurance BasicsFringe BenefitsSumming It Up
Remote Leadership: The Four "Ps" That Remote Teams Need to Thrive
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $75
Culture's driving force Shared vision and purpose Employee engagement Communication Platforms and tools Process and rhythm to execute
Coaching the Next Generation of CPAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Building a high-performing team comprised of multi-generational workers.How to effectively communicate with the millennial worker.Leveraging younger staff in business development opportunities.Measuring the productivity of a millennial workforce.
Reviewing Individual Tax Returns
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $125
Passive-activity losses Qualified business income deduction Home office Schedule C activity and hobby losses Business start-ups and deductions Alimony Discharge of debt
Surgent's Client Advisory Services (CAS): A Guide to the Variety of Offerings Professionals Can Provide
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Details on CAS: new services or rebranding? Review the value of timely accurate automated accounting Review the three levels of service Discuss technology options Assess your client base for who would benefit most from CAS Staffing requirements for CAS The value of servicing a niche
Surgent's Ethics for Tax Professionals
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What does practicing before the IRS mean? Who may practice before the IRS? What should a tax preparer do if he or she has knowledge of a client's omission of income from a tax return? May a tax preparer rely on the work of other tax return preparers? May a tax preparer rely on and use client-provided information? Standards associated with giving advice to clients Abolition of the disclaimer requirement When must a tax preparer examine a client’s books and records?
Surgent's Key Roth IRA and Roth 401(k) Rules for Funding and Tax-free Distributions
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Funding options for Roth accounts 529 plans to Roth IRAs Backdoor Roth strategies The new Roth SEP and Roth SIMPLE IRAs Roth 401(k) contribution rules The tax impact of rolling a 401(k) to a Roth IRA Who can start the Roth IRA 5-year clock? The 5-year rules for Roth 401(k)s and Roth IRAs Direct and indirect Roth conversions Direct and indirect rollovers from Roth 401(k) plans The risky recapture of the 10% penalty How the ordering rules work and when they apply FIFO rules for Roth IRAs Case studies and cheat sheets to reinforce concepts
Ethics: 10 Crucial Qualities of High Character CPAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Discover why the ten crucial qualities of high-character CPAs are essential to your successLearn how to evaluate these qualities in job candidates and why you must do so
Entertainment, Meals & Travel Expenses: Review and Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expenseStrategies to deduct business entertainment expensesDeductibility of mealsSituations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reductionHow to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parkingProper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expendituresThe four steps to analyze business expensesThe latest federal legislation, cases and rulings
Streamlined Excel Reporting Series Session 2: Working with PivotTables
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $125
Report type comparison Customizing PivotTable options Format and design options Calculated fields and items Multiple value fields