CPE Catalog & Events
Financial Accounting for Related Party Transactions
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
FASB codification provisions for transactions with related parties, including business owners and special purpose entities Compares and contrasts those rules with the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities Reviews the tax accounting related taxpayer standards Several real-life situations illustrate the various authoritative standards and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with those standards
Building Your Personal Net Worth: Invest in Your Future
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Why people who appear wealthy may be living paycheck to paycheck Why a millionaire may be living in the ordinary house next door Early and mid-career strategies for accumulating wealth Where and how to invest your money Why fees and commissions should concern you Strategies for buying stocks, mutual funds and ETFs
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain V - Part 1
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Internal Audit Internal Controls Standards Institute of Internal Auditors
Surgent's Form 1065 Boot Camp: Step-by-Step Preparation with Completed Forms
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Gain a thorough understanding of federal income tax laws for partnerships and LLCs, from formation to tax return preparation issues Filing requirements for Schedules K-2 and K-3 Who files Form 1065, and who does not file Form 1065 Tax Basis Capital Account Reporting Requirements Trade or Business income and expenses versus Separately Stated Items The importance of Schedule M-1 Partnership distributions -- current or liquidating, cash or property How to allocate recourse and nonrecourse debt Self-employment tax issues; court cases and trends in tax audits of earnings subject to self-employment taxes Complete coverage of any new legislation enacted before presentation Section 163(j) limitations Mastering two common tax forms, Depreciation (4562) and Sale of Assets (4797) Final regulations on Section 168(k) Partnership reporting oddities Accurately preparing partnership returns and reconciling book income to taxable income The Centralized Audit Regime under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Surgent's Industry Accountant Key Performance Metrics
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
Key tools used by businesses and financial professionals across the globe to measure performance Detailed, real-world examples of businesses utilizing these tools
Building Resiliency: The Upside of Stress
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $75
How your view of stress determines its effect on you Think of stress differently so that it is beneficial rather than harmful The benefits of stress How to cultivate a mindset that embraces stress and activates the brain's natural ability to learn from it
Creating Terrific Equity Compensation Plans: Beware of the Pitfalls
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Why most equity compensation plans fail? Complexity of GAAP accounting for equity compensation plans Tax implications of equity compensation plans Who and how an equity compensation plan should be administered? Compliance issues to consider Recommendations to design a better equity compensation plan
The New Quality Management Standards - What Everyone Needs to Know
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Overview of the new quality management standards Focus on the most important elements of a quality management system Implementation tips that everyone in the firm should know Audit and attest standards impacted
Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Developing short-term cash flow projections How do we assure adequate cash availability without having idle cash? Take advantage of your bank’s cash management services Working capital loans Controlled disbursement accounts Sweep accounts and other short-term investments ACH transactions Direct transfers Lock boxes Credit and collections Reconciliation frequency Managing cash short-falls
Partnership/LLC Taxation: Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Discuss the impact of the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction on partnerships and their partnersThe meaning of a "tax basis capital account"How the financial accounting and tax capital accounts differ from one anotherDetermine a partner's share of the partnership's liabilitiesDistinguish "recourse" loans from "nonrecourse" loansWhat are "qualified nonrecourse financing" loans and how they affect partnersSection 704 "built-in gain or loss" rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reportingSection 4655 "at risk" rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting
Surgent's Elder Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
Common elder fraud schemes How to recognize scam attempts What to do when you think you are being scammed Where and how to report a scam What you should do now to prevent being scammed How to avoid being scammed on the internet Why older Americans are disproportionately impacted by scams and fraud Technical support scams How to avoid giving money to scammers What to do if you or someone you know is targeted by fraud The National Elder Fraud Hotline How to get your money back after being scammed Types of elder law financial exploitation
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 Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Compensation Issues and Entity-Level Taxes
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Reasonable compensation Fringe benefits for S corporation shareholders Built-in gains tax Excess passive income tax Notice 2020-75: PTE elections
Surgent's International Tax Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Filers
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Residency status for U.S. federal income tax purposes Key provisions of U.S. income tax treaties Overview of the taxation of income from foreign entities Understanding Foreign Tax Credit Identifying foreign-source and U.S.-source income Foreign earned income and housing exclusion Foreign informational form filing requirements
Annual Update for Controllers and Finance Managers: Driving Business Value
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Online
7.00 Credits
Member Price: $320
Economic trends and their effect on business Ways to drive operational efficiency Leveraging technology in finance Cash management and working capital Effective talent management Sustainability and corporate responsibility
ChatGPT and Advanced Financial Analysis for Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Financial Modeling with ChatGPT IntegrationAdvanced Ratio Analysis TechniquesRisk Assessment and Scenario AnalysisValuation Methods and ChatGPT ApplicationsUtilizing Performance Metrics in Financial AnalysisData Analysis and Interpretation with AIInvestment Analysis Enhanced by ChatGPT
Create Measures in Power BI that Define Your Metrics
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Introduction to DAX: Understanding the fundamentals of DAX and its role in Power BI.Advanced DAX Formulas: Delving into complex DAX functions and formulas for creating sophisticated measures.Time Intelligence in DAX: Exploring time-based functions to analyze data over different periods.Validating Measures with DAX: Techniques for ensuring accuracy and reliability in your DAX measures.Using PivotTables for Measure Validation: Employing PivotTables in Power BI to test and confirm the effectiveness of DAX measures.
Stand Out - How to Create a Unique Employer Brand
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Employer Brand Talent Management Future of Work Onboarding New Hires
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain V - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Internal audit Standards Institute of Internal Auditors GIAS IPPF
CFO Series Understand & Mitigate External & Int. Risks- How?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Defining risk as it impacts organizations.External and internal risks.Examples of these risks.How do we identify and assess?What can be done about the risks?Developing a risk mitigation strategy and plan.Tactics to monitor and mitigate risk.