CPE Catalog & Events
Accounting Update in a Post COVID-19 World
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Risk assessment Government assistance Pandemic-related accounting pronouncements Learning to be an auditor in a pandemic environment Financial statement disclosures Exploring liquidity options
An In-Depth Understanding of the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Overview of the GST tax and its policy purpose Direct skips, taxable terminations, and taxable distributions Skip persons and treatment of trusts as skip persons Application of the GST exemption and inclusion ratio Timely, late, and retroactive GST allocations Formula-based exemption allocations Planning strategies for GST tax minimization Filing considerations for Forms 706 and 709
CFO Series: Enterprise Risk Management Implementation Keys
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:What is ERM and why is it important?What is your risk appetite and risk tolerance?The COSO framework for ERM and its recent updates.The ERM Steering committee – what is it for and what does it do?Risk heat maps – evaluating what is hot and what is not.Risk owners and the risk control plan.Measuring the effectiveness of the implementation.The role of leading and lagging indicators - KRIs.Making it part of everyday management.The need to integrate ERM into strategic planning.
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain III - Part 1
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Online
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $109
Internal Audit GIAS IPPF Standards Accounting Internal Controls
2025 Accounting & Auditing Update for Small Businesses
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that are most likely to impact small businesses.ASUs initiated by the Private Company Council (PCC).Alternative reporting options to GAAP including FRF for SMEs and IFRS for SMEs.Audit standards that small business auditors will need to implement.
Best Non-Google Search Tools for Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Why Advanced Search Skills Are So Critical for AccountantsWhy You Need More than Google to Search the InternetGARP: Generally Accepted Research PrinciplesAlternatives to GoogleAdvisory SearchSocial SearchSpecialty searchSearch Engine resourcesWhat's Ahead in Search
Fringe Benefits & Compensation Planning - Today and Beyond
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $275
Fringe Benefit Planning Fundamentals Strategies Tailored for Business Owners and Employees Navigating IRC §132 Fringe Benefit Option Cafeteria Plans Demystified Tax Management in Compensation Planning Understanding the Implications of Dependent Care and Educational Assistance Plans Implementing Flexible Spending Account Plans Effectively Design Features and Regulations of Group Term Life Insurance Plans Medical Savings Accounts Regulations Financing Options for Retiree Medical Benefits Health Care Benefits: Insured Plan vs. HMO Comparison ERISA Reporting and Disclosure Requirements IRC Common Control RulesOverview of Age and Sex Discrimination Rules
Asset Misappropriation - Let Me Count the Ways
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Identifying opportunity The three most common behavioral red flags that we should always look for The many ways to commit check fraud (it’s so easy) Why inventory is such a good place to hide theft of assets How to cover up inventory fraud Accounts Receivable Fraud and how it works How to count inventory that’s not there
Compilation, Preparation and Review Basics and Peer Reviews
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Basic requirements included in AR-C Section 60, General Principles; AR-C Section 70, Preparation of Financial Statements; AR-C Section 80, Compilation Engagements; and AR-C Section 90, Review of Financial Statements.New requirements included in SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions.Common peer review findings.Practice tips for high-quality engagements.
Cost and Pricing Models: Boost Your Bottom Line
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Cost Accounting Activity-based Costing
Emerging Issues in Financial Accounting 25-26
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $139
Are we equipped to deal with a resurgence in financial accounting fraud Private company accounting standards, options and elections The latest on crypto and ESG Accounting and auditing for SAAS arrangements, impairments and going-concern, and debt modification accounting FASB and PCC agenda
CFO Solutions to IRS Problems
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The authority of IRS in assessing and collecting taxes.The common misconceptions when dealing with IRS.Common questionable actions by business owners.How to prepare for an IRS audit.The seven options in IRS collections.Possible criminal tax violations by CFOs and small business owners.
Analytical Procedures: Practical Applications and Standards
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Analytical procedures in audit and review engagements Practical examples and illustrations of analytical procedures The order of operations for accomplishing analytical procedures
Deep Dive into Quality Management
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
SQMS 1 and 2 Auditing Yellowbook
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain III - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Internal Audit Internal Controls GIAS Institute of Internal Auditors Standards Accounting
1040 Tax Prep Automation with AI Tools
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of AI technology and how it works.Identify where AI can be incorporated into the 1040 process.Using ChatGPT and Microsoft 365 Copilot for 1040 tax research, analysis and communications.Using StanfordTax AI based software to automate client source document collection and organization and integrate it with the leading 1040 tax software solutions including CCH Axcess, CCH ProSystem fx, UltraTax, Lacerte, ProSeries and Drake.A roadmap for using AI to improve client communications and 1040 based advisory services.
Single Audit Requirements for California Non-federal Entities 25-26
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Review of state law nonprofit audit requirements. Unique Single Audit requirements for California charitable corporations.
Surgent's Strategies for Maximizing Social Security Benefits
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
When is a person eligible to take Social Security benefits? Factors to consider when selecting an option for taking Social Security benefits Is there a best age to start taking Social Security benefits? How to maximize Social Security benefit payments for surviving spouses How can a divorced spouse collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of a former spouse? How minor children can collect Social Security benefits based on the work record of an older parent
The Controllership Series - Financial Statement Preparation
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Online
2.60 Credits
Member Price: $119
Accounting Finance Financial Statement Preparation
Financial & Tax Accounting for Partnerships & LLCs
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Review of the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities Integration of these financial reporting approaches with accounting for issues in the formation of partnerships and LLCs Financial accounting issues arising from changes in ownership of partnership and LLCs Financial vs. tax accounting for partnership/LLC capital accounts Review of Section 704(b) substantial economic effect rules and their relation to financial accounting The integration of financial accounting for partnerships/LLCs with the Form 1065 Financial accounting basis for ownership interests vs. tax accounting basis for ownership interests Deferred tax accounting for partnerships/LLCs