CPE Catalog & Events
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Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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
Leaders Eat Last. Why?
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Why building trust is essential How trusting relationships makes us more effective Steps to build trust
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.
Everyday Ethics: Ethics is Everywhere, All the Time! featuring Richard A. Karwic and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Be careful of; Whom you trust, and What you easily dismiss. Beware of our internal biases. What are your biases? The need to consider situations from multiple perspectives.
Effective Communication Skills
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Communication Confidence Leadership
AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services: Ethical Considerations
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Review of the new AICPA Statement on Standards for Tax Services Reorganization of SSTS by type of work performed Discuss new standards on data protection, reliance on tools and representation of tax clients before taxing authorities
Analytical Procedures: Practical Applications and Standards
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Analytical procedures in audit and review engagements Practical examples and illustrations of analytical procedures The order of operations for accomplishing analytical procedures
Common Sense CFO: Decoding and Mitigating Internal and External Risks
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Defining risk as it impacts organizations Understanding 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 Monitoring and mitigating risk
Accounting for the Gig Economy
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Characteristics unique to the gig economy Independent contractor and employee classification considerations Recordkeeping considerations for independent contractors Accounting and reporting issues for gig economy participants Audit and attestation for clients who participate in the gig economy Tax and regulatory considerations The CPA as a trusted advisor for independent contractors
Like-Kind Exchanges
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Online
2.20 Credits
Member Price: $89
Like-kind exchanges (LKE) Qualified third party intermediaries (QI)
AI Prompt Engineering Masterclass for Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to Prompt Engineering: Basics of structuring effective prompts for meaningful AI responses.Understanding AI's "Lazy" Defaults: Why LLMs provide basic answers and how to push them to deliver richer insights.Multi-Layered Prompting: Techniques to encourage AI to provide responses across beginner to expert levels.Candid and Contrarian Responses: Using prompts that elicit honest and balanced insights, even on controversial topics.Ripple Effect and Cobra Effect: Probing the broader impacts and unintended consequences of financial decisions.Avoid Stupidity Checklist: A practical prompt for reducing mistakes in AI-assisted accounting tasks.Role-Based Perspective Prompts: Crafting prompts that guide AI to respond from specific professional viewpoints.Automation Ideas: Leveraging AI to optimize repetitive accounting tasks.Emotion-Driven Prompting: Exploring how emotion-focused prompts can enhance AI performance and engagement.Practical Applications in Accounting: How to apply prompt engineering in real-world financial analysis and decision-making.
Analyzing Financial Statements
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Balance sheet analysisIncome statement analysisCash flow statement analysisClues in the notes and MD&AIndustry nuances
Better Business Writing: Improve Your Speed and Quality
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Writing Communications
Advanced IT Audit & Real-World Testing
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) Testing Audit Execution Workpapers
Surgent's Taxation of Partnership Distributions and Sales of Partnership Interests
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Types of partnership distributions Liquidating partnership distributions Basis of property distributed by a partnership Special basis adjustments under Section 732(d) Abandoned and worthless partnership interests Section 751(a) exchange Transactions between partners and their partnerships Disguised sales Section 736(a) and (b) payments
Ethics: Avoiding the Slippery Slope of Ethical Pressures
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $139
Benefits of ethical behavior Six steps to creating and maintaining an ethical culture Example of unethical behavior in ethical companies
Fraud, Controls & Ethics: Best Practices & Case Studies
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:Examination of actual fraudsDiscussion of internal controls that could have prevented fraudsContemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios.The AICPA Code of Professional ConductOther elements of professional conduct and compliance with professional standards
IRAs - Contributions & Distributions for Traditional, Roth, SEP & SIMPLE IRAs
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
An emphasis on newly enacted tax legislation affecting IRAs including the NEW final required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations Contribution limits to and tax treatment of distributions from Traditional, Roth, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Deductible phase-out limits for Traditional IRA contributions for taxpayers that are active participants in qualified retirement plans Roth IRA contribution phase-out limits as well as tax-free qualified distributions Planning opportunities for conversions to ROTH IRAs Rollover rules to/from different retirement accounts and the one-rollover-per-year limitation The different options of receiving IRA distributions before age 59 ½ and avoiding the 10% early distribution penalty (including substantially equal periodic payments) The required minimum distribution (RMD) rules from IRAs needed to avoid the 50% penalty after the account owner turns age 72 or dies The tax ramifications of spouse and non-spouse beneficiaries and how this affects the RMD calculation after the account owner’s death Overview of health savings account (HSA) eligibility rules, contribution limits and distribution rules
How Changes in Business Methods Affects Internal Control
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this class include:How is business changing.What is driving the change and how long will it last.How specifically is an organizations control system important.What steps are needed to “keep up” with the upheaval.
Individual Tax Fundamentals - Tax Staff Essentials
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $319
Filing requirements Gross income inclusions, exclusions, and adjustments Standard and itemized deductions Tax credits Tax provisions for high-income taxpayers 3.8% net investment income tax Roth IRAs, traditional IRAs, and retirement plan options SECURE and SECURE 2.0 changes to retirement plan distributions Section 199A qualified business income deduction H.R. 1, including Trump accounts and deductions for seniors, tips, overtime, and car loan interest