CPE Catalog & Events
The Controllers Role in Data Analytics and Big Data
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance Financial Statements
Introduction to Forensic Accounting
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
The Corporate Transparency Act - What You Need to Know to Protect Your Client
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
CTA Filing Deadlines: Adapt and synchronize with the new schedules Beneficial Ownership Defined: Navigating the new transparency standards The Alabama Impact: Examining the court's influence on CTA enforcement Risk Management: Strategic navigation through CTA's legal framework Leveraging Transparency: Gaining a competitive advantage through CTA insights Disclosure Obligations: Clarify reporting requirements Corporate Configuration: Comprehend the alterations in structure Avoiding Sanctions: Proactive measures for CTA compliance
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
2024 Fringe Benefit Planning - Today and Beyond
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
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
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.
Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Understanding & Appreciating Our Differences
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Emotional Intelligence Communication Teamwork
Ethics: What a CPA in Business & Industry Needs to Know
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Ethics for Members in Business: Why Bother?Re-Introducing the AICPA Code of Professional ConductThe Basic Ethics Rules for Members in BusinessThe Conceptual Framework: Avoiding the Risk of NoncomplianceCase Analysis: Members in Business
Surgent's Controllership Skills Update - Budgeting, Forecasting, and Big Data
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Why forecasts and budgets are frequently wrong: behavioral finance; improper goal setting, games, continuing the status quo, traditional budgeting techniques Incorporating strategy into budgets: improving measurement systems; common errors, developing strategies and appropriate measurements Expanding the budgeting framework: rolling forecasts; mission-based budgeting, zero-based budgeting, post-completion evaluations, contingency planning, black swan events, identifying improvements Big data: definition, challenges, goals, current uses/examples, sources of information Analytical tools: ration analysis, benchmarking, Pareto analysis, trend analysis, regression, simulation, dashboards
Forensic Accounting: When The Office Is A Crime Scene
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this class include:A step-by-step process from the initial client phone call to you writing a report of your findings for any civil or criminal actions that may be pursuedHow to advise your client in approaching an allegation of embezzlementWhat pitfalls may arise in finding the truthThe best practices to ensure that the evidence is preserved properly for potential civil or criminal actions
Excel - Working with Text, Date & Time Functions & Formulas
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Using Text functions to join and separate text entriesInserting Text functions to work with imported dataPerform date and time calculations with the Date & Time functions
Payroll Essentials: Ethics in Payroll
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Ethical framework in the payroll processThe role of ethics by stakeholders involved in the payroll processReal-life examples of what happens when stakeholders in the payroll process make the decision to decouple ethics from payroll
Surgent's Accountability: Stop the Blame Game
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Defining three critical elements: responsibility, empowerment and accountability, and how they work together to create results Designing and using clear agreements that provide clarity Skills for holding yourself and others accountable for results, no matter what Knowing where you are in the accountability game... what you do/don’t do well
The Controllership Series - The Financial Close Process
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Accounting Finance Financial Statements
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Digital Forensics
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $59
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
Audit 104: Audit Documentation - Workpapers To Pass Review
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Proper documentation as a means of audit qualityFactors impacting the nature and extent of documentationSample workpaper index and other organization tipsUse of audit programs as means of audit documentationChecklist for self-review of workpapers and clearing review notesMultiple exercises on identifying workpaper deficiencies
New Manager Series: Shifting from Individual Contributor to Supervisor 2024
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Leadership Development
Surgent's Artificial Intelligence for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
What is artificial intelligence? What are the different forms of artificial intelligence? The difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning The types of problems artificial intelligence can solve The role of algorithms How artificial intelligence will affect accounting and finance careers Data governance, security, and privacy How accounting firms are using AI today The role of artificial intelligence in asset management
NFP Reporting and Presentation
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Presentation of NFP financial statements focusing on ASU 2016-14 and ASU 2016-18 with example disclosuresCommon pitfalls on functional expense reportingTips to consider on functional expense reportingWays to manage liquid resourcesPeer review findings relating to implementation of ASU 2016-14Items to consider when preparing for an audit and reviewing financial statements related to COVID-19 (underwater endowments, liquidity, going concern, subsequent events etc.)Key facts and impacts on current ASUsCybersecurity issues
AI Privacy, Security, and Compliance Masterclass
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction: What is AI Security, Privacy and Compliance (AISPC)?Why AI Security, Privacy and Compliance (AISPC) is Increasingly Important for AccountantsAISPC Policy Best PracticesKey Tactical Questions for Addressing Data Security and PrivacyOpenAI and Compliance with Government RegulationsOpenAI and Two-Factor AuthenticationOther OpenAI Security, Privacy and Compliance ConsiderationsBest Practices for Secure Data Sharing with GPT How to Create a GenAI and ChatGPT Usage Policy for Your OperationsGeneral AI Policy Do’s and Don’tsAI Copyright Compliance & Protection GuideDeepfakes and Synthetic Media: A New Frontier for Fraud and MisinformationFrom Financial Oversight to AI Governance: The Sarbanes-Oxley Legacy and Accountants' New Frontier in AI Security, Privacy, Compliance and EthicsKey Takeaways