CPE Catalog & Events

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Planning the Exit or Ownership ChangeChoice of transaction structureAsset sale vs. equity sale vs. redemption vs. liquidationBuy-sell agreement design and valuation implicationsCore Basis ArchitectureInside vs. outside basisPartnership liability allocations under Section 752S corporation stock basis and debt basis limitationsSales and Transfers of Ownership InterestsPartnership interest sales and Section 751 hot assetsS corporation stock salesDeath, Section 1014 basis adjustments, and successor-owner issuesPotential Section 1202 considerations where relevantLiquidations and DissolutionsPartnership liquidating distributions under Sections 731, 732, and 736S corporation liquidations under Sections 336 and 331Treatment of cash, property, liabilities, and built-in gain or lossRedemptions and Internal Ownership ShiftsSection 302 testsSection 301 fallback treatmentCross-purchase vs. redemption economics and tax consequencesRestructuring and Entity ModernizationF reorganizationsPre-sale and post-sale restructuring considerationsBasis and attribute preservation issuesSpecial SituationsTransfers incident to divorce under Section 1041Suspended losses and carryover basis issuesGoodwill and Section 197 intangiblesFamily and related-party complicationsAncillary Tax ConsequencesSection 1411 NIITState tax nexus, trailing nexus, and dissolution-related state filingsTransfer tax and valuation overlap where applicableFinal-Year Reporting and ComplianceFinal Forms 1065 and 1120-SForm 966 and related dissolution filingsEIN closure and administrative wrap-upPractical reporting checklistsValuation of Closely Held InterestsRev. Rul. 59-60 principlesDLOM and minority discountsSection 2703 and buy-sell agreement enforceability for transfer tax purposes

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The emerging CPA role in AI system evaluationNIST, ISO, SOC 2, COSO, and AI assurance frameworksAI regulatory and compliance developmentsHallucination, bias, model drift, sycophancy, and security risksAI benchmarks, golden datasets, red-teaming, and performance testingAI governance, controls, documentation, and evidenceAI evaluation engagements, independence, ethics, and professional liability

Current environment and implication for audit planning Key risk issues Audit challenges Recent Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs). ASB workplan SQMS No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 SSARS No. 26

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:IRC § 274 meals and entertainment rules Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changes affecting meals and entertainment Deductible versus nondeductible expenditures Definition of “entertainment” Definition of “business associate” Reimbursement arrangements Exceptions under IRC § 274(e) Compensation-related exceptions Recreational activity exceptions Public availability exceptions Goods or services sold to customers Separately stated food and beverage costs Employer-provided meals Per diem reimbursements Compliance and documentation requirements

Sections 1231, 1245, and 1250 Depreciation recapture Capital gains and losses Nonrecognition transactions

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Comprehensive overview of SOC 2 reports, focusing on their structure, purpose, and how to interpret and apply them in a compliance or risk management context. The five Trust Services Criteria (Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy).The difference between Type I and Type II reports.The key components of a SOC 2 report including the system description, management assertion, and testing results.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Understanding Claude and Large Language ModelsPrompt Engineering Fundamentals for AccountantsWorking with Documents, Contracts, and SpreadsheetsProjects, Artifacts, and Reusable AI WorkspacesClaude Connectors and Business System IntegrationMicrosoft 365 Add-ins and Workflow AutomationProfessional Skepticism, Ethics, Privacy, and Verification

The major topics covered in this class include:Career choicesEthical dilemmasJudicial proceedingsMitigation strategiesCreating tools to help make better decisionsAtonement and reconciliation

Advantages and disadvantages of S corporations Electing S corporation status Termination of S corporation status S corporation tax on built-in gains S corporation pass-through to shareholders, basis, and losses S corporation distributions Taxable year of S corporations S corporation passive activity rules, fringe benefits, and other considerations

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How AI is used for deception.Specific ways to determine when AI is being employed.Controls measures to aid in efforts to thwart AI fraud.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Recurring PCAOB inspection themes related to Information Technology General Controls.ITGC audit approaches.Inspection patterns tied to evidence quality, professional skepticism, control clarity, scoping decisions, SOC reliance, and reviewer judgment. How inspectors evaluate ITGC workpapers.How recurring signals of weak documentation or unsupported assumptions increase inspection risk.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:IRC § 1031 like-kind exchange rules under current law Changes to § 1031 following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Qualification requirements for like-kind exchanges Definition of real property under Treasury Regulations Like-kind versus non-like-kind property Relinquished property Replacement property Realized gain Recognized gain Basis calculations Interaction of § 1031 exchanges with cost segregation studies Depreciation treatment under IRC §§ 1245 and 1250 Allocation of basis to replacement property Depreciation of carryover basis Depreciation of excess basis Multiple-property exchange rules Tax return preparation and review considerations Compliance considerations for § 1031 exchanges

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Agentic AI and levels of autonomy in auditAgentic AI applications across audit workflowsAgent failures, prompt injection, and emerging threatsUS, Canadian, UK, and international regulatory developmentsAudit and assurance standards for agentic systemsControls, logging, permissions, evidence, and human oversightIndependence, ethics, liability, talent, and firm strategy

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Evidence Preservation & Cryptographic Security: Prioritizing immediate data protection by exporting defensible QuickBooks Online (QBO) snapshots and utilizing Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt to generate file hashes to prove data integrity.Standards Compliance & Access Management: Navigating the legal and professional boundaries of AICPA SSFS No. 1 and ACFE standards, which prohibit CPAs and CFEs from making final legal conclusions of fraud, while managing administrative access levels and uncooperative gatekeepers.Ledger Auditing & Transaction Reconstruction: Using the QBO Audit Log to uncover deleted or voided entries, performing reconciliation health checks, auditing bank feed gaps, and examining Undeposited Funds and journal entries to trace hidden or manipulated cash.Analytical Procedures & Metadata Analysis: Applying comparative horizontal and vertical financial statement analysis, drilling down into General Ledger transaction details, and evaluating created-date metadata to flag anomalies like weekend or after-hours entries.Targeted Fraud Detection & Testing: Cross-matching vendor and payroll records to expose shell vendors or ghost employees, analyzing accounts receivable write-offs for lapping schemes, and applying safe, isolated scenario-testing techniques within QBO

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of supplier contractsCase studies of successful and not-so-successful supplier relationshipsRisk potentials

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Identify tax deductions available to real estate professionalsIntegration of the real estate professional rules with reporting on Form 1040, Schedule EReal estate professionals and indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) entity’s reporting on Form 1040Real estate professionals and the Form 8582 (Passive Activities)How "real estate business" is interpreted under the Section 199A rules and how it integrates with the passive activity rulesHow to make the "grouping" election for passive activities and the flow-through deduction

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Getting started with Microsoft CopilotTour of the Copilot app and how to use itVariety of hands-on case study examples for accounting, finance and taxProtecting your data privacy in Microsoft CopilotAdvanced Microsoft Copilot features reviewIntegration with Microsoft 365 apps 

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Why one visible machine error collapses trust while identical human error does not, and what that asymmetry costs firms in both directionsWhere small and midsize firms actually stand on AI adoption, and why a firm that has not adopted broadly is not automatically behindCalibrated trust: the difference between misuse (overtrust), disuse (undertrust), and trust matched to what a tool actually does wellThe five-stop adoption spectrum: paralysis, accidental delay, informed caution, responsible piloting, and reckless adoptionThe AI Trust and Usage Quadrant: four firm postures and the next step each one impliesGoverned versus unstructured AI use, and why staff already bringing their own tools makes abstention a decision rather than an optionWhat the evidence says about human and AI combinations, and the two task questions that predict whether a tool will help or hurtReading vendor claims: the gap between a demo and production, and why fluent explanations increase acceptance of wrong answersFive trust questions to ask any AI vendor: permission, uncertainty, audit trail, explainability, and change controlThe NIST AI Risk Management Framework trustworthiness characteristics as a technical backboneThree vulnerabilities that current firm financial performance can conceal: client expectations, talent, and deferred learningCognitive offloading and skill retention: what firms lose by waiting, and the conditions under which offloading frees capacity insteadFive actions a firm can take this week, and four evidence-based rollout rules for a first pilot

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Current standards and developments affecting employee benefit plan audits Compliance considerations in employee benefit plan engagements Common compliance issues identified in 401(k) plan audits Correction of 401(k) plan compliance issues Participant data Payroll and compensation Contributions and remittances Participant loans Hardship distributions Plan investments Participant distributions Investment income allocations Plan mergers and acquisitions Audit best practices for employee benefit plans