CPE Catalog & Events
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Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Each week’s topics will change based on the most critical issues affecting financial professionals
Ultimate Small Business HR Guide: Essential Tips for Success
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Small Business Management
Reclaiming Your Energy - 3 Keys to Control Your Chaos and Boost Resilience
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Leadership Professional Development Time Management
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain V - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Internal audit Standards Institute of Internal Auditors GIAS IPPF
Emerging Risks and Resilience - How Accountants and Finance are Leading the Way - Part 5: Governance, Culture, and Regulatory Risk Pressures
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Risk Management culture Governance processes Workforce management Corporate Financial management Regulatory changes
Introduction to Governmental Accounting 101
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fund Types Budgetary Accounting Financial Reporting Requirements Single Audit Act Audit Standards and Procedures Best Practices in Governmental Accounting
Big Picture Mega-Trends, Big Data, and World We Now Face
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
On-going world economic trends Demographic changes and their impact on the economy Global technology influences Post Covid workplace Big data understanding and where is it going Learn to adapt to changing situations
Partnership Essentials: Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Importance of tax basis capital accounts Reporting negative tax basis Tax accounting for property contributed to a partnership Effect of the Ceiling Rule Allocation of depreciation to partners Alternative and Remedial Methods Effect on financial capital accounts Form 1065, Schedule K-1
Agentic AI for CPAs: Automate Workflows with Intelligence
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to Agentic AI concepts and terminologyCase studies for using AI agents in accounting, finance, and tax servicesStep by step demonstration of creating and deploying an AI agentIntroduction to Microsoft Copilot Studio agent builderDeveloping your AI agent deployment strategy
Basic Individual Taxation Course
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Defining Federal Income TaxesComputing federal income tax liabilityCalculating adjusted gross incomeDefining Qualifying ChildDetermining filing statusCalculating the Kiddie TaxStandard deductionTax Rates for ordinary income, capital gains, and qualified dividend incomeCash v. Accrual MethodFiling deadlines and obtaining extensions
Execute Your Strategy: Turn Planning into Results or Destroy it and Start Over…Again
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The strategy-execution gap: common reasons why most strategic plans fail Why should financial planning lead strategy? Evaluating the lifespan and relevance of your strategic plan Building your strategy to include risk management Building an adaptive, finance-focused strategic approach What we should learn from the rise and fall of major companies How to align financial metrics with strategy
Independence Requirements for Auditors
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct independence requirements Core independence principles for CPAs in public practice Common independence risk areas PEEC ethics interpretations affecting independence Real-world application of independence guidance Practical compliance and implementation strategies Independence considerations in attest engagements
Surgent's Communicating Financial Results to Stakeholders: A Guide for Client Advisory Services
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Communicating financial results The role of the accountant in communication The challenges accountants face in communication Creating better awareness of a company’s financials Behavioral biases of stakeholders Tips for staying on-point in communication Case study
Surgent's Guide to Partner Capital Account Reporting
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
How a partner’s outside basis and capital account differ Reconciling Schedule M-2 Form 1065 with Partnership K-1 Schedule L IRS requirement to report partner tax basis on the transactional approach Implications if a capital account is negative Deficit restoration accounts and qualified income offsets Modified outside basis method and modified previously taxed capital method Determining a partner’s beginning capital account Beginning capital account for partnerships and partners consistently reporting on the tax basis The two types of adjustments under 754 and how 743 and 734 require different capital account presentations
Contract and Procurement Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Procurement phases Fraud schemes Fraud red flags Fraud control activities and safeguards
Fraud’s Greatest Hits!
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Types of Fraud COSO Fraud Risk Management Guide Techniques for Detecting Fraud Discussion of Accounting Fraud Cases
The Essential Guide to Understanding Non-GAAP Financial Statements with Renee Rampulla
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
OCBOA financial statements Cash and Modified Cash Basis Tax Basis Unique Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Frequent Peer Review Matters
Year-End Tax Planning: Thinking Outside the Box
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Discuss the most recent tax legislation, rulings and developments Section 163(j) interest expense deduction New 21% corporate tax rate Medicare tax on high income wages and SE income Tax provision and extensions Timing income and deductions Alternative minimum tax (AMT) issues
Proper Financial Accounting for Partnerships and LLCs
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Importance of Partnership capital accounts Book vs tax capital accounts Partnership capital contributions Section 704(b) capital rules and OCBOA GAAP balance sheet impact of capital contributions Bonus and Goodwill methods Ceiling Rule and Remedial allocations GAAP partner capital accounts
Business Longevity: Stabilize, Strengthen, and Succeed
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Business Management Strategic Planning The role of AI in Business