To help you meet your professional development needs, the FICPA has brought together an outstanding collection of CPE programming designed to sharpen your skills, keep you informed of the latest developments and enhance your career. With nearly 300 programs, the FICPA can help meet any CPE need: accounting & auditing updates, ethics, specialized topic conferences, governmental courses, the latest on taxation, and much more! The FICPA truly is your one-stop shop for the high-quality CPE courses in any format.

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NEW: Online Ethics Self-Study

Need ethics credits but don’t have time to go to a class? FICPA has your solution – NEW online ethics self study course, Ethics: Protecting Integrity of FL CPAs. Get the latest laws and rules for Florida as well as the internal and external issues CPAs face including: professional standards, ethical conduct, and client communication and independence.

Study at home or at your office – either way, it's on your own time, at your own pace and involves no travel expenses. Individuals that complete this online course and successfully pass the exam will earn 4 hours of ethics CPE credit.

New CPE Opportunities in 2010

Employee Benefits Conference
May 27, 2010 – Orlando
With the accounting profession’s increasing oversight of employee–benefit plans, it’s important to stay on top. This conference provides everything you need to know: what’s new; how to comply with current regulations; coping with audit deficiencies and more.

Practice Management Conference
June 23, 2010 – Tampa
Previously only available in Ft. Lauderdale, the Practice Management Conference will help you build fundamentals; manage and market your firm; develop leadership skills; and recruit and retain team members.

Accounting & Auditing Conference
Nov. 12, 2010 – Ft. Lauderdale
Designed for practitioners who focus on the accounting and auditing arena and want to stay current on this ever–changing field, this conference offers an in–depth look at the major topics affecting the profession.

 Watch for more information on these programs coming soon.

Online CPE Options

Has traveling across town for CPE got you down?

Do you prefer to take CPE from your home or office?

The FICPA has several exciting online CPE options. If you want real-time online training, the FICPA and our partners Accounting CPE Network (ACPEN) and CPE Link bring great topics and speakers to your desktop. These online CPE courses (webcasts) are broadcast live, feature video or audio of the speaker, slides of their presentation to follow along, links to download any written materials, and a forum to post questions and comments in real-time. For more information please click here.

Free – Weekly Federal Tax Update Podcasts

The FICPA is pleased to bring you weekly tax updates via podcast. You can “tune-in” to the podcasts each week to get updates on the latest federal tax changes. You can rely on this information to keep you up-to-date on the latest tax issues. The podcasts have been created for CPAs by veteran lecturers Lynn Nichols and Ed Zollars of MaresNichols CPE.

These podcasts do not qualify for CPE credit. They are designed to provide you with the most relevant and timely tax information to assist you in providing your clients, firm and company the best services possible.

Click here to begin tune in each week.

Registration Volume Discount
Register five or more people from your firm or organization for the same event and get a volume discount.  Click here for complete details.  (Some restrictions apply.)