CPE Catalog & Events
PFP Update: Investment Planning in This New Era 26-27
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
How can you solidify an appropriate investment strategy based on risk, help clients stay on top of potentially life-altering situations and help them understand the intricacies of investment planning" Gain a better understanding of investment markets and the effects of world events, assess client risk and matching to expected return, deal with increasing client concerns, and develop better investment solutions in a rapidly changing environment. Attendees will consider the following questions during this course: How should you adjust your investment philosophy based on a world that is not secure" With new market heights attained often and unexpected events occurring regularly, how does one feel comfortable with an investment strategy" Where are investments headed in an economy'to some'on borrowed time" Be sure to register for all of our PFP updates: PFP Update: Income Tax, Retirement, and Estate Planning PFP Update: Issues, Exposures, and Developing Client Strategy PFP Update: Investment Planning in This New Era
Cash Management Techniques: Cash Does Not Manage Itself! 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Are you managing your cash, or is your cash managing you" Can you effectively project cash position a week, month or year from now" This seminar demonstrates how to develop long and short-term cash management processes, allowing for productive days and restful nights. This session provides timeless cash management techniques and strategies.
Clarifying Risk Assessment - SAS 145 and Beyond 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
This course is designed to refresh your understanding of the critical importance of risk assessment in the audit practice. We'll briefly discuss the impact of AICPA's Clarity Project for audits and the need to update firm processes to incorporate the risk assessment standards. Participants may alternatively need to fine-tune an implementation of the risk assessment standards. These standards are designed to eliminate the connect-the-dots methodology of checklist auditing and add critical thinking back into the audit process. They remain a problem area for many firms, resulting in engagement and peer review deficiencies. This course has been updated to include a more in-depth discussion of SAS No. 145, Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement. We will break down this complex and misunderstood subject with an easy-to-understand approach.
Closely Held Business Owner Financial Planning Opportunities 26-27
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Many business owners need to pay more attention to the financial planning opportunities and implications when starting, growing and successfully running their businesses. This all-inclusive course brings together closely held business owner specifics, focusing on critical structure and financial planning issues, such as identifying those issues that business owners need to keep on the radar. This session will help determine the goals and objectives of the business owner when selecting or changing a form of the organization concerning start-up costs, control over the operation of the business, personal liability for business operations, flexibility in the process of the company, business structure, continuity and compensation. Financial planning issues to be discussed include cash flow management and budgeting, risk management and insurance, investing, income tax, retirement and estate planning issues.
Federal Tax Update: Individual Form 1040 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
This course is a comprehensive overview of critical Federal tax law updates resulting from changes to current laws, regulations and court cases impacting individual taxation. We will also review recent modifications to tax forms, small business tax law and administrative updates, retirement plan changes and tax practice and procedures.
Fundamentals of 1031 Exchanges 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Cover critical aspects, common problem areas and strategies for successful 1031 exchanges. Examine Form 8824 preparation, replacement property adjusted basis computations, advanced 1031 strategies and more. Study advanced 1031 exchange strategies such as reverse exchange, partners/TIC structures, and improvement exchanges (including "Bartell" parking arrangements). Bring questions and increase your expertise.
K2's Excel Essentials For Staff Accountants 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Staff accountants often need guidance to learn which features can help them create effective Excel workbooks. This course will teach them about many of Excel's accounting-centric features enabling them to work more efficiently and generate accurate results.
Preparation, Compilation and Review Issues - Highlights 26-27
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
This course is a refresher of the more significant SSARS requirements for preparation, compilation and review engagements. Includes discussion of SSARS 26 and SSARS 27.
Accounting and Auditing for the Construction Industry 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
The construction industry faces many unique challenges to survive and remain profitable. These include specific accounting and reporting aspects for construction contracts and estimating project costs and profitability. Analyze revenue recognition under the percentage of completion method (including comparing current standards to the new FASB revenue standard) by exploring the underlying details. Reduce potential errors made using established concepts, including the shortfalls of the "cost to cost" method. Take a focused look at construction contractors' accounting, reporting and auditing. Discuss techniques and examples that provide a realistic audit approach for the contractor, including detailed auditing procedures for many types of contracts.
Federal Tax Update: Individual Form 1040 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
This course is a comprehensive overview of critical Federal tax law updates resulting from changes to current laws, regulations and court cases impacting individual taxation. We will also review recent modifications to tax forms, small business tax law and administrative updates, retirement plan changes and tax practice and procedures.
Fundamentals of 1031 Exchanges 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Cover critical aspects, common problem areas and strategies for successful 1031 exchanges. Examine Form 8824 preparation, replacement property adjusted basis computations, advanced 1031 strategies and more. Study advanced 1031 exchange strategies such as reverse exchange, partners/TIC structures, and improvement exchanges (including "Bartell" parking arrangements). Bring questions and increase your expertise.
K2's Excel Essentials For Staff Accountants 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Staff accountants often need guidance to learn which features can help them create effective Excel workbooks. This course will teach them about many of Excel's accounting-centric features enabling them to work more efficiently and generate accurate results.
101 Tax Planning Ideas 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
The need for individual tax planning has never been greater. After passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), exclusions from income, above-the-line deductions, and credits will play a critical role in tax planning, but the changes to business, itemized, and exemption deductions must also be considered. This course reviews the different types of planning and essential planning techniques. Examples of these approaches are illustrated as scores of tax strategies are presented.
IRAs—Traditional, Roth, SEP & SIMPLE 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
This comprehensive training is designed to get you quickly up to speed with the different types of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The cornerstone of the course is an in-depth coverage of the contribution and distribution rules to the Traditional, Roth, Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) and Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) IRAs. The course will also discuss the basics of the Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as any newly enacted tax legislation related to IRAs.
K2's Technology For CPAs - Don’t Get Left Behind 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Technology changes daily, so it's essential to stay up-to-date with critical developments to effectively leverage today's technologies. Join us for this session to explore key technological developments impacting accounting and financial professionals.
U.S. GAAP Disclosures for Non-Public Entities 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Disclosure has never been more critical. This course covers the most commonly encountered U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements. The course is an overview of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and its more significant disclosure requirements applicable to non-public entities. In addition to U.S. GAAP, the course includes discussion of disclosure requirements for financial statements prepared using a special purpose framework, e.g., tax basis.
101 Tax Planning Ideas 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
The need for individual tax planning has never been greater. After passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), exclusions from income, above-the-line deductions, and credits will play a critical role in tax planning, but the changes to business, itemized, and exemption deductions must also be considered. This course reviews the different types of planning and essential planning techniques. Examples of these approaches are illustrated as scores of tax strategies are presented.
IRAs—Traditional, Roth, SEP & SIMPLE 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
This comprehensive training is designed to get you quickly up to speed with the different types of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). The cornerstone of the course is an in-depth coverage of the contribution and distribution rules to the Traditional, Roth, Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) and Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) IRAs. The course will also discuss the basics of the Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as any newly enacted tax legislation related to IRAs.
K2's Technology For CPAs - Don’t Get Left Behind 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Technology changes daily, so it's essential to stay up-to-date with critical developments to effectively leverage today's technologies. Join us for this session to explore key technological developments impacting accounting and financial professionals.
U.S. GAAP Disclosures for Non-Public Entities 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
Disclosure has never been more critical. This course covers the most commonly encountered U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements. The course is an overview of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and its more significant disclosure requirements applicable to non-public entities. In addition to U.S. GAAP, the course includes discussion of disclosure requirements for financial statements prepared using a special purpose framework, e.g., tax basis.