CPE Catalog & Events
Nonprofit A&A Series Part 1: Financial Statement Presentation & Disclosure 26-27
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Part 1 of a 2-part series is an overview of GAAP requirements for nonprofit organizations and will help you become proficient in nonprofit financial reporting. This webcast focuses on presentation and disclosure unique to nonprofit organizations. Be sure to register for the next in the series: Nonprofit A&A Series Part 2: Revenue Recognition.
K2's Ethics And Technology 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Ethics issues in the field of technology continue to increase. Examples include software licensing, copyright issues, fraud, work-life balance, and a growing digital divide. Participate in this session to learn more about the ethical challenges associated with technology.
Tax Aspects of Stock Investing 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Despite the country's polarized politics and troubled economy, the interest in stock investing remains high as younger investors accumulate for retirement and retirees seek to outpace inflation. We'll explore the most popular stock investment strategies and their taxation, including dividend and capital appreciation strategies, while avoiding the net investment income tax and restrictions on losses and straddles. Companion course: Income Tax Planning For Bond Investments
Taxation of the Construction Contractor 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Taxation of long-term contracts has evolved into a myriad of compliance requirements and reporting considerations. Understanding complex and sometimes illogical rules is a specialty in itself. Learn the essentials to address both tax and compliance. Based on many years of service in the real estate and construction industries, this course will efficiently address the numerous issues and provide precise approaches to achieve the most beneficial tax result while meeting compliance requirements.
Using Psychology Secrets to Love your life and Get More Done
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
The new field of Positive Psychology offers many methods and ideas for helping people be happier, healthier, and better at what they do. Nowadays, the ability to be at your best and get clients to enjoy working with you is critical to growing your business or getting ahead. Studies show that happy people make $750,000 more over the course of their life than unhappy people, have half the number of sick days, and live 9 years longer. In this fun and fascinating seminar, you’ll learn how to not only be happier, but help your clients be happier in working with you.
Shortcuts to Personal and Professional Success
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
We all want to be successful and deeply fulfilled, but most of us have not learned what really leads to a life of abundance, happiness, purpose, and great relationships. In this seminar, you will learn the most effective methods for creating the life you really want. In his interviews with such people as Oprah, the Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, Ted Turner, and dozens of others, Jonathan has learned what really works and what does not. In this seminar you’ll learn the best personal and professional growth techniques he’s acquired over his career. Once you know these great ideas and methods, you'll be able to take your life and career to a whole new level.
Thrive Amidst the Chaos - 3 Steps to Increase Your Energy and Learn to Dance in the Rain
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Are you running around with a fire extinguisher permanently strapped to your back? Do everyday crises run your life, both at work and at home? Do you find yourself consistently taking care of everyone else with no time left to take care of you? In this session, we dive into controlling your chaos and managing your energy. Make no mistake, this isn't your father's time management class. It’s an energy management class developed on behalf of and with tired, frustrated, and burned out HR professionals like yourselves! If you find yourself drained and drinking far too much coffee, this is the session for you!
Design Flexible Work Options To Attract & Retain Your Workforce
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
With increasing competition for finding the best qualified candidates and retaining today’s workforce, it’s more important than ever to consider flexible work options in the workplace. We will review the most popular flexible work options your company could consider implementing: telecommuting, compressed work weeks, flexible hours, phased return from leave of absence, job sharing, early release days, and more! We’ll discuss the benefits of this talent management strategy, including increased productivity, decreased costs, better work-life “integration”, and increased employee engagement and satisfaction. You’ll learn how to propose flexible scheduling to your executive team, including how to logistically roll out this program. Whether you’re in a manufacturing plant, corporate headquarters, or retail industry, you can apply any of these flexible work options to your organization.
Budget Mastery: The Human Side of Budgeting-Navigating People's Issues with 360 Insight
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
You have a fantastic budget, but certain players are not pleased. Financial plans have a technical component and human component. We can resolve some of our budget issues by exploring the process’ human aspect. Understanding what makes you and others operate can enhance your understanding of the entire organization and build upon the respect and influence needed to navigate and lead the budgeting cycle. This session includes a case study that measures an individual’s personality type and then explores how to use our strengths and weaknesses to create a better budget process and quite frankly maybe a better you. This is a great and fun course on its own, but is also part three of a four part series on budget mastery.
Common Peer Review Deficiencies and How to Avoid Them
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Required Peer Reviews are an important element for ensuring high quality audit and attest services are being offered by CPAs. This course will explore the most common deficiencies identified through the Peer Review program, so that CPAs know what potential problems to avoid.
Audit & Attest Quality Matters that Should be on Your Radar - Avoiding Common Deficiencies in SAS, SSARS and SSAE Engagement
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Quality management is important. Every CPA firm that provides audit and other attest services must undergo a third-party quality control review. This session will provide you with the tips on how to avoid common quality control deficiencies in all services that are subject to peer review.
Leaders Eat Last. Why? - 1 Hour Session
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Trust is essential, because without trust, there can be no teamwork. Trust is like oxygen, when it is gone - we suffocate. This session provides a 15-step action plan to gain commitment from your team members, build trust, hold each person accountable and create results for your organization.
MBAExpress: Essence of Entrepreneurship - V 2.0
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $75
Tactics and strategies for entrepreneurship (bold)In this webcast, we'll discuss an alternative approach to building your business plan, along with a candid discussion of the "dark side" of being an entrepreneur.You'll learn: Why business plans that focus on the numbers is the wrong approach The four components of a non-traditional business plan Strategies for generating leads And more!
Applying the New Expected Credit Loss Model
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
All entities are subject to the new expected credit loss model established by recent GAAP. This course will provide highlights of the latest requirements for measurement, presentation, and disclosure.
Thinking Like an Auditor When Preparing Your Financial Statements
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
External auditors understand concepts like materiality, reasonableness, and risk of material misstatement. This course will explain how to think like an auditor when preparing and fairly presenting your financial statements and related disclosures.
Leading Up: The Superpower Every Ascending Leader Needs
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Most leadership training focuses on leading downstream, with the goal of eventually advancing to an executive role. Few people get to be “top dog” in their organization. So, nearly every worker will spend their entire career leading up, even while serving in a leadership role. Learn the skills and tactics needed to develop an effective working relationship with your boss and other superiors. Gain the credibility and support necessary to get things done and advance professionally.
Nonprofit A&A Series Part 2: Revenue Recognition 26-27
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Part 2 of a 2-part series is an overview of GAAP requirements for nonprofit organizations and will help you become proficient in nonprofit financial reporting. This session focuses on revenue recognition. Be sure to register for part 1 in the series: Nonprofit A&A Series Part 1: Financial Statement Presentation & Disclosure
Surgent's Defending Firms: Email Fraud, Cloud Risks, Cyber Insurance, and Remote Work Security
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $119
Cyber threats targeting accounting and finance professionals are growing more sophisticated, putting sensitive financial data at risk. This session explores the most pressing cybersecurity challenges accounting and finance professionals face today, including email fraud, phishing attacks, cloud security risks, and securing remote work environments. It also addresses the role of cyber insurance. Through real-world case studies and practical strategies, participants will learn how to recognize and mitigate cyber threats, evaluate cyber insurance policies, and implement security measures that protect their firms and clients. Attendees will leave with actionable steps to strengthen their cybersecurity posture and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory and industry standards.
Surgent's Guide to Understanding the At-Risk Basis Rules and Forms 6198 and 7203
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Many tax clients with losses from their S corporations, partnerships, and multiple-member LLCs treated as partnerships will want to use these losses to offset their other income from other sources. This program explains when, why, and how the at-risk rules apply to allow or to prevent the owner of a pass-through entity from taking a loss from a pass-through entity and using it to offset other income. This program is extremely helpful for anyone with pass-through entity clients.
Surgent's Tax Planning for Rental Real Estate
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $179
The taxation of real estate is tricky. Taxpayers can own real estate in a number of different ways, including direct and indirect investments. There are numerous exceptions to being classified as a rental activity. How do you know if someone is a real estate professional? In this course, we will explore all these issues and many more. Through real-world examples and discussion, this course will delve into exceptions to rental status, qualifications for material participation, and requirements for active status. Additionally, we will cover the QBI and Section 1237 safe harbors and touch on some planning ideas related to depreciation recapture.