CPE Catalog & Events
Tax Basis Financial Statements 26-27
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
As the complexity of GAAP drives preparers of financial statements to seek GAAP alternatives, many are finding tax-basis financial statements can meet their needs. This 2-hour program covers many of the matters to be considered when choosing the tax-basis for financial statement presentation.
Shorten Month End: Closing Best Practices 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Surveys show that the average North American company completes its monthly financial statement closing in six days. However, some companies can close their books in one day or less. You don't have to sacrifice accuracy for speed. This session will show you how to close month-end faster, better and cheaper.
K2's Getting Started With Artificial Intelligence 26-27
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot, are available to everyone and offer great promise for enhanced productivity. Learn how you can begin to take advantage of these tools by participating in this session.
Accounting for Crypto Assets 26-27
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the latest U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) guidelines for accounting and financial reporting of crypto assets. Participants will learn the essential concepts for identifying, measuring, presenting, and disclosing crypto assets in financial statements, with a specific focus on the new guidance from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-08.
K2's Securing Your Data: Practical Tools For Protecting Information 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Data security is a top-of-mind concern for almost all business professionals, yet most struggle to achieve this objective. Make plans to participate in this session to learn about many practical tools you can use to protect your data and enhance cybersecurity.
How AI Fits into the Accounting World 26-27
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
This session is designed as a primer to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) and to discuss how it will impact accountants as they work. The material will briefly explain what AI is and then focus on ways that it is already serving those in the accounting realm. It will close with a look at future AI-centric developments that will have great potential to positively impact on the accounting profession. Those wishing to gain an understanding of what artificial intelligence is and how it will be used by accountants should consider attending this session.
K2's The Best Kept Secrets Of Microsoft 365 26-27
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Microsoft 365 offers more than just Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint! Participate in this session to learn about the best-kept secrets in your Microsoft 365 subscription and how they can improve personal and team productivity and security.
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
To get started in estate planning, learn the basics of intestate succession, probate, wills, health care directives, general powers of attorney, trusts, gift and estate tax planning, as well as transfers of assets. Become familiar with some basics of transfer tax planning, including A-B trusts and QTIPs/marital deduction planning, portability, planning with life insurance trusts, family limited partnerships and more. Also, particular attention will be paid to the human elements that are impacted by estate planning and related tax strategies.
Auditing Standards: A Comprehensive Review 26-27
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Online
16.0 Credits
Member Price: $589
From understanding fraud requirements to improving risk assessment procedures and from testing to meeting auditing standards, discover ways to audit more effectively and efficiently. Engage in discussions that cover reducing risk and effective planning, research and documentation. Review various case studies, real-life examples and sample documentation will reinforce ideas. This course meets the specific California Board of Accountancy requirements that CPAs are required to meet for re-issuance of their license.
Accounting Analysis Basics 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Develop financial reporting expertise to conduct an accounting analysis and detect distortions in financial statements. Accounting savvy permits the business analyst to leverage financial information to manage and implement business plans. Gain the tools necessary to become skilled at such analyses. Review the impact of financial and accounting data on the function of capital markets in relation to the changing economic landscape and globalization.
Auditing Standards Update & Best Practices 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
In every audit, the auditor must identify and assess the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. This process includes understanding the entity and its environment, including its internal control, thereby providing a basis for designing and implementing responses to the assessed risks of material misstatement. This program explores efficient ways to conduct audits (primarily for private companies), including discussing the applicable standards and their requirements.
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
To get started in estate planning, learn the basics of intestate succession, probate, wills, health care directives, general powers of attorney, trusts, gift and estate tax planning, as well as transfers of assets. Become familiar with some basics of transfer tax planning, including A-B trusts and QTIPs/marital deduction planning, portability, planning with life insurance trusts, family limited partnerships and more. Also, particular attention will be paid to the human elements that are impacted by estate planning and related tax strategies.
Only Financial Officer 3.0: Skills for Smaller Company Financial Managers 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
The title "Chief Financial Officer" is not an accurate description for what many financial managers do because the word "chief" implies the company has more than one degreed accountant. This seminar covers four major topics of importance to the financial manager who must do it all. We have designed Only Financial Officer 3.0 to give financial managers in small to medium-sized companies the high-level skills needed to act as a member of top management.
Auditing Standards: A Comprehensive Review 26-27
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Online
16.0 Credits
Member Price: $589
From understanding fraud requirements to improving risk assessment procedures and from testing to meeting auditing standards, discover ways to audit more effectively and efficiently. Engage in discussions that cover reducing risk and effective planning, research and documentation. Review various case studies, real-life examples and sample documentation will reinforce ideas. This course meets the specific California Board of Accountancy requirements that CPAs are required to meet for re-issuance of their license.
Fraud Misstatements & Financial Reporting 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Deceptive practices in financial statements continue to be a problem. This program discusses historical cases where fraudulent financial statements were not identified by an auditor and how to avoid these problems in the future.
K2's Technology Update 26-27
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
Technology changes daily, so how can you stay abreast of all the relevant issues and options" What trends do you need to monitor" Are there developments that will impact you" You can get answers to these and other questions by joining us for this update session.
Strategy, Risk and Finance: Why We Do What We Do 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
This seminar will help participants define their organization's strategy and particularly their sustainable competitive advantage by helping them understand their organization's unique value proposition. It will also help you and your organization understand how decisions are made and help improve the quality of the decisions required to execute their strategy. Finally, it will help identify and hopefully mitigate risks to the execution of their organization's strategy. We will also look at ways to find your company's unique value proposition and to measure your success at creating a sustainable competitive advantage.
Fraud Stories Series November 2026
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Each course in the Fraud Stories Series will examine a fraud case in detail. What factors lead the company to go astray" What could have prevented the fraud" What lesson can be learned" A new case presented Live at every session! Fraud Stories Series September 2026 Fraud Stories Series November 2026 Fraud Stories Series January 2027 Fraud Stories Series March 2027
AHI: Advanced Management and Leadership Essentials (Mini Course)
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**Online**
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
*** CPE SAVINGS CODES DO NOT APPLY TO STAFF TRAININGS ***This 2-hour mini course highlights leadership skills and situations that are common for managers. Participants will be encouraged to examine and challenge their beliefs and approaches to managing and leading people. Leading Others - Coaching & Developing Staff - prioritizing the coaching and development of staff in a post-pandemic work environment, including delegation for development, effective feedback, and managing virtual employees. Building Leadership Communication Skills - strategies to influence and lead others through effective communication in both individual and group settings. All of AHI's multi-day courses rely on live participant engagement. For this 2-hr. course, we encourage you to have a working webcam and microphone to take advantage of a live discussion leader and participant interaction.
Don Farmer's Federal Tax Update
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**Online**
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $384
*** Save 15% on this event when you use the code SAVE15 at checkout *** Join us for Don Farmer's Federal Tax Update — an engaging and informative course that will keep you up-to-speed on the latest tax developments. Using a blend of humor and practical examples, we'll walk through the most significant new tax legislation and updates affecting individual, corporate and business income taxation. The 2025 tax law introduces significant changes that will shape 2026 tax return preparation — and now is the time to get up to speed.In this timely update, we’ll walk through the provisions taking effect in 2026, along with important IRS guidance, recent court decisions and inflation-adjusted amounts that impact planning and compliance. We’ll focus on the developments that matter most when preparing returns and advising clients. With clear explanations and practical insights, this session will help you stay current, spot planning opportunities and head into the 2026 filing season prepared and confident. Delivery Method: Group internet-basedCPE Credit: TaxesProgram Level: Update Virginia Society of CPAs is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual course for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org