CPE Catalog & Events

MEGA is Coming Up Fast  Join us June 14-17, 2026, as the FICPA welcomes an anticipated 450 practitioners, prominent speakers and respected product and service providers for MEGA 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando.  From thought-provoking keynotes and cutting-edge CPE sessions to interactive demos and social events, this year’s MEGA promises to deliver big.     Featured MEGA Events Career-changing Sessions | Hands-on Learning Labs | Hosted Kickoff Reception MEGA Celebration | Hosted Happy Hour Women to Watch Awards | New CPA Ceremony | Florida Ethics (Add-on)  What can you expect at MEGA 2026? Watch the MEGA 2025 recap video and view the photo album.    MEGA registrations and hotel reservations are already filling up since Orlando is such a popular conference and family vacation destination!  Register and reserve early!  Save $150 when you register for MEGA by May 14 and reserve your room at our MEGA rate of $235 plus a $10 resort fee and applicable taxes.    Why make your way to MEGA?  Tackle the latest trends and emerging topics, including cybersecurity, AI, OBBB, ESG, risk management, talent pipeline and more.   More than 40 partners and exhibitors will help you navigate the complexities of accounting today.   Connect with FICPA leadership (staff, Board and Council members) and share your unique member insights and build valuable relationships.  Ethics: Protecting the Integrity of Florida CPAs is offered in conjunction with MEGA to allow you to fulfill your four required biennial ethics CPE credits.  Separate registration is required.   CPE Credit: This group-live (non-self-study) program is designed to qualify for CPE credit under the CPE Guidelines established by the Florida Board of Accountancy under the FL DBPR. IRS CE Credit  IRS Continued Education Credit can be awarded for attending the State Tax track of this conference. CE credit is reported to the IRS on the registrant’s behalf. You must indicate that you wish to earn IRS CE from the session menu during the registration process and provide the FICPA with your PTIN within 10 days of the conclusion of the conference for the FICPA to report your CE credits. Registrants can provide their PTIN by emailing cpe@ficpa.org.   CLE Credit  CLE credit is awarded by The Florida Bar and eligible for attending the State Tax learning track of this conference. You must indicate that you wish to earn CLE from the session menu during the registration process and provide the FICPA with your FL BAR number to receive your CLE course codes for self-reporting.  $tack the $avings!   In addition to FICPA member and early registration discounts, you can save up to 15% when registering groups of five or more from the same organization. Contact FICPA Member Services at MSC@ficpa.org or 850-224-2727, ext. 1 for details.  FICPA Members save even more. Not a member? Join today at ficpa.org/JoinToday.   Social Media  Follow the FICPA on Linked in, Facebook, Instagram and X and share news about this conference using the hashtag #FICPAMEGA.   Cancellation Policy   We love to see you commit to the annual MEGA conference early, but know sometimes life forces schedules to change. If that happens, you have options. Please let our member services team know which option you select below:   Receive a full refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account by canceling before May 14, 2026. Call or email MSC at msc@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727.   Receive a partial refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account, minus the event cancellation fee of $150 by canceling on or after May 14, 2026. Call or email MSC at msc@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727. Please review the FICPA CPE Policies for additional information: CPE Policies  

Join us in Orlando for empowering education, collaboration and inspiration!  This year we’re giving you an opportunity to attend both the ever-popular Women’s Leadership Summit (WLS) and MEGA 2026 from June 14-17 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort, with exciting new sessions and in-person networking.  From thought-provoking keynotes and cutting-edge concurrent sessions to interactive demos and social events, WLS and MEGA promise to deliver!  Enjoy four days of continued learning and conferencing alongside your peers at Orlando’s crème de la crème resort.  What’s Included? Sunday, June 14 | Learning Labs | Hosted Kickoff Reception Monday, June 15 | Women to Watch Awards Breakfast | Women’s Leadership Summit | Newly Certified Ceremony | MEGA Evening Gala Tuesday, June 16 | Breakfast, Breaks & Lunch | All MEGA Sessions | Happy Hour  Wednesday, June 17 | Breakfast & Breaks | All MEGA Sessions   If you would like to attend only the Women’s Leadership Summit, click here. If you would like to attend MEGA 2026 only, click here.   Register and reserve early!  Save $150 when you register for MEGA by May 14 and reserve your room at our MEGA rate of $235 plus a $10 resort fee and applicable taxes.  Why make your way to MEGA? ? Tackle the latest trends and emerging topics, including cybersecurity, AI, OBBB, ESG, risk management, talent pipeline and more.    More than 40 partners and exhibitors will help you navigate the complexities of accounting today.    Connect with FICPA leadership (staff, Board and Council members) and share your unique member insights and build valuable relationships.   Ethics: Protecting the Integrity of Florida CPAs is offered in conjunction with MEGA to allow you to fulfill your four required biennial ethics CPE credits.  Separate registration is required. CPE Credit: This group-live (non-self-study) program is designed to qualify for CPE credit under the CPE Guidelines established by the Florida Board of Accountancy under the FL DBPR. IRS CE Credit   IRS Continued Education Credit can be awarded for attending the State Tax track of this conference. CE credit is reported to the IRS on the registrant’s behalf. You must indicate that you wish to earn IRS CE from the session menu during the registration process and provide the FICPA with your PTIN within 10 days of the conclusion of the conference for the FICPA to report your CE credits. Registrants can provide their PTIN by emailing cpe@ficpa.org.   CLE Credit  CLE credit is awarded by The Florida Bar and eligible for attending the State Tax learning track of this conference. You must indicate that you wish to earn CLE from the session menu during the registration process and provide the FICPA with your FL BAR number to receive your CLE course codes for self-reporting.  $tack the $avings!   In addition to FICPA member and early registration discounts, you can save up to 15% when registering groups of five or more from the same organization. Contact FICPA Member Services at MSC@ficpa.org or 850-224-2727, ext. 1 for details.  FICPA Members save even more. Not a member? Join today at ficpa.org/JoinToday.   Social Media  Follow the FICPA on Linked in, Facebook, Instagram and X and share news about this conference using the hashtag #FICPAMEGA.   Cancellation Policy   We love to see you commit to the annual MEGA conference early, but know sometimes life forces schedules to change. If that happens, you have options. Please let our member services team know which option you select below:   Receive a full refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account by canceling before May 14, 2026. Call or email MSC at msc@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727.   Receive a partial refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account, minus the event cancellation fee of $150 by canceling on or after May 14, 2026. Call or email MSC at msc@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727.  Please review the FICPA CPE Policies for additional information: CPE Policies

Join us on Monday, June 15, in Orlando for an empowering education, collaboration and inspiration! The ever-popular Women’s Leadership Summit  (WLS) returns in 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, with exciting new sessions and networking opportunities.This event gets bigger and better every year with past attendees praising it for having relevant content, smooth speaker vibe and unprecedented support of women in accounting. What’s Included?  Sunday, June 14 | Learning Labs | Hosted Kickoff Reception  Monday, June 15 | Women to Watch Awards Breakfast | Women's Leadership Summit   Add-ons (for an additional fee): Newly Certified Ceremony | MEGA Evening Gala  Note: If you would like to attend MEGA, please register for the MEGA conference with WLS Track by clicking here.   CPE Credit   This conference qualifies for at least 6 CPE credit (subject to change.) CPE credit is subject to approval by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation  $tack the $avings!  In addition to FICPA member registration discounts, you can save up to 15% when registering groups of five or more from your organization!  Call Member Services for more information:1-850-224-2727 or 1-800-342-3197.  FICPA Members save even more. Not a member? Join today at ficpa.org/JoinToday.   Social Media  Follow the FICPA on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X and share news about this conference using the hashtag #FICPAWLS.  Cancellation Policy We love to see you commit to the annual WLS conference early, but know sometimes life forces schedules to change. If that happens, you have options. Please let our member services team know which option you select below:   Receive a full refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account by canceling before May 14, 2026. Call or email MSC at msc@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727.   Receive a partial refund to your original payment method, transfer your balance to a future event, or place money on account, minus the event cancellation fee of $55 by canceling on or after May 14, 2026. Call or email MSC at msc@ficpa.org or call 850-224-2727. Please review the FICPA CPE Policies for additional information: CPE Policies    

Unlock the power of multigenerational teams to future-proof your firm. Today’s workplace is more generationally diverse than ever—spanning five, soon to be six, distinct generations. And while this mix can create miscommunication and friction, it also holds untapped potential for innovation, connection, and resilience. This dynamic course helps professionals in accounting, law, banking, insurance, and financial services understand and harness generational dynamics. You'll explore how shared formative experiences shape values, communication styles, and expectations at work—from the frugality of the World War II generation to the digital fluency of Gen Z and the up-and-coming Generation Alpha. Rather than getting stuck in generational stereotypes, you’ll learn to lead, collaborate, and connect more effectively across ages. With insights drawn from workplace psychology, sociological research, and real-world examples, this course equips you with practical tools to bridge the gap—so you can build stronger client relationships, more collaborative teams, and a culture people want to stay in.  

Governmental Accounting 101, is a 2 hour webcast that takes the participant of a whirlwind tour of governmental accounting basics, focusing on wetting the participant’s appetite for more.  This session will be the first of a series of webcasts, with each subsequent webcast delving deeper and deeper into the governmental accounting basics. 

The tax landscape is constantly changing, challenging tax practitioner to stay abreast of these developments.  This eight hour program will cover issues unique to business entities, including new court decisions, recent IRS publications, and the latest tax legislation that will impact businesses and individuals.  The remaining time will be spent on IRS procedure and other issues. This course will provide a concise look at the hottest topics affecting every tax practitioner.  **Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.

Join our course on Multistate Taxation – Issues and Planning Opportunities designed for financial professionals. Learn about crucial topics like nexus implications, state taxable income calculations, and audit defense strategies. Gain practical insights to integrate these considerations into client financial plans effectively. From deciphering complex formulas to understanding state-specific regulations, this course equips you with actionable knowledge to excel in finance. Explore multistate business activities, choice of business entity, and interstate commerce clauses. By course completion, you'll be ready to identify common pitfalls, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with multistate taxation. Join us and navigate the complexities of finance confidently. **Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.

The course explores the challenges of the current economic trends and analyzes their impact on you as the financial executive in areas of human resource management; credit markets and banking; risk management and pandemic style disruptions; cash flow planning strategies; debt and equity mix impacts in uncertain markets; globalization of the market in times of uncertainty; retirement planning and social security funding; and acquiring distressed companies and assets. Specific recommendations and insights will be offered to you to deal with the challenges.

Appreciation isn’t a soft skill—it’s a strategic advantage. In today's competitive professional landscape, your ability to express appreciation effectively can be the difference between retaining top talent, building strong client relationships, and creating a thriving team culture—or not. This course introduces a powerful, research-backed framework for understanding how appreciation works—and how to use it to fuel performance, loyalty, and engagement across your firm, practice, or department. Based on the work of Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Paul White, you’ll explore the four core "languages of appreciation" and learn how to recognize and use them in a way that resonates with clients, colleagues, and team members. The truth is, everyone wants to feel valued—but not everyone receives appreciation the same way. In this hands-on session, you’ll discover your own appreciation style, learn to spot others’, and develop practical tools to build a more energized, connected, and committed workplace.  

What were they thinking?  Why do some people make horrible decisions that severely damage themselves and their organizations?  It is tempting to assume that a poor choice must be due to a leader’s incompetence, inexperience, bad character, or low intelligence – but such easily attributed factors generally aren’t the true cause when leaders blunder.  In such situations, many turn to finance and accounting professionals for evaluation, answers, remedies, and solutions for improved decision-making.

Data analytics and mining are the fastest growing disciplines in accounting and general management. Many organizations are either planning programs or have them already underway. Unfortunately, a number of these attempts fail due to poor planning/preparation and a lack of commitment, training, and clear vision of the program's goals. Today there is no shortage of data, but relatively few organizations have established an environment and ongoing process to isolate, capture, analyze, and convert data into actionable information. At times, even organizations that are employing leading-edge analytics are doing it with traditional, limited sets of data. This session explores how an organization can successfully become data driven. The discussion includes numerous examples demonstrating how accounting and financial professionals can build upon their current analytical skills to better perform traditional tasks and assume a role as a business partner with others in their organization. The program is aimed to assist those just beginning the journey, as well as those who want to test their current efforts or are considering the need for a restart. In addition to discussing a number of analytical tools, including available software, lists of reference books and next-level software are provided. This program continues to build upon the Controllership Update Series.

Companies often offer stock options as an additional form of compensation to attract and retain the best talent. Used appropriately, stock options can generate significant wealth, yet many employees are unfamiliar with how stock options work and why options serve as a valuable opportunity for employees to establish and grow their wealth. Unfortunately, employees who receive stock options are often unaware of their inherent risks. Research has shown that over 76% of employees have never exercised their stock options. Almost half of these individuals (48%), say they held off on selling their options due to fear of making a mistake. This course provides accounting and finance professionals with a broad overview of employee stock options. The webinar is designed to help participants better understand the fundamentals behind these investments and, in turn, better advise their clients.

To many clients, CPA firms all look the same. While services and specialties may vary significantly from one firm to another, it is hard for the average person to see this by simply looking at the sign outside our office door. Is there any way to make us stand out more to the outside world? Through surveys, statistics, and examples, this course looks at how CPA firms can develop a marketing plan beyond just relying on referrals. We look at the pluses and minuses of various marketing channels, regulatory constraints, and how to measure success in the competitive financial services space.

Tax developments have been in the forefront of the news, and tax practitioner can find it challenging to remain up-to-date with these changes.  This 8 hour program will cover tax issues relating to individuals, including new court decisions, recent IRS publications, and the latest tax legislation.  The remaining time will be spent on IRS procedure and other issues. This course will provide a concise look at the hottest topics affecting every tax practitioner.   **Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.

Practitioners that provide non-audit services must strike the right balance between complying with relevant professional and regulatory standards, providing value-added client service, and mitigating litigation and other practice management risks. This course contains many case studies to reinforce best practices for managing the accounting, reporting, and performance issues associated with the attest services of compilations and reviews where reports are issued, as well as the SSARS  preparation of financial statements service and other nonattest engagements.

Subchapter S corporations continue to be popular because of employment tax advantages and accounting ease.  But, taxpayers continue to make errors in making and maintaining their Subchapter S elections.  Meanwhile, the cost of remedial rulings has been dramatically reduced for some while others can now face a $43,700 filing/user fee plus professional fees just to get relief. Practitioners need to be alert as to planning opportunities and pitfalls. This ACPEN course will include a panel of national tax practitioners and experts reviewing these complex rules as well as the latest judicial, legislative and regulatory developments. *Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com

This highly informative course comprehensively covers all the latest tax law developments. The focus is on individual taxation and discussion of the planning opportunities practitioners need to understand to help clients respond effectively. You will come away from the course with the up-to-date knowledge to educate your individual tax clients and implement tax-saving ideas that will serve their ever-evolving needs. This course is continually updated to reflect enacted legislation. Please Note: Due to content overlap, it is recommended that this course NOT be taken together with BFTU.

This is a 2 hour webcast that will focus on the similarities between all three of these GASB accounting standards that deal with contractual arrangements such as leases, Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements (SBITA) and P3s.  Compare and contrast these standards as you prepare for implementation this year of GASB 94 and GASB 96, and review the implementation efforts of Leases in Year 2. 

Employees drive the written and unwritten culture at your organization. Understanding the key workplace issues and how to solve them in today's environment can maximize the returns that employees provide for an organization. We take a deep dive into the research behind the larger issues with our workforce and discuss multiple practical solutions that will enhance your leadership and growth. How can we realize the most from our staff?

Organizations that use primitive costing methods make predictable mistakes, allocating too much cost to easy, high-volume "gravy" products and too little cost to difficult, low-volume "dog" jobs,  putting an organization with inferior information at a significant competitive disadvantage.  The secret to being the “smart competitor” is learning how to deal with overhead.  This session will show you how to assign 16 key overhead categories.  Whether you work in a wholesale, retail, healthcare, service or manufacturing business, you will find this session invaluable.  Get your cost right, and you will be able to give the "dogs" to your competitors and keep the "gravy" for yourself.