Does a single audit have you running in circles? This course provides you with the knowledge to be more efficient and effective at planning and performing audits in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance and the Single Audit Act. Make sure your skills are up-to-date with the...
This course is designed to provide you with practical pointers for managing the payroll tax and reporting function. Learn how to avoid the frequent penalties in payroll tax reporting and stay up-to-date with the latest information. It also shows how to handle reporting and withholding...
This program presents a detailed analysis of the FASB and AICPA rules for transactions with related parties. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions either during or after the event.
Our focus is to reduce the overall risk of fraud. To that end, this course focuses on what factors contribute to turning honest employees into schemers. Discussion will include integrity and ethics, as well as how people may react in certain situations.
Business communication is complex. This course helps break it down with actionable items that you can use to improve communication in the workplace and with your consumers. Touching on areas such as feedback, achieving buy-in, upward/downward/lateral communication, and performance reviews, this...
Communication is the glue that connects people, but it doesn't come easy for many of us. If you want to quickly and effectively handle problems with co-workers or clients, and you want people to do what you want without a lot of hassle, this seminar is for you. The bottom line will be better...
* This course is #3 in the Microsoft PowerBI series of webinars. Click button in Program Content section below to see suggested viewing order. * Excel is the #1 data analysis tool for accountants. Yet many accountants have never learned the basics of data analysis using Excel or the tools...
Like most Microsoft Word users, you can get through the basics of creating a document and applying some formatting characteristics. But, do you use Word Styles or Quick Parts? Do you know how to generate a Table of Contents automatically from a document? Can you insert Excel-like formulas into...
Budget methods are the key to allowing department managers to efficiently prepare their budget in Excel. For example, a budget method may be to spread prior year actuals or match prior year actuals, or match prior year actuals less 10%. In this webinar, we will explore how to allow users to pick...
The President and Congress have delivered a revolutionary tax reform plan, and Surgent will bring you all of the details critical to you and your practice. These changes will affect your clients this coming season, and they will look to you to understand the issues and develop a plan that serves...
From the group that coauthored the book on restaurant accounting (Guide to Restaurant and Bars published by Practitioners publishing company), this seminar combines the practical knowledge of Restaurant ownership and operations, with your financial skills as a CPA.
Accountants in public practice face ethical conflicts almost daily. This workshop (re-)introduces the revised AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and walks through the eleven rules of conduct applicable to accountants in public practice, emphasizing the management of objectivity and competence....
"Never take things for granted and don't rely on the known world." "The systemic nature of our most significant risks calls for procedures and institutions that are globally coordinated yet locally flexible." -From the Global Risks 2014 Report What trends are occurring in the...
With the introduction of Adobe Acrobat DC, Adobe changed the game on how we work with PDF documents. More than just "another new software version," Acrobat DC offers a number of new outstanding productivity features that you will want to take advantage of including the ability to collect send...
A discussion of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions that impact capitalization, depreciation, and disposition of assets. This course qualifies for PTIN credit. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions either...
PivotTables are the most powerful feature of Excel, yet few business professionals use them in their day-to-day activities. For some, PivotTables are too intimidating; for others, PivotTables are a foreign concept. With a little information, guidance, and demonstration from your instructor, you...
This course will provide a general understanding of the current and prospective reporting and disclosure requirements for employee benefit plans. Participants will be provided with an insight into the common errors and mistakes made by auditors and plan administrators. Results from the...
PivotTable is a fancy term for an Excel report that summarizes data. If you have not yet had the good fortune of exploring PivotTables, it is about time. In this session, we'll dig into PivotTables, understand the report layout options, and examine PivotTable formulas.
Not only was the R&D tax credit made permanent but it now includes two provisions that can enormously benefit small businesses, including business startups. Starting in 2016, small businesses can now take the R&D tax credit against their AMT and a qualified small business may also take the R&D...
The effective date for ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) is rapidly approaching. The new standard eliminates one of the largest forms of off-balance sheet accounting, but requires most leases to be brought onto the balance sheet (whether classified as a financing or operating lease) as well as...
