What were they thinking? Why do business leaders sometimes make horrible decisions that severely damage themselves and their organizations? It is tempting to assume that poor choices must be due to someone's incompetence, inexperience, bad character, or low intelligence. Yet, when we make a...
We've been getting questions on how the leasing requirements in the new standard differ from current GAAP. In this webcast, we'll address your questions and concerns by examining the core principles of the new standard, including identification, recognition, measurement, presentation and...
The best way to maximize your Office 365 ROI is to leverage all of the different points of access for your Office files: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc. There are over a dozen Office 365 apps available for Android and iOS mobile devices. With an Office 365 subscription you are able to run many of...
Designed for accounting and attestation practitioners at all levels in both public accounting and business and industry, this course provides a comprehensive review of recent standard setting activities of the FASB and AICPA. In addition to providing a status update on Topic 606 implementation,...
The objective of this course is to train new staff accountants, data processing employees, para-professionals, and bookkeepers to prepare a complicated federal individual income tax return. Over the years, thousands of new staff have received practical, hands-on experience to become familiar...
We now have the benefit of the completion of the first full tax season since the issuance of tax reform legislation. In this course, tax advisors will be fully updated on the most important aspects of tax reform as well as major trends on the horizon with a view toward planning after...
No, tax reform was not the end of tax planning. While some ideas no longer work, tax reform has created or changed a number of ideas. Our panel of national experts will discuss whether tax deferral makes sense in the current political climate with a view of what to expect from the next...
A well-organized chart of accounts supports robust responsibility reporting, makes it easy to answer "what if?" questions and helps eliminate data entry errors. However, many organizations cling to the primitive practices of a half-century ago that impose barriers to developing budgets,...
As a tax practitioner, you need to understand the intricacies of the ever-popular S Corporation form of doing business and consider the tax affect various types of S Corporation distributions will have on its shareholders. Updated for the latest guidance on tax reform, this course examines...
The December Stimulus package has just been released and includes major tax provisions that will be effective for the 2020 tax year, things that CPAs and tax preparers need to know NOW! This presentation will include examples and case problems to illustrate and explain the law provisions. This...
It is not who you know, but who knows you. You land jobs, win clients, make sales and get promotions based on your visibility within your company, industry and business community. According to several studies, 70-75% of all new jobs are found through networking. Despite knowing that we should...
This course explores the increasingly complex features of Microsoft Excel that facilitate efficient data analysis. We will introduce numerous analytical methods and techniques by using practical examples to illustrate how to unleash the power of Excel when manipulating, analyzing and reporting...
When it comes to creating a dynamic staff, one bad apple can spoil the bunch! The problem is that toxic, troublesome, or unproductive team members usually reveal themselves after they have been hired, creating a dynamic that can disrupt the morale and effectiveness of the entire team. In...
A detailed analysis of the calculations related to determining an S shareholder's tax basis for S corporation shares using the Form 1120S, Schedule K-1 information. An illustrative example demonstrates how the process works, as well as the many potential pitfalls. This course qualifies for...
We have all made what we thought were `small' decisions that had a HUGE result. Gary Zeune, CPA will ask Gallagher how his `immaterial' choices sent him to prison. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
If you use Outlook to process your email, you are likely spending a substantial part of your day processing incoming email messages. This course is designed to show you a multitude of tips and tricks to reduce time spent processing emails. We will cover every feature available in Outlook to...
Getting ready for busy season involves not only knowing the new tax rules for 2019, but also knowing how those new rules impact the IRS tax forms practitioners will be using to prepare 2019 tax returns. This course provides tax return preparer attendees with an up-to-date review of important new...
The course provides a concise overview of the leading technologies and economic forces reshaping the accounting profession and how accountants are using new digital business models to thrive in the face of rapid and seismic change. Discover how accountants-once largely enterprise passengers and...
No, tax reform was not the end of tax planning. While some ideas no longer work, tax reform has created or changed a number of ideas. Our panel of national experts will discuss whether tax deferral makes sense in the current political climate with a view of what to expect from the next...
This course explores tools and techniques enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of client engagements and business processes using data analysis tools. We will introduce some of today's popular software tools and examine the AICPA's Five-Step Approach to incorporating data analytics into...
