CPE Catalog & Events
How to Build a Custom AI Chatbot and GPT in Plain English
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Fundamentals of GPT Builder and AI agent customization techniquesIntegration of specialized knowledge bases and domain-specific expertiseSecurity and privacy considerations in AI chatbot deploymentCustom GPT development without coding expertiseImplementation of AI agents for customer support and workflow automationMulti-bot interactions and content creation strategiesBest practices for maintaining and scaling AI assistants
Mastering Partnership Basis: Inside and Outside Basis
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Explain the use of both "inside" and "outside” basis determination.How to calculate tax basis capital accounts, including when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property.Clarify the importance of partnership capital accounts and partnerships debt on partner's tax basis.Explanation of how basis is impacted distributions and by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership interest.Comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process.
ACPEN: Transition from SSAE 16 to SSAE 18
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Online
1.00 Credits
SSAE 18 Intent Impact of Change Subservice Organization Modifications of SSAE 18 Monitoring Risk Assessment Complimentary Controls Evidence
ACPEN: Applying the New Expected Credit Loss Model
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Online
2.00 Credits
Principles behind the new expectation credit loss model Acceptable methods for evaluating expected credit loss for certain financial instruments Enhanced disclosure requirements common for nonpublic entities
ACPEN: Financial Statement Analysis
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Online
4.00 Credits
Purposes of financial statement analysis Trend analysis and vertical & horizontal analysis Simple and multivariate regression; Analysis of metrics Assessment of liquidity, solvency, and profitability Using data visualizations The role of qualitative factors
Microsoft 365 Application Lightning Round Review-Updated
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Lightning round review of the following apps, with an explanation and demonstration of what each of them offersTeams - the foundation of all that you do in Microsoft 365SharePoint / OneDrive - secure cloud storagePower BI - the new financial reporting modelStream - the YouTube for your organizationBookings - streamline your appointment scheduling OneNote - get your content organized for quick retrieval Lists - create custom list tracking reportsTo Do - consolidate all your Outlook, Planner and general "to do's" in one appPlanner - manage simple and complex engagements and projects in an intuitive appA quick look at many of the remaining apps
LEARNING PATH: AI-Powered Accounting
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
This learning path helps CPAs move from "AI curious" to AI capable by building practical skills across prompt engineering, core AI concepts, and real accounting use cases. You'll learn how AI fits into the profession, where it can improve efficiency and judgment, and how to apply tools like Copilot in Excel to real workflows. It's ideal if you want to stay relevant as automation expands-without getting lost in jargon-while still grounding the learning in accounting and audit realities.
LEARNING PATH: Audit and Risk Fundamentals
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
If you want stronger audits with fewer surprises, this path is built around the core building blocks: risk assessment, internal controls, walkthroughs, and operating effectiveness testing. It reinforces how to identify what can go wrong, where controls fail, and how fraud risk often shows up in control gaps. CPAs take this path to sharpen planning, improve documentation quality, and make testing more meaningful—especially useful for audit seniors, managers, and internal auditors responsible for higher-risk engagements.
LEARNING PATH: Auditing Key Financial Statement Areas
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
This path is designed for CPAs who want to strengthen execution in the areas that most often drive audit risk, adjustments, and review comments. It walks through practical approaches to auditing cash, inventory, estimates, payables/expenses, and PP&E, helping you improve testing choices, evidence quality, and professional judgment. Take this path if you want a tighter, more repeatable approach to auditing the "big buckets" that can make or break engagement quality.
LEARNING PATH: CPA to CFO Leadership
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
This path helps CPAs expand from technical expertise to executive finance leadership-the mindset shift needed for controller, finance director, and CFO tracks. It blends strategic competencies (ratios, budgeting/forecasting thinking, behavioral finance) with real-world leadership topics like supplier relationships and what it takes to operate as a fractional CFO. CPAs should take this path to strengthen advisory value, communicate like a finance leader, and make more confident decisions that go beyond compliance.
LEARNING PATH: Combatting Fraud
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
Fraud risk is evolving, and this path gives CPAs a balanced toolkit across prevention, detection, and response-without making it purely theoretical. You'll explore control-based prevention ("Fraud Busters"), external fraud countermeasures, and higher-risk topics like money laundering, plus practical considerations tied to modern work patterns (like the gig economy). CPAs should take this path to better protect clients and organizations, improve skepticism, and recognize red flags early-before losses compound.
LEARNING PATH: Ethics and Professional Responsibility
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
This path reinforces the ethical backbone of the profession by covering real scenarios CPAs face: technology-driven dilemmas, malpractice risk, fraud/embezzlement case studies, and professional ethical considerations. It's built to strengthen decision-making, professional skepticism, and risk awareness-especially helpful for CPAs renewing licenses and firm leaders setting the tone at the top. Take this path if you want ethics training that feels practical and job-relevant, not checkbox-only.
LEARNING PATH: Financial Strategy and Analysis
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
This learning path is for CPAs who want to translate financial data into insight-sharpening analysis, budgeting, and performance interpretation. You'll build skill in statement analysis and forecasting fundamentals, then level up with case studies and "numbers-to-narratives" communication (including storytelling in financial reporting). CPAs should take this path to become more valuable to leadership by turning reports into decisions-and decisions into clear explanations stakeholders can act on.
LEARNING PATH: Government and NFP Specialist
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
Government and Not-For-Profit work has unique standards, reporting expectations, and compliance requirements-this path focuses specifically on those realities. It pairs Yellow Book ethics with governmental accounting updates and what's changing in A&A for governmental entities, giving CPAs a current, practical view of the landscape. Take this path if you serve public-sector or NFP clients (or want to) and need specialized CPE that aligns with their standards and oversight environment.
LEARNING PATH: Staff Accountant Core Foundations
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
This path is built for early-career CPAs and staff who need a solid base across the essentials: core accounting, tax basics, audit fundamentals, and practical spreadsheet accuracy. It includes topics like compilation preparation, keeping up with standard-setting, finding errors in Excel, and foundational individual taxation. CPAs should take this path to ramp faster, reduce common mistakes, and become more dependable across multiple engagement types early in their careers.
LEARNING PATH: Strategic Growth and Personal Development
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Virtual
10.00 Credits
Technical skills aren't enough for advancement-this path builds the leadership and business development capabilities that help CPAs grow into advisory and partner-track roles. You'll cover change leadership, executive presence/personal brand, talent management, client database monetization, and navigating modern business risk and tech adoption challenges. CPAs should take this path to strengthen influence, drive initiatives, and contribute to firm growth-especially if they're moving into management or client-facing leadership.
LEARNING PATH: Technology and Innovation
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Virtual
0.00 Credits
This path gives CPAs a practical, current foundation in the technologies reshaping the profession-AI usage, cybersecurity risk, major tech trends, and even data ethics for modern accountants. It's designed to build confidence in evaluating tools, understanding risk, and adopting technology responsibly, rather than just "keeping up" passively. CPAs should take this path to stay future-ready, improve tech-informed judgment, and better advise clients and stakeholders in a rapidly changing environment.
LEARNING PATH: Compliance in a Box
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Virtual
20.00 Credits
This is the "coverage path" for CPAs who want a streamlined way to make major progress toward annual requirements in one purchase. This 20-credit bundle is positioned as an efficient way to earn CPE while checking multiple boxes-ethics/professional skepticism, tax updates, audit technology awareness, fraud exposure, and accounting/reporting refreshers. Take this Learning Path if you want broad renewal coverage at a lower cost.
Tax Implications of Retirement Plan Distributions
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Required minimum distributions for a deceased’s heirs2025 retirement plan contribution limitsRequired minimum distributions and contributions to charityKey provisions of Secure Act 2.0
Unlimited Webinars
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
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