CPE Catalog & Events
The Controller Function - Inventory Part 2 - Valuation, Inventory Methods and Inventory Fraud
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Online
1.50 Credits
Accounting Finance Procurement Inventory
A Guide to Sampling - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Auditing Yellowbook
Be the Sun, Not the Salt, featuring Harry Cohen and John Daly
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Online
1.00 Credits
What is the Heliotropic Effect? Be the Six Sun Pearls. Today is a good day to do good Be the bright spot in the room Be your own sun Do the next right thing Pet peeves bite Knowing isn't doing
Deep Dive into Quality Management
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Online
2.00 Credits
SQMS 1 and 2 Auditing Yellowbook
Tax Depreciation: How to Optimize Deductions
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Online
2.00 Credits
Recent tax legislation and developments related to depreciation and capitalization Eligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k) Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real property Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real property Disposition of segments of real property Exchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rules
Internal Controls That May Have Prevented Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Understand what factors allowed certain frauds to occur Recognize what internal controls may have prevented the frauds Consider application of these lessons to circumstances you encounter in your professional endeavors
Integrity, Objectivity and Judgment: Values in Action
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:AICPA Code of Conduct: Integrity and ObjectivityCase Study: Mortgage crisis of 2007-2010Case Study: World Com
Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Cloud Forensics
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Online
1.40 Credits
Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance
Streamlined Excel Reporting Series Session 1: PivotTable Fundamentals
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
PivotTable basics Row fields Value fields Column fields Filters Updating data automatically in PivotTables Groups and subtotals Value formats
Yellow Book Ethics
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The concept of public interestEthics, independence, and professional judgmentCompetence and continuing professional educationQuality control and peer reviewProper use of government information, resources, and positionProfessional behavior
Surgent's Management Fundamentals
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
What it takes to be effective as a manager Exploring the challenges that get in the way Looking at the driving forces that have evolved how managers engage with employees today Motivating employees of multi-generations Twelve practices that can be adopted to influence employees to become more engaged Identifying what it takes to develop employees Delegation and accountability
Seeing Beyond the Numbers: Analysis for CFOs & Controllers
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Purpose of Financial Statement AnalysisComparing Actuals vs. Expectations & BenchmarkingCase Studies 1 & 2Ratio AnalysisCase Study 3Analysis of Statement of Cash FlowsCase Studies 4 & 5Other Uses of Ratios
Governmental and Not-for-Profit Annual Update
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Virtual
8.00 Credits
GASB update Not-for-profit accounting update Revenue recognition in not-for-profits FASB's lease standard FASB update Auditor's report and conforming changes Auditing Standards Board update Governmental auditing update
Walter Haig's GAAP for SMEs, Tax & Cash Frameworks Update
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Virtual
8.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Amendments to the U.S. Accounting Standards Codification (i.e. - U.S. GAAP) issued during the 18-month period prior to the program that impact SMEsUpdate and review of the tax and cash special purpose frameworksUpdate and review of the AICPA Financial Reporting Framework for SMEsUpdate on common errors and deficiencies as identified in financial statements as identified in peer reviews and in litigation
ChatGPT for Accountants: 50+ Use Cases
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Major topics covered in this course include:Introduction to ChatGPT and artificial intelligence chatbot technologiesAutomating frequently asked questions and the onboarding processVerifying and reviewing financial recordsProviding real-time support to clientsGenerating financial reportsAutomating tax return preparation and financial planningProviding guidance on financial decision making
Internal Control Changes for Remote Workers
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:The benefits and pitfalls of remote employees.How to maximize the value provided by distance workers.Policies, procedures, and control measures designed for a more geographically dispersed workforce.
Controller Series: Communicating for Connections with Coworkers, Customers, and Stakeholders
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
What are the three types of misconceptions of communication? What are the different types of personality styles in the workplace? Recognize how to communicate with the different types of personality styles effectively Key takeaways
White-Collar Crime: What Every CPA Should Know
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Online
2.00 Credits
Definitions of white-collar crime White-collar crime characteristics and statistics The CPA’s role in combating white-collar crime
Planning in an Uncertain World
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Online
2.00 Credits
Why great predictions are not intuitive but the result of critical thinking, gathering information and updating predictions when needed How to separate correlation from causation How to recognize and overcome bias Who is Thomas Bayes and why he matters
Surgent's Ethics for Tax Professionals
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
What does practicing before the IRS mean? Who may practice before the IRS? What should a tax preparer do if he or she has knowledge of a client's omission of income from a tax return? May a tax preparer rely on the work of other tax return preparers? May a tax preparer rely on and use client-provided information? Standards associated with giving advice to clients Abolition of the disclaimer requirement When must a tax preparer examine a client’s books and records?
