CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's The Most Critical Challenges in Governmental Accounting Today
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
The 2024 implementation of GASB No. 100 on accounting changes and error corrections The end of 2024 application of GASB No. 101 addressing compensated absences Additional recently issued GASB standards and projects
Surgent's The Most Critical Challenges in Governmental Accounting Today
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
The implementation of GASB No. 101 on compensated absences GASB No. 103 addressing improvements to the financial reporting model The application of GASB No. 102 on certain risk disclosures and GASB No. 104 on disclosure of certain capital assets
Surgent's The Most Critical Challenges in Not-for-Profit Accounting Today
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
Lessons learned (and lessons remaining) for the implementation of FASB ASC 842, Leases, and the new requirements related to contributions of nonfinancial assets in ASU No. 2020-07 Solving contribution conundrums (e.g., conditional contributions, restricted contributions, contributed services, etc.) Additional issues in not-for-profit financial reporting
Surgent's The Most Critical Challenges in Not-for-Profit Accounting Today
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
Key issues related to not-for-profit financial reporting (e.g., presenting a measure of operations, various disclosures, concentrations of risk, and etc.) Key challenges encountered in not-for-profit accounting (e.g., contributed services, restricted contributions, conditional contributions, membership dues, noncash contributions, and etc.) Additional issues in not-for-profit financial reporting
Surgent's The Nimble Business: How to Thrive in a Rapidly Changing World
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
Old and new style of planning The attitude and culture of being nimble Planning at the department level Planning and risk management Technology planning Reinventing the organization for speed
Surgent's The Risks and Benefits of ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
What are AI tools? Where are we with AI tool development? What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT – what kind of queries are possible? Copyright and intellectual property issues Benefits of AI tools Concerns with AI tools Impact on business use of AI Policy on AI tools
Surgent's The Role of the Whistle-Blower
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Understanding whistle-blowing When should you blow the whistle? Types of whistle-blower channels The whistle-blower's dilemma Successful whistle-blower letters When is whistle-blowing unethical? Laws to protect whistle-blowers Ten whistle-blowing myths
Surgent's The Top Five Tax Issues in Dealing with LLCs and Partnerships
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
Self-employment tax issues: what you can and cannot do Capital accounts: book vs. tax issues Determining basis: key issues and technical analysis in calculating basis Dealing with debt: recourse, nonrecourse, and why it matters Guaranteed payments, distributive shares, and draws: understanding the difference
Surgent's The Yellow Book Performance and Reporting Requirements for Attestation Engagements
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
How Yellow Book attestation engagements differ from engagements performed solely under the AICPA requirements The Yellow Book performance and reporting requirements related to attestation engagements and reviews of financial statements
Surgent's The Yellow Book Performance and Reporting Requirements for a Financial Audit
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
How Yellow Book financial audits differ from GAAS audits and single audits The Yellow Book performance and reporting requirements related to internal control and compliance The requirements for reporting Yellow Book audit findings
Surgent's This Year's Best Income Tax, Estate Tax, and Financial-Planning Ideas
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Virtual
12.00 Credits
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Preident Trump's tax proposals - Review key components of President Trump's tax agenda presented during his presidential campaign The SECURE 2.0 Act and Inflation Reduction Act provisions applicable to individuals Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption in light of proposed regulations Considerations when selling a principal residence Tax benefits of HSAs An overview of the mechanics and practical considerations of Donor Advised Funds Virtual currency and digital assets - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital assets The best new income tax and estate-planning ideas The changing Social Security landscape: long-term solvency issues and what it means for retirement planning Creative charitable giving strategies Financial planning strategies Maximizing retirement plan benefits Using intentionally defective grantor trusts Miscellaneous tax-planning techniques that can add up to significant tax savings How to use the whole family for tax savings Life insurance Up-to-the-minute ideas reflecting new tax law changes in cases, regulations, and rulings
Surgent's This Year's Top Tax and Financial-Planning Ideas
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation, including the SECURE 2.0 Act and Inflation Reduction Act provisions applicable to individuals Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption by the TCJA in light of April 2022 proposed regulations Considerations when selling a principal residence Tax benefits of HSAs An overview of the mechanics and practical considerations of Donor Advised Funds Virtual currency and digital assets The Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Information reporting An update on income tax and estate-planning ideas, including any recent changes Tax ideas for the current year Miscellaneous tax-planning techniques that can add up to significant tax savings How to use the whole family for tax savings Up-to-the-minute ideas reflecting new tax law changes in cases, regulations, and rulings
Surgent's Time Management for Professionals
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Managing interruptions The role of activity logs, to-do lists and a priority matrix The psychology of time management Staying on track of your time management plan Controlling procrastination Blocking out time Creating an effective time management plan
Surgent's Top 10 Technology Risks and Trends Every CPA Should Know
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
The benefits and challenges of implementing a data-driven decision making process Significant tends in technology, including: Cloud computing Data analytics Artificial intelligence Workplace changes due to data disruption The importance of securing client data Common cyber-security threats
Surgent's Top 20 Effective Strategies for Avoiding RMD Mistakes and Penalties: Updated for the NEW
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Coverage of applicable provisions of SECURE Act 2.0 What is a required minimum distribution for an account owner? What is a required minimum distribution for a beneficiary IRA? Key explanations of RMD regulations The types of accounts that are subject to the required minimum distribution rules The parties that are subject to the required minimum distribution rules Exceptions and special considerations for required minimum distributions Rollover and transfer rules in an RMD year The various responsibilities for interested parties Qualified charitable distributions and how they are coordinated with RMDs and IRA contributions How the 10-year rule works for certain beneficiaries
Surgent's Top Business Tax Planning Strategies
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Electronic filing requirements for information returns Form 1099 E-File Portal Prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship requirements Monetizing energy credits Amortization of research and experimental expenditures New rules impacting required minimum distributions Contributions to Roth “catch-up” plans Compliance issues regarding the Employee Retention Tax Credit Preparing for the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act Section 179 and bonus depreciation
Surgent's Top Individual Tax Planning Strategies
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Impact of higher interest rates on individual income taxpayers Using a health savings account as a retirement account Making use of net Section 1231 losses to offset ordinary income When individuals can take casualty losses, including loss on a personal residence due to casualty Avoiding or limiting gain on sale of a personal residence Taking advantage of the mortgage interest deduction Avoiding the individual alternative minimum tax Business loss limitation provisions impacting individuals Broker basis reporting of digital assets New IRS guidance on transfer of clean vehicle credits Residential clean energy credits
Surgent's Top Ten Questions from Partnership Clients Regarding the Section 754 Election
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
How does a partner compute his or her basis in a partnership? What is the difference between a partner’s inside and outside basis? What is the difference between a partner’s capital account and partner’s outside basis? How does Section 732(d) impact the buyer of a partnership interest? How does a partnership report a Section 754 election on the partnership’s tax return? How does a partnership make a Section 754 election? How does a partnership make a Section 743(b) adjustment? How does a partnership make a Section 734(b) adjustment? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment or Section 734(b) adjustment allocated to the assets of a partnership? How is a Section 743(b) adjustment allocated within the class of ordinary income property and capital gain property?
Surgent's Transitioning to the Accounting Profession
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct The Conceptual Framework for Independence Safeguarding independence when performing both attest and non-attest services How to handle ethical dilemmas commonly faced by new professionals Role of accounting professionals in public accounting and in industry Characteristics common to high performing accounting professionals
Surgent's U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS - Rev Rec & Business Combinations
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Determining the acquisition date Recognizing and measuring the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree Acquisition of contingencies Noncontrolling interests Recognizing and measuring goodwill or gain from a bargain purchase Measurement period adjustments Performance obligations in the Contract Noncash considerations Presentation of sales taxes Impairment reversal of capitalized contract costs Interim disclosures
