CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Tax Update for Client Advisory Services
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
Common tax deadlines and penalties Employee Retention Credit – new developments Beneficial ownership information reporting Bonus depreciation changes Form 1099 reporting and changes Online accounts and IP PINs Virtual currency updates Green energy credit compliance
ACPEN: Understanding the Tax Implications of Retirement Plan Distributions
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Online
1.00 Credits
Required minimum distributions for a deceased's heirs 2025 retirement plan contribution limits Required minimum distributions and contributions to charity Key provisions of Secure Act 2.0
2026/27 Not-for-Profit GAAP Update
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Recently issued Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) impacting NFP financial reporting, along with standard-setting projects currently in the FASB pipeline.The International Non-Profit Accounting Standard (INPAS)-the first comprehensive global accounting framework designed specifically for non-profit organizations, launched in October 2025.
Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
Each week’s topics will change based on the most critical issues affecting financial professionals
Don Farmer's Top 10 S Corporation Return Issues & How to Avoid Them
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Overview of S Corporation Compliance Framework * Eligibility requirements under IRC S1361 * One class of stock rule * Shareholder limitations * Election considerations and termination risks Top 10 common S Corporation Return Issues: 1. Failure to Properly Track Shareholder Basis 2. Improper Deduction of Losses Without Sufficient Basis 3. Distributions in Excess of Basis 4. Inadequate Reasonable Compensation 5. Shareholder Loans Misclassified or Poorly Documented 6. Built-In Gains (BIG) Tax Issues 7. Passive Investment Income and Termination Risk 8. Improper Allocation of Income and Expenses 9. Fringe Benefits and Shareholder-Employee Issues 10. State Tax and Composite Filing Oversights
Fraud Busters: Controls to Prevent & Detect Fraud
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Fraud motivators - the fraud triangle, typical profiles of fraud perpetratorsRevisiting the basics of controls - design vs effectiveness, preventative vs. detectiveEntity-wide controls and how they can assist in fraud deterrenceSpecific fraud types and the controls that could prevent and detect them
Surgent's Essential Depreciation and Expensing Update
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
New bonus depreciation and §179 changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resolved technical glitches for qualified improvement property Detailed coverage of §179 expense elections and §168(k) bonus or additional first-year depreciation – maximizing deductions, definitions, limitations, and qualified property Sales of property and the depreciation recapture rules (§1245, §1250, unrecaptured §1250 gain for real estate, §291 for corporations) MACRS depreciation – finding the proper method, convention, and recovery period Listed property and the current limitations Amortization of startup, organization, and other expenditures AMT depreciation adjustments and how to avoid them Examples, cases, and rulings of depreciation and amortization issues and how they impact clients, along with useful planning opportunities
ACPEN: Expand Your Analytical Toolbox More Tools for Success
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Online
4.00 Credits
5 step valuation process 2 specific valuation approaches The Gordon Model 10 thoughts on banker selection Rating your bank 10 hints for keeping your toolbox full
How to Audit Expenses & Payables
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The basics of auditing expenses.Accrued liabilities and other payables.Relates audit assertions, risks, and threats to the expenses and payables balances.Substantive auditing procedures to peform.
ACPEN: Is Activity-Based Costing the Right Tool for Your Organization?
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Online
2.00 Credits
ABC versus traditional costing First-stage allocation Determining predetermined overhead rates Second-stage allocation Activity-based reporting Activity-based management
ACPEN: Sampling - Avoiding Common Mistakes on Financial Statement and Compliance Audits
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Online
2.00 Credits
Types of sampling and sampling risk Differentiating statistical and nonstatistical sampling approaches Attribute testing for tests of controls and compliance Variables sampling for substantive audit assurance when performing tests of details Determining sample sizes in a compliance audit in conformance with Uniform Guidance
ACPEN: Fraud and Financial Distortion: What May Be Hiding Behind the Numbers
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Online
2.00 Credits
Translating Financial Statements Back Into Operational Reality The Operational Plausibility Test Analytical Metrics That Reveal Hidden Distortion Common Operational Red Flags Case Studies: When Operations and Financial Results Don’t Match Practical Questions Every Financial Professional Should Ask
Leverage PowerBI.com to Create Data Analysis for Others
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Tour of the PowerBI.com Interface: An in-depth walkthrough of the PowerBI.com environment, focusing on user interface elements, navigation, and customization.PowerBI.com Concepts: Fundamental concepts of PowerBI.com, including its architecture, data handling capabilities, and integration features.Connecting to Data: Techniques for connecting various data sources to PowerBI.com, ensuring seamless data integration and synchronization.Visualizations and Dashboards: Creating impactful visualizations and assembling informative dashboards to present data compellingly.Q&A Feature: Explore the interactive Q&A feature to derive insights through natural language queries.Sharing Datasets, Reports, Dashboards: Best practices for sharing datasets, reports, and dashboards with different audiences so they can leverage your data analysis work.Creating Apps: Learn how to package reports and dashboards into apps for easy distribution and consumption.
The AI Revolution in 2026: What CPAs Should Know
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:State of AI technology in 2026: capabilities, limits, and vendor solutions landscapeEssential terminology: models, training data, prompts, agents, guardrails, and moreCPA use cases: accounting, tax, advisory, and moreRisk management and data governance: data privacy, bias, accuracy, documentationWhat’s next: near-term trends and how to evaluate new tools
ACPEN: Nonprofit Internal Control - Practical Insights into Mitigating Financial Reporting, Compliance and Other Risks
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Online
4.00 Credits
Recognizing the importance of each of the key components of a sound system of internal controls over financial reporting, regardless of a nonprofit entity's nature, size or complexity Understanding the critical role of information technology (IT) general and application controls to reliable financial reporting, even in less-complex IT environments Exercise in documenting an understanding of the design of internal controls for common classes of transactions for nonprofit entities Identifying and evaluating the sufficiency of key controls to satisfy control objectives Understanding the importance of verifying whether an understanding of the design of internal controls has actually been "implemented", and how to exactly go about doing that
ACPEN: The Ethical Side of Trust, featuring Richard A. Karwic and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
The seven components of trust High standards, loyalty, doing the right thing, listen, empathy and accountability The value of trust How ethics relates to trust and how trust relates to ethics
Workforce Transformation and Talent Management in 2025
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
To purchase the report referenced in this presentation, or any of the research papers published by CPA Crossings, visit https://www.cpacrossings.com/research. The major topics that will be covered in this course include: Understanding why the traditional pyramid structure is failing firms The inverted pentagon framework and its talent retention advantages Impact of technology and AI on entry-level accounting roles The 6 Ps of Business Model Transformation implementation Accelerating specialized skills acquisition in your workforce Effective knowledge transfer through mentorship and job rotation Technology-driven training and development strategies Best practices from other industries for workforce transformation Building and retaining specialized middle layers of expertise Strategic pricing models to support the pentagon structure
ACPEN: Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success
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Online
2.00 Credits
Developing short-term cash flow projections How do we assure adequate cash availability without having idle cash? Take advantage of your bank’s cash management services Working capital loans Controlled disbursement accounts Sweep accounts and other short-term investments ACH transactions Direct transfers Lock boxes Credit and collections Reconciliation frequency Managing cash short-falls
Numbers to Narrative: Storytelling in Business Communication
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Role of narrative in professional communicationSituation–complication–resolution frameworkNarrative arcs in business contextsIntegrating data within a structured storyDefining tension and resolution logicallyMaintaining accuracy while improving clarityApplication of storytelling framework to a workplace scenario
Best Practices: Conducting Meaningful Walkthroughs
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review of audit procedures.Documentation requirements.Real world examples of red flags that may arise.
