CPE Catalog & Events
How to Audit Cash
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Auditing CashAudit assertions, risks, and threats to the cash balanceAuditing procedures to perform
Ethics: IRS Criminal Investigations: Key Lessons for Accountants
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Snapshot of IRS Criminal InvestigationsGeneral tax fraudAbusive tax schemesRefund fraudEmployment tax fraudIdentity theftData compromisesMoney launderingPublic corruptionCorporate fraudGeneral fraudsCyber crimesGlobal tax and economic crimesNarcotics, counter-terrorism and transnational organized crimeSelected Field Office Case Files from Across USNew EnglandMiddle AtlanticEast NorthCentralWest North CentralSouth AtlanticEast South Central West South CentralMountainPacificHow accountants can add value to their operations by aiding law enforcement and fighting economic crime
How to Start a CFO Service
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:What business owners really want from a CFO/business advisory service (it's not what you think).How to determine if you're qualified to provide CFO/business advisory services.Why now is the right time to be providing CFO/business advisory services.How to get new clients to your practice and how to approach existing clients.Why clients need you and why you need them.How much you should be charging for this type of service.How to provide a CFO/business advisory service in the most efficient way possible.
A Guide to Sampling - Part 1
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Online
2.00 Credits
Auditing Yellowbook
Build Better Budgets: Fundamental Techniques
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Online
2.00 Credits
Advantages of budgeting The role of budgeting Master budgeting Flexible budgeting Standards and variances Capital budgeting
Key Tax Issues Facing Business & Industry
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Online
4.00 Credits
Update and review of recent and key tax developments impacting business and industry "Tax-mageddon" - the all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA Other recent legislative, judicial, and IRS developments impacting business taxpayers Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues Travel and entertainment expense rules Independent contractor vs. employee
Peeking Behind the Curtain: Exploring IRS Audit Technique Guides
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Online
2.00 Credits
Overview of ATGs Best practices for utilizing ATGs Salient provisions of selected ATGs Insights auditors may obtain from analytical procedures Nuances associated with selected industries
The New AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services
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Online
2.00 Credits
Review of the new AICPA Statement on Standards for Tax Services Reorganization of SSTS by type of work performed Discuss new standards on data protection, reliance on tools and representation of tax clients before taxing authorities
The SECURE Act 2.0 - Planning Opportunities for Employers
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Online
1.00 Credits
Implications for Employers Starter § 401(k) plans for small employers Requiring automatic 401(k) enrollment Improving worker access to emergency savings Increasing part-time workers’ access to retirement accounts Statute of Limitations on excise taxes imposed on overcontributions to retirement plans Multiple employer §403(b) plans Automatic portability provisions Other changes in the administration of company retirement plans
State Tax Nexus: Frequently Awkward Questions
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Online
2.00 Credits
Frequently asked questions about income tax and sales tax nexus New developments Key factors in reviewing potential nexus consequences Nexus road trip to eight large states Tax impacts of remote work Free, multistate resources
International Cross Border Transactions
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Online
2.20 Credits
International cross border transactions. Decrease an entities effective tax rate. IRS audit risk
Roadmap to Ethical Decision Making
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Online
2.00 Credits
Provide best practice tips and practical strategies for preserving independence when assisting clients with technical matters Discuss the principles of professional conduct Address compliance with professional standards Use case studies to address circumstances that may create threats to independence
The Controllership Series - The Treasury Function Part 1 - Cash and Investing
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Online
2.00 Credits
Accounting Finance Cash Investments
Learning to Teach "Tax" as a Second Language
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Online
1.00 Credits
Accounting as a foreign language Commonly misunderstood concepts Communicating tax matters Client-practitioner interactions Interacting with tax authorities
Professional Skepticism for the Public Accountant
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Online
1.00 Credits
Self-evaluation of skepticism Requirements set forth by the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Risk assessment Analytical procedures Advice for cultivating your professionally skeptical mindset
Accounting for Leases
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Online
2.60 Credits
Accounting Finance Financial Statement Preparation
Revenue Recognition Determine the Transaction Price Part 2
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Online
1.00 Credits
Revenue Recognition Accounting
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.
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 U.S. Taxation of Foreign Corporations: A Case Study Approach
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Virtual
3.00 Credits
Understand how to approach and analyze the U.S. taxation of foreign corporations Using an example, calculate GILTI, Subpart F, and PFIC income inclusions for an individual and C corporation Determine how much foreign tax credit can be claimed against such income inclusions Determine how subsequent dividend distributions from the foreign corporation are taxed Calculate capital gain on the disposition of the foreign corporation Discuss the impact of Section 962 election Compare different outcomes under GILTI, Subpart F, and PFIC regimes for individuals and corporations Identify basic strategies for managing tax liabilities related to foreign corporations
