CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Responding To Retaliation Concerns and Capturing Key Retaliation Case Metrics
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Online
1.00 Credits
Speak up Culture Ethical Culture Internal complaint reporting and investigations
ACPEN: Businesses Receiving Government Assistance
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Online
2.00 Credits
What is Yellow Book? What is different because of Yellow Book? When might Yellow Book apply to a business? Common application of concepts to businesses Answers to common questions
ACPEN: Assessing the Real Ethics of an Organization?, featuring Joe Oringel, MBA, CPA, CIA and Don Minges, MBA
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Online
1.00 Credits
What are the signs of an ethical versus unethical organization? The need for clear policies Policies should be detailed, clear and unambiguous The importance of ‘doing the right thing when no one else is looking’ How exceptions offer opportunities to the unethical Should exceptions be allowed?
ACPEN: Treasury Circular 230 for EAs and Other Tax Preparers
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Online
2.20 Credits
Circular 230 Conflicts of interest Loving case RTRP Other Ethical Issues Fees Qualifying continuing education
ACPEN: 2026/27 Not-for-Profit Accounting & Auditing Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) affecting not-for-profit organizations Introduction to and comparison of the International Non-Profit Accounting Standard (INPAS) U.S. GAAP considerations for NFP financial reporting AICPA auditing and attestation updates Quality management: monitoring and remediation responsibilities Updates to SSAEs, SSARSs, and group audits
ACPEN: Taxation of Business Entities
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Online
2.50 Credits
Types of business entities (Sole proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Limited Liability Company and Limited Liability Partnership) Considerations in choosing a business entity, including taxes, limited liability protection, management & control, funding options & opportunities, tax consequences for the owners and the business. Future tax considerations that will impact various business entities.
ACPEN: Basis Calculations & Distributions for Pass-Thru Entity Owners Schedule K-1 Analysis
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Online
8.00 Credits
Detailed coverage of any new legislation affecting basis computations and distributions and changes to the schedule K-1s (including the NEW Form 7203 – S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations) Line-by-line analysis of the Schedule K-1s to determine how the items affect a S shareholder’s stock and debt basis and a partner/member’s outside basis and where the items get reported on Federal individual income tax return The three loss and deduction limitations on the owner’s individual income tax return (i.e. basis, at-risk and other Form 1040 limitations) How cash or non-cash distributions affect the basis calculations and whether or not they are taxable to the owners Compare the tax treatment of the sale of a shareholder’s stock in a S corporation and a partner’s interest in a partnership What constitutes debt basis for a S corporation shareholder under the final regulations The tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders and on open account debt How recourse and non-recourse debt effect a partner or member’s basis calculations and amount at-risk
ACPEN: Balancing Employee and Employer Rights
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Online
1.00 Credits
Customary management functions Delegation of authority Implementing changes in terms of employment Fundamental duties owed to employer
ACPEN: Clear, Kind, and Accountable: A Leader’s Guide to Boundaries, Coaching, and Real Conversations
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Online
1.00 Credits
Conflict Management Difficult Conversations Psychological Safety
ACPEN: K2’s Data Analytics For Accountants And Auditors
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Online
4.00 Credits
Understanding the importance of data analytics in modern business environments Generating and interpreting data analytics using everyday applications such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft's Power BI platform Using regression analysis to create and validate forecasts and projections
ACPEN: S Corporation Essentials: Review & Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Recent tax legislation, rules, and developments impacting S-corporations S corporation shareholder basis in stock and debt S corporation open account debt Limitation of deduction of losses AAA and distributions
ACPEN: Creating A Culture of Trust
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Online
1.00 Credits
Culture Trust
ACPEN: Claims Management Essentials: Cost-Saving Strategies for Employees and Employers
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Online
2.00 Credits
Medical Claims
ACPEN: 2026/27 Not-for-Profit Accounting & Auditing Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) affecting not-for-profit organizations Introduction to and comparison of the International Non-Profit Accounting Standard (INPAS) U.S. GAAP considerations for NFP financial reporting AICPA auditing and attestation updates Quality management: monitoring and remediation responsibilities Updates to SSAEs, SSARSs, and group audits
ACPEN: K2’s Mastering Advanced Excel Functions
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Online
4.00 Credits
Powerful new functions and features in Excel, such as XLOOKUP and Dynamic Arrays How to use "legacy" features and functions such as AGGREGATE Creating effective forecasts in Excel
ACPEN: Behind the Rx: Demystifying Pharmacy Benefit Management and Creating Transparency
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Online
2.00 Credits
PBM
ACPEN: Shorten Month-End - Closing Best Practices
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Online
4.00 Credits
Trends in financial statement closings including the Quick Close, Soft Close and Virtual Close Review and discuss information systems headaches that slow you down Work through examples of close cycle "time killers" and how to resolve them Get inventory and cost of sales under control Identify the improvement projects that will yield the biggest benefit
ACPEN: K2’s Collaboration – Best Platforms And Practices
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Online
2.00 Credits
The primary drivers of collaboration Who are the leading collaboration technology providers Why collaboration sometimes fails Best practices to facilitate collaboration Today's leading collaboration providers and tools
ACPEN: Functional Approach to Employee Benefits
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Online
1.50 Credits
Benefits Benefits Communications Total Rewards
ACPEN: K2’s Top PDF Features You Should Know
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Online
4.00 Credits
Best practices for creating, editing, and managing PDFs The process for creating and distributing PDF forms Integrating PDFs with other applications Securing your PDFs
