CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Maximizing the Tax Benefits of an Installment Sale
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Online
1.00 Credits
Installment sale treatment eligibility When to elect out of installment sale treatment Installment sales of business assets Installment sale default and the rules for personal property vs real property Depreciation recapture
ACPEN: Partnership/LLC Taxation: Understanding Tax Basis Capital Accounts
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Online
2.00 Credits
Discussion of the impact of the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction on partnerships and their partners The meaning of a "tax basis capital account" - how do the financial accounting and tax capital accounts differ from one another How to determine a partner's share of the partnership's liabilities Distinguishing "recourse" loans from "nonrecourse" loans What are "qualified nonrecourse financing" & loans and how they affect partners Section 704 "built-in gain or loss" & ules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting Section 465 "at risk" rules and how they impact Schedule K-1 reporting
ChatGPT and Advanced Financial Analysis for Accountants
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Financial Modeling with ChatGPT IntegrationAdvanced Ratio Analysis TechniquesRisk Assessment and Scenario AnalysisValuation Methods and ChatGPT ApplicationsUtilizing Performance Metrics in Financial AnalysisData Analysis and Interpretation with AIInvestment Analysis Enhanced by ChatGPT
ACPEN: How to Get a Better Return on Financial Statement Audits – Avoiding the Most Misapplied Risk-Based Audit Concepts
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Online
8.00 Credits
Properly assessing inherent, control, and fraud risk on an engagement, and linking the results to an appropriately tailored detailed audit plan based on risk assessment and client service goals, regardless of entity type (for-profit, nonprofit, governmental) Leveraging strong substantive analytic procedures as audit evidence to cut back on tests of details The most common efficiency opportunities for tailoring your audit approach based on risk How to use the workpaper review process as a tool for producing a more effective and efficient engagement Using audit documentation to enhance audit quality, while ensuring every workpaper has a purpose How to use the client to your advantage in planning and performing the audit Learn how to get the engagement out the door – on time and on budget!
Winning Tax Strategies for Real Estate Professionals
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Identify tax deductions available to real estate professionalsIntegration of the real estate professional rules with reporting on Form 1040, Schedule EReal estate professionals and indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) entity’s reporting on Form 1040Real estate professionals and the Form 8582 (Passive Activities)How "real estate business" is interpreted under the Section 199A rules and how it integrates with the passive activity rulesHow to make the "grouping" election for passive activities and the flow-through deduction
ACPEN: A Guide to Sampling - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Auditing Yellowbook
ACPEN: Common Deficiencies in Employee Benefit Plans
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Online
2.00 Credits
EBP Auditing Yellowbook
Ethics: 10 Crucial Qualities of High Character CPAs
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Discover why the ten crucial qualities of high-character CPAs are essential to your successLearn how to evaluate these qualities in job candidates and why you must do so
ACPEN: LLC's & S Corps -- A Comparative Analysis
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Online
4.50 Credits
Comparative analysis of LLCs and S Corporations Entity formation, compliance, and operational structures Self-employment tax and its implications for LLCs and S Corporations Form 2553 preparation and relief for late filings Rev. Proc. 2022-19 and Rev. Proc. 2023-3: analysis and application S Corporation eligibility errors and corrective measures Corporate governance and formalities for both entity types Shareholder stock and debt basis for S Corporations Forms 1120S, 1065, and related schedules (K-1, K-2, K-3) Officer reasonable compensation and general partner guaranteed payments Audit strategies, estate planning, and business continuation planning
ACPEN: FAQ Related to the Most Recent Audit Standards SAS Nos. 142-149
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Online
2.00 Credits
Clarification of terminology and foundational principles underlying recent generally accepted auditing standards Answers to frequently asked questions that emerge in the proper application of risk-based audit concepts Highlights of important concepts included in SASs No. 142-149
ACPEN: Form 1120S - Preparation and Analysis
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Online
2.00 Credits
S corporation taxation fundamentals Income and deductions for S corporations Shareholder basis calculation Reporting requirements for Form 1120S Advanced tax planning strategies
ACPEN: Appreciation Intelligence: The New AI Elevate Culture. Deepen Loyalty. Strengthen Performance.
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Online
1.00 Credits
Appreciation Languages of appreciation Appreciation strategies
Retaining Top Talent: Strategies for CPA Firms
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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: The true cost of turnover versus retention investment Research findings on why professionals leave or stay Whole-person retention strategies beyond compensation Work-life balance solutions that maintain productivity Career development paths for non-partner track professionals Business model transformations for sustainable staffing Technology and outsourcing strategies to reduce burnout Retention strategies specific to diverse talent and younger professionals
ACPEN: Stop Loss & Contract Review: Protecting Your Plan and Your Bottom Line
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Online
2.00 Credits
Stop Loss TPA PBM Point Solutions
Forensic Accounting: The AI-Powered Expert and Investigator
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:AI fundamentals: how large language models work, why they hallucinate, and the distinction between generative and agentic AIPractical applications of AI in damages calculations, financial statement and ratio analysis, and books-and-records reconstructionProfessional ethics under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, SSFS No. 1, and the ACFE Code of Professional Ethics as applied to AI-assisted workCourt requirements for disclosure and discovery of AI use, including judicial standing orders, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, and proposed Federal Rules of Evidence 707 and 901(c)Preparation for cross-examination on AI use, including how to build and document a defensible AI-assisted workflow.
Self-Rental Real Estate: Passive Activity & Section 199A
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469Self-rental income from directly owned properties and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1Self-rental income from indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 2Form 8582 (passive activity)The flow-through entity grouping electionIllustrative examples and consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standardsSelf-rental property and "former passive activities" rules
Excel for Accounting Professionals Session 8: Dynamic Headers, Mapping Tables and Error Check
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Virtual
3.50 Credits
Dynamic headers Horizontal reports Mapping Tables Data Validation Improve error checking Concepts applied
Pass-Through and Corporate Annual Tax Update
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Virtual
3.50 Credits
Strategies for tax savings Business entity changes IRS administrative issues, compliance, and new forms Court cases settled in the last year that provide tax return guidance IRS rulings, procedures, and notices for the last year New, updated, and expiring tax deductions and credits
Surgent's Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) The latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals
Surgent's Government and Nonprofit Frauds and Controls to Stop Them
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Virtual
0.00 Credits
Examine real-world misappropriations of cash, check frauds, vendor scams, credit card abuse, grant frauds, benefit schemes, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Identify and develop practical controls to prevent and detect fraud Tailor controls to the size and fit of the government or nonprofit