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Creating Terrific Equity Compensation Plans: Beware of the Pitfalls

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Online

2.00 Credits

Why most equity compensation plans fail? Complexity of GAAP accounting for equity compensation plans Tax implications of equity compensation plans Who and how an equity compensation plan should be administered? Compliance issues to consider Recommendations to design a better equity compensation plan

Common Peer Review Deficiencies and How to Avoid Them

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Online

2.00 Credits

Defiicencies Peer reviews Auditing

Budget Mastery: The Human Side of Budgeting-Navigating People's Issues with 360 Insight

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Online

2.00 Credits

Understanding your own leadership tendencies and applying them to your strengths? Understanding core personality types Learning what type of person you are? Managing and coping with the budget team Effectively dealing with the A, B, C and other players?

It Is Legal, But Is It Really Ethical?, featuring Rob Berry and Bob Mims

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Online

1.00 Credits

Is ‘legal’ the same as ‘ethical’? Why or why not? The value of using the Code of Professional Conduct properly. Resolving situations where the two are divergent.

Financial Statement Fraud

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Online

2.00 Credits

Fraud Auditing Yellowbook

Schedule C of Form 1040

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Online

2.00 Credits

When Schedule C applies Cash v. Accrual method Typical business deductions Business vehicle expenses Section 179 and bonus depreciation

Shortcuts that Excel Users Love

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

The major topics covered in this course include:The power of keyboard shortcutsOft used features with more capability than meets the eyeNew helpful featuresNote: This session is taught using Hands-On methodology. We provide practice files that tie to the examples in the course materials so participants can undertake all the steps in unison with the instructor.

Streamlined Excel Reporting Series Session 3: PivotTables Displays and Alternatives

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Show Value As Sorting Filtering PivotTable alternatives (GROUPBY, PIVOTBY, and PERCENTOF) Text Functions (TEXTJOIN and TEXTSPLIT)

Surgent's Applying the Yellow Book to a Financial Statement Audit

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Critical concepts related to applying the Yellow Book including when the standards are applicable; the types of engagements involved; and the relationship between the Yellow Book and other standards The Yellow Book standards related to ethics; independence; professional judgment; competence and CPE; quality management; and peer review The Yellow Book requirements related to performing and reporting on financial audits and how those requirements affect the audit in areas like internal control

Surgent's Integrated Planning, Forecasting, and Budgeting for Organizational Success

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

The keys that develop a plan into an actionable document The major difference between planning and budgeting Strategic planning The business plan The people plan The marketing plan Capital and technology plans

Common Deficiencies in SSARS Engagements

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Online

4.00 Credits

Auditing Yellowbook SSARS

Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of methods of proof in forensic accounting.The various types of methods of proof approved by the courts.The weakness and strengths of the methods of proof.The formulas in calculating methods of proof.Applying the formulas in various circumstances.

Individual Income and Tax Compliance Annual Update

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

IRS guidance, including notices, revenue rulings and revenue procedures IRS and Treasury proposed, temporary and final regulations U.S. Tax Court cases Legislative updates

Applying the Uniform Guidance in Your Single Audits

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Virtual

7.00 Credits

Introduction to single audits Preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and determining major programs Understanding, assessing and testing internal control Testing compliance with federal statutes and regulations and applicable compliance requirements Auditor reporting in a Uniform Guidance compliance audit Program-specific audits Administrative requirements and cost principles in a single audit

LLC's & S Corporations: a Comparative Analysis

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Virtual

8.00 Credits

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Comparative analysis of LLCs and S CorporationsEntity formation, compliance, and operational structuresSelf-employment tax and its implications for LLCs and S CorporationsForm 2553 preparation and relief for late filingsRev. Proc. 2022-19 and Rev. Proc. 2023-3: analysis and applicationS Corporation eligibility errors and corrective measuresCorporate governance and formalities for both entity typesShareholder stock and debt basis for S CorporationsForms 1120S, 1065, and related schedules (K-1, K-2, K-3)Officer reasonable compensation and general partner guaranteed paymentsAudit strategies, estate planning, and business continuation planning

Surgent's Advanced Audits of 401(k) Plans: Best Practices and Current Developments

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Virtual

8.00 Credits

Audit requirements for ERISA §103(a)(3)(C) audits An annual update of the changes affecting 401(k) plans Compliance issues associated with eligibility and enrollments, remittances, lack of oversight, compensation, vesting, and other topics Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment, and detailed testing Avoiding common mistakes while performing audit procedures Plan mergers and acquisitions Common audit reporting and disclosure issues

Surgent's Form 1040 Return Review Boot Camp for New and Experienced Reviewers

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Virtual

8.00 Credits

Review an error-prone "staff-prepared" Form 1040 from client-provided information. Where do you start? Get to know your client and ask the questions Several new reporting issues for the reviewer to consider, including the main credit provisions as enacted under the American Rescue Plan What are common errors preparers make and what are the areas generating malpractice claims? The importance of engagement letters, questionnaires, and §7216 permission statement Initial administrative groundwork Identifying organizing issues in the tax return to be reviewed Avoiding “willful blindness.” Handling ethical and moral dilemmas Efficient review of certain advanced issues for income, adjustments, deductions, and credits Effective procedures for delinquent clients, filing past-due tax returns First-time client issues requiring extra scrutiny Multiple checklists of efficient procedures to identify potential issues on a 1040 return Listing of schedules for staff to prepare to make a review easier, including basis issues for 1040 clients Reconciling time pressure with thoroughness and quality control Professionals acting professionally

The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent

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Virtual

8.00 Credits

Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, §45L New Energy Efficient Home Credit, Elective Payment, Transferability, and Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Principles and considerations for nonresident withholding, composite payments, and passthrough entity taxes Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act with a focus on provisions applicable to employers Thinking beyond §163(j) -- Interest Allocation Rules, Original Issue Discount, Applicable High Yield Discount Obligations, Convertible Corporate Debt Instruments, and Debt-Financed Distributions  Retirements and redemptions: considerations for partnerships and S corporations Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Selected Practice and Reporting Issues: What’s new? A review of recent cases and tax law changes and IRS guidance affecting S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships Form 1099-K reporting requirements Bonus depreciation  Section 174 Research & Experimental Expenditures -- new guidance under Notice 2023-63 and Notice 2024-12 FinCEN reporting requirements  A review of like-kind exchange transactions under §1031

Cryptocurrency 15 Years Later - A Market Update

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Virtual

1.00 Credits

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Update on the cryptocurrency marketplaceCryptocurrency exchanges - the good, the bad and the uglyOverview of cryptocurrency taxation regulationsThe technology behind cryptocurrency - Proof of stake, Layer 2, wallets and moreBlockchain technology update

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