CPE Catalog & Events
Retaining Talent in a Competitive Marketplace
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Decision Making TheoryCompensation & Employee SatisfactionWhat benefits do employees care about?Retirement Plan BasicsHealth Insurance BasicsDisability Insurance BasicsLife Insurance BasicsFringe BenefitsSumming It Up
Maximizing Fringe Benefits: Strategies for Business and Personal Needs for Today and Beyond
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Online
8.00 Credits
Legislative and regulatory updates affecting fringe benefit planning Employer-sponsored fringe benefits and tax compliance under evolving regulations IRC §132 fringe benefit options and applications Cafeteria plans: benefits, limitations, and tax considerations Tax treatment of dependent care and educational assistance programs Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts Group term life insurance: design features and tax treatment Financing strategies for retiree medical benefits Comparing health care benefits: insured plans vs. HMOs ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements Common control rules and nondiscrimination regulations
What You Can Learn From the Statement of Cash Flows
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Preparation of the statement of cash flowsImportance of identifying sources and uses of cash in financial reportingFinancial statement analysisCash-related financial statement disclosures
Revenue Recognition Topic 606 Contract with Customers - Identify the Contract Part 2
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Online
1.20 Credits
Revenue Recognition Accounting
K2's Client Accounting Services For CPA Firms: Strategies For Growth And Success
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Online
2.00 Credits
CAS overview to understand the service offerings, client needs, and market opportunities Selecting technology tools in CAS for accounting, workflow, and client collaboration Designing Service Delivery Models that are scalable and efficient processes for CAS Managing client relationships and setting expectations to deliver consistent value Evaluating pricing strategies, including fixed fee, subscription, and other pricing models Ensuring governance and meeting regulatory standards for data security and compliance Adapting to emerging technologies and evolving client demands to future-proof the practice
The Ethic of Teamwork
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Virtue ethicsTeam dynamicsCharacteristics of highly effective teamsMeeting managementTeam communicationDecision making
Surgent's Tax Planning for Rental Real Estate
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
Rental activities and passive activities Material participation Real estate professional status Active participation status Depreciation recapture – Sections 1245, 1250, and 291 Vacation homes rented out QBI deduction and rental properties Section 1237 safe harbor for divided parcel sales Practitioner considerations
Ethical AI Practices for CPAs: Ensuring Responsible Use
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Understanding ethical implications of AIData privacy and security considerationsCompliance with regulations and professional standardsDeveloping ethical AI policies and procedures
Surgent's Data Security: Best Practices to Protect Your Business and Yourself
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Virtual
1.00 Credits
Ethical duty to safeguard employee, client, and litigant data Common threats, including phishing, ransomware, and bad password management Security management of business and personal electronic devices Best practices for creating and securing passwords Insight into how our personal information is exploited in our daily lives
Cryptocurrencies for the CFO: Explaining Blockchain
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Online
2.00 Credits
What is money? What are digital assets? Understanding the what, why, and how of cryptocurrencies Understanding the what, why, and how of blockchain NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens), their role and impact Explaining the crypto language
Introduction to Yellow Book
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Online
2.00 Credits
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Accounting & Auditing Yellowbook
CFO & Controller Critical Skills: Budgeting & Forecasting
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of budgeting toolsOverview of difference between budgeting and forecastingExamples of various budgeting and forecasting techniques
Key Tax Issues for Business Taxpayers
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Online
2.00 Credits
“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. Partnership and S corporation legislative updates
Surgent's Advising a Client Regarding the Tax Consequences Associated with Buying or Selling a Business
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Virtual
3.00 Credits
Asset sales and stock sales and their attendant results to buyers and sellers Section 1060 and using the residual method Consequences of making a Section 754 election with adjustments under Sections 743(b) and 734(b) Section 338 and Section 338(h)(10) elections Allocating some of the purchase price of a business to personal goodwill Partnership distributions to retiring partners under Section 736(a) and 736(b) Consulting agreements and employment agreements as between buyers and sellers Advantages of a C corporation having Section 1202 stock
Understanding Internal Control Constructs
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Virtual
4.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Underlying concepts of internal controlThe importance of control measure interdependency
2025 Not-for-Profit GAAP Update
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Accounting Standard Updates issued by the FASB.Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC) and the projects they are advising the FASB on.
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Exploring the Technology Pillar
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Online
1.00 Credits
Technology Cybersecurity
The Hardest Ethical Dilemma! Why Revenge Will Always Backfire, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
The quest for fairness Human nature Our natural reaction Selfishness Conflicts of interest Equity Justice How is the Golden Rule misused? The allure of revenge and how it destroys? Understanding rationalizations How the “Integrity and Objectivity Rule” will lead to better decisions?
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
PPP Fraud and Financial Professionals
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Ethical dilemmasJudicial proceedingsMitigation strategiesCreating tools to help make better decisionsAtonement and reconciliation
