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Fraud Busters: Controls to Prevent & Detect Fraud

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Fraud motivators - the fraud triangle, typical profiles of fraud perpetratorsRevisiting the basics of controls - design vs effectiveness, preventative vs. detectiveEntity-wide controls and how they can assist in fraud deterrenceSpecific fraud types and the controls that could prevent and detect them

Surgent's Excel Shortcuts for Accountants

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Explore the function that sums better than the SUM function Discover a variety of time-saving features, functions, and techniques Learn the workaround to a major Excel pitfall

Surgent's The Risks and Benefits of ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

What are AI tools? Where are we with AI tool development? What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT – what kind of queries are possible? Copyright and intellectual property issues Benefits of AI tools Concerns with AI tools Impact on business use of AI Policy on AI tools

Tax Practice Ethical Challenges and Circular 230

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Online

2.00 Credits

Circular 230 (IRS) rules for conducting a "best" tax practice How to avoid tax return preparation penalties Recent developments impacting today's tax practice Review of tax return preparer's registration rules Explanation of the revised AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Contingent fees

Conducting a Remote Audit

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Leveraging the benefits of remote auditing Managing the team, client, and audit process remotely Identifying engagement-wide procedures from client acceptance through report issuance when remote auditing Understanding narrow-topic considerations when remote auditing

Controls to Secure the Growing Digital Footprint

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

The major topics covered in this course include:Securing individual documentsProtecting information resident in the CloudSecuring data stored on or accessed by mobile devices

Exploring Internal Controls That Could Have Prevented Frauds

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

The major topics covered in this class include:Examination of actual fraudsDiscussion of internal controls that could have prevented the fraudsContemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios

Surgent's Select Estate and Life Planning Issues for the Middle-Income Client

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption in light of proposed regulations SECURE 2.0 updates More than 20 documents that should be reviewed that are neither a will nor trust Provisions you need in a will Trusts and other arrangements for children Durable powers of attorney for healthcare and for financial matters Realistic retirement goals Developments relative to estate tax, and the implications for planning

Money Laundering 101 for CPAs

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

The major topics covered in this class include:The theory of money launderingCommon money laundering statutesExamples from court cases of money laundering statutesCommon occurrences with CPAsPossible money laundering transactionsApplying the money laundering statutes in real life scenarios

Leveraging Analytical Procedures to the Fullest on Audits - Case Studies in Strengthening Audit Evidence

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Online

2.00 Credits

How well-designed analytic procedures enhance audit quality Elements of strong analytic procedures Selecting the proper analytic, and altering the strength for the intended purpose Evaluating the data used in generating expectations Improving documentation, including evaluating sufficiency and appropriateness of the audit evidence obtained

FASB Update and Review

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Online

2.00 Credits

FASB updates that will affect near-term reporting Future topics that may soon be addressed by the FASB

Surgent's Introduction to Required Minimum Distributions

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

How SECURE Act 1.0 and SECURE Act 2.0 changed the RMD rules What is an RMD? Who is subject to RMDs? The types of accounts subject to RMDs How to calculate an RMD How to determine if a distribution can be an RMD How to determine which life expectancy table must be used when calculating an RMD The rollover and transfer rules during an RMD year IRS penalties for non-compliance with RMD regulations Applying RMD strategies to different plan types When RMDs can and cannot be aggregated How to correct an RMD shortfall How to get a waiver of the excise tax on an RMD failure The tax implication of an RMD How to donate an RMD tax-free How to determine the RMD rules that apply to a beneficiary

Ethics - A Line in the Sand; Implications for Daily Business

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Online

4.20 Credits

Recognize the underlying drivers of individual ethical behavior Identify the relationship between ethics and integrity Highlight ethical trends in businesses throughout the world Review high profile ethics lapses in recent years

Build a Data Model for Analysis in Power BI

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Data Modeling Essentials: Understanding the core concepts of data modeling in Power BI, including integration of various data sources.Building Relationships: Techniques to establish and manage relationships between different data sets.Calculated Columns and Basic DAX Measures: Introduction to DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) and its application in creating calculated columns and basic measures.Calculated Columns vs Measures: Insights into when to use calculated columns and when to opt for measures.Explicit vs Implicit Measures: Understanding the difference and appropriate application of explicit and implicit measures in data analysis.Hierarchies in Data: Creating and utilizing hierarchies to enhance data analysis and reporting.Using Pivot Tables to Validate Measures: Practical skills in using pivot tables within Power BI to validate and refine measures.

Was It Fraud or Just Poor Audit Quality?

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Online

1.60 Credits

Financial statement manipulation Ethics enforcement process Auditor conflicts of interest

Leadershift Ethics: Things Must Change!

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

The major topics covered in this course include:The litmus test for all of your decisions and actionsEthical principles when managing through changePressures that threaten ethical change managementCase studies of what can go sideways when ethics are not part of every stage of changeWinning strategies for ethical self-regulation

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

Introduction to Forensic Accounting

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Online

1.80 Credits

Forensic Accounting Accounting Auditing Finance

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.

Surgent's Use the Data Model to Build More Powerful PivotTables

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Creating a data model/Power Pivot Building PivotTables from multiple tables Creating Measures Using named sets