How much "big data" should any enterprise be expected to absorb, monitor, analyze, and respond to? What happens, for example, when warning signs of possible product defects - or possible regulatory noncompliance issues - are "buried" in the flood of big data accessible by auto manufacturers,...
Specifically designed for preparation, compilation, and review practitioners and their staff, this course will provide you with a comprehensive review and hands-on application for performing financial statement preparation, compilation, and review engagements. You will learn the ins and outs of...
This highly informative course comprehensively covers all the latest tax law developments. The focus is on individual taxation and discussion of the planning opportunities practitioners need to understand to help clients respond effectively. You will come away from the course with the up-to-date...
Being a leader often requires having difficult conversations and negotiating the boundaries of relationships and organizational needs. Navigating conversations where one person wants another to change behavior can be quite tricky. How do you do this in the most effective way, without making it...
The course provides a concise overview of Google's more than 200 online enterprise tools and services that can be used by accountants for communication, publishing, mobile connectivity, advertising, entrepreneurship and other critical business functions. Discover easy-to-use (and mostly free)...
Good judgment will serve HR Professionals well in handling most employee relations matters. However, there are three special situations where legal requirements dictate very specific handling to avoid significant employer and personal liability: Reasonable Accommodation Requests, Drug...
This course reviews the latest developments affecting not-for-profit entities. The course includes a deep dive into Revenue Recognition for Grants & Contracts and its interplay with Topic 606. It will also provide an overview of what you need to consider in order to implement...
How you say what you say is more important than what you say. According to a UCLA study, 93% of a communicator’s effectiveness is based on non-verbal cues. This foundational program include a focus on the verbal, vocal and visual delivery techniques appropriate for the business...
When do the rules exist and how do you report them? This program provides a detailed analysis of the real estate professional passive activity rules, including forms reporting examples, and integrates those rules with when real estate is considered a "business" under the Section 199A...
Excel now has approximately 500 functions, many of which are unused by most accounting and finance professionals. This two-hour session will put you on the path to improved Excel productivity by introducing you to powerful and timesaving, but little used, Excel functions. If you want to...
You can't place your career advancement in the hands of anyone but yourself. If you want to be noticed in your organization without screaming "look at me!" you need to understand strategic ways to communicate your accomplishments and strengths that will get you recognition...
In light of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, this course offers practitioners new planning techniques with regards to children. Many clients who are parents are unsure of how to navigate dependency exemptions due to foreseen and unforeseen changes in their lives. What are clients’ options...
Understanding how you prefer to communicate impacts how you lead, solve problems, make decisions, form relationships, collaborate, provide feedback, influence, and motivate. It also indicates what is influential and motivating to you. In this program you will learn your own communication...
With the cost of travel, the challenges of geographically dispersed workforces, and – let’s be honest – the high volume of time commitment that training takes in any organization, it’s no wonder that many companies are going virtual. Not everybody, though, knows where...
Finance, audit, and HR professionals will learn how to develop an effective and meaningful ethical culture by establishing the tone and standards of the company; partnering with leadership to exemplify how ethical practices lead to success; and resolving issues that could currently be...
The number of apps, services, platforms, etc. that we use increases every year. The amount of data we collect and process is expanding at an exponential rate. There is a need to standardize, streamline, and optimize our ability to manage the ever-growing list of systems and their data....
The role of HR Professionals includes coaching leaders to actively enforce and comply with all policies designed to maintain a harmonious working environment. Critical to maintaining harmonious working environment are that employees have high self-esteem, are treated with respect, and...
Not-For-Profit entities and their auditors are challenged with many unique accounting issues. This course features a deep dive into ASU 2018-08 and its impact on revenue recognition for grants and other contracts. We also review other ASUs that directly or indirectly impact nonprofit...
Businesses are being transformed by upgrading their accounting solutions. In this new world of Software as a Service, workflow-enabled, data-centric, and connected solutions, business problems can be solved in new ways. This session covers integrated and ERP solutions that should work for...
Many meetings fail at generating desired outcomes because of lack of structure. If a clear agenda isn’t presented, and followed, expectations are not clear and it becomes easy to divert from the original goal. But having a solid agenda is not enough. No matter how well you’ve...
