CPE Catalog & Events

Economic update Leadership and management changes as a result of the pandemic Managing for productivity Hiring the best people for the organization New motivation techniques

The price of fraud - ACFE's Report to the Nations and ancillary costs The current economy - microeconomics and analysis COSO internal control framework, particularly Principle 1 (integrity/ethics) and Principle 8 (fraud risk assessments) Power of morale - shrinking the fraud triangle and employee motivation Why good folks go bad - interesting findings and red flags

FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers FASB ASC 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs All recently released updates to FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

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

Why businesses operate as C corporations Why businesses operate as pass-through entities Adopting C corporation status Why businesses choose S corporation status. Tax and business situations that impact entity selection.

Gifts of cash and property Percentage limitations and substantiation requirements Gifts of partial interests in property and transfers in trust Community foundations, donor advised funds and private foundations

Definition and relevance of the term tax policy Principles underlying the four main tax types Principles of good tax policy How to analyze existing tax rules and proposals for changes against principles of good tax policy and utilize the results How and why to advocate for tax law changes

Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, including those that will become effective during audit engagements conducted in 2024 Recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards and other AICPA activity Recently issued Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services

FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers FASB ASC 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs All recently released updates to FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

BBA partnership audits procedure Ethical issues for practitioners

Due diligence requirements under Treasury guidance, including supervisory responsibilities Due diligence requirements under professional standards Increased expectations for inquiry and analysis? Meeting increased expectations: informing clients and defensive measures for practitioners Due diligence for preparer advice responsibilities

Overview of estate planning The dangers of a Power of Attorney The most important aspect of a will Role, scope, rights and responsibilities of an executor Benefits of incorporating a trust Bequests Caring for a pet Claims against the estate Insurance Consequences of poor estate planning

Employment at - this means in a practical sense Implied employment contracts What a prospective employer can ask about and test for, during employment interviews Federal anti-discrimination rules applicable to hiring and firing How to fire an employee and not get sued Hiring and firing during a pandemic

Tips for improving efficiency with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online Better reporting when working in QuickBooks environments Tips for cleaning up QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online instances Managing inventory more effectively when working with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online

Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update and items on the FASB's Technical Agenda Leases - Topic 842 ASC 326: CECL Review of SAS 142 - Focus on Audit Evidence Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity SSARS No. 25 and other recently issued SSARS Detailed review of SAS 145 Other important A&A practice matters

Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles and Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act with a focus on provisions applicable to employers Retirements and redemptions: considerations for partnerships and S corporations Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Schedules K-2 and K-3 reporting requirements, including the 2022 domestic filing exception and Form 1116 exemption Form 7203, S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations, with examples of how to calculate stock basis Overview of the economics and tax consequences of crowdfunding campaigns 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 New Form 1099-K reporting requirements Bonus depreciation Section 163(j) Section 174 Research & Experimental Expenditures New FinCEN reporting requirements in 2024 Employee vs independent contractor considerations that companies should be aware of A review of like-kind exchange transactions under 1031 State and local taxes: pass-through entity workarounds Special basis adjustments, including comprehensive examples

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

Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit and Premium Tax Credit Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions and New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Bonus depreciation Section 174 Research and Experimental Expenditures New FinCEN reporting requirements in 2024 Advanced practice, reporting and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas

The 2024 implementation of GASB No. 100 on accounting changes and error corrections The end of 2024 application of GASB No. 101 addressing compensated absences Additional recently issued GASB standards and projects