CPE Catalog & Events
Webcast: ACPEN: Grow Your Business from Within – Striking the Right Balance Between a CPA Firm's Financial, People, and Client Success
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
How to become a value-added business advisor to successfully grow the firm from within Best practices for leveraging engagement team discussions to better understand the entity and its environment, identify risk of material misstatement, and provide value-added business advice in audit and other attest services Critical traits of a thinking auditor, tips for stretching yourself beyond the basics Tips for value pricing and other ways to improve a CPA firm's financial success Managing change and promoting creative thinking Choosing between varying levels of client service
Webcast: ACPEN: Estate Planning Strategies: Advanced Techniques and Tools
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Legislative and regulatory changes in estate and gift taxation Wealth transfer strategies under the new administration Charitable deduction planning and compliance requirements Advanced estate planning tools, including split-interest trusts Using closely held stock for charitable contributions Generation-skipping transfer tax planning Strategic use of life insurance in estate planning
Surgent's Introduction to Forensic Accounting
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Review of the different aspects of forensic accounting The civil litigation process as it relates to forensic accounting Litigation services provided by forensic accountants Fraud detection and prevention Various types of fraud Training and certifications in forensic accounting Forensic accounting in bankruptcy proceedings Forensic accounting in family law proceedings Calculating damages for use in litigation Valuations Ethical issues pertinent to forensic accounting
Webcast: ACPEN: Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 1
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Why the brain can remember some things a hundred times better than others Why we typically forget names and faces, and what can be done about it How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques How to prevent dementia and brain “fog” using specific supplements and exercise How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling
Surgent's Elder Fraud
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Common elder fraud schemes How to recognize scam attempts What to do when you think you are being scammed Where and how to report a scam What you should do now to prevent being scammed How to avoid being scammed on the internet Why older Americans are disproportionately impacted by scams and fraud Technical support scams How to avoid giving money to scammers What to do if you or someone you know is targeted by fraud The National Elder Fraud Hotline How to get your money back after being scammed Types of elder law financial exploitation
Surgent's Tax and Advisory with Agentic AI
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Agent use in transfer pricing, tax compliance automation, and M&A due diligence Examples of agent deployment in global accounting firms Regulatory frameworks Governance and controls for autonomous tax tools Strategic advisory with agent-based scenario planning
Surgent's Understanding Non-Compete Agreements
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Review of the current legal and regulatory framework surrounding non-compete agreements Enforcement of non-compete agreements from the employer’s perspective Opposing enforcement of non-compete agreements from the employee’s perspective Understanding reasonable geographic scope and time limitations for non-compete agreements Understanding key issues that arise during enforcement and opposition to enforcement of non-compete agreements
Surgent's Guide to the AICPA Quality Management Standards
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Quality management standards SAS 146, SSARS No. 26, and SSAE 23 Risk assessment, which forms the basis of the SQM Monitoring and evaluating the SQM
Webcast: ACPEN: Section 25F Scholarship Granting Tax Credit: Planning and Compliance Strategies
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Overview of Section 25F and legislative intent Eligibility requirements and qualifying contributions Credit calculation and limitations State-by-state conformity and eligibility considerations Interaction with other federal and state tax provisions Compliance, documentation, and reporting considerations Common pitfalls and audit risks
Webcast: ACPEN: Making Effective Decisions When You Can’t Get Everything You Want
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Decision-making fundamentals Cost-volume-profit refresher Optimization analysis Constraint mitigation strategies Coping with incomplete information Solver and other Excel capabilities Qualitative considerations
Webcast: World Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application—Part 1 26-27
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Classification of the five cost types Direct Materials'comprehensive coverage Direct Labors' labor burden costs
Webcast: ACPEN: Partnership Preparation, Basis Calculations & Distributions – Form 1065 Schedule K & K-1 Analysis
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes Review the Form 1065 to learn how income statement items get reported on the partnership/LLC tax return (i.e., page 1 versus Schedule K) and flow-thru to the partner/members on Schedule K-1 Analyze the Schedule K-1 line-by-line and discuss where the items get reported on the individual’s Federal income tax return and how the items affect the partner/member’s outside basis Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to partners/members needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations Formation issues including the mandatory allocation of the §704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member Calculating the tax and §704(b) book capital accounts Reporting recourse and non-recourse debt on the Schedule K-1Tax ramifications and reporting of cash and non-cash distributions including disproportionate distributions of “hot assets” Overview of the §754 election for optional basis adjustments triggering §743 (transfer of interests) and §734 (distributions)
Surgent's What Practitioners Need to Know About Estate Planning and Administering a Client’s Estate
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Webcast
3.0 Credits
The federal transfer tax exemption What constitutes a valid will Common trust vehicles often used to safeguard assets Consequences of intestacy How to transfer property outside of a will Legal treatment of marital property Transfer of IRAs and retirement plans Probate generally and probate for property held outside of the state of decedent’s residence When an estate tax return should be filed Portability of the Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion (DSUE) amount
Webcast: ACPEN: Hands-On Tax Return Workshop – S Corporations (Form 1120S)
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Extensive review of the S corporation income tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative Schedule K analysis– determine if income statement items are separately (i.e. schedule K) or non-separately stated income and expense items Discuss how schedule K items get allocated to shareholders on their schedule K-1s Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to shareholders needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations Talk about the unreasonably low officer compensation issues Learn the special tax treatment of fringe benefits paid to 2% shareholders and family members Schedule M-1 – calculate the reconciliation of income or loss per books with income or loss per income tax return Schedule M-2 – detailed step-by-step calculation of the AAA, PTI, E&P and OAA accounts Basic overview of the tax treatment of distributions including when a S corporation has prior C corporation earnings and profits (E&P) Review the importance and basics of calculating a shareholder’s stock and debt basis Basic overview of the potential S corporation built in gains tax from the conversion of a C to S corporation
Surgent's Tax Research
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Tax code hierarchy Organization of an Internal Revenue Code section Special rules for IRC citation Citing other primary authority Private letter rulings Primary vs. secondary authority Secondary sources of authority Steps in the tax research process Research memoranda
Surgent's The Accounting Leaders’ Survival Guide - Strategies for Managing Organizational Change
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Learn the power of flexibility and adaptability Manage daily changes and stressors Avoid burnout and achieve work-life balance
Surgent's Emotional Intelligence
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Self-awareness Self-regulation & motivation Empathy Managing relationships
Surgent's Work-Life Balance: Maximizing Productivity and Understanding Related Tax Issues
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Discuss how productivity strategies may improve work-life balance Understand the state tax consequences that may arise when working from home Identify and discuss challenges unique to financial professionals Review how some organizations are providing support to improve work-life balance Explore the role of alternative work arrangements Examine challenges unique to auditors versus tax professionals A comparison of work-life balance between public and industry accountants How work-family conflict varies among financial professionals Recommendations for improving work-life balance
Webcast: Divorce Concerns: Taxes, Valuation, Finances, Retirement & Obligations 26-27
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Divorce and ongoing payment issues dealing with alimony and child support Documents protecting a client going forward, including pre-nuptials, cohabitation agreements, post-nuptials and many others Advanced income tax issues, including like-kind exchanges, filing status issues, credits and asset sales Advanced retirement issues, including dissecting qualified, personal retirement, and nonqualified plans, QDROs, past and defunct plans, and using retirement assets to equalize assets High-level valuation issues, including closely held business, stock redemptions, partnership redemptions and stock options
Webcast: Living Trust Administration Workshop 26-27
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
The steps in Trust Administration Delaware Tax Trap - its unique use Change of the exemption in 2026 and its impact Whether to file a 706 for portability election and/or Q-Tipping the Credit Trust Preparation of trust accountings Trust administration of Medi-Cal Trusts, QPRT, GRAT and IDGTs