CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Engagement Letters: Scope and Risk Management
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Essential clauses made simple Keeping independence intact Change orders that prevent fights Stopping scope creep early What insurers and peer reviewers are seeing now
Webcast: ACPEN: What's Going on at the FASB (2026/27)
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Recent and upcoming FASB standard-setting activity Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) effective for December 31, 2026 year-ends Impact of ASUs on public, private, and not-for-profit entities ASUs with future effective dates Exposure drafts and proposed standards
Webcast: World Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application—Part 2 26-27
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Classification of MFG overhead into the five cost types Selecting the bases for tracing or assigning overhead to products Period Manufacturing Inefficiencies'categories and costing
Webcast: ACPEN: Financial & Tax Accounting for S Corporations
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Review of the AICPA "small&" GAAP rules The impact of the entity's tax status history on its financial accounting Deferred tax accounting for S corporations Required S status financial accounting disclosures Financial accounting impact of the C to S election and the S to C election The relationship of financial accounting and the Form 1120S Financial and tax accounting for the S corporation shareholder equity account Financial vs. tax accounting for loans to and from S corporations and their shareholders
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
Surgent's Recent Changes in Workplace Regulations: Overtime, Non-compete Agreements, and Employee/Independent Contractor
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Final Rule - Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA: the multifactor “economic reality” test; What analysis guides whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under this final rule? Can a worker voluntarily waive employee status and choose to be classified as an independent contractor? Are any of the economic reality factors adopted in this rule more important than others when evaluating a worker’s employment status? How does the final rule explain “extent to which the work performed is an integral part of the employer’s business?” The Federal Trade Commission’s Decision on Non-compete Agreements: impact on new and existing non-competes; treatment and definitional terms for senior executives; definition of a non-compete clause; definition of a “worker” New Overtime Rules: exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees; increases in the standard level and the highly compensated employee total annual compensation threshold; new mechanism allowing for the timely and efficient updating of the salary and compensation thresholds Current status of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) rules
Webcast: ACPEN: New PCAOB Quality Control Standard Overview
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Background of the new PCAOB Quality Control Standard Overview of the elements of a quality control system Examples of quality risks and potential responses Highligts of what is different between the AICPA Quality Management Standard
Webcast: ACPEN: Emotional Intelligence for Professionals: Mastering the Human Side of Success
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Emotions Relationships Emotional Intelligence Communication
Webcast: ACPEN: IFRS vs. US GAAP - Major Accounting Differences
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Explore major differences in the design and structure of IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP Discover significant differences in financial statement presentation and disclosure principles, including: Periods required to be reported Interim financial reporting Debt classification, and more Recognize significant differences in initial recognition and subsequent measurement standards, including: Consolidation Equity method investments
Webcast: ACPEN: Data Analytics: Practical Insights for Today's Accountant
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Apply new effective tools in business processes Better understand how to use data analytics in public accounting engagements Identify popular software packages that may be useful for accomplishing data analytics
Webcast: ACPEN: Benefits and Best Practices for Telework
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Communication Business Management
Webcast: ACPEN: Financial Accounting for Related Party Transactions
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
FASB codification provisions for transactions with related parties, including business owners and special purpose entities Compares and contrasts those rules with the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities Reviews the tax accounting related taxpayer standards Several real-life situations illustrate the various authoritative standards and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with those standards
Surgent's Key Roth IRA and Roth 401(k) Rules for Funding and Tax-free Distributions
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Funding options for Roth accounts Roth IRA contribution eligibility and income limits Enhanced catch-up contributions and age-based limits The Roth catch-up mandate for employer plans Roth 401(k) contribution rules, including catch-ups Roth SEP and Roth SIMPLE IRAs 529 plan rollovers to Roth IRAs Backdoor Roth strategies and pro-rata considerations The tax impact of rolling a 401(k) to a Roth IRA Who can start the Roth IRA 5-year clock? The 5-year rules for Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s Direct and indirect Roth conversions Direct and indirect rollovers from Roth 401(k) plans Ordering rules for Roth IRA distributions FIFO treatment and when it applies The risk of recapturing the 10% early distribution penalty Case studies and practical cheat sheets to reinforce key concepts
Surgent's Raising Financially Capable Children
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Discussion of the importance of financial education for the next generation Understanding a client’s financial values Determining a client’s financial literacy Helping clients develop a teaching roadmap Using knowledge to protect against entitlement Developing a knowledge base for the information, including a full list of recommended books on the topic and games for families to play Discussion of specific topics, including tips and tricks related to: Allowances Earning, work, and entrepreneurship Spending, saving, and investing Philanthropy Taxes Credit cards, crypto, and financial fraud
Surgent's Tax Loss Limitations Imposed on Individuals and Pass-through Entities
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Webcast
3.0 Credits
How to calculate a partner or S corporation shareholder’s basis Form 7203 and an S corporation shareholder’s basis The at risk basis rules and Form 6198 The passive activity loss limits The Section 461(l) loss rule The net operating loss limitation rules The Section 163(j) business interest limitation New OBBBA changes impacting business interest and Section 461(l)
Surgent's Achieving High Levels of Compliance and Customer Service in Your Organization
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Why customer service is not just having nice people; it is truly serving the customer Analysis of the value of the customer to compare it to various costs creating an ROI How to develop a compliance program that adds value to the customer A hard look at several companies and industries that have mastered the dual objectives How recent developments have affected compliance and customer service
Webcast: ACPEN: Thinking Like an Auditor When Preparing Your Financial Statements
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Determining an appropriate sense of quantitative and qualitative materiality Identifying the critical components of the financial statements that matter most to financial statement users Evaluating where the financial statements are most likely to contain material fraud and error, and ensuring adequate internal control and monitoring to mitigate those risks
Surgent's Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations: Engagement Performance and Annual Update
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification, and updates to SSARS No. 21 due to the issuance of SSARS No. 23, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services SSARS No. 22, Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information SSARS No. 24, Omnibus Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services -- 2018 SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions SSARS No. 26, Quality Management for an Engagement Conducted in Accordance With Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services Sample comprehensive engagement work programs for preparation, compilation and review engagements Reporting and disclosure illustrations for each level of service, including attesting on personal financial statements, prescribed form, special purpose framework and other engagement variations Other communication requirements, such as sample engagement letters and management representation letters
Surgent's Trump Accounts Created by OBBBA: A Comprehensive Guide for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Establishing and administering a Trump Account Who can make contributions to a Trump Account Limits on contributions to a Trump Account Employer contributions to a Trump Account Participation in the pilot program What a Trump Account can invest in Basis tracking for after-tax contributions Taxation of distributions from a Trump Account Rolling a Trump Account into another account The potential advantages and disadvantages of having a Trump Account Opting out of a Trump Account Issues impacting a Trump Account, such as distribution, when the beneficiary turns 18