CPE Catalog & Events
Webcast: ACPEN: Estates & Trusts: Executor Duties and Tax Responsibilities in Estate Administration
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Legal and fiduciary responsibilities of the executor or personal representative Overview of the estate administration process from appointment through final distribution Filing requirements for Form 1040, Form 1041, and Form 706 Income in respect of a decedent (IRD) and basis adjustments Estate asset identification, valuation, and management Creditor claims, debt settlement, and distribution procedures Obtaining an EIN for the estate and IRS notice procedures IRS audit risks related to estate administration Executor liability considerations and risk management Estate accounting records, documentation, and communication with beneficiaries
Webcast: ACPEN: Business Valuation Fundamentals
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Business Valuation Fundamentals The Objective - What type of report is needed? The Process Agreed Upon Procedures Calculation of Value Conclusion of Value Industry Sanity Checks – Would you pay or accept the value if it were your company?
Webcast: Form 706 Preparation Part 4: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits 26-27
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Schedule R, including election statements and integration with the marital deduction Foreign Death Tax Credit, Schedule P and Prior Transfer Credit, Schedule Q Qualified Conservation Easements, Schedule U Making Sec. 6166 election and using Graegin loans
Webcast: ACPEN: Schedule C of Form 1040
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
When Schedule C applies Cash v. Accrual method Typical business deductions Business vehicle expenses Section 179 and bonus depreciation
Surgent's Business Writing: Professional & Effective Emails
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Preparing to write: what is my purpose and objective and who is my audience When email is the appropriate communication methodology and when it’s not Common email mistakes and how to avoid them Proven techniques for writing more efficient, readable, and outcome-focused emails
Surgent's Business Law for Small Business Owners
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Contract principles Legal issues related to various types of business organizations Worker classification Employee rights and the duties of employers Real property law
Surgent's Making Sense of Essential OBBBA Provisions
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Bonus and Section 179 depreciation Depreciation of qualified production property The business interest deduction Tax on excess compensation within tax-exempt organizations Excise tax on investment income of private colleges ABLE accounts and the Saver’s Credit Child Tax Credit Casualty losses Other crucial OBBBA provisions
Surgent's Real Estate for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Rental income and expense calculation and reporting Deciphering Schedule E (Form 1040) Nuances of vacation home rules Passive activity loss rules: foundations and implications Active vs. material participation in rental activities Tax reporting: how to group passive activities Limitations on passive losses: at-risk rules and deductions Classifying rental real estate activities Navigating exceptions in rental real estate taxation
Surgent's Unconscious Bias for Managers, Supervisors, and Executives
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Unconscious bias, including the five defining characteristics of unconscious bias The real-world impacts of unconscious biases, including impacts on racial minorities, women, and older workers The concept of microaggressions, with examples An effective strategy for adult learning that can be applied to change unconscious biases, which can also be used to learn other skills A framework for handling mistakes and using them to build trust and respect in the workplace. We call this the “oops, did I just say that?” section.
Webcast: ACPEN: Estimates, Contingencies and Going Concern
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Overview of accounting estimates and uncertainties Going concern accounting and auditing considerations SAS 132 requirements SAS 143 requirements Loss and gain contingencies Guarantees Credit losses Impact on financial reporting and auditing
Webcast: ACPEN: Common Yellow Book & Single Audit Deficiencies
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Common peer review deficiencies in Yellow Book engagements Common peer review deficiencies in Single Audit engagements Yellow Book requirements (independence, CPE, reporting) Single Audit compliance requirements Internal controls over compliance Compliance testing and major program determination Root causes of audit deficiencies and prevention strategies
Webcast: Accounting Fraud 26-27
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
The elements of fraud and the Fraud Triangle Theory Types of fraud with a focus on management fraud Best practices in fraud detection and deterrence
Webcast: Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 26-27
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Intestate succession and probate administration Holding title to assets Lifetime asset transfers and testamentary asset transfer planning Structures to avoid or minimize transfer taxes Living trusts, including A-B and A-B-C, life insurance trusts, terminating irrevocable trusts, use of trust protectors, trust administration during incapacity and post-mortem
Webcast: Financial Statement Disclosures 26-27
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
General requirements Balance Sheet, income statement and cash flow Stockholders" equity Business combination and consolidation
Webcast: Internal and External Fraud: Understanding It and Working To Control It 26-29
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Understanding why internal fraud occurs Fraudulent acts initiated by outside organizations Policies, procedures and control measures designed to fight fraud Steps that verify anti-fraud activities are working
Surgent's Controller/CFO Update: Hot Topics Facing Today's Financial Professional
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Economic update Leadership and management changes because of recent developments, including AI Managing for productivity Hiring the best people for the organization New motivation techniques
Webcast: ACPEN: The Controllership Series – The Controller’s Skillset
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Accounting Finance Skills
Surgent's Virtual Currency: Keeping Up with the Tax Code
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Overview of virtual currency Property transactions with virtual currency Receiving virtual currency as payment Paying using virtual currency Charitable donations with virtual currency Gifting of virtual currency Form 8300 reporting
Webcast: ACPEN: K2’s Advanced Topics In Power BI
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Creating formulas in Power BI with Data Analysis Expressions Adding Key Performance Indicators to your Power BI reports and dashboards Managing security in Power BI Publishing your reports and dashboards to Apps and Content Packs for easy sharing with other team members
Webcast: 2026 Galasso Arizona & AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update
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Webcast
4.0 Credits