CPE Catalog & Events
Webcast: ACPEN: Group Audits: Who is Responsible for What?
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Responsibilities of the group audit engagement team, including the group engagement partner Clarifying roles and responsibilities of component auditors and reference auditors in audits of group financial statements Special considerations on audit planning and audit reporting in a group audit
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: Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 2
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Why we get off balance and how to overcome those tendencies Methods that turbo charge motivation, health and happiness The power of culture and friends to affect our lives The importance of clear intention in order to effect change that lasts
Webcast: ACPEN: Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Reporting Explained
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Discussion of financial reporting risks increased by the current economic environment, including increased uncertainty related to critical financial statement amounts and significant disclosures Executive summary of recent Accounting Standards Updates Overview of fair value disclosure requirements and implementation issues Discussion of issues related to donor-restricted endowment funds Classification of net assets and reclassifications Endowments, including accounting, disclosures and UPMIFA Noncascontributions Contributions received and receivable Expense recognition issues Reporting expenses by function and nature Other relevant matters unique to the nonprofit environment
Webcast: ACPEN: A Guide to Sampling - Part 1
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Auditing Yellowbook
Webcast: ACPEN: Leading and Managing the Accounting Department
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Accounting Leadership Management
Webcast: ACPEN: How to Get a Better Return on Financial Statement Audits – Avoiding the Most Misapplied Risk-Based Audit Concepts
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Properly assessing inherent, control, and fraud risk on an engagement, and linking the results to an appropriately tailored detailed audit plan based on risk assessment and client service goals, regardless of entity type (for-profit, nonprofit, governmental) Leveraging strong substantive analytic procedures as audit evidence to cut back on tests of details The most common efficiency opportunities for tailoring your audit approach based on risk How to use the workpaper review process as a tool for producing a more effective and efficient engagement Using audit documentation to enhance audit quality, while ensuring every workpaper has a purpose How to use the client to your advantage in planning and performing the audit Learn how to get the engagement out the door – on time and on budget!
Webcast: ACPEN: Advanced Negotiations: Never Split the Difference
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Negotiations Business Management
Webcast: ACPEN: Common Deficiencies in Employee Benefit Plans
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
EBP Auditing Yellowbook
Webcast: ACPEN: FAQ Related to the Most Recent Audit Standards SAS Nos. 142-149
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Clarification of terminology and foundational principles underlying recent generally accepted auditing standards Answers to frequently asked questions that emerge in the proper application of risk-based audit concepts Highlights of important concepts included in SASs No. 142-149
Webcast: ACPEN: Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers – Essential Tips for Avoiding Deficient Audit and Other Attest Engagements
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Best practices for documenting complex and subjective procedures and conclusions, such as estimates, substantive analytic procedures, etc. that impact the nature and extent of audit documentation needed to support audit conclusions Discussing the financial statement audit risk concept, including how proper application better ensures a higher quality audit Tips for an efficient workpaper review process that complies with relevant standards Understanding the quality control standards and guidance related to a CPA firm’s responsibilities for its system of quality control Explain the importance of establishing, applying, and monitoring quality control policies and procedures related to audit documentation
Webcast: ACPEN: Audit Skills for Beginners
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Professional skepticism – Creating a mindset for finding fraud and error Audit documentation basics – Creating workpapers that pass review The audit risk model – Understanding the foundational principles Internal control fundamentals - Satisfying the requirements for evaluating the design and implementation of internal control over financial reporting
Webcast: ACPEN: Cost and Pricing Models: Boost Your Bottom Line
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Cost Accounting Activity-based Costing
Webcast: ACPEN: KPI Bootcamp for Small Businesses
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Webcast
5.0 Credits
Turning strategy into KPIs KPI shortlisting and selection KPI definition KPI implementation KPI deployment
Webcast: ACPEN: Consulting Services Secrets
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Identifying a consulting specialty Building a practice and translating knowledge into products Managing consulting projects Marketing consulting projects Building a referral network Contingent fees Professional standards for consultants
Webcast: ACPEN: Private Company Simplified GAAP Alternatives
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Guidance, related to "plain vanilla" interest rate swaps that convert variable into fixed rate debt and other derivatives Guidance related to amortization and impairment of goodwill Guidance related to separately recognizing intangible assets from goodwill in a business combination Guidance related to lease accounting and revenue recognition options
Webcast: ACPEN: Two Types of Goals You Need to Be Successful
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Common obstacles to goal achievement The limitations of SMART goals Characteristics of effective outcome goals Process Goals: The Roadmap to Achievement Integrating Outcome and Process Goals for Maximum Impact
Webcast: ACPEN: International Tax Treaties
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Tax treaties Tax impact of cross-border transactions
Webcast: ACPEN: 2026/27 Not-for-Profit Accounting & Auditing Update
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) affecting not-for-profit organizations Introduction to and comparison of the International Non-Profit Accounting Standard (INPAS) U.S. GAAP considerations for NFP financial reporting AICPA auditing and attestation updates Quality management: monitoring and remediation responsibilities Updates to SSAEs, SSARSs, and group audits
Webcast: ACPEN: The Value of Conflict
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Conflict resolution