CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's Handling Difficult People
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Be familiar with the nature and sources of difficult behaviors in the workplace, as well as strategies for addressing them Understand a proven formula for handling difficult people Utilize a problem-solving model to brainstorm strategies for working effectively with challenging individuals Implement a step-by-step process to resolve conflicts between yourself and others within your organization Apply the hostility curve as a tool to maintain control in situations involving angry or upset individuals Implement new strategies for managing your emotions in difficult interactions Understand the impact of attitude on interactions with others Create a personalized action plan for applying course strategies in your workplace
Surgent's What Tax Practitioners Need to Know About Medicare
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Eligibility for Medicare How to apply for Medicare Introduction to Parts A, B, C, and D of Medicare Payments for Parts B and D of Medicare: the higher costs imposed on higher income beneficiaries Late enrollment penalties Medicare Advantage in lieu of original Medicare The Affordable Care Act’s impact on Medicare Legislative and regulatory developments
Webcast: K2's Ten “Must-Know” Features in Excel 26-27
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Best practices for working with large volumes of data
Webcast: ACPEN: Business Tax Update for Industry
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
“Tax-mageddon” – the all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA Other recent Federal legislative, rules and tax developments impacting business taxpayers Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues Latest legislative, judicial, and IRS developments
Surgent's Employee Stock Options: What Financial Professionals Should Know When Advising Their Clients
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
What stock options are and why they are growing in popularity How stock options work, including the process of conveyance and vesting How to exercise stock options and the implications from doing so The risks associated with stock options and how to manage exposure Tax consequences and updates regarding stock options Strategies for selecting the best time to exercise stock options The difference between the two types of stock options: non-qualified and incentive The basic terminology relevant to owning and exercising options
Surgent's Hiring and Firing of Employees - What You Can and Cannot Do
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Employment at will — what 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 discipline or fire an employee and not get sued FMLA/ADA/PWFA — Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act Constructive discharge — what is it and how it affects your business?
Surgent's Introduction to Charitable Gifting for Individual Taxpayers
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Fundamentals of charitable gifting Income and estate tax considerations for charitable giving Charitable deduction rules and limitations Structuring charitable contributions for maximum tax efficiency Advanced charitable gifting techniques Compliance and documentation requirements
Surgent's Taxation of the Mobile Workforce
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
What states do not have an income tax? What is the relevance to employers? Where does an employer have an obligation to withhold state taxes for an employee? At what point does an employee become a resident? Where is unemployment paid for an out-of-state employee?
Professional Issues Update & Arizona Ethics - Tucson
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Tucson
5.0 Credits
Ethics Major Subjects Final Circular 230 rules for CPAs who prepare returns or provide tax opinions. State law governing the practice of accounting. - State Board of Accountancy rules. AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services. Preparer penalties. Professional liability in tax practice. Current practice and ethics issues.
Webcast: CalCPA Workplace Wellness 2026 - Emotional Intelligence
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Emotional Intelligence and Self-Awareness Neuroscience of Emotions and Behavioral Triggers Impact of Emotions on Workplace Performance and Relationships
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
Surgent's Annual Accounting and Auditing Update
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update, and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Recently issued ASUs covering derivatives, credit losses under ASC 326, government grants, and expense disaggregation FASB Final PIR Report for Leases (Topic 842) Statement on Quality Management Standards: SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3 Proposed SAS on the auditor’s responsibility relating to fraud Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity Recently issued PCAOB standards and SEC rulemaking activities Other important A&A practice matters
Surgent's Individual and Financial-Planning Tax Camp
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Tax Bill Act Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption considering proposed regulations The net investment income tax: planning for compliance Family income-splitting strategies that need to be considered Income tax issues: impact on timing of other income Selling a principal residence Two principal residences at the same time Use of life insurance to protect families: Whole Life Insurance, Term Life Insurance, Universal Life Insurance, and Variable Life Insurance Using Roth IRAs and Roth contribution programs to best advantage Conversions: do they still make sense? Taking distributions: matching timing to client requirements Qualified plan contributions to reduce current income and Social Security tax: implications for business owners and self-employed Social Security - the latest on the looming solvency crisis Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan considerations What to do about itemized deductions Trans-generational planning: conversions, income, and gain-splitting Tax benefits of HSAs and other tax-advantaged accounts Identifying tax opportunities: reviewing the prior-year return to develop a plan for the future Planning for middle-income taxpayers: financial planning for the young, the working, and those approaching or in retirement Best financial planning ideas for young people
Webcast: ACPEN: Measuring Audit Risks
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Webcast
3.0 Credits
Audit Risk Material Misstatement Error vs. Fraud Risk Assessment Audit Documentation Audit Procedures Auditing Standards
Webcast: ACPEN: Fraud Assessment for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
The fraud triangle The fraud savvy model Symptoms of fraud Benford's Law The net worth method The vulnerability chart 10 steps for action today
Webcast: ACPEN: Real Estate Tax Issues: Passive Activity, Self-Rental and Section 199A
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Integration of the real estate professional rules with reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E Real estate professionals and indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) entity's reporting on Form 1040 How "real estate business" is interpreted under the Section 199A rules and how it integrates with the passive activity rules Real estate professionals and the Form 8582 (Passive Activities) How to make the "grouping" election for passive activities and the flow-through deduction Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469 Reporting using Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1 and 2 Self-rental property and the Form 8582 (passive activity)
Webcast: ACPEN: Topic 842: FASB's Lease Accounting Standard Update
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
What is a lease? Recognition and measurement of lease assets and liabilities Impact on lessors and lessees Disclosures and transition rules Effective dates
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: Internal Controls for Small and Medium-Sized Entities
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Overview of controls Preventative controls Detective controls Controls for SMEs
Webcast: ACPEN: PowerPoint: Tips & Tricks for Today's Accountant
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Exploration of tabs within PowerPoint’s ribbon Initial creation of a slide deck Using slide masters Utilization of external content SmartArt Alignments and layouts Tips and tricks for efficiency Best practices for effective presentation delivery Other creative uses for PowerPoint