CPE Catalog & Events
Surgent's System and Organization Controls (SOC) Engagements
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Purpose and organization of the Trust Services Criteria Management assertions specific to different SOC engagement types Intended users of SOC 1®, SOC 2®, and SOC 3® reports Determination and use of materiality in SOC engagements Criteria for considering a vendor as a subservice organization Inclusive vs. carve-out method for subservice organizations Service commitments and system requirements in SOC 2® engagements Appropriate form and content of SOC reports
Webcast: ACPEN: A Guide to Sampling - Part 1
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Auditing Yellowbook
Webcast: K2's Securing Your Data: Practical Tools for Protecting Information 26-28
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Understanding today's cybersecurity risks
Webcast: Tax Basis and Other Special Purpose Frameworks 26-28
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Tax basis Cash and modified cash Contractual Regulatory Financial Reporting Framework for Small and Medium sized Entities (FRF for SMEs) Red-flags in fraud
Webcast: ACPEN: Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction (§199A) – The Ins & Outs
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Detailed coverage of calculating the combined qualified business income amount (i.e., QBI component and REIT/PTP component) Determine what trade or businesses under §162 are eligible for the QBI deduction (i.e., rentals and specified service trades or businesses (SSTB)) Discuss how the 20% QBI deduction (i.e., QBI component) is subject to a wage/capital limitation and SSTB income is phased-out for taxpayers with taxable income above the inflation adjusted threshold amounts Walk through the simplified QBI Form 8995 (i.e., taxpayers below the TI threshold amounts) and detailed Form 8995-A and related schedules Determine what wages and unadjusted basis immediately after acquisition (UBIA) are for those subject to the wage and capital limitations Look at what the definition of QBI is and what items are effectively connected with that trade or business (i.e., self-employment tax, health insurance, retirement plans) Review the aggregation rules for the QBI computation and both the entity and individual level Walk through the reporting responsibilities of partnerships and S corporations to their owners on the Schedule K-1s Explain how the modifications to the net operating losses (NOLs) and §461(l) excess business loss limitations affect the QBI computation
Webcast: ACPEN: The New Quality Management Standards - What Everyone Needs to Know
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Overview of the new quality management standards Focus on the most important elements of a quality management system Implementation tips that everyone in the firm should know Audit and attest standards impacted
Webcast: ACPEN: Maximizing the Tax Benefits of an Installment Sale
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Installment sale treatment eligibility When to elect out of installment sale treatment Installment sales of business assets Installment sale default and the rules for personal property vs real property Depreciation recapture
Surgent's Taking Advantage of Installment Sales and Like-Kind Exchanges
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
How does the IRC define an installment sale under Section 453? When can a taxpayer utilize the provisions of IRC Section 453? When should a taxpayer utilize the provisions of an installment sale and when should it be avoided How does the issue of a “dealer” vs. a “non-dealer” impact the use of the installment sale method How to report an installment sale when related parties are involved How to calculate an installment sale How has the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacted the use of the Installment Sale Method What is a like-kind exchange as defined by IRC Section 1031 When can a taxpayer utilize the provisions of IRC Section 1031 What types of real property are eligible for like-kind exchange treatment and what types are not What is “boot” and how does it impact the like-kind exchange deferral How to calculate a like-kind exchange including any taxable portion How has the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacted the use of like-kind exchanges
Webcast: ACPEN: Form 1120S - Preparation and Analysis
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
S corporation taxation fundamentals Income and deductions for S corporations Shareholder basis calculation Reporting requirements for Form 1120S Advanced tax planning strategies
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: New Tips and Overtime Tax Rules: Compliance and Best Practices
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Updated OBBA guidance on tip reporting and allocation Qualifying tip requirements Self-employment and qualified tips Employer and employee tax responsibilities for tipped wages Overtime pay deduction Tip and overtime information returns
Webcast: CalCPA Workplace Wellness 2026 - Staying Focused During Times of Change
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Mindfulness and Present-Moment Awareness Cognitive Impact of Distractions and Attention Management Emotional Regulation in Times of Change
Surgent's U.S. Taxation of Foreign Corporations: A Case Study Approach
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Webcast
3.0 Credits
Understand how to approach and analyze the U.S. taxation of foreign corporations Using an example, calculate tested income, Subpart F, and PFIC income inclusions for an individual and C corporation Determine how much foreign tax credit can be claimed against such income inclusions Determine how subsequent dividend distributions from the foreign corporation are taxed Calculate capital gain on the disposition of the foreign corporation Compare different outcomes and discuss the impact of Section 962 election Identify basic strategies for managing tax liabilities related to foreign corporations
Surgent's Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Achieving Success in a Worker Classification Audit
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
The 20 common law factors in a worker classification audit that are used to distinguish an employee from an independent contractor How disgruntled independent contractors can use IRS Form 8919 against a former employer When and how to use §530 as a defense in worker classification audits What is "industry practice" for §530 purposes Common sense steps that will avoid the recharacterization of workers treated as independent contractors to employees The IRS’s Voluntary Classification Settlement Program — advantages and disadvantages The DOL Final Rule
Webcast: ACPEN: What's Going on at the AICPA (2026/27)
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
AICPA audit and attestation developments Next phase of quality management Monitoring and remediation responsibilities SSAE No. 24 and SSARS No. 26 updates Exposure drafts on confirmations and fraud SAS No. 149 and group audit implications
Webcast: ACPEN: Basis Calculations & Distributions for Pass-Thru Entity Owners Schedule K-1 Analysis
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Detailed coverage of any new legislation affecting basis computations and distributions and changes to the schedule K-1s (including the NEW Form 7203 – S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations) Line-by-line analysis of the Schedule K-1s to determine how the items affect a S shareholder’s stock and debt basis and a partner/member’s outside basis and where the items get reported on Federal individual income tax return The three loss and deduction limitations on the owner’s individual income tax return (i.e. basis, at-risk and other Form 1040 limitations) How cash or non-cash distributions affect the basis calculations and whether or not they are taxable to the owners Compare the tax treatment of the sale of a shareholder’s stock in a S corporation and a partner’s interest in a partnership What constitutes debt basis for a S corporation shareholder under the final regulations The tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders and on open account debt How recourse and non-recourse debt effect a partner or member’s basis calculations and amount at-risk
Webcast: Balance Sheet Management: The Least Understood Risk 26-27
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Intentionally managing your balance sheet to reduce risk. Properly balance debt and equity versus other funding sources. Know the balance sheet pitfalls and risks to avoid. Understand the analysis and decision-making process through real-world examples and five interactive case discussions.
Webcast: K2's Internal Controls in QuickBooks Online Environments 26-27
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Critical risks in QBO environments
Webcast: Preparation, Compilation & Review Services 26-27
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
All recently issued SSARS standards Financial reporting frameworks Distinguishing special purpose frameworks from GAAP CPAs reporting on financial statements Financial statement disclosures Recently issued ethics standards Peer Review Deficiencies
Webcast: Staff Tax Training: Partnerships and LLCs—Form 1065 26-27
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Webcast
16.0 Credits
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes and Form 1065 (and related schedules) preparation issues Overview of different forms of business entities, including the check-the-box regulations Formation issues, including the mandatory allocation of the §704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member Schedule K and K-1'preparation issues including separately and non-separately stated income and expense items (including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax, business interest deduction limitations, fringe benefits and entertainment expenses) Calculating the tax and §704(b) book capital accounts Understand the substantial economic effect requirement to have special allocations to the partners/members Allocation of recourse and non-recourse debt to the schedule K-1s Deductibility of fringe benefits, including health insurance premiums Guaranteed payments & self-employment tax issues and pitfalls Overview of how partnership losses and deductions can be limited to calculating a partner/member's outside basis and at-risk rules §754 election for optional basis adjustments triggering §743 (transfer of interests) and §734 (distributions) Partnership liquidation and distribution tax ramifications at both the partnership and partner level