CPE Catalog & Events

Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance/Control (GRC); Internal Auditor's positioning, roles, and responsibilities IIA GRC guidance overview COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations) history, guidance, and frameworks overviews Critical knowledge foundations and fundamentals: Governance Risk Management/Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Internal Control Compliance Fraud Deterrence/Fraud Risk Management IT/Cyber security risks/controls Effective GRC coverage related alignment/integration opportunities and strategies for IAs Industry specific guidance/ considerations

IAs' unique and vital value-adding propositions SOX (Sarbanes Oxley Act) impact on the (Internal and External) auditing profession Key IA assurance coverage roles and responsibilities regarding: Strategic and entity-level controls and objectives Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) Operations efficiency and effectiveness Compliance with laws and regulations Optimizing Internal/External Audit (and other Independent Assurance Activities) coordination and reliance (for SOX and non-SOX engagements): Maximizing assurance coverage efficiencies and effectiveness Achieving excellence in stakeholder servicing and value adding

IA program foundation(s): IA risk assessment and planning IA Risk Assessment and Planning Standards review Enterprise (macro) level internal audit risk assessment and planning including entity level/ wide audit scope, frequency and objectives determinations Process and engagement (micro) level risk assessment and planning, including the alignment and integration with enterprise risk assessment, planning and engagement level scope and objectives determinations Engagement level scope and objectives determinations Internal control design and documentation fundamentals Audit program development and updating

Fieldwork fundamentals, including a discussion of the following: Types and nature of fieldwork Technical skills development Compliance testing of internal controls Substantive testing of accounts/balances IT/Cyber Security control reviews/testing Audit sampling fundamentals: Statistical/Non-Statistical Audit evidence and evidence gathering techniques Analytical/problem-solving skills development: Identification and analysis of control deficiencies/issues Time management, organization, and communication skills development Workpaper preparation and documentation basics, including best practice techniques, and workpaper self-review

IA activity and engagement level management overview The fundamentals of highly effective IA engagement management Engagement planning, supervision, administration, and monitoring Time and resource management, including scheduling, budgeting, status updating, tracking and follow up Audit reporting and report writing Engagement team and stakeholder/partner communications, meetings, and relationship dynamics and development

Defining Quality and Excellence for an IA activity: your Defining Moments! Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP): an overview QAIP Standards review Requirements of the QAIP: Internal/External Assessments Moving beyond standards compliance to highest-level quality and impact internal auditing It's all about stakeholders and maximizing stakeholder value Advanced skills/leadership development for Internal Auditors The IA Success Quadrant and Never-Ending Quality/Excellence Continuum

Criteria that the IRS uses to select returns for examination Vehicles, meals, and virtual currency considerations Worker classification determinations on who is an employee and who is an independent contractor S corporation officer's reasonable compensation issues Responsibilities to pay the employment taxes when the business defaults Tax-related identity theft procedures

The basics of subscription pricing Pricing strategies, with an eye toward a modern model for your business How to implement subscription pricing The need to look back and assess the financial impact of the implementation How to manage customer retention The optimum subscription pricing for your business

The performance of risk assessment procedures to attain the knowledge needed to assess risk How the auditor identifies and assesses the risks of material misstatement The new stand-back requirements related to risk assessment

How to analyze others through simple observation A proven model to understand and predict behavior Why assertiveness is neither good nor bad What behaviors to expect from different personality types Why do I act like I do? Correcting employee issues in a new and better way

Proven ways to measure costs in relation to objectives Develop methods to measure company and department objectives Use ratios to measure and improve efficiency Develop an incentive system that rewards efficiency

Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE Act 2.0 Understanding the environment: what's new, what's expired or expiring, and what's likely to change Reading a tax return for developing client-specific tax strategies Will there be more changes in the individual tax laws? Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption in light of 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 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 solvency issues 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 Recent case law, as applicable 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

The keys that develop a plan into an actionable document The major difference between planning and budgeting Strategic planning The business plan The people plan The marketing plan Capital and technology plans

ACFE's Report to the Nations and the most commonly found controls in fraud victim organizations Internal controls in relation to COSO principles How to employ controls to cut losses How to modify controls in the post-COVID era The potential impact of increased enforcement of laws and regulations to replenish government coffers Remote work circumstances and considerations

How a partner's outside basis and capital account differ Reconciling Schedule M-2 Form 1065 with Partnership K-1 Schedule L IRS requirement to report partner tax basis on the transactional approach Implications if a capital account is negative Deficit restoration accounts and qualified income offsets Modified outside basis method and modified previously taxed capital method Determining a partner's beginning capital account for 2021 Beginning capital account for partnerships and partners consistently reporting on the tax basis

Review of the different aspects of forensic accounting The civil litigation process as it relates to forensic accounting Litigation services provided by forensic accountants Fraud detection and prevention Various types of fraud Training and certifications in forensic accounting Forensic accounting in bankruptcy proceedings Forensic accounting in family law proceedings Calculating damages for use in litigation Valuations Ethical issues pertinent to forensic accounting

History of the financial statement audit Objective of a financial statement audit Audit Process and Linkage Management and the Auditor's Responsibilities Evaluating Audit Risk Risk Assessment Process Risk Assessment Procedures Documentation

Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Tax consequences of retiring partners seeking liquidating distributions/redemptions and S corporation shareholders seeking the redemption of their shares At-risk and passive activity loss considerations Basis planning Related party transactions: making them work Income splitting and shifting with family can create considerable benefits Sale of ownership interest and NIIT considerations

Developing issues related to Yellow Book audits and single audits Key AICPA developments affecting audits of governments and nonprofits (including implementation of SAS No. 145 on risk assessment) Recent GASB activities directed toward state and local governments with an emphasis on the implementation of GASB No. 87, Leases The changes that occurred in NFP presentation and disclosure as a result of ASU No. 2020-07 The effects of FASB ASC 842, Leases, on nonprofits

Outcomes of the recent FASB and IASB Joint Project related to Leases Differentiating between accounting and reporting requirements for operating and finance leases Evaluating possible material misstatement related to lease recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure