CPE Catalog & Events

Behavioral profiling Psychology and reasoning related to both investigators and perpetrators

The neuroscience of psychopathy The psychology of skepticism Psychology and reasoning related to both investigators and perpetrators

Mapping mechanics Common pitfalls Popular retirement myths Defining retirement Developing a plan Savings Assets

Building an effective time management framework Three time factors-time wasters, time savers and time management techniques Managing "oneself" to improve the management of time

Exemptions and exclusions Portability and step-up in basis Asset valuation Discounts Marital and charitable deductions Deductions: Transmission expenses and Administration expenses (706 or 1041) Income in respect of a decedent and retirement plan assets Life insurance and annuities Trust or estate administration Trust funding

Will Your Advance Directive Protect You Both Personally and Financially? Creating Trusted Planning Relationships Retirement Plans, Roth Planning and Conversions Reverse Mortgages

New developments: Federal and California update IRS audits of estate tax returns New RMD rules, Roth conversions and estate planning for large retirement plans Update from Washington regarding tax law changes Helping your clients reduce, defer or eliminate capital gains taxes Trust reformation and decanting update Hot topics in international tax and estate planning and considerations for transfers to non-U.S. citizen spouses Valuation of notes The feasibility of using IDGTs and how you use it Planning for changing exemption in 2025 Flow-through entities and impact on trusts Changing exemption panel discussion Charitable planning Special needs trusts

What is the significance of the retirement plan beneficiary? Primary vs. contingent beneficiaries Is a trust a "designated beneficiary?" Why do people want to name a trust as the beneficiary? Income tax aspects of trusts as beneficiary What happens when the trust beneficiary dies?

VLOOKUP function SUMIFS function VLOOKUP and SUMIFS comparison

Team roles High-performing teams Success behaviors

Cognitive routines Psychological safety Learning from risk and failure

Estate Planning Estate & Gift Taxes Plans, Devices & Techniques

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Legislative history American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and changes to IRC Section 6159 Comprehensive coverage of the three main types of OIC Doubts as to collectability (DATC) Doubts as to liability (DATL) Effective tax administration (ETA) Hybrid of DATC Detailed walk-through of the process and key terms Practical solutions and success rates Various scams

When is the auditor required to follow the Yellow Book (aka Government Auditing Standards or GAGAS)? How the Yellow Book requirements relate to generally accepted auditing standards and the single audit requirements The different types of Yellow Book audit and attestation engagements that auditors may be called upon to perform The Yellow Book standards related to the qualifications of the auditor (i.e., requirements related to independence, CPE, peer review, and more) The Yellow Book requirements related to the performance of and reporting on a financial audit The Yellow Book requirements related to attestation engagements (i.e., examinations, reviews, and agreed-upon procedures engagements) and performance audits

Gain exclusion and tax-free reorganization planning Gain exclusion with sales of C corporation stock; Section 1202 Deferral of gain with installment reporting Gain planning with partnerships Basis planning; basis step-up at death, gifts of interests to family Restructuring the business entity; C vs. S corporation, partnerships, LLCs Real estate planning; retention vs sales, like-kind exchanges Employee stock ownership plans; special tax incentives Employee benefit planning with ownership change Taxes other than the federal income tax; state tax, estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes, and property taxes Prospects for tax law change

Overview of common investment types Typical audit risks and related audit procedures Alternative Investments Fair value disclosure, including applying the fair value hierarchy

Explain typical audit risks and special considerations related to cash and cash equivalents Identify the risk of fraud related to cash and cash equivalents Describe designing a detailed audit plan, linking assessed risk to planned procedures Techniques used to perform the audit procedures associated with auditing cash and cash equivalents Obtaining evidence related to cash and cash equivalents Case study and test yourself questions related to auditing cash and cash equivalents

Technology trends and hot topics Fair value concepts Accounting for business combinations Asset impairment accounting

Scope and overview of ASC 326 Applying ASC 326 and the CECL model Transitioning to ASC 326 Presentation and disclosure requirements of ASC 326 Auditing accounting estimates Key changes to auditing estimates due to the issuance of ASC 326