CPE Catalog & Events
Webcast: Surgent's Successful Communication
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
The communication process and barriers that get in the way Techniques for overcoming barriers Understanding and self-assessment of each component of the communication process Gaining skills to listen more effectively, especially in stressful situations with heightened emotions Action plan to apply techniques in the workplace for communication success
Webcast: 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
Webcast: Surgent's Features and Benefits of SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Applicable provisions of SECURE Act 2.0 Key features for choosing a retirement plan for a small business Key questions an advisor must ask a small business owner to help determine which retirement plan is suitable for their business Key questions an advisor must ask a small business owner to help ensure compliance with a SEP IRA or a SIMPLE IRA How SEP and SIMPLE IRAs benefit the small business owner How SEP and SIMPLE IRAs benefit employees of small businesses The tax benefits that help to offset the cost of employer contributions How to determine which business is eligible to adopt a SIMPLE IRA How to determine which employees must be covered
Webcast: Surgent's Going Out on Your Own: Entity Types and Accounting Methods
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Financial planning pyramid What to consider when picking an entity Single member LLC vs. sole proprietorship Corporations - S vs. C Double taxation
Webcast: Surgent's Excel Lookups: Moving Beyond VLOOKUP Limitations
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Using lookup functions as an alternative to direct cell references Understand the limitations of the VLOOKUP function Discover ways to move beyond these limitations
Webcast: Tackling Turnover: Key Reasons Your Staff Are Leaving What to Do About It 2024
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Practice Management Factors that Cause Turnover Boosting Engagement and Retention
Webcast: Risk Assessment When Auditing Private Entities 2024
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Review of applicable auditing standards for risk assessment Update for SAS #145 Identification and discussion of high-risk audit areas Discussion and analysis of control risk vs. inherent risk Practical approach to auditing companies where controls are minimal or not adequately documented Detailed discussion and examples of risk assessment procedures and alternative approaches
Webcast: Preparing Mistake Free Financial Statements: Government 2024
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Transmittal and MD&A Restricted Net Position-Fund Financial Statements to Government-Wide Financial Statements Classification of Fund Balance under GASB 54 Special Revenue Funds Notes Disclosures Component Units Fund Balance Revenue Stabilization Arrangements Internal Service Funds Fiduciary Fund Reporting
Webcast: Surgent's Guide to Understanding the At-Risk Basis Rules and Forms 6198 and 7203
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Basis and at-risk basis How to calculate the amount of annual at-risk basis Forms 6198 and 7203 When activities may be aggregated for at-risk purposes Qualified nonrecourse financing
Webcast: K2's Introduction To Excel Macros
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Getting started with Excel macros by using the Macro Recorder Fundamentals of writing VBA code Saving and sharing macros Getting started with User-Defined Functions
Webcast: Surgent's Current Issues in Accounting and Auditing: An Annual Update
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, the PCC Update and items on the FASB's Technical Agenda Leases - Topic 842 Review of SAS No. 142 - Audit Evidence Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity Detailed review of SAS No. 145 Other important A&A practice matters
Webcast: Surgent's Basics of Employment Law for Non-HR Professionals
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
How the application of policies and employment laws within the workplace can reduce employee complaints and protect your company from claims of discrimination or wrongful behavior Examining wage and pay practices, FMLA examples and other challenging workplace questions, to insure actions are consistent with laws/policies Key functions of employment including recruitment, interviewing and selection
Webcast: Small Business Stock Gains: Exclusion and Deferral Opportunities 2024
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
IRC 1202-The benefit of the exclusion IRC 1202-The requirements that must be met IRC 1202-Limitation on the amount of the exclusion Comparison of the IRC 1202 exclusion to making S corporation election IRC 1045-The benefit of the deferral IRC 1045-The requirements that must be met The basics of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) IRC 1042-The benefit of the deferral IRC 1042-The requirements that must be met
Webcast: Surgent's Achieving High Levels of Compliance and Customer Service in Your Organization
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Why customer service is not just having nice people; it is truly serving the customer Analysis of the value of the customer to compare it to various costs creating an ROI How to develop a compliance program that adds value to the customer A hard look at several companies and industries that have mastered the dual objectives How COVID-19 has affected compliance and customer service
Webcast: Surgent's International Tax Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Filers
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Webcast
3.0 Credits
Residency status for U.S. federal income tax purposes Key provisions of U.S. income tax treaties Overview of the taxation of income from foreign entities Understanding Foreign Tax Credit Identifying foreign-source and U.S.-source income Foreign earned income and housing exclusion Foreign informational form filing requirements
Webcast: Professional Ethics Update for All Arizona CPAs
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
-Review of ethics standards, both extant and proposed, for Arizona CPAs including the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and the Arizona Accountancy Statutes and Administrative Code. - Review recent updates to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and Arizona Accountancy laws. - Provide practical examples of best practices in applying the laws pertaining to Professional Ethics. - Identify the latest ethics guidance to illustrate "hot topics" in professional ethics.
Webcast: Accounting Analysis Basics 2024
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Accounting analysis and methodology Factors influencing the quality of accounting-based financial reports Impact of emerging business models on balance sheets Introduction to the Instructor's Open Balance Sheet
Webcast: Comprehensive Pass-Through Owners' Basis and Distribution Rules 2024
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Understand the four loss limitation rules applied on the owner's individual income tax return (i.e., basis, at-risk, passive and excess business loss limitations) Determine how to calculate an owners' initial tax basis of his pass-through entity Learn how to correctly make annual adjustments to a pass-through owners' tax basis Identify what constitutes a debt basis for an S corporation shareholder Learn the tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders
Webcast: Tax Practitioner's Guide to Accounting and Reporting Issues 2024
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
SSARS review FASB Update SPF-measurement and reporting issues Preparation, compilation and review engagements Selected litigation issues and cases
Webcast: Financial Accounting Standards: A Comprehensive Review 2024
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Webcast
16.0 Credits
Application of professional judgment Codification, GAAP and the GAAP hierarchy Recent changes in financial statement presentation Hot Topics in financial reporting & accounting