CPE Catalog & Events
Self-Study: Surgent's Monthly Accounting Update Series (Original Air Date: 4/27/21)
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Self-Study
1.0 Credits
New professional standards issued by the FASB and AICPA Guidance on likely COVID-19-related accounting issues that you are likely to face Insights on best practices in managing new working environments Other topics of importance for all accounting practitioners
Self-Study: Surgent's Monthly Accounting Update Series (Original Air Date: 5/25/21)
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Self-Study
1.0 Credits
New professional standards issued by the FASB and AICPA Guidance on likely COVID-19-related accounting issues that you are likely to face Insights on best practices in managing new working environments Other topics of importance for all accounting practitioners
Self-Study: Surgent's Monthly Accounting Update Series (Original Air Date: 6/29/21)
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Self-Study
1.0 Credits
New professional standards issued by the FASB and AICPA Guidance on likely COVID-19-related accounting issues that you are likely to face Insights on best practices in managing new working environments Other topics of importance for all accounting practitioners
Self-Study: Surgent's Monthly Accounting and Auditing Update (Original Air Date: 10/26/21)
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1.0 Credits
New professional standards issued by the FASB and AICPA Guidance on likely COVID-19-related accounting issues that you are likely to face Insights on best practices in managing new working environments Other topics of importance for all accounting practitioners
Self-Study: Surgent's Monthly Accounting and Auditing Update (Original Air Date: 11/30/21)
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1.0 Credits
New professional standards issued by the FASB and AICPA Guidance on likely COVID-19-related accounting issues that you are likely to face Insights on best practices in managing new working environments Other topics of importance for all accounting practitioners
Self-Study: Surgent's Monthly Accounting and Auditing Update (Original Air Date: 12/28/21)
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1.0 Credits
New professional standards issued by the FASB and AICPA Guidance on likely COVID-19-related accounting issues that you are likely to face Insights on best practices in managing new working environments Other topics of importance for all accounting practitioners
Self-Study: Surgent's Monthly Accounting and Auditing Update (Original Air Date: 7/27/21)
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1.0 Credits
New professional standards issued by the FASB and AICPA Guidance on likely COVID-19-related accounting issues that you are likely to face Insights on best practices in managing new working environments Other topics of importance for all accounting practitioners
Self-Study: Surgent's Monthly Accounting and Auditing Update (Original Air Date: 8/31/21)
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1.0 Credits
New professional standards issued by the FASB and AICPA Guidance on likely COVID-19-related accounting issues that you are likely to face Insights on best practices in managing new working environments Other topics of importance for all accounting practitioners
Self-Study: Surgent's Monthly Accounting and Auditing Update (Original Air Date: 9/28/21)
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1.0 Credits
New professional standards issued by the FASB and AICPA Guidance on likely COVID-19-related accounting issues that you are likely to face Insights on best practices in managing new working environments Other topics of importance for all accounting practitioners
Self-Study: Surgent's Navigating Your Client Through the IRS Appeals Process
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4.0 Credits
Preparing a valid Appeals Protest for small case requests when tax, penalties, and interest for each period are $25,000 or less Writing and filing a Formal Protest, including required information Alternative Dispute Resolution options available to clients Negotiation and time limitations Preparing and submitting a Tax Court petition to preserve a client's rights
Self-Study: Surgent's Navigating the Gray: An Advanced Guide to Auditor Independence Compliance
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4.0 Credits
The CPA's responsibilities related to independence and objectivity The AICPA independence rule and its interpretation Similarities and differences between AICPA and SEC independence rules Rules governing the performance of non-attest services for attest clients Examples of applying the AICPA's non-attest rules GAO and Yellow Book independence and documentation requirements Sources for relevant independence rules and regulations
Self-Study: Surgent's New SASs Effective for December 31, 2021 Audits
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1.0 Credits
New format of the Auditor's opinion, including the inclusion of key audit matters Significant unusual transactions Determining materiality Conforming changes to other reports issued under the SAS
Self-Study: Surgent's New York: Avoiding Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace
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1.0 Credits
An overview of workplace harassment and discrimination laws Clear definitions of unlawful harassment, hostile work environment, discrimination, and protected categories An overview of sexual harassment, workplace retaliation, and both internal and external complaint procedures Real-world examples to help employees understand the differences between unlawful harassment and lawful workplace interactions and assess whether they need to modify their workplace conduct
Self-Study: Surgent's Nuts & Bolts of Cryptocurrency Taxation
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2.0 Credits
What is blockchain technology? How do you buy crypto? How do you store crypto? Use cases of cryptocurrency Blockchain technology Use cases of cryptocurrency Tax overview How taxes work for cryptocurrency investors How taxes work for cryptocurrency mining Taxation of other transactions Foreign reporting requirements and crypto How to use a tool like CoinTracker to calculate capital gains and losses New developments in the space Tax planning opportunities Why do accountants need to care?
Self-Study: Surgent's Opportunities in the Metaverse for Accounting and Other Professionals
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2.0 Credits
Understanding what the metaverse is and what it is not How to access the metaverse Why accounting and other professionals should use the metaverse Where accountants can find their space in the metaverse How the metaverse is changing the way we work Ownership opportunities in the metaverse Work and taxation in the metaverse
Self-Study: Surgent's Organizational Culture and the Finance Professional
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1.0 Credits
The three primary organizational cultures The best cultural fit for certain types of businesses How the finance professional affects culture How to choose the culture you want, and how to get it Greatest things that affect the culture of an organization
Self-Study: Surgent's Partnership and LLC Core Tax Issues From Formation Through Liquidation
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8.0 Credits
Reporting requirements for Schedules K-2 and K-3 Capital account reporting requirements Schedule K-1 reporting for §743 adjustments Schedule K-1 reporting for §704 gains and losses Comprehensive case on partnership/partner application of the business interest deduction When to use 704(b) basis for capital accounts versus tax basis Detailed rules of §704 for preventing the shifting of tax consequences among partners or members Unreasonable uses of the traditional & curative allocation methods Multiple layers of §704(c) allocations Treatment of recourse versus nonrecourse debt basis How to calculate basis limitations and its implication on each partner's own tax return How §179 limitations affect partnership/LLC basis Regulations for handling basis step-ups under §754 elections, and mandatory adjustments under §743 and §734 for partnerships who have NOT made the §754 election Subsequent contributions of property with §754 adjusted basis to another partnership or corporation Capital account adjustments in connection with admission of new member Special allocations require "substantial economic effect"; what are the requirements? LLCs and self-employment tax to the members Distributions -- current or liquidating, cash or property including the substituted basis rule Termination/liquidation of an LLC
Self-Study: Surgent's Performing Effective Accounting Research
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2.0 Credits
Structure of the ASC codification Content included and not included in the ASC Other information contained in the codification Best practices for performing effective and efficient accounting research
Self-Study: Surgent's Performing Effective and Efficient Analytical Procedures
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2.0 Credits
Preliminary analytical procedures as risk assessment procedures Performing final analytical procedures to assess the conclusions reached during the audit and evaluate the overall financial statement presentation. When to use substantive analytical procedures for efficiency and effectiveness Establishing expectations for substantive analytic procedures Setting a threshold for differences Following up on differences from expectations Concluding on substantive analytical procedures
Self-Study: Surgent's Performing Inventory Observations
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2.0 Credits
Inventory observation procedures When attendance at the inventory observation is impractical Inventory under the control of a third party Consideration of the risk of fraud in inventory counts Sampling related to inventory observations Considerations related to retail inventories, multiple locations Considerations for inventory observations