CPE Catalog & Events

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

-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.

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

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

SSARS review FASB Update SPF-measurement and reporting issues Preparation, compilation and review engagements Selected litigation issues and cases

Application of professional judgment Codification, GAAP and the GAAP hierarchy Recent changes in financial statement presentation Hot Topics in financial reporting & accounting

What is artificial intelligence? What are the different forms of artificial intelligence? The difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning The types of problems artificial intelligence can solve The role of algorithms How artificial intelligence will affect accounting and finance careers Data governance, security and privacy How accounting firms are using AI today The role of artificial intelligence in asset management

S corporation earnings layers Observations on earnings layers S corporation basis calculation IRC 351 transactions Four loss tiers Appreciated property distributions

Coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 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

Detailed rules governing basis in the shareholder's debt and stock AAA Built-in gains incurred from the sale of assets Redemptions and liquidations Compensation planning for shareholders, including planning strategies under the SECURE Act Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the various stimulus acts, as applicable

Will Social Security be there for me? How is my benefit calculated? Can I claim my benefit and work too? When do I stop paying Social Security taxes? Why does my government pension cause my benefits to be reduced? Can I claim spousal benefits now and my own later? What is my breakeven? Can I claim benefits from my ex-spouse? What do you mean I may pay taxes on my income benefits? and more!

The 15% corporate tax 1% tax on the repurchase of corporate stock Enhancement of IRS services Prescription drug pricing reform, including drug price negotiation Maximum out-of-pocket cap for Medicare beneficiaries Extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies for certain individuals whose household income exceeds 400% of the poverty line Clean energy and efficiency incentives for individuals Energy efficient home improvement credit Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (Section 179D) Extensions, increases and modifications of the new energy efficient home credit Clean vehicle credit and credit for previously owned clean vehicles Qualified commercial clean vehicles Transfers of certain credits to an unrelated transferee Increase in research credit against payroll tax for small businesses