CPE Catalog & Events
Webcast: 2024 Galasso Annual Update for Accountants & Auditors
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Webcast: Internal Controls: Strengthen Security, Efficiency, and Employee Conduct 2024
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
An overview of control frameworks and concepts Strategy considerations that can be incorporated into control development Understanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change or choose not to
Webcast: K2's Excel Best Practices
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Best practices associated with creating Excel workbooks, including managing workbooks How to secure Excel workbooks Collaboration options and best practices in Excel Effective reporting techniques in Excel
Webcast: Leases: ASC Topic 842 in Depth 2024
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
FASB ASC 842, Leases All recently released updates to ASC 842, Leases
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 Excel: Mastering PivotTables
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Explore PivotTable capabilities and functionality Retrieve data from a database and feed it into the PivotTable Pull web tables from web pages into Excel
Webcast: Surgent's Advanced Audits of 401(k) Plans: Best Practices and Current Developments
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Audit requirements for ERISA 103(a)(3)(C) audits An annual update of the changes affecting 401(k) plans Compliance issues associated with eligibility and enrollments, remittances, lack of oversight, compensation, vesting and other topics Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment and detailed testing Avoiding common mistakes while performing audit procedures Plan mergers and acquisitions Common audit reporting and disclosure issues
Webcast: Surgent's Progressive Discipline and Termination
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Defining progressive discipline, including typical steps in any progressive discipline process The importance of a fair disciplinary process When and how progressive discipline should be used, including using progressive discipline in the lead-up to termination Documentation best practices Limitations on at-will employment, including contracts and laws regarding discrimination and retaliation Avoiding key risks in the termination process Best practices for legally compliant termination procedures
Webcast: Surgent's The Accountant as the Expert Witness
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Becoming qualified as an expert witness Best practices for testifying at trial Understanding the different roles accountants can play in litigation Working with attorneys to prepare and present a case at trial The role of experts in commercial versus personal injury litigation Confidentiality orders Compensation for expert witnesses Preparing for and attending depositions Daubert challenges to experts Expert reports The role of experts in antitrust, securities litigation and professional liability cases Credibility as a witness
Webcast: Surgent's Introduction to Forensic Accounting
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
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
Webcast: Case Studies in Accounting Fraud 2024
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Major financial statement frauds, including sales and other types of revenue, estimates, earnings management and cut-off Major misappropriation of asset fraud schemes, including skimming, larceny and additional schemes that occur in inventory, payables and other accounts Review of cases involving common fraud schemes (New cases will be discussed in 2024)
Webcast: Revenue: Special Implementation Guide-ASC Topic 606-10-55 2024
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers All recently released updates to ASC Topic 606
Webcast: Surgent's Understanding Non-Compete Agreements
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Enforcement of non-compete agreements from the employer's perspective Opposing enforcement of non-compete agreements from the employee's perspective Understanding reasonable geographic scope and time limitations for non-compete agreements Understanding key issues that arise during enforcement and opposition to enforcement of non-compete agreements.
Webcast: Surgent's Best Practices in Not-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
The key requirements, options and best practices seen in each of the basic financial statements Today's core accounting and reporting requirements related to contributions and how to effectively and efficiently apply them How to analyze and incorporate the needs of financial statement users into a not-for-profit's financial statements and disclosures
Webcast: K2's Top PDF Features You Should Know
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Best practices for creating, editing and managing PDFs The process for creating and distributing PDF forms Integrating PDFs with other applications Securing your PDFs
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: Shortcuts Excel Users Love 2024
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
The power of keyboard shortcuts Oft used features with more capability than meets the eye New helpful features
Webcast: Surgent's Starting a Small Business: What Every Trusted Advisor and Entrepreneur Needs to Know
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Understanding the time commitment required to start and run a business Selecting a corporate structure to protect your personal assets Building your product or service Sales and marketing in your business Establishing your owners, investors, managers and employees Accounting, recording-keeping and other software programs Leases, contracts and employee agreements Protecting intellectual property Insurance Business plans Financing Market position
Webcast: Surgent's What Practitioners Need to Know About Estate Planning and Administering a Client's Estate
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Webcast
3.0 Credits
The federal transfer tax exemption for 2023 and 2024 What constitutes a valid will Common trust vehicles often used to safeguard assets Consequences of intestacy How to transfer property outside of a will Legal treatment of marital property Transfer of IRAs and retirement plans Probate generally and probate for property held outside of the state of decedent's residence When an estate tax return should be filed Portability of the Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion (DSUE) amount
Webcast: Financial Reporting: Assets and Liabilities-U.S. GAAP vs IFRS 2024
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Inventories PPE Intangible assets Investment property Impairment of assets Financial instruments Provisions Leases Income taxes