CPE Catalog & Events
Webcast: ACPEN: The Complete Guide to the Preparation of Form 1041
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
Step-by-step Form 1041 preparation Key issues in decedent’s estates and trusts Understanding Subchapter J and its impact on taxation Compliance strategies for fiduciary entities Tax treatment of DNI and IRD Case studies illustrating real-world application Legislative updates affecting estate and trust taxation
Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Each week’s topics will change based on the most critical issues affecting financial professionals
Webcast: ACPEN: Reclaiming Your Energy - 3 Keys to Control Your Chaos and Boost Resilience
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Leadership Professional Development Time Management
Webcast: ACPEN: Partnership Checkup: Tax Issues & Forms Reporting
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Clarify the importance of partnership capital accounts and partnerships debt on partner's tax basis Impact of contributed property Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property and the sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest Comprehensive examples illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process Discusses how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting How to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculations
Webcast: ACPEN: How to Audit Prepaid Expenses
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Pre-paid Expenses Auditing Yellowbook
Surgent's Six Common Barriers to Investment Success
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Availability bias Herding Loss aversion Present bias Anchoring Home country bias
Surgent's Social Security: Dispelling Common Myths with Essential Truths
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
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!
Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Debt Allocations
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Recourse debt allocations Constructive liquidation scenarios Nonrecourse debt allocations Minimum gains and nonrecourse deductions Section 704(c) gains Allocations under 704(c)
Webcast: ACPEN: Grow Your Business from Within – Striking the Right Balance Between a CPA Firm's Financial, People, and Client Success
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Webcast
8.0 Credits
How to become a value-added business advisor to successfully grow the firm from within Best practices for leveraging engagement team discussions to better understand the entity and its environment, identify risk of material misstatement, and provide value-added business advice in audit and other attest services Critical traits of a thinking auditor, tips for stretching yourself beyond the basics Tips for value pricing and other ways to improve a CPA firm's financial success Managing change and promoting creative thinking Choosing between varying levels of client service
Webcast: ACPEN: Rewards & Recognition Strategies for Leaders
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Leadership Recognition Total Rewards Employee Engagement
Webcast: ACPEN: Unleashing Creativity in the Workplace
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
The Power of Creativity in the Workplace The Three Types of Creativity: Imagination, Creativity, Innovation Benefits of Creativity: Purpose, Productivity, Performance Applications of Creativity: Individual, Team, Organizational Culture Creative Problem-Solving Techniques (Mind Mapping, Visual Thinking) Whole Brain Thinking: Integrating Left & Right Brain Functions Creating a Culture of Innovation Measuring and Implementing Creativity for Growth
Webcast: Comprehensive Roth IRA Strategies Analysis 26-27
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Why Roth-related Rules of Thumb can be flawed Questions you can use to evaluate recommendations SECURE 2.0 changes related to Roth IRA / Roth 401k Backdoor and Mega-Backdoor Roth
Webcast: PFP Update: Investment Planning in This New Era 26-27
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Develop, design and monitor client investment portfolios Assessing a client's risk tolerance and manage expectations by understanding risk/return relationships Assessomg market conditions in a very unique and different environment How clients need to potentially re-shape their investing strategies post-COVID and determine whether this process continues How investment vehicles work together to manage risk/return relationships How to build, monitor, evaluate and re-design an investment portfolio
Webcast: Cash Management Techniques: Cash Does Not Manage Itself! 26-27
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Webcast
4.0 Credits
Case studies and participant discussions will highlight these cash management issues: Manage cash electronically Encourage customers to pay faster Preserve cash and reduce costs by partnering with vendors to take advantage of their purchase discounts
Webcast: International Tax Forum - September 2026
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Webcast
1.0 Credits
Various tax topics from a legal perspective International, Federal and State tax matters
Webcast: ACPEN: Leases Accounting under Topic 842 – Answers to FAQ After Implementation
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Alternatives to adopting Topic 842 Short-term lease and related-party leasing arrangements Identifying lease agreements under the new rules Proper treatment of lease incentives, leasehold improvements, and lease modifications
Webcast: AI 101 for CPAs: Core Concepts and Practical Applications 26-27
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
ABC's of how generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini) work
Surgent's A Complete Guide to Reporting Form 1099-DA
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Definition of a digital asset for purposes of Form 1099-DA What is a sale of a digital asset affected by a broker on behalf of another person? Mandatory 2025 reporting of gross proceeds information and voluntary reporting of basis information Treatment of sales of digital assets Who is a broker for purposes of Form 1099-DA? Information required to complete Form 1099-DA Reporting closing transactions and covered securities Who is a processor of digital asset payments? How many transactions to report on each Form 1099-DA and how many forms to file for each transaction Optional reporting methods for digital asset transactions Substitute statements for the Form 1099 Reporting a disposition of digital assets held by a widely held fixed investment trust
Surgent's Understanding S Corporation Taxation: Late S Corporation Elections, Disproportionate Distributions, and Selling Shares
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Making an S corporation election and late filing relief Disproportionate distributions Selling S corporation shares Redemption rules
Webcast: Closely Held Business Owner Financial Planning Opportunities 26-27
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Webcast
2.0 Credits
Insurance planning Investment planning Business succession planning Income tax planning Practice management and marketing Retirement planning Executive compensation Estate planning