CPE & Event Catalog
Revenue Recognition in an Environment of Uncertainty WEBCAST
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Your Desk
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.
Defining Lines: Advanced Professional Boundaries WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Best practices for personal and professional boundaries. 3 types of workplace boundaries. 6 fail-safe ways to implement your boundaries at work. Understanding interference and how to manage related stress. Developing flexibility for efficiency and ease.
Self-Rental Real Estate Passive Activity Rules WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469. Self-rental income from directly owned properties and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1. Self-rental income from indirectly owned and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 2. Self-rental property and the Form 8582. Self-rental property and the flow-through entity grouping election. Real-life situations illustrate the various possibilities and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standards.
Mastering Charitable Remainder Trusts and Form 5227 ComplianceCompliance WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs). Types of CRTs and their benefits. Formation and funding of CRTs. Identifying suitable candidates for CRTs. Understanding Form 5227. Line-by-line breakdown of Form 5227. Reporting trust assets and income. Distributions and charitable beneficiaries. Compliance updates and recent changes to Form 5227. Best practices for accurate completion and filing.
Hiring Remotely: Using Personality Assessments for Better Hiring Decisions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Remote hiring best practices. Personality assessments in hiring. Effective integration of personality assessments. Minimizing bias and ensuring cultural fit.
Preparing for and Conducting Discharge Meetings WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Issues to be evaluated pre-discharge. Off-site/off work-misconduct. Pre-discharge interviews. Resignations. Discharge meetings. Exit interviews. Reference checks.
2025 Yellow Book Update WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Yellow Book engagements. Independence requirements in GAGAS. Quality management in Yellow Book. Common deficiencies found in Yellow Book engagements.
Common Audit and Financial Reporting Deficiencies in State and Local Governments WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Financial statement preparation. Common mistakes made in preparing financial statements. GASB financial statement preparation standards.
Audit & Attest Quality Matters that Should be on Your Radar - Avoiding Common Deficiencies in SAS, SSARS and SSAE Engagements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Applying professional skepticism to ensure quality work. Meaningful risk assessment when designing work programs for various levels of services. Proper planning and supervision of all engagements. Accountant responsibilities for evaluating internal control. Strengthening analytic procedures to support conclusions. Complying with the Code of Professional Conduct and quality management standards.
Audits of HUD Assisted Projects WEBCAST
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Your Desk
6.0 Credits
Audit requirements. Audit procedures. Requirements under HUD Consolidated Audit Guide and the Uniform Guidance.
Forensic Accounting: Fraud Investigations WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Evidence in the investigative process. Tools used in forensic investigations. Conducting interviews. Forensic accounting reports. Expert witness testimony.
Financial Accounting Standards: A Comprehensive Review WEBCAST
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Your Desk
16.0 Credits
Application of professional judgment. Codification, GAAP and the GAAP hierarchy. Recent changes in financial statement presentation. Hot Topics in financial reporting and accounting.
Measuring Audit Risks WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
The planning process. When it starts and when it ends. Determining the audit objectives. The importance of the nature, timing, and extent of the audit process. The importance of professional skepticism. The preliminary engagement activities. Documentation of audit risk. Determining materiality.
Comprehensive Estate Planning: Administration & Postmortem Strategies WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Introduction to estate administration. How to read a last will and testament. Understanding the entities. Administration the estate and orderly process. The probate process and the courts. Special issues in estate administration. Postmortem issues regarding income taxation of descendants and estates. Post mortem opportunities on the estate income tax return. Available post mortem estate tax elections. Portability election. Disclaimers.
Partnership & LLC (Form 1065) - Formation to Liquidation WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes. Overview of different forms of business entities including the check-the-box regulations. Formation issues including the mandatory allocation of the Sect. 704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member. Schedule K and K-1 separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expense items. Detailed Schedule K-1 reporting including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction and 3. 8% net investment income tax. Calculating the tax and Sect. 704(b) book capital accounts. Substantial economic effect requirement to have special allocations to the partners/members. Allocation of recourse and non-recourse debt on K-1s. Guaranteed payment issues and tax treatment of fringe benefits. Self-employment tax issues and pitfalls. Tax treatment of distributions cash versus non-cash and liquidating versus non-liquidating. Sales and liquidations (redemptions) of partnership interests. Sect. 754 optional basis adjustments and mandatory adjustments.
Audits of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Audit planning and pre-engagement activities. Risk assessment. including consideration of internal control. Auditing the statement of net assets available for benefits. Auditing the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits. Other auditing considerations, including prohibited transactions and tax compliance. The auditor's report. Financial statement disclosures. Supplemental schedules.
Internal Controls: Strengthen Security, Efficiency, and Employee Conduct WEBCAST
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Your Desk
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.
2025 Governmental GAAP Update: Navigating GASB Standards WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
New GASB standards: GASB 100. Accounting changes and error corrections. GASB 101. Compensated Absences. Practical case studies.
Washington Sales and B&O Tax WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Sales tax topics include taxable gross income, the use tax, exemptions, interstate and foreign sales, and special areas including construction activities and information technology. The B&O tax covers includable gross income, deductions, reimbursements, interstate apportionment, credits, and local B&O taxes. Tax administration and audits discusses Washington tax resources, registration, interest, penalties, reducing audit risk, preparing for a tax audit, and tax audit survival.
Multistate Taxation - Issues and Planning Opportunities WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Multistate business activities. Nexus and implications. State taxable income. Business-related issues. Formulas and their application. Audit defense strategies. State specific regulations. Choice of business entity. Interstate commerce clauses. Domicile in relation to state death taxation.