CPE & Event Catalog
Partnership Essentials: Review & Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Recent legislative, rules and tax developments impacting partnerships and their partners. Transfer of partnership interests. TCJA Sect. 461(l) Excess Business Losses and Sect. 163(j) Business Interest Expense. Importance of capital accounts. Form 1065, Schedules K-1 and M-2. Schedules K-2 and K-3 update. Reporting partner capital accounts. Effect of the Ceiling Rule. Alternative and Remedial Methods. Effect on financial capital accounts. Tax basis capital accounts.
I Want the TRUTH: Preparing to be an Expert Witness WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Rules of civil and criminal procedure. Applicable standards. Testifying basics. Cross-examination techniques.
Mergers & Acquisitions Part 1: The Accountant's Role WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The purpose and role of financial due diligence in the deal process, including quality of earnings analysis, evaluation of forecasts and sustainability of cash flow. Working capital adjustments and balance sheet due diligence. The impact of contemplated pricing, earn-outs and holdbacks. The deal timeline and flow of information. Understanding the terms and structure that fit the buyer and seller objectives. Tax and financial accounting treatment of select issues.
Internal Control Frameworks for Single Audit WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
COSO 2013 Update. Yellow book. Accounting.
Inventory Observation - Cretaceous Conservatory Simulation WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Observation. Auditing.
Internal Controls Over Compliance vs Compliance WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Compliance supplements. Yellow book. Accounting.
Predictive Accounting: Driver-Based Budgeting & Rolling Financial Forecasts WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The shift to predictive accounting for decision making, planning, and budgeting. Problems with traditional annual budget processes. Develop a driver-based operational budget based on resource capacity planning. Classify resource capacities and their expenses as sunk, fixed, step-variable, and variable. Create closed loop capacity plans. Forecast demand for budgeting and rolling financial forecasts. Integrating enterprise risk management with management accounting. Applying target costing for cost estimating.
SAS 145: Modern Risk-Based Auditing WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introducing SAS 145. Revisiting audit risk. Risk assessment in the SAS 145 Era. Analyzing SAS 145. Documentation requirements.
K2's Taking Another Look At PDFs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understanding the Portable Document Format. Identifying tools you can use to work with PDFs. Collaborating using PDFs. Creating, distributing, and collecting fillable PDF forms. Using PDFs to enhance security.
Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Principles of visual design for dashboards and reports. Chart design for rapid understanding. Table design for efficiency. Effective use of commentary. Strategic layout techniques. Trend analysis methods. Developing organizational design standards. Excel application techniques. Critical review skills. Best practices for data presentation.
Audit Risk Assessment in Plain English WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of Audit Risk Assessment. AICPA's clarified Risk Assessment Standards. SAS 145. Assessing the Entity's Environment.
Lease Implementation for Private Entities WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Analysis of requirements for lease accounting under ASC 842, including detailed schedules showing journal entries and computations. Analysis of internal control and fraud risk aspects. Identification of high-risk areas of lease accounting and reporting. Suggested audit and review procedures for identified risks.
Mergers & Acquisitions Part 2: Financial Accounting WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Identifying the acquirer and the acquisition date. Recognition and measurement issues on the acquisition date. Intangible assets. Deferred income taxes. Stock options.
Schedule K-1: What is it & What Do I Do with It? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of Schedule K-1 for partnerships, S corporations, and estates. Reporting Schedule K-1 information on Form 1040. Basis limitations, loss limitations, and material participation rules. Qualified Business Income Deduction and Schedule K-1 integration. Case studies highlighting real-world application of Schedule K-1 reporting. Proposed changes to Schedules K-2 and K-3 for 2021 and beyond. Best practices for avoiding errors and ensuring compliance.
State Tax Nexus: Frequently Awkward Questions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Frequently asked questions about income tax and sales tax nexus. New developments. Key factors in reviewing potential nexus consequences. Nexus road trip to eight large states. Tax impacts of remote work. Free, multistate resources.
Drive Results with Metrics WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Performance metrics. Budgets.
Money Laundering 101 for CPAs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The theory of money laundering. Common money laundering statutes. Examples from court cases of money laundering statutes. Common occurrences with CPAs. Possible money laundering transactions. Applying the money laundering statutes in real life scenarios.
The Bookkeeper Goes to Prison WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Career choices. Judicial proceedings. Mitigation strategies. Creating tools to help make better decisions. Atonement and reconciliation.
ChatGPT and Advanced Policy Manual Development for ACCTs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Fundamentals of accounting policy manuals in traditional and AI contexts. The PRIME Method framework for AI-assisted policy development. Strategic implementation of AI tools including ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot. Internal control and risk management policy creation. AI and generative AI usage policies for accounting firms. Sustainability and ESG reporting policy frameworks. Predictive analytics and forecasting policy development. Regulatory compliance considerations in AI-generated policies.
Everything You Need to Know About the Pass-Through Entity Rules: IRC Section 199A The Code and Regulations WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Understanding the term QBI. Understanding the terms SSTB. Understanding the term QTB. Calculate the 199A deduction Understanding the phaseouts. Understanding aggregation. Rental property as a trade or business. Identify how your clients can maximize the deduction. Planning ideas. Understand the Section 199A Regulations.