CPE & Event Catalog
Annual Tax Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Federal tax changes and developments during 2025 and pending changes, including legislative, administrative and procedural changes. Explore in detail the latest statutory, regulatory and judicial developments impacting tax issues.
1065 Mastering Preparation and Planning Part 2 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
When should self-employment earnings be reported for an LLC member? Important new clarification on Schedule M-2 reporting. How to complete Schedule K-1, including. Completing Form 8825. Electing out of the dangerous new IRS audit rules for partnerships (CPAR). When must a partnership complete Form M-3?
How Fraud Can Affect Smaller Organizations WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The reasons for fraud. Fraudulent acts that are initiated against smaller organizations. Methods to stop fraud attempts against small businesses.
Ten Currencies of Effective Financial Leaders WEBCAST
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4.0 Credits
Leadership. Management. Financial management. Risk management. Communication and interpersonal skills.
This Year's Top Tax and Financial-Planning Ideas WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation, including the SECURE 2.0 Act and Inflation Reduction Act provisions applicable to individuals. Changes to the lifetime estate tax exemption by the TCJA in light of April 2022 proposed regulations. Considerations when selling a principal residence. Tax benefits of HSAs. An overview of the mechanics and practical considerations of Donor Advised Funds. Virtual currency and digital assets. The Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Information reporting . An update on income tax and estate-planning ideas, including any recent changes. Tax ideas for the current year. Miscellaneous tax-planning techniques that can add up to significant tax savings. How to use the whole family for tax savings. Up-to-the-minute ideas reflecting new tax law changes in cases, regulations, and rulings.
Accounting Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
The elements of fraud and the Fraud Triangle Theory. Types of fraud with a focus on management fraud. Best practices in fraud detection and deterrence.
Analyzing Financial Statements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Financial reporting and financial statements. Use of Non-GAAP performance measures and key performance indicators. Forecasting. Valuation. Comprehensive financial statement analysis with case study.
Federal Tax Update: Individual Form 1040 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Review of recent federal legislation and administrative rulings. Review of recent modifications to tax forms. Review of small business tax law and administrative update changes. Review of retirement plan changes. Overall review of tax practice and procedures.
Tax Planning for Sole Proprietors & Other Business Owners WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Using the independent contractor rules and hobby loss rules to ensure the activity is a trade or business Reviewing Schedule C deductions for travel, meals, transportation, employee fringe benefits, costs of goods sold, depreciation, and home offices. Maximizing the benefits from 1040 deductions for Keogh plans, Solo 401(k)s, Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plans, and SIMPLE plans. Taking advantage of the self-employed health insurance deduction and the qualified business income (QBI) deduction. Avoiding the at-risk and passive activity loss limitations. Making the right business entity election. In-depth coverage of what advisers of sole proprietors and single-member limited-liability-company owners need to know.
Internal Controls for Small and Medium-Sized Entities WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Overview of controls. Preventative controls. Detective controls. Controls for SMEs.
How AI Fits into the Accounting World WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
An overview of AI constructs. How artificial intelligence is being used by accountants today. Accounting-centric AI developments on the horizon.
Managerial Accounting: Your Prescription for Better Decision Making WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Target profit and Break-even analysis. Relevant costs and decision-making. Standard costs and variances. Activity-based costing. Segment reporting and analysis. Budgeting.
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Exploring the Technology Pillar WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Technology. Cybersecurity.
Creating Terrific Equity Compensation Plans: Beware of the Pitfalls WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Why most equity compensation plans fail. Complexity of GAAP accounting for equity compensation plans. Tax implications of equity compensation plans. How an equity compensation plan should be administered. Compliance issues to consider. Recommendations to design a better equity compensation plan.
Deep Dive Into Common Auditing Deficiencies WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Review common deficiencies identified by the AICPA and state boards of accountancy. Feature discussion on a variety of topics, including analytical procedures, sampling, group audits and risk assessment. Review of the areas of concern and how you can overcome them by employing best practices.
Building Security and Efficiency With Internal Control WEBINAR
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
An overview of control frameworks and concepts. Strategic considerations that can be incorporated into control development. Understanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change or choose not to. The COSO Internal Control Framework and the COSO ERM Framework.
2025 Accounting & Auditing Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Accounting standards updates. Auditing and accounting.
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 1 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Why the brain can remember some things a hundred times better than others. Why we typically forget names and faces, and what can be done about it. How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence. How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques. How to prevent dementia and brain fog using specific supplements and exercise. How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life. How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling.
S Corporation Preparation, Basis Calculations & Distributions - Form 1120S Schedule K & K-1 Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Extensive review of the S corporation tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislation. Review the Form 1120S and discuss how items get reported on the S corporation tax return and flow-thru to the shareholders on their schedule K-1. Analyze the Schedule K-1 line-by-line and discuss where the items get reported on the individual's Federal income tax return and how the items affect the shareholder's stock and debt basis. Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to shareholders needed for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations. S corporation formation issues under IRC Sect. 351. Tax ramifications and reporting of distributions at the S corporation level including when the S corporation has prior C corporation earnings and profits. Preparation of the Schedule M-2 and the ordering rules for distributions out of the AAA, PTI, E&P, and OAA accounts.
Officer Compensaton Audits: What It Is and How to Defend It WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of Reasonable Compensation requirements for S and C Corporations, Key court rulings and their implications, IRS audit procedures related to Officer Reasonable Compensation, Role of Accountable Plans in determining Reasonable Compensation, Strategies for defending Reasonable Compensation.