CPE & Event Catalog
Audit Skills for Beginners WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Professional skepticism - Creating a mindset for finding fraud and error. Audit documentation basics - Creating workpapers that pass review. The audit risk model - Understanding the foundational principles. Internal control fundamentals - Satisfying the requirements for evaluating the design and implementation of internal control over financial reporting.
Forensic Data Analytics Supercourse for Fraud Prevention and Detection WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Forensic data analytics. Fraud prevention and detection. Data validation and methodologies. COSO's Fraud Risk Management Guide principles. Innovations in anti-fraud technology.
Tax Practice Standards WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Treasury Circular 230. AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS). Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Common law.
Navigating IRS Collections: Understanding Form 433 and Offer in Compromise WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of the IRS collection process and enforcement actions. Initial notices, taxpayer rights, and IRS timelines. When to use Forms 433-A or 433-B and required documentation. Offer in Compromise (OIC): criteria, process, and practical considerations. Payment options: installment agreements, partial payment plans, and OIC. Advising clients on IRS collections and avoiding penalties. Compliance strategies for minimizing tax liabilities. Real-world scenarios and examples for tax debt resolution.
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.
How AI is Automating Internal Control WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
An explanation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition. What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies.
S Corporation (Form 1120S) - Formation to Liquidation WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Extensive review of the S corporation tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes including any TCJA provisions expiring after 2025. Requirements to make an S election (i.e., types and numbers of shareholders and second class of stock issues). Fixing late S corporation elections (i.e., Form 2553). S corporation formation (Section 351) and liquidation issues. Revocation and termination of S corporations. 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. Compensation issues including the tax treatment of fringe benefits. Built in gains tax and other planning opportunities when converting a C to S corporation. Preparation of the Schedule M-2 and the ordering rules for distributions out of the AAA, PTI, E&P and OAA accounts. Tax treatment of stock redemptions (sale or distribution ).
Rewards & Recognition Strategies for Leaders WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Leadership. Recognition. Total rewards. Employee engagement.
Mergers and Acquisitions: Complete Guide to Relevant Issues WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Taxable asset acquisitions vs. non-taxable stock/equity acquisitions. 338 and 336 elections. C-Corp buys an interest in a partnership. Very basic overview of tax-free re-organizations. High level overview of entity formations and more.
K2's Case Studies in Fraud and Technology Controls - 4 Hours WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Key fraud risks impacting businesses today. Examples of fraud and the monetary impact on victims. How to create, implement, and assess technology-based internal controls to reduce the probability of becoming a fraud victim.
Leases Accounting under Topic 842 - Answers to FAQ After Implementation 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.
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.
Profitability Pricing: Boost your Bottom Line WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Competitive bids. Achieving target profitability.
A Practical Guide to Trusts WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Trustee responsibilities and trust administration. Strategies for probate avoidance and efficient asset distribution. Tax treatment of revocable living trusts. Marital deductions and bypass trusts. Uses of irrevocable trusts in estate planning. Benefits of irrevocable life insurance trusts. Multi-generational wealth planning with dynasty trusts. Overview of estate planning tools: GRIT, GRAT, GRUT, and QPRT.
K2's Advanced Excel WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Collaboration and security techniques. Tables, data models, and PivotTables. Advanced formulas. Data queries. Creating effective visualizations.
The Controller Function - Cash and Investments WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.4 Credits
Accounting. Finance.
What's Changing in A&A for Governmental Entities WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
A look at the GASB standards that are effective this year. GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. GASB 101, Compensated Absences. The impact of the 2024 Compliance Supplement on Single Audits. Changes to the Uniform Guidance. Common deficiencies found in Single Audits.
2025 Business Tax Credits WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Research and development tax credit. Work opportunity tax credit. Covid-19 tax credits. Opportunity zones. Go-biz incentives. Employment training panel.
Benefits and Best Practices for Telework WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Communication. Business management.