CPE & Event Catalog

FASB Accounting Standards Codification disclosure requirements. An overview of the disclosure landscape. How materiality enters into disclosure decisions. Navigating the FASB Codification.

What really leads to success in the modern world. Mastering the art of communication. The magic of motivation. Overcoming your fears. What makes people really happy and what doesn't.

Application of professional judgment. Codification, GAAP and the GAAP hierarchy. Recent changes in financial statement presentation. Hot Topics in financial reporting and accounting.

Flexible work options. Employee engagement. Talent management strategy.

Five business books, including: "Leaders Eat Last", by Simon Sinek, "Zero to One" by Peter Thiel, "American Icon" by Bryce Hoffman, "Slide:ology" by Nancy Duarte, and "Brain Rules" by John Molina.

Coaching. Effective communication. Problem solving. Use of AI as a coaching tool.

Not for profit. Auditing and accounting.

Important new tax cases. Common circumstances that result in S corporation terminations (including how to fix mistakes). A new case from the Tax Court on an S corporation that triggered large gains from constructive distributions. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices.

Leadership. Future of work. Workforce planning. Change management. Technology in HR. Job redesign.

Concepts of the Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance. Performing the compliance audit of federal awards, including testing auditee compliance and internal control over compliance. Auditor reporting responsibilities including the compliance audit reports, the report on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and schedule of findings and questioned costs. Requirements for the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, known as the SEFA. Update on the OMB Compliance Supplement.

Review of applicable SSARS standards, including standards updates. Review of AICPA professional ethics requirements. In-depth discussion of non-attest services. Review of independence issues for SSARS services. Overview of SSARS #21 performance, documentation and other requirements. Detailed analysis of preparation vs. compilation engagements. Detailed analysis of review engagements.

Learn how to qualify and to make the S corporation election. Determine how to calculate initial and annual stock and debt basis amounts and the three reasons why they are maintained. Understand the four loss limitation rules applied on the shareholder s individual income tax return (i.e., basis, at-risk, passive, and excess business loss limitations). Understand the proper tax treatment and reporting of a distribution from the S corporation to a shareholder. Determine how to calculate AAA and OAA account for an S corporation as well as the 3 potential taxes. Determine the impact of health insurance, the net investment income tax, qualified business income tax deduction and unreasonable compensation issues on the reporting function of the S corporation.

Detailed coverage of the passive activity rules under IRC Section 469 (and related regulations), how the 3.8% net investment income tax under Section 1411 and qualified business income (QBI) deduction under Section 199A applies to rentals and passive activities, and what is a trade or business rental is under Section 162. How the PAL rules apply to rental real estate activities and investments in S corporations and partnerships. Definition of activity and the activity grouping and disclosure rules. Real estate professional exception to the PAL rules for investments in non-passive rentals. Special $25,000 loss allowance for rental real estate with active participation. Material participation safe harbor rules. Events that trigger suspended PALs. Limitations on tax credits generated by passive activities. Special rules that re-characterize passive income to non-passive income. What rentals are subject to self-employment tax under Section 1402.

Debt terms that impact classification of debt, such as due on demand and subjective acceleration clauses, and more. Proper treatment of short-term obligations that are expected to refinance within the next 12 months. "Revolving" credit agreements, where short-term debt is automatically replaced with other short-term debt for a specified period of time. Differentiating between debt modifications and troubled debt restructuring. Debt covenant compliance special considerations, including the proper form of waiver of rights to call the debt for violation.

Recognizing the importance of each of the key components of a sound system of internal controls over financial reporting, regardless of a nonprofit entity's nature, size or complexity. Understanding the critical role of IT general and application controls to reliable financial reporting, even in less-complex IT environments. Exercise in documenting an understanding of the design of internal controls for common classes of transactions for nonprofit entities. Identifying and evaluating the sufficiency of key controls to satisfy control objectives. Understanding the importance of verifying whether an understanding of the design of internal controls has actually been "implemented", and how to exactly go about doing that.

Required disclosure related to liquidity and other significant uncertainties for fair presentation of financial statements. Evaluating the need for going concern and other uncertainty disclosures in the current environment.

Leadership. Management.

AI and ChatGPT. Machine learning and predictive transaction tagging. Profiles of an improper or corrupt vendor payment. Data Sharing Consortium and Split Learning Techniques. Cryptocurrency trends and applications from an accountant's perspective.

An emphasis on newly enacted tax legislation affecting IRAs, including the NEW final required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations. Contribution limits to and tax treatment of distributions from Traditional, Roth, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs. Deductible phase-out limits for Traditional IRA contributions for taxpayers that are active participants in qualified retirement plans. Roth IRA contribution phase-out limits as well as tax-free qualified distributions. Planning opportunities for conversions to ROTH IRAs. Rollover rules to/from different retirement accounts and the one-rollover-per-year limitation. The different options of receiving IRA distributions before age 59 and a half and avoiding the 10% early distribution penalty (including substantially equal periodic payments). The required minimum distribution (RMD) rules from IRAs needed to avoid the 50% penalty after the account owner turns age 72 or dies. The tax ramifications of spouse and non-spouse beneficiaries and how this affects the RMD calculation after the account owner's death. Overview of health savings account (HSA) eligibility rules, contribution limits and distribution rules.

Best practices for documenting complex and subjective procedures and conclusions, such as estimates, substantive analytic procedures, etc. that impact the nature and extent of audit documentation needed to support audit conclusions. Discussing the financial statement audit risk concept, including how proper application better ensures a higher quality audit. Tips for an efficient workpaper review process that complies with relevant standards. Understanding the quality control standards and guidance related to a CPA firm's responsibilities for its system of quality control. Explain the importance of establishing, applying, and monitoring quality control policies and procedures related to audit documentation.