CPE & Event Catalog
SAS No. 122, AU 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
The importance of professional skepticism. The dangers of making assumptions. How to listen and understanding the answer to a question. Why it is important to leave all of your expectations at home. Anticipation and why it's so dangerous. Determining materiality. The fraud triangle. Thinking about, given a set of circumstances, how you would steal. Management and the tone at the top.
Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The role of methods of proof in forensic accounting. The various types of methods of proof approved by the courts. The weakness and strengths of the methods of proof. The formulas in calculating methods of proof. Applying the formulas in various circumstances.
Combatting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Sexual harassment prevention. Company culture.
Excelling at Excel: The Magic of Power Query WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Intro to Power Query and how to get started. Examples of data clean up using Power Query. Combining workbooks and files with Power Query.
Navigating IRS Authorizations: Understanding Power of Attorney, Form 2848, and Form 8821 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of IRS Power of Attorney (POA) rules. Form 2848: Authority to Represent Clients before the IRS. Form 8821: Accessing Tax Information Without Representation.
K2's OneDrive's Best Practices WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Synchronizing your files to your desktop. Working with shared files. Managing different versions of files. Understanding how OneDrive works with OneNote, Teams, and SharePoint.
New Mergers & Acquisitions: Tricks, Traps, & Terrors WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.2 Credits
Mergers and acquisitions.
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.
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.