CPE & Event Catalog

Intestate succession and probate administration. Holding title to assets. Lifetime asset transfers and testamentary asset transfer planning. Structures to avoid or minimize transfer taxes. Living trusts, including A-B and A-B-C, life insurance trusts, terminating irrevocable trusts, use of trust protectors, trust administration during incapacity and post-mortem.

Important new tax cases. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices. 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.

Important new tax cases. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices. 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.

SSARS Codification requirements. SSARS engagements: preparation of financial statements, compilation of financial statements and proforma financial information. Review of financial statements. Overview coverage of the amendments to the SSARS contained in SSARS 26.

New law provisions and guidance and tax form changes affecting business entities, tax-exempts and estates and trusts with emphasis on details of relevant energy and research credits, loss limitation and any federal law changes in 2025. Key cases and IRS and FTB guidance affecting partnerships, LLCs, C corporations, and S corporations. Employment taxes and worker classification matters. Accounting method developments. Tax credits updates Federal and California. The state of California and multistate significant developments, including nexus and sourcing. Expired and expiring provisions Inflation-adjusted amounts for 2026.

The accounting research transformation: Comparing Google vs. AI methodologies. AI ecosystems and specialized models for accounting applications. Advanced prompt engineering techniques for financial and tax research. AI-powered search engines and deep research platforms for accounting professionals AI as an ideation and thinking partner for complex accounting problems Specialized accounting research tools and AI superstores. Persona priming and P&P stacking methodologies for optimal AI interactions. Ethical considerations and limitations of AI in accounting research. The compliance chess effect: AI's impact on tax planning and regulatory response. AI-driven automation for regulatory updates and compliance monitoring.

Employer brand. Talent management. Future of work. Onboarding new hires.

Overview of S Corporation election and compliance requirements. Comparison of S Corporations with other business entities. Preparing Form 2553 and addressing late filing relief. Shareholder stock and debt basis considerations. Form 1120S and Schedule K-1: key aspects and reporting requirements. Officer reasonable compensation requirements and IRS audit strategies. Introduction to Schedules K-2 and K-3. Compliance with corporate formalities and taxable fringe benefits.

Recent quality improvements to the SASs and SSARs. Other matters that should be on your radar.

Framework for assessing the propriety of offering services within the state legal, regulated cannabis industry. Assist in identifying key stakeholders to be considered in conjunction to providing cannabis industry services. Banking relationships. Malpractice insurance.

Like-kind exchanges (LKE). Qualified third party intermediaries (QI).

Types of external fraud. Considerations as organizations work to reduce fraud risk. External fraud and known parties. External fraud unknown perpetrators.

Treasury Circular 230. AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS). Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Common law.

Practical self-care strategies to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and enhance work-life balance.

Evolution and current state of AI technologies in accounting. Development of comprehensive AI usage policies and guidelines. Implementation frameworks for integrating AI into accounting workflows. Strategic approaches to AI-driven process automation and optimization. Methods for identifying and capitalizing on AI opportunities. Best practices for human-AI collaboration in accounting. Risk management and ethical considerations for AI implementation.

The foundational ethical principles CPAs are required to follow and how these principles apply to audit quality, data privacy and security, and the use of emerging technologies. The profession's need to change to meet its ethics standard in a technology-centric environment. Changes being considered by the AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy that could impact the profession.

Introduction to the world of password management apps and what makes them so secure. Review and demonstration of top selling password management apps. Software features that will be reviewed. Password generation. Emergency user access. Entity vs. individual password management. Desktop vs. cloud based. Multi device synchronization. PII forms filler. Credit card storage. Digital data vault.

Introduction to ChatGPT and its applications in the business advisory context. In-depth exploration of enterprise evaluation methodologies like SWOT, PESTLE, BCG Matrix, McKinsey 7S Model, Ansoff Matrix, etc. Practical case studies demonstrating application of ChatGPT in accounting business analysis. Key challenges faced by accounting firms and how ChatGPT can help overcome these. Best practices for implementing AI tools in the accounting sector. Future opportunities and trends in AI-enhanced business advisory services.

Control creation and implementation basics. Implementation and update procedures for an internal control system. Maintaining existing internal controls.

AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee standards update and new practice aid. AICPA Auditing Standards Board standards update including recent changes to the audit and attestation standards. AICPA new Quality Management Standards - Overview, implementation considerations, timeline, and AICPA implementation resources. PCAOB, IAASB standard-setting agenda and potential future AICPA ASB standards changes. Update on AICPA Enhancing Audit Quality Initiative. Trends in audit quality including the DOL audit quality study. Frequent peer review findings and practice tips for achieving high practice quality. Latest on the DOL audit quality study.