CPE & Event Catalog
Comprehensive Passive Activity Losses WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Overview of the four loss limitation rules and how the PAL rules interact with the other limitations. Definition of a PAL including a detailed review of the 7 determining factors contained in the Treasury Regulations with a review of several recent court decisions that interpret this regulation. Impact of PAL rules on real estate ownership. Learn the six nonshelterable Passive Activity (NOPA) rules that act as anti-abuse rules to the PAL rules. Discuss how the PAL rules impact tax credits. Discuss tax elections and planning techniques associated with PALs.
Behind the Curtain: Exploring IRS Audit Technique Guides WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of ATGs. Best practices for utilizing ATGs. Salient provisions of selected ATGs. Insights auditors may obtain from analytical procedures. Nuances associated with selected industries.
Governmental Accounting & Auditing Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
GASB pronouncements. Single Audit issues. Yellow Book issues. Audit issues. Federal funding challenges.
Single Audit and Uniform Guidance Issues Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
The nuts and bolts of a Single Audit. Overview of the GAO's Fraud Risk Management Framework and the importance of fraud risk in a Single Audit. Specific audit issues arising relating to the continued Pandemic and Infrastructure funding programs. Review of unique elements of the 2025 Compliance Supplement (if available). Recent changes to specific Uniform Guidance rules and regulations.
Yellow Book Ethics WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The concept of public interest. Independence, and professional judgment. Competence and continuing professional education. Quality control and peer review. Proper use of government information, resources, and position. Professional behavior.
Global IIA Standards (GIAS) Fundamentals and Domain I and II - PART 1 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.2 Credits
Accounting. Internal audit. Internal control. GIAS standards. Internal audit standards.
Measuring Audit Risks WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
The planning process. When it starts and when it ends. Determining the audit objectives. The importance of the nature, timing, and extent of the audit process. The importance of professional skepticism. The preliminary engagement activities. Documentation of audit risk. Determining materiality.
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.
SAS 145: Modern Risk-Based Auditing WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introducing SAS 145. Revisiting audit risk. Risk assessment in the SAS 145 Era. Analyzing SAS 145. Documentation requirements.
2025 Annual Update for Governments and Not-for-Profits WEBCAST
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Your Desk
7.0 Credits
Not for profit. Governmental auditing and accounting. Yellow book.
Beyond the Basics of SSARS and Nonattest Services: Are You Certain You Are in Compliance? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Preventing malpractice claims related to nonattest accounting services. Identifying and safeguarding independence threats when issuing attest reports. Establishing an understanding with the client regarding non-audit services. Defining the varying levels of responsibility for accountants performing non-audit services. Performing compilations and reviews effectively and efficiently, including nature and extent of documentation considerations. Practice performing analytical review procedures appropriately, including developing proper advance expectations for review engagements. Properly considering going concern, subsequent events, and other disclosure matters. Common issues related to peer reviews, including recurring reporting problems. Applying financial analysis best practices to help your clients better interpret their financial results.
2025 EBP Update: Standards, Compliance, and Best Practices WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
EPB. Auditing.
Leveraging Analytical Procedures to the Fullest on Audits - Case Studies in Strengthening Audit Evidence WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
How well-designed analytic procedures enhance audit quality. Elements of strong analytic procedures. Selecting the proper analytic and altering the strength for the intended purpose. Evaluating the data used in generating expectations. Improving documentation, including evaluating sufficiency and appropriateness of the audit evidence obtained.
Independence for Auditors - AICPA, PCAOB, GAO & DOL WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Auditing. AICPA, GAO, DOL and PCAOB.
How to Audit Expenses & Payables WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The basics of auditing expenses. Accrued liabilities and other payables. Relates audit assertions, risks, and threats to the expenses and payables balances. Substantive auditing procedures to perform.
Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers - Essential Tips for Avoiding Deficient Audit and Other Attest Engagements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
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.
Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) Domain II - Part 2 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Internal audit. Standards. GIAS. Accounting. Internal Controls.
Nonprofit A&A Standards Update and New Developments WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Pledges and contributions. Restrictions and conditions. Special concerns with governmental funding. Donated goods and services. Special events. Revenues earned through sales and services to customers.
Deep Dive into Quality Management WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
SQMS 1 and 2. Auditing.
Audits of 401k Plans WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
SAS 136 audit requirements for ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) audits. Update of the changes affecting 401k plans. Compliance issues commonly encountered in 401k plan audits. Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment, and detailed testing. Common audit reporting and disclosure issues.