CPE & Event Catalog

Overview of hedge funds. Net asset value. Accounting for the portfolio. Accounting for investor transactions. Bank accounts. Hedge fund reporting.

Accounting information. Introduction to accounting. Financial statements. Interpreting financial statements. Evaluation of responsibility centers. Overview of selected accounting standards.

Best practices - sales processes. Case study. Credit. Best practices - customer credit evaluation. Tier 1 customer credit analysis. What business credit reports are available? Tier 2 customer credit analysis. Working with internally prepared financial statements. Financial ratio analysis. Altman Z score, and more.

Introduction to asset protection. Insurance. Asset placement. Bankruptcy. Avoiding tax on debt cancellation and foreclosure. Divorce settlements and divisions. Protecting assets from old age and catastrophic illness, and more.

Automobile apportionment. Actual cost method. Expensing. Predominate business use rule. Auto leasing. Standard mileage method. Working condition fringe benefits.

Federal bankruptcy. Homesteading. Garnishment.

Basic fringe benefits. Fringe benefit plans for S corporations. ERISA compliance.

C corporation characteristics. Shareholders. Payment to shareholders. Methods of accounting. The C corporation tax return. Filing penalties. Corporate penalty taxes. The corporate spin-off.

General ledgers and other ledgers. Trial balance. Journal entries. Closing process. Fine-tune the closing process. Closing cash. Closing accounts receivable. Closing inventory. Closing fixed assets. Closing accounts payable, and more.

Corporations definition. Capital gains and losses. Charitable contributions.

The evolution of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity threats and attacks. Create a security-conscious culture. Apply security countermeasures. Meet regulatory compliance.

Basic marital tax matters. Transfers incident to divorce. Alimony and child support. Selected marital tax issues outside of divorce.

Estate planning. Estate and gift taxes. Wills and probate. Trusts. Post-mortem planning and tax return requirements.

Inputs, processes, and outputs. Recognizing assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Contingent consideration. Measurement periods and adjustments during the measurement period. Definition of customer. Combination of contracts. Performance obligations. Input and output methods, and more.

Cost principles for federal grants. Allowable costs. Arms-length transactions. Allocability. Charges relate to benefits. Allocable costs. Consistent treatment. Inconsistent treatment of unemployment insurance taxes. Adequate documentation.

Qualifying for a home office deduction. Figuring the home office deduction. Deducting and recordkeeping.

Auditing liabilities. Accounting for liabilities.

The value provided by internal auditing. Outsourcing concerns. General steps in auditing outsourced functions. The periodic risk assessment. The ideal environment for auditing outsourced activities.

Installment sales. Imputed interest and OID. Repossession. Like-kind exchanges. Dealer disposition.

Interviewing on government audits. Why we interview and who to interview. Types of interviews. Open-ended questions. Close-ended questions. Preparing for and conducting interviews. Differences between interviews and interrogations. Identifying and working with difficult interviewees.