CPE & Event Catalog
Business Tax Update: OBBA and Recent Developments WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Recent legislation impacting business taxpayers. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Extenders legislation update. Meals and entertainment expense reporting. Partnership and S corporation update. Income and deductions.
Schedule K-1: What is it and What Do I Do with It? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of Schedule K-1. Reporting Schedule K-1 information on Form 1040. Basis limitations, loss limitations, and material participation rules. Qualified business income deduction and Schedule K-1 integration. Case studies highlighting real-world application of Schedule K-1 reporting. Proposed changes to Schedules K-2 and K-3 for 2021 and beyond. Best practices for avoiding errors and ensuring compliance.
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.
A Working Parent's Guide to Prioritizing Mental Wellness WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Challenging cultural expectations and managing stress. Prioritizing self-care and physical well-being. Seeking support and building resilience.
Private Company Simplified GAAP Alternatives WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Guidance related to plain vanilla interest rate swaps that convert variable into fixed rate debt and other derivatives. Guidance related to amortization and impairment of goodwill. Guidance related to separately recognizing intangible assets from goodwill in a business combination. Guidance related to lease accounting and revenue recognition options.
Tactical Data Management – Turning Data into Actionable Information WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The difference between data and information. Financial versus non-financial performance metrics. Customer, internal process, and employee data. Balanced Scorecard concepts and performance linkage. Data risks, cybersecurity, and governance concerns. Organizing data to answer the right business questions. Using visuals and storytelling to communicate insights. Empirical, fact-based decision-making.
Supervised AI Agents as Internal Audit Team Members WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Independent execution. Audit-ready outputs. Workflow integration. Guardrails and governance. Human supervision. Practical applications.
Performance Management - Hiring to Retiring WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
Employee engagement. Recruiting and staffing. Talent management. Employee relations.
S Corporation Checkup: Tax Issues and Forms Reporting WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Discuss the calculation of basis when the entity is formed including the impact of contributed property. Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity. Uses a comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process. Schedules K-2 and K-3. Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property. Explain how basis is impacted by sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest. S corporation losses and how they impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting. Show how to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculations. Comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process.
Sustaining Wellness: Essential Skills for Preventing Burnout in High-Stress Professions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
Understanding burnout and its warning signs. Stress reduction techniques. Building resilience. Boundary-setting. Energy management. Physical wellness strategies. Personalized action plan development.
Key Tax Issues Facing Business and Industry WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Update and review of recent and key tax developments impacting business and industry. The all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA. Other recent legislative, judicial, and IRS developments impacting business taxpayers. Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation. Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues. Travel and entertainment expense rules. Independent contractor vs. employee.
Real Estate Tax Issues: Passive Activity, Self-Rental and Section 199A WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Integration of the real estate professional rules with reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E. Real estate professionals and indirectly owned entity's reporting on Form 1040. How real estate business is interpreted under the Section 199A rules and how it integrates with the passive activity rules. Real estate professionals and Form 8582. How to make the grouping election for passive activities and the flow-through deduction. Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469. Reporting using Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1 and 2. Self-rental property and the Form 8582.
Rewards and Recognition Strategies for Leaders WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Leadership. Recognition. Total rewards. Employee engagement.
Can You Really Do That With AI? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
AI fundamentals. AI tools you already own. Analyzing data using AI. AI risks and concerns.
Independence Requirements for CAAS Engagements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
CAAS. Auditing and accounting.
Leveraging ChatGPT for Innovative Business Advisory Services WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The 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.
Tactical Business Systems – Getting the Most from Information Systems and ERP WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The CFO's role in IT and systems governance. Understanding what IT, ERP, and AI do and don't do. Common system problems and why implementations fail. Defining system needs before selecting software. Documenting current processes and identifying gaps. ERP selection, implementation steps, and risk management. Cybersecurity, data security, and technology risk. Post-implementation measurement and continuous improvement.
Becoming an AI-Savvy Controller/CFO: Mastering Tools and Technologies WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Strategic finance leadership. Advanced financial analysis. Business intelligence and ai in finance. Economic intelligence for decision makers. Operational insight and business strategy. The future role of the controller or CFO.
10 Keys to Outstanding Service and More Referrals WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Communicate more powerfully with clients and other CPA's by understanding human behavior. How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone. How to get someone to really hear you and how to really hear what someone else is not saying. How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want. How to create trust and get people to like working with you - inside and outside the firm. The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you. Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work. How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport. Secret techniques that super successful communicators use. How to persuade people without them knowing they are being persuaded. How Ronald Reagan, Oprah and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their magical abilities. The three most important keys all successful communicators use. How outstanding service can lead to more promotions and/or client development. The art of getting more referrals and turning referrals into clients. Why great service is better for your business in the long run. How to know what's most important to your client or boss—so you can focus on that.
Business Longevity: Stabilize, Strengthen, and Succeed WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Business management. Strategic planning. The role of AI in business.