CPE & Event Catalog
Building Your Personal Net Worth: Invest in Your Future WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Why people who appear wealthy may be living paycheck to paycheck. Why a millionaire may be living in the ordinary house next door. Early and mid-career strategies for accumulating wealth. Where and how to invest your money. Why fees and commissions should concern you. Strategies for buying stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.
Devious Ethics: Avoiding Snakes in Suits WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Discuss psychopathy's symptoms. Review accounting professional ethics standards for dealing with a boss, co-worker or client who is breaking the rules. Look at precautions you should take when considering a new boss or employee. Help identify someone who might con you or your company.
Metrics Management – Measuring Performance in the Real World WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Measuring performance using output and unit-based metrics. Identifying what truly causes work. Controllable versus non-controllable costs. Assignments versus allocations of overhead. Creating financial metrics tied to operations. Benchmarking as a performance improvement tool. Industry-specific metric examples. Using metrics to eliminate waste and inefficiency.
CPAs and Addictions: Finding Hope and Healing WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.5 Credits
Prevalence of substance abuse and depression among CPAs compared to the general population. Factors that cause CPAs to be particularly susceptible to drug and alcohol abuse and mental health issues. Identifying reasons why CPAs are reluctant to seek help. Resources available for CPAs seeking help. Support role that friends, loved ones and colleagues can play.
AI and Accounting in Manufacturing WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Intelligent automation and dark factories. Predictive maintenance and real-time cost tracking. AI enabled financial reporting and dashboards. Continuous auditing and anomaly detection. Tax compliance automation and transfer pricing AI. Data governance and cybersecurity in financial systems. Workforce reskilling and AI augmented financial roles.
Fundamentals of Form 1040 -- Business WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Self-employment and business income taxation. Reporting income from pass-through entities. Application of Form 7217 for capital construction funds. Best practices for self-employed clients and small business owners. Key deductions and credits for business owners. Avoiding common IRS audit triggers related to business income reporting. Legislative updates impacting business income taxation in the current year.
State of Privacy WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
State of privacy findings. Staffing trends. Budget forecasts. Privacy by design. AI impact.
Public Procurement Basics: Protecting the People's Money WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Guidelines and requirements that will help lead you to public procurement success. Guidance on how governments can meet complicated procurement needs. Best practices to protect public and Federal funds.
Taxation of the Construction Contractor WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Walkthrough of accounting methods and relevant elections under IRC 460. Illustrative examples and analysis. Review of pertinent cases and revenue rulings. Update of other IRS activity, including recent Tax Reform.
Accounting Industry Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
FASB Technical Agenda and upcoming changes. ASUs. Implementation dates and methods. Audit quality initiatives. Changes to AICPA auditing standards and PCAOB standards.
U.S. GAAP Disclosures for Non-Public Entities WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
FASB Accounting Standards Codification disclosure requirements. An overview of the disclosure landscape. How materiality enters into disclosure decisions. Navigating the FASB Codification.
The SECURE Act 2.0 – Planning Opportunities for Individuals WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
Implications for Employers. Starter Section 401(k) plans for small employers. Requiring automatic 401(k) enrollment. Improving worker access to emergency savings. Increasing part-time workers' access to retirement accounts. Statute of Limitations on excise taxes imposed on overcontributions to retirement plans. Multiple employer Section 403(b) plans. Automatic portability provisions. Other changes in the administration of company retirement plans
Metrics Management – Linking Strategy to Performance WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Why strategy succeeds or fails based on measurement. The relationship between mission, strategy, and metrics. Financial versus non-financial performance measures. Common measurement pitfalls and micromanagement risk. Balanced Scorecard perspectives and strategy maps. Linking critical success factors to KPIs. Ownership and accountability for metrics. Using metrics to drive organizational focus.
Disrupt to Dominate: Mastering Change Leadership WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The urgency of leading change now and the steps in leading change. The power of crafting a vision that encourages buy-in. The art and science of building strong partnerships. Accelerating change through relationship networks. Communication strategies for change. Establishing a feedback culture for successful change. Managing self in times of change. Case studies and real-world scenarios.
Let's Play The 90 Day Money Game! WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Financial stress assessment. Money creation. Mindset. Limiting beliefs. Resiliency. Skill and talents inventory. Success teams. Money breakthrough. Nourishing the seeds of opportunity. Environment matters. Success habits.
Stop Loss and Contract Review: Protecting Your Plan and Your Bottom Line WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Stop loss. TPA. PBM. Point solutions.
Exploring Internal Controls That Could Have Prevented Frauds WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Examination of actual frauds. Discussion of internal controls that could have prevented the frauds. Contemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios.
Avoiding Legal Liability and Peer Review Deficiencies in Nonaudit Services, Including Bookkeeping and Preparing Financial Statements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Differentiating risks faced when performing nonaudit services, such as reviews, compilations, preparing financial statements, bookkeeping, tax return preparation, and similar. Best practices for preventing quality control concerns that could lead to peer review deficiencies or malpractice claims. Establishing an understanding with the client to minimize misunderstandings as to the nature and scope of engagements. Explain situations when independence should be appropriately safeguarded when performing nonattest services.
How to Build a Custom AI Chatbot and GPT in Plain English WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Fundamentals of GPT Builder and AI agent customization techniques. Integration of specialized knowledge bases and domain specific expertise. Security and privacy considerations in AI chatbot deployment. Custom GPT development without coding expertise. Implementation of AI agents for customer support and workflow automation. Multiple bot interactions and content creation strategies. Best practices for maintaining and scaling AI assistants.
The CPA as Strategic Advisor: Leading the Client Advisory Team WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The CPA as team leader. Roles of key advisory professionals. Identifying cross-disciplinary planning opportunities. Coordinating planning strategies. Communication and collaboration. Structuring advisory relationships. Risk and professional responsibility.