CPE & Event Catalog
Financial Decisions that Led Two Businessmen to Prison WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Career choices. Ethical dilemmas. Judicial proceedings. Mitigation strategies. Creating tools to help make better decisions. Atonement and reconciliation.
Fiduciary Taxation Part 3: Complex Trusts and Charitable Deduction WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The differences between a simple and complex trust. The use of the tier system with complex trusts. Review of basic requirements of the charitable contribution deduction under IRC Sec. 642(c). Preparation of a tax spreadsheet for a complex trust. Preparation of a tax spreadsheet for a complex trust with a charitable contribution deduction. Complex problem Form 1041 examples with spreadsheets and exhibits.
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.
Preparing Quality of Earnings Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Uses of a Quality of Earnings Report. Information needed to prepare the report. Overlapping enterprise valuation concepts. Various adjustments to as reported EBITDA.
Fiduciary Taxation Part 4: Miscellaneous Topics and AMT WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Review the passive activity rules under IRC Sec. 469 as they apply to fiduciary entities. The 65-day rule and election under IRC Sec. 663(b). Special rules for specific bequests under IRC Sec. 663(a). Alternative minimum tax for trusts and estates. AMT bracket rates and exemption for fiduciary entities. Alternative minimum tax spreadsheet approach using AMT problem example with passive activity loss.
Retirement Penalties and Rollover Issues WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
What the IRS knows: Forms 1099R and 5498. Exceptions to the ten percent penalty. Secure 2.0 changes to the late payment penalty. History of the 60-day Rule and Recent Developments. Rulings and self-certification. Form 5329 use and strategies.
CORE Series: Inside the Cybersecurity Playbook: Defending Your Business in the Digital Age WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Common threat vectors. The distinction between breaches and compromises. The importance of layered security strategies.
Building a Better Budget in a Time of Uncertainty WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Budgets vs. forecasts. Cyclicality. Core earnings and sustainable growth. Identifying key forecast drivers. Reasonableness in forecasting. Approaches to budgeting. Budgeting variances. Horizontal analysis. Flexible budgeting.
ChatGPT and Advanced Financial Analysis for Accountants WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Financial modeling with ChatGPT integration. Advanced ratio analysis techniques. Risk assessment and scenario analysis. Valuation methods and ChatGPT applications. Utilizing performance metrics in financial analysis. Data analysis and interpretation with AI. Investment analysis enhanced by ChatGPT.
2026 Washington Ethics and New Developments with Mark Hugh WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. Washington ethics rules and recent changes. New developments and best practices for CPAs in public accounting and industry. Case studies and Washington administration and enforcement.
Numbers to Narrative: Storytelling in Business Communication WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Role of narrative in professional communication. Narrative arcs in business contexts. Integrating data within a structured story. Defining tension and resolution logically. Maintaining accuracy while improving clarity. Application of storytelling framework to a workplace scenario.
Forms 7217 and 7203 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Tax treatment of partnership distributions to partners of cash and property other than cash. Basis of property received in a partnership distribution. Executive Order 14219 withdrawing the IRS’s new regulations regarding basis shifting. Organization and structure of the new Form 7217. Who must file Form 7203. Determining the S corporation shareholder’s initial basis in his or her stock. Basis limitations on partnership losses and deductions. Organization and structure of Form 7203 — understanding the three parts of Form 7203. Filing criteria for Form 7203. Calculating an S corporation shareholder’s share of S corporation deductions and credits. Understanding stock and debt basis.
Forensic Accounting: When The Office Is A Crime Scene WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
A step-by-step process from the initial client phone call to you writing a report of your findings for any civil or criminal actions that may be pursued. How to advise your client in approaching an allegation of embezzlement. What pitfalls may arise in finding the truth. The best practices to ensure that the evidence is preserved properly for potential civil or criminal actions.
ChatGPT and Advanced Accounting Research WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
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.
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.
From Numbers to Narratives: Mastering Data Analysis for CPAs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The evolving role of CPAs in a data-driven world. Why data analysis matters for CPAs. Key data analysis skills and concepts for CPAs. Leveraging Microsoft 365 tools for data analysis. Building a data analytics mindset.
How to Audit Accounting Estimates WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Procedures to test the process used by management to develop estimates. Common examples of accounting estimates that are included in the financial statements. Updated requirements in SAS 143.
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 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.
Tax Planning for Sole Proprietors and Other Business Owners WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
An overview of the business-related tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Using the independent contractor rules and hobby loss rules to ensure the activity is a trade or business. Reviewing Schedule C deductions for travel, meals, transportation, employee fringe benefits, costs of goods sold, depreciation, and home offices. Maximizing the benefits from 1040 deductions for Keogh plans, Solo 401(k)s, SEP plans, and SIMPLE plans. Taking advantage of the self-employed health insurance deduction and the qualified business income deduction. Avoiding the at-risk and passive activity loss limitations. Making the right business entity election. In-depth coverage of what advisers of sole proprietors and single-member limited-liability-company owners need to know.
Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools for CPAs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Target profit analysis. Break-even analysis. Relevant costs and decision making. Standard costs and variances. Activity-based costing. Segment reporting and analysis.