CPE & Event Catalog
CORE Series: Complex Not-for-Profit Accounting WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Key technical areas that present challenges for NFP entities.
Ethical AI Practices for CPAs: Ensuring Responsible Use WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understanding ethical implications of AI. Data privacy and security considerations. Compliance with regulations and professional standards. Developing ethical AI policies and procedures.
Basis Calculations and Distributions for Pass-Thru Entity Owners Schedule K-1 Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Detailed coverage of any new legislation affecting basis computations and distributions and changes to the schedule K-1s. Line-by-line analysis of the Schedule K-1s to determine how the items affect a S shareholder's stock and debt basis and a partner's outside basis and where the items get reported on Federal individual income tax return. The three loss and deduction limitations on the owner's individual income tax return. How cash or non-cash distributions affect the basis calculations and whether or not they are taxable to the owners. Compare the tax treatment of the sale of a shareholder's stock in a S corporation and a partner's interest in a partnership. What constitutes debt basis for a S corporation shareholder under the final regulations. The tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders and on open account debt. How recourse and non-recourse debt effect a partner or member's basis calculations and amount at-risk.
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.
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.
Beyond the Basics: Financial Ratios You Might Be Overlooking WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Understanding cost behavior and its impact on decision-making. Contribution margin and break-even analysis. Margin of safety and its role in risk management. Operating leverage and financial sensitivity. Analyzing asset turnover for operational efficiency. Cash conversion cycle and working capital insights. Free cash flow yield as a valuation tool.
Advanced Cost Accounting: Eliminate Calculation Distortions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Cost accounting.
Advanced Negotiations: Never Split the Difference WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Negotiations.
The Preparation of Form 709 – Line by Line WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Gift tax fundamentals and exclusions. Completing Form 709 accurately. Gift-splitting and its tax implications. Lifetime exemption and GSTT considerations. Valuation of gifted assets. Common filing mistakes and IRS audits. Updates on new legislation impacting gift taxation.
SECURE Act 2.0: What You Need to Know WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Expanding automatic enrollment in retirement plans. Increased age for RMDs. Higher catch-up contribution limit. Emergency expense penalty-free withdrawals. Starter 401(k)s for certain employers. Part-time worker improved coverage.
The Many Faces of Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Fraud indicators. Fraud patterns. Client operations. Transaction analysis. Independent verification. Fraud recognition.
Schedule K-1: What is it and What do I do with it? WEBINAR
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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. Schedules K-2 and K-3 requirements.
Tax Aspects of Stock Investing WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Active and passive investing. Dividend-paying stocks, value stocks, and the net investment income tax. Favorable capital gain strategies and the netting process. Exchange-traded funds, stock options, and straddles.
Advanced Audits of 401(k) Plans: Best Practices and Current Developments WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Audit requirements for ERISA Schedule 103(a)(3)(C) audits. An annual update of the changes affecting 401(k) plans. Compliance issues associated with eligibility and enrollments, remittances, lack of oversight, compensation, vesting, and other topics. Best practices for engagement planning. internal controls. risk assessment. and detailed testing. Avoiding common mistakes while performing audit procedures. Plan mergers and acquisitions. Common audit reporting and disclosure issues.
Leverage PowerBI.com to Create Data Analysis for Others WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Tour of the PowerBI.com interface. PowerBI.com concepts. Connecting to data. Visualizations and dashboards. Q&A feature. Sharing datasets, reports, dashboards. Creating apps.
Performance Auditing Made Easy WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.5 Credits
Performance audit standards. Performance audit types. Performance audit objectives.
Partnership Preparation, Basis Calculations and Distributions – Form 1065 Schedule K and K-1 Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes. Review the Form 1065 to learn how income statement items get reported on the partnership/LLC tax return and flow-thru to the partner/members on Schedule K-1. Analyze the Schedule K-1 line-by-line and discuss where the items get reported on the individual's Federal income tax return and how the items affect the partner/members outside basis. Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to partners/members needed for the qualified business income deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations. Formation issues including the mandatory allocation of the Section 704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member. Calculating the tax and Section 704(b) book capital accounts. Reporting recourse and non-recourse debt on the Schedule K-1Tax ramifications and reporting of cash and non-cash distributions including disproportionate distributions of "hot assets". Overview of the Section 754 election for optional basis adjustments triggering Section 743 and Section 734.
Mastering Communication Skills for the CPA WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Pervasive best practices for effective communication. Specific strategies for written materials. Unique considerations for verbal presentations. The importance of recursive revision. Tips for success. Pitfalls to avoid.
K2's Advanced Topics In Power BI WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Creating formulas in Power BI with Data Analysis Expressions. Adding Key Performance Indicators to your Power BI reports and dashboards. Managing security in Power BI. Publishing your reports and dashboards to Apps and Content Packs for easy sharing with other team members.
Best Practices: Conducting Meaningful Walkthroughs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Review of audit procedures. Documentation requirements. Real world examples of red flags that may arise.