CPE & Event Catalog
Living in the World of AI – How AI Has Changed Ethics? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Is it ethical to use AI, or not? What is ethical AI? Why does it matter for finance and business professionals? Understanding and managing AI hallucinations, bias and misinformation. Internal friction: navigating fear, resistance, and cultural challenges. Creating sustainable, people-focused AI practices that build trust.
Data Analytics and Journal Entry Testing for Auditors WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Data analytics. Journal entry testing. Fraud detection.
K2's Excel PivotTables For Accountants WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
PivotTable fundamentals, including Recommended PivotTables and the six elements of PivotTables. Formatting PivotTables. Advanced PivotTable techniques and options, including consolidation PivotTables, Power Pivot, and Power Query. Analytical techniques available in PivotTables.
Hands-On Tax Return Workshop - Individuals (Form 1040) WEBCAST - Partnered with the Oregon Society
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Your Desk
16.0 Credits
This two-day session is taught using a Hands-On methodology. Using a comprehensive case study (actual W-2s, 1099s, 1098s, K-1s, etc.), the participant will walk through the preparation of the Form 1040 and related tax schedules. Each participant will receive a comprehensive individual income tax reference manual that includes numerous practice aids, real world examples, new Federal income tax forms and schedules, and Pat Garverick’s Quick Reference Chart. Topics include: Comprehensive review of individual income tax laws, with emphasis on new legislative changes and the status of expiring or extended provisions. Dissecting the Form W-2, 1099-NEC, 1099-K and Schedule K-1. Form 8995 – Qualified Business Income deduction. Schedule A – allowable itemized deductions and phase-out rules. Schedule B – interest and dividend income. Schedule C and F – trade or business income and deductions. Form 4562 – depreciation and amortization including Schedule 179. Schedule D – sale of capital assets and personal residences. Form 4797 – sale of trade or business property including the ordinary income recapture rules under Schedule 1245 and Schedule 1250. Schedule E – rentals, passive activities and flow through entities. Other gross income items including alimony, state and local refunds, IRA and pension distributions, unemployment compensation and social security benefits, and more.
Cost of Capital: What It Is and How to Use It WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Find your organization's cost of debt. Calculate the cost of equity. Interpret your cost of capital. Properly use the cost of capital to make decisions. Avoid common cost of capital mistakes.
Form 7203 - How to Calculate Shareholder Basis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to Form 7203 and its purposes. Mechanics of completing Form 7203 accurately. Strategies for reconstructing shareholder basis. Loss limitations under I.R.C. Section 461. At-risk rules and limitations for S Corporation shareholders. Documentation requirements for shareholder basis. Common errors in calculating and reporting basis. Best practices for maintaining and reporting shareholder basis.
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.
Partnership Checkup: Tax Issues and Forms Reporting WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Clarify the importance of partnership capital accounts and partnerships debt on partner's tax basis. Impact of contributed property. Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity. Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property and the sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest. Comprehensive examples illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process. Discusses how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting. How to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculations.
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.
Revenue Recognition for Private Entities WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Analysis of requirements for revenue recognition under ASC 606. Discussion of the requirements for auditing revenue transactions. Analysis of internal control and fraud risk aspects. Identification of high-risk areas of revenue recognition. Suggested procedures for identified risks.
Internal Controls: Strengthen Security, Efficiency, and Employee Conduct WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
An overview of control frameworks and concepts. Strategy considerations that can be incorporated into control development. Understanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change or choose not to.
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.
A Fox in the Henhouse/Courthouse WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Internal controls. Fraud prevention. Fraud investigation.
Introduction to Risk Assessment WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of the risk assessment procedures performed during engagements. Inquiries, analytical procedures, and observation and inspection techniques. Understanding how risk assessment drives engagement planning and supports the development of appropriate audit responses.
Navigating IRS Correspondence: Responding to IRS Letters WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Types of IRS letters: General notices, audits, collections, return requests, and errors. Deadlines for responding to IRS correspondence. Communication best practices for dealing with the IRS. Avoiding escalation and penalties through proactive responses. Ensuring compliance when addressing IRS correspondence. Real world examples of successful IRS communications. Common pitfalls in handling IRS letters and how to avoid them. Strategies for advising clients on IRS correspondence.
FAQ Related to the Most Recent Audit Standards SAS Nos. 142-149 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Clarification of terminology and foundational principles underlying recent generally accepted auditing standards. Answers to frequently asked questions that emerge in the proper application of risk-based audit concepts. Highlights of important concepts included in SASs No. 142-149.
Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers – Essential Tips for Avoiding Deficient Audit and Other Attest Engagements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Best practices for documenting complex and subjective procedures and conclusions, such as estimates, substantive analytic procedures, etc. that impact the nature and extent of audit documentation needed to support audit conclusions. Discussing the financial statement audit risk concept, including how proper application better ensures a higher quality audit. Tips for an efficient workpaper review process that complies with relevant standards. Understanding the quality control standards and guidance related to a CPA firm's responsibilities for its system of quality control. Explain the importance of establishing, applying, and monitoring quality control policies and procedures related to audit documentation.
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.
Navigating Mergers and Acquisitions with AI: The Future of Deals WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Strategic reasons for mergers and acquisitions. Establishing acquisition principles and target criteria. Business valuation in the M&A process. Structuring the transaction and negotiating the deal. Conducting effective due diligence. Post-transaction integration and deal success.
Comprehensive Pass-Through Owners Basis and Distribution Rules WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Understand the four loss limitation rules applied on the owner's individual income tax return. Determine how to calculate an owner's initial tax basis of his pass-through entity. Learn how to correctly make annual adjustments to a pass-through owner's tax basis. Identify what constitutes a debt basis for an S corporation shareholder. Learn the tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders.