CPE & Event Catalog
How to Audit Expenses and Payables WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The basics of auditing expenses. Accrued liabilities and other payables. Relates audit assertions, risks, and threats to the expenses and payables balances. Substantive auditing procedures to perform.
Introverts Have Real Power, Why Quiet Leaders are So Successful WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
What are the signs of an introvert? Why do we seek out extroverts? How do we communicate? Introvert characteristics. Secrets of public speaking for introverts. How to help your introverted child. Playing to an introvert's strengths.
OBBA 2025 Unpacked: Impact for Taxpayers and Business Owners WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
An overview of provisions of existing law extended, made permanent with or without substantial changes. New law provisions for individuals and businesses. Review of existing law provisions that have been repealed.
A New Productivity for the New World. Goal Achievement for the 21st Century, A Whole Brain Approach WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Mindfulness. Creative thinking. Productivity. Performance. Neuroscience. Leadership.
Metrics Which Every CFO, Controller and CPA Advisor Should Know WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of financial metrics. Ratios versus key performance indicators. Purpose and use of metrics. Balance sheet metrics. Cash flow and liquidity metrics. Profitability metrics. Operational metrics. Use of metrics in analysis.
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.
Rethinking Your Customers to Maximize Profitability: Identifying the Right Clients WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Who is your customer? What is solution-based planning for customer value? Recognizing internal customers. Exploring profitability differences between customers with similar revenue. Creating and sustaining a customer value pyramid.
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.
Predictive Accounting – Driver-Based Budgeting and Rolling Financial Forecasts WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The shift to predictive accounting for decision making, planning, and budgeting. Problems with traditional annual budget processes. Develop a driver-based operational budget based on resource capacity planning. Classify resource capacities and their expenses as sunk, fixed, step-variable, and variable. Create closed loop capacity plans. Forecast demand for budgeting and rolling financial forecasts. Integrating enterprise risk management with management accounting. Applying target costing for cost estimating.
Staff Retention Keep the Best People WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Remote workforce. Employee retention. Staff turnover.
K2's Excel’s Best Practices and Features WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
What to look for in newer versions of Excel. How to take advantage of new functions and features in Excel. Integrating Excel data with other applications. Improving Excel security.
Metrics Management – Dashboards, Performance Tools, and Open-Book Management WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Business Performance Management (BPM) concepts and tools. Designing effective dashboards and scorecards. Using color, visuals, and layout to improve understanding. Common reporting and dashboard failures. Asking the right questions: what happened, why, and what's next. Open-book management principles and requirements. Linking metrics to incentives and behavior. Building trust through transparency and clarity.
The AI Revolution in 2026: What CPAs Should Know WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
State of AI technology in 2026. Essential terminology. CPA use cases. Risk management and data governance. What's next.
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.
Tactical Finance Leadership – Building the Finance Team of Tomorrow WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
How the finance role has evolved—and where it is headed. Technology, AI, and real-time financial information. Knowledge obsolescence and the growing CPE gap. Talent development, delegation, and employee engagement. Integrating multi-generational workforces. Emotional intelligence and communication skills for finance leaders. Preventing bad decisions through structure and discipline. Redefining what it means to be an effective CFO.
CORE Series: Understanding the Fundamentals of Single Audits WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
How single audits work. How major programs are determined. Where to locate and interpret key guidance.
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.
IRS Penalties and Abatements WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Various types of penalties. Rules on waiver of penalties and interests. Various forms and procedures for requesting relief. First Time Abatement. How an individual taxpayer qualifies for Reasonable Cause abatement. Procedures for requesting refund of paid penalties. Available administrative options.
Sarbanes-Oxley Overview WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.6 Credits
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Advanced ChatGPT for Accountants WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to ChatGPT and its applications in accounting. Custom instructions for persistent context in financial conversations. Analyzing financial statements and news releases using ChatGPT. Exploring business opportunities through hyper-local and sectoral analysis. Advanced data analysis for financial comparisons and capital asset audits. Image analysis for asset, space, and user interface design. Voice interaction with ChatGPT for enhanced user experience and accessibility.