CPE & Event Catalog
World Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application—Part 2 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Classification of MFG overhead into the five cost types. Selecting the bases for tracing or assigning overhead to products. Period manufacturing inefficiencies categories and costing.
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.
K2's Advanced Excel WEBCAST
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Collaboration and security techniques. Tables, data models, and PivotTables. Advanced formulas. Data queries. Creating effective visualizations.
Securing Your Data with a Password Management App WEBINAR
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Introduction to the world of password management apps and what makes them so secure. Review and demonstration of top selling password management apps. Software features that will be reviewed. Password generation. Emergency user access. Entity vs. individual password management. Desktop vs. cloud based. Multi device synchronization. PII (personally identifiable information) forms filler. Credit card storage. Digital data vault.
Finding Errors in Excel Spreadsheets WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understanding common excel errors. Advanced formulas and functions. Data validation techniques. Error tracing and auditing tools.
Corporate Finance Technology Selection: Practical Frameworks WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
The changing finance technology landscape. AI definitions. Five common challenges in finance tech projects and how to address them. Vendor evaluation scorecard. Five-year total cost framework. Four-phase implementation roadmap with checkpoints and red flags.
Entertainment, Meals and Travel Expenses: Review and Update WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expense. Strategies to deduct business entertainment expenses. Deductibility of meals. Situations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reduction. How to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parking. Proper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expenditures. The four steps to analyze business expenses. The latest federal legislation, cases and rulings.
Protecting Digital Data – More Important Now Than Ever Before WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Securing individual documents. Protecting information resident in the Cloud. Securing data stored on or accessed by mobile devices.
SEC Case Studies: Ethical Dilemmas in Finance and Accounting WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to ethics and ethical dilemmas. Ethical codes and professional standards. Fraud and the fraud triangle. Ethical decision-making models. Financial statement manipulation tactics. Cash flow and key metrics misrepresentations.
Profiles in Fraud WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Real life fraudsters. The characteristics fraud perpetrators have in common. Techniques to prevent and deter these common schemes.
Navigating IRS Collections: The Collection Process WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of the IRS collection process. Taxpayer rights and the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Collection due process and appeals. Installment agreements and offers in compromise. Wage garnishments, levies, and liens. Penalties and interest.
Get started with Power BI WEBINAR
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Overview of the Power BI Tools. Tour of the Tools. Strategic decision-making on when to use each tool for optimal efficiency and accuracy in data analysis tasks.
How AI Fits into the Accounting World WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
An overview of AI constructs. How artificial intelligence is being used by accountants today. Accounting-centric AI developments on the horizon.
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.
More Money: Strategic Ways to Improve Cash Flow WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
How do I optimize cash flow? What keeps companies from becoming streamlined?
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.
CFO Series: Driving Efficiency WEBCAST - Partnered with the Idaho Society
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Types of audits: external, internal, compliance, regulatory. Objectives of each audit type and how they differ. Aligning management’s role with auditor expectations. What to expect in the planning phase. Fieldwork survival tips and communication best practices. Documentation dos and don’ts. Responding to findings and building effective action plans. Avoiding common audit pitfalls. What internal controls are—and what they are not. Why even small organizations need controls. COSO and the five core components of a sound internal control system. Common control failures and real-world consequences. Examples of scalable financial, operational, and compliance controls. How to tailor controls to your organization’s size and risk profile. Embedding internal controls into daily operations. How to monitor, evaluate, and adapt controls over time. The importance and structure of the cash flow statement, and more.
An Exhaustive Look At Fraud and Ways To Control It WEBINAR
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
The fraudulent acts initiated from outside organizations. Why internal fraud occurs. The importance of fighting cyber-fraud. Steps that verify anti-fraud activities are working.
Consolidation Accounting WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Consolidation accounting framework. Voting control. Variable Interest Entities. Business combinations. Control case examples. Business combination case examples. Disclosures.
CORE Series: Secure, Delivered, Trusted: A CPA Firm’s Guide to Modern Email Security WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Microsoft 365 protections. Domain authentication standards. Best practices for encryption.