CPE & Event Catalog
S Corporations Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Making the S election. Per share per day accounting rules. Revenue procedures for curing various errors that can adversely affect S status. Regulatory safe harbors for routine commercial agreements. Employment tax issues.
What Every CPA Should Know About Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
How fraud is detected. The role of external auditors in finding fraud. Revenue recognition issues. Corrupt management. Data mining. Physical and biometric controls
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 (i.e., basis, at-risk, passive, and excess business loss limitations). 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.
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Intestate succession and probate administration. Holding title to assets. Lifetime asset transfers and testamentary asset transfer planning. Structures to avoid or minimize transfer taxes. Living trusts, including A-B and A-B-C, life insurance trusts, terminating irrevocable trusts, use of trust protectors, trust administration during incapacity and post-mortem.
Federal Tax Update with Greg and George IN PERSON
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Redmond
8.0 Credits
Important new tax cases. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices. Important new tax cases. Common circumstances that result in S corporation terminations (including how to fix mistakes). A new case from the Tax Court on an S corporation that triggered large gains from constructive distributions. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices.
Federal Tax Update with Greg and George WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Important new tax cases. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices. Important new tax cases. Common circumstances that result in S corporation terminations (including how to fix mistakes). A new case from the Tax Court on an S corporation that triggered large gains from constructive distributions. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices.
SSARS Codification: Preparation, Compilation and Review WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
SSARS Codification requirements. SSARS engagements: preparation of financial statements, compilation of financial statements and proforma financial information. Review of financial statements. Overview coverage of the amendments to the SSARS contained in SSARS 26.
Titans Annual Federal Tax Planning: Business & Estate Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
New law provisions and guidance and tax form changes affecting business entities, tax-exempts and estates and trusts with emphasis on details of relevant energy and research credits, loss limitation and any federal law changes in 2025. Key cases and IRS and FTB guidance affecting partnerships, LLCs, C corporations, and S corporations. Employment taxes and worker classification matters. Accounting method developments. Tax credits updates Federal and California. The state of California and multistate significant developments, including nexus and sourcing. Expired and expiring provisions Inflation-adjusted amounts for 2026.
ChatGPT and Advanced Accounting Research WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The accounting research transformation: 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.
Stand Out - How to Create a Unique Employer Brand WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Employer brand. Talent management. Future of work. Onboarding new hires.
S Corporations - Overview WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of S Corporation election and compliance requirements. Comparison of S Corporations with other business entities. Preparing Form 2553 and addressing late filing relief. Shareholder stock and debt basis considerations. Form 1120S and Schedule K-1: key aspects and reporting requirements. Officer reasonable compensation requirements and IRS audit strategies. Introduction to Schedules K-2 and K-3. Compliance with corporate formalities and taxable fringe benefits.
Hot Topics Audit & Attest Update WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Recent quality improvements to the SASs and SSARs. Other matters that should be on your radar.
Ethical Considerations in Working with Cannabis WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Framework for assessing the propriety of offering services within the state legal, regulated cannabis industry. Assist in identifying key stakeholders to be considered in conjunction to providing cannabis industry services. Banking relationships. Malpractice insurance.
Like-Kind Exchanges WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.2 Credits
Like-kind exchanges (LKE). Qualified third party intermediaries (QI).
Steps to Stop External Fraud WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Types of external fraud. Considerations as organizations work to reduce fraud risk. External fraud and known parties. External fraud unknown perpetrators.
Tax Practice Standards WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Treasury Circular 230. AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS). Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Common law.
Generative AI Strategy for Accountants WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Evolution and current state of AI technologies in accounting. Development of comprehensive AI usage policies and guidelines. Implementation frameworks for integrating AI into accounting workflows. Strategic approaches to AI-driven process automation and optimization. Methods for identifying and capitalizing on AI opportunities. Best practices for human-AI collaboration in accounting. Risk management and ethical considerations for AI implementation.
Ethics and Technology for CPAs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The foundational ethical principles CPAs are required to follow and how these principles apply to audit quality, data privacy and security, and the use of emerging technologies. The profession's need to change to meet its ethics standard in a technology-centric environment. Changes being considered by the AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy that could impact the profession.
Securing Your Data with a Password Management App - Updated WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 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 forms filler. Credit card storage. Digital data vault.
Leveraging ChatGPT for Innovative Business Advisory Services WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
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.