CPE & Event Catalog
Key Tax Issues Facing Business and Industry WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Update and review of recent and key tax developments impacting business and industry. The all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA. Other recent legislative, judicial, and IRS developments impacting business taxpayers. Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation. Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues. Travel and entertainment expense rules. Independent contractor vs. employee.
Preparation, Compilation and Review Services WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
All recently issued SSARS standards. Financial reporting frameworks. Distinguishing special purpose frameworks from GAAP. CPAs reporting on financial statements. Financial statement disclosures. Recently issued ethics standards. Peer review deficiencies .
Creative Strategies for Buying, Selling, and Gifting a Business WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Valuation methods. Stock purchase vs. asset purchase structures. Estate and gift tax planning strategies. Gifting of business interests. Transfer of interests to split-interest and grantor retained trusts. S corporation stock transfers to trusts. Family limited partnerships and self-canceling installment notes. Using ESOPs to transfer business ownership.
Behavioral Finance Biases WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Overview of biases and standard of living risk. Overview of difference between emotional and processing biases. Examples of various real life examples and case studies.
Clear, Kind, and Accountable: A Leader’s Guide to Boundaries, Coaching, and Real Conversations WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Conflict management. Difficult conversations. Psychological safety.
Accountant’s Guide to Anti-Money Laundering: People, Patterns and Prosecutions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Prevalence and impact of money laundering. When CPAs launder money. The connection between money laundering and fraud. The accountant's duty to be alert to fraud and money laundering. Detection of money laundering.
The Future of Audit: Technology, Talent and Transformation WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Explore AI, blockchain, and data analytics impact on audits. Address talent crisis through retention and upskilling strategies. Navigate PCAOB standards and regulatory sandbox concepts. Expand audits to include ESG and nonfinancial metrics. Implement technology solutions for firms of all sizes.
K2's Eight Awesome PivotTable Features WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Adding user-defined calculations to PivotTables. Enhancing PivotTables with Key Performance Indicators. Using PivotTables to consolidate standard Excel reports. Creative ways to filter PivotTables. Linking accounting software data into PivotTables.
Audit Risk Assessment in Plain English WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of Audit Risk Assessment. AICPA's clarified Risk Assessment Standards. SAS 145. Assessing the Entity's Environment.
Leading and Managing the Accounting Department WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Accounting. Leadership. Management.
AI and Accounting in Manufacturing WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Intelligent automation and dark factories. Predictive maintenance and real-time cost tracking. AI enabled financial reporting and dashboards. Continuous auditing and anomaly detection. Tax compliance automation and transfer pricing AI. Data governance and cybersecurity in financial systems. Workforce reskilling and AI augmented financial roles.
CORE Series: How to Take Advantage of AI Right Now WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Practical considerations. Governance needs. Steps you can take now to begin realizing value from AI.
Tax Depreciation: Review and Update WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Recent tax legislation and developments related to capitalization. Eligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k). Discussion of the Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real property. The Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real property. Disposition of segments of real property. Exchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rules. Other related topics.
K2's Harnessing ChatGPT WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Leveraging prompt engineering in ChatGPT for various accounting tasks. Exploring the applications and limitations of ChatGPT in accounting. Empowering efficiency for everyday accounting tasks.
AI and Accounting in Construction WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of AI adoption in construction. Predictive analytics and risk management. AI integrated building information modeling. Real-time compliance and financial reporting. Taxation challenges in AI driven construction. AI in project scheduling, supply chains, and quality control. Regulatory frameworks and ethical AI use in audits.
Nonprofit Tax Rules After OBBA: From Regulation to Reporting WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Recent tax legislation and developments related to non-profit entities. Special sections of Form 990 and various form related changes. Nonprofit tax exemption applications. Intermediate sanctions excise tax. Excess compensation excise tax. Excess parachute payment excise tax. Unrelated business income tax. Required profit motive. The Mayo case. Entertainment expenses. Taxable fringe benefits.
Partnership and LLC (Form 1065) – Formation to Liquidation 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. Overview of different forms of business entities including the check-the-box regulations. Formation issues including the mandatory allocation of the Section 704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member. Schedule K and K-1 - separately stated versus non-separately stated income and expense items. Detailed Schedule K-1 reporting including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction and 3.8% net investment income tax. Calculating the tax and Section 704(b) book capital accounts. Substantial economic effect requirement to have special allocations to the partners/members. Allocation of recourse & non-recourse debt on K-1s. Guaranteed payment issues and tax treatment of fringe benefits. Self-employment tax issues and pitfalls. Tax treatment of distributions - cash versus non-cash and liquidating versus non-liquidating. Sales and liquidations of partnership interests. Section 754 optional basis adjustments and mandatory adjustments.
Criminal Tax: How CPAs Bring Value to Defense Attorneys WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The common weaknesses in a criminal tax investigation. The key documents to review. Crafting questions to recommend in court proceeding.
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.
Project Management for Tax Preparers: Improving Workflow, Efficiency, and Client Service WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Project management in tax practices. Client onboarding and initiation. Workflow and execution strategies. Monitoring and risk management. Communication and collaboration.