CPE & Event Catalog
Accounting and Auditing Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Review of new accounting standards issued in 2025 and 2026. Applicable changes to accounting for government grants and crypto currency. Compilation and review standards and interpretations. Auditing standards including a deep dive into the quality management standards.
Audit Skills for Beginners WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Professional skepticism. Audit documentation basics. The audit risk model. Internal control fundamentals.
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.
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.
Accounting for the Gig Economy WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Characteristics unique to the gig economy. Independent contractor and employee classification considerations. Recordkeeping considerations for independent contractors. Accounting and reporting issues for gig economy participants. Audit and attestation for clients who participate in the gig economy. Tax and regulatory considerations. The CPA as a trusted advisor for independent contractors.
A Fox in the Henhouse/Courthouse WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Internal controls. Fraud prevention. Fraud investigation.
Exploring Internal Controls That Could Have Prevented Frauds WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Examination of actual frauds. Discussion of internal controls that could have prevented the frauds. Contemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios.
Getting SASsy - A Look at Recent Auditing Standards WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Risk assessment. Quality management standards. Predecessor auditor inquiries. Group financial statement audits.
Navigating IRS Authorizations: Understanding Power of Attorney, Form 2848, and Form 8821 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of the IRS collection process and enforcement actions. Initial notices, taxpayer rights, and IRS timelines. When to use Forms 433-A or 433-B and required documentation. Offer in Compromise (OIC). Payment options: installment agreements, partial payment plans, and OIC. Advising clients on IRS collections and avoiding penalties. Compliance strategies for minimizing tax liabilities. Real-world scenarios and examples for tax debt resolution.
Fraud and Embezzlement: Case Studies from the Trenches WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
How organizations can find themselves defrauded due to lax oversight and weak internal controls. How the existence of the "trusted advisor" creates situations where CPAs can drop their professional skepticism. Illustrations of the issues companies should look for in preventing fraud and embezzlement.
State of AI WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
AI hype vs. reality. AI 2025 advancements. AI governance structure. AI strategy planning. AI implementation decisions.
Bears Will Be Bears - Fraudsters Too WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Internal controls. Fraud prevention. Fraud detection. Fraud investigation.
Supervised AI Agents as Internal Audit Team Members WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Independent execution. Audit-ready outputs. Workflow integration. Guardrails and governance. Human supervision. Practical applications.
Private Company Simplified GAAP Alternatives WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Guidance related to plain vanilla interest rate swaps that convert variable into fixed rate debt and other derivatives. Guidance related to amortization and impairment of goodwill. Guidance related to separately recognizing intangible assets from goodwill in a business combination. Guidance related to lease accounting and revenue recognition options.
Sustaining Wellness: Essential Skills for Preventing Burnout in High-Stress Professions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
Understanding burnout and its warning signs. Stress reduction techniques. Building resilience. Boundary-setting. Energy management. Physical wellness strategies. Personalized action plan development.
IRS Cybersecurity Checklist WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Defining cybersecurity and cyber risks. Implications of cybercrime. Cyber-attack trends. Landscape of cyberattacks. Laws and regulations. Security standards and frameworks. Cybersecurity roadmap.
Securing Your Data with a Password Management App 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 (personally identifiable information) forms filler. Credit card storage. Digital data vault.
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.
What You Can Learn From the Statement of Cash Flows WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The preparation of the statement of cash flows. Importance of identifying sources and uses of cash in financial reporting. Financial statement analysis. Cash related financial statement disclosures.