CPE & Event Catalog
Group Audits: Who is Responsible for What? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Responsibilities of the group audit engagement team, including the group engagement partner. Clarifying roles and responsibilities of component auditors and reference auditors in audits of group financial statements. Special considerations on audit planning and audit reporting in a group audit.
Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Principles of visual design for dashboards and reports. Chart design for rapid understanding. Table design for efficiency. Effective use of commentary. Strategic layout techniques. Trend analysis methods. Developing organizational design standards. Excel application techniques. Critical review skills. Best practices for data presentation.
A Practitioner's Guide to IRAs and Qualified Retirement Plans WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Traditional and Roth IRAs: Understanding retirement savings options. SEP and SIMPLE IRAs: Exploring retirement plans for small businesses. Qualified Plans: Navigating employer-sponsored retirement plans. Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans: Comparing retirement plan structures. 401(k) Plans: Maximizing benefits with employer-sponsored options. Retirement Plan Selection: Choosing the best plan for individual client needs. Minimum Distribution Rules: Ensuring compliance and understanding withdrawal regulations. Tax Implications: Analyzing the tax consequences of retirement plan decisions. Retirement Planning Strategies: Implementing effective strategies for client financial goals.
Budget Mastery: Walkthroughs and Real World Calculations Towards Tying Budgets To Value WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
How to build a flexible budget model that works. What are the steps we can take to budget for economic and external factors beyond our control. How the right Chart of Accounts can simply your work. Budget and GAAP are not the same and why they are fine not to be. Efficiently modeling payroll and benefits. Identifying controllable and uncontrollable expense. Using key variables to stress-test your budget.
Critical Thinking Skills: Prevent Mistakes Now WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Critical thinking. Communication.
Advanced Cost Accounting: Eliminate Calculation Distortions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Cost accounting.
1065 - Understanding Partnerships Tax Returns WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Partnership taxation. Different types of partnerships. Tax obligations of partners. Role of the partnership agreement in tax reporting. Filing deadlines of Form 1065.
Mergers and Acquisitions: Complete Guide to Relevant Issues WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Taxable asset acquisitions vs. non-taxable stock/equity acquisitions. 338 and 336 elections. C-Corp buys an interest in a partnership. Very basic overview of tax-free re-organizations. High level overview of entity formations and more.
Building Personal Leadership Skills WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Leadership. Personality Types. Communication. Uses of AI in the work place.
Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Developing short-term cash flow projections. How do we assure adequate cash availability without having idle cash? Take advantage of your bank's cash management services. Working capital loans. Controlled disbursement accounts. Sweep accounts and other short-term investments. ACH transactions. Direct transfers. Lock boxes. Credit and collections. Reconciliation frequency. Managing cash short-falls.
Maximizing Fringe Benefits: Strategies for Business and Personal Needs for Today and Beyond WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Legislative and regulatory updates affecting fringe benefit planning. Employer-sponsored fringe benefits and tax compliance under evolving regulations. IRC Sect. 132 fringe benefit options and applications. Cafeteria plans: benefits, limitations, and tax considerations. Tax treatment of dependent care and educational assistance programs. Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts. Group term life insurance: design features and tax treatment. Financing strategies for retiree medical benefits. Comparing health care benefits: insured plans vs. HMOs. ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements. Common control rules and nondiscrimination regulations.
Taxation of Business Entities WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.5 Credits
Types of business entities. Considerations in choosing a business entity. Tax consequences for the owners and the business. Future tax considerations that will impact various business entities.
SAS No. 122, AU 315, Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
How the effect of a misstatement due to error effects the scope of our audit vs a misstatement due to fraud. Inquires of management. The audit planning process. The importance of brainstorming. Revisions of our risk assessment. Determining materiality.
Safety Synergy: Uniting Elements for a Secure Workplace WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
How to evaluate physical security. Increase situational awareness. Simple de-escalation techniques. Mental health awareness. Safe termination strategy. Active shooter response overview.
K2's Advanced Excel WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Collaboration and security techniques. Tables, data models, and PivotTables. Advanced formulas. Data queries. Creating effective visualizations.
Staff Retention Keep the Best People WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Remote workforce. Employee retention. Staff turnover.
Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace to Prevent Violence WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Mental health awareness.
Combatting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Sexual harassment prevention. Company culture.
Taxation of Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
NFT basics. Classification of NFTs. Current Legislative and Policy Environment. Tax implications of creation, sales and exchanges of NFTs.
Data & Predictive Analytics & Business Intelligence for Controllers/CFOs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
DA and BI relationship to accountant value. Current trends in BI and DA, including the emergence of AI tools like ChatGPT. The changing accountant roles: data analyst, data scientist, and data storyteller, with an emphasis on how ChatGPT can be utilized in these capacities. Obtaining datasets to compare and contrast with their organization's data, and how ChatGPT can assist in analyzing and interpreting this data. BI tools and the inclusion of AI technologies such as ChatGPT to streamline processes and improve analytical capabilities.