CPE Catalog & Events
GASB 87: Are You Ready? 2023 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.5 Credits
GASB Statement 87. Financial reporting.
Public Charity Qualification Under the Public Support Tests WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.5 Credits
Intro to the two public support tests (PSTs), including the various common misconceptions about each test's application. Review of each test, focusing first on the relative ease of PST #1 (that calculated on Schedule A, Part II) which employs a bifurcated test (i.e., an automatic %-age versus a 'facts and circumstance' %-age "in"); thereafter, emphasizing the demands and challenges of PST #2 (calculated on Schedule A, Part III) with its restrictive parameters and dual tests each of which must be passed to be "in." Practical tips (and materials on same) translating revenue presentation from the Core Form 990 at Part VIII to the line inputs for both PSTs via Schedule A's Parts II and III. Discussion of how to assist organizations who are in danger of flunking one or both PSTs. Analyzing anomalies: explanation of both what comprises an unusual grant and when a filer's PST 1 "facts and circumstances test" argument ages out.
Defining Where and Why Internal Controls are Needed WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Control design basics. Areas or segments of an enterprise to control. Controls to reduce risk. Controls to drive operations.
The Top 5 HR Tools To Help You Do The Best Job Possible WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Provide an overview of Human Resources Solutions in the market. Understand how to integrate tools if one platform is insufficient. Consideration of team member experience in using HR tools.
2018 Yellow Book Independence Requirements WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Key changes to documenting independence in an audit conducted in accordance with GAGAS. Enhanced documentation required once a significant threat has been identified and the safeguards applied. Clarifications related to certain services that always impair independence. Clarification related to when the conceptual framework must be used. Clarifications related to determining if clients possess suitable skills, knowledge or experience to take responsibility for the non-attest services provided by auditors. Other important matters contained in the 2018 Government Auditing Standards related to independence.
K2's 2023 Collaboration - Portals, Payments, and Signatures WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Learn about payment options you can integrate into your portal. Leave with a checklist of features to consider for collaboration.
Audits of 401k Plans 2023 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
SAS 136 audit requirements for ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) audits. Update of the changes affecting 401k plans. Compliance issues commonly encountered in 401k plan audits. Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment, and detailed testing. Common audit reporting and disclosure issues.
Accounting & Auditing Update For Small Business - 2023 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Private company ASUs. Audit evidence. Quality management.
Common Audit and Financial Reporting Deficiencies in State and Local Governments WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Financial statement preparation. Common mistakes made in preparing financial statements. GASB financial statement preparation standards.
Common Financial Statement Disclosures WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
General disclosures about the entity and its environment. Common critical information useful to financial statement readers for making economic decisions. Explain results of operations through information that supplements the face financial statements.
IRS Case Roadblocks WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Administrative strategies for resolving a TFRP assessment. How to prepare for negotiating an installment agreement. Tips for handling apathetic or indifferent Revenue Officers. How to stage different case obstacles and roadblocks through completion.
Internal Control - Testing for Operating Effectiveness WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Generally accepted audit requirements related to testing controls for operating effectiveness. Identifying key controls that may prove effective and efficient to test in a control reliance strategy. Responses when deviations are discovered when evaluating the design or operating effectiveness of internal control. Leveraging audit evidence available for Service Organization Control (SOC1) Reports. General computer control considerations when evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
Introduction to the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
The unique regulatory world of insurance. Differences from other industries. Differences within the industry. Types of accounting. Involvement of specialists. Tax considerations.
What's New in Excel WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
New features and tools in Excel. Updates to the Excel Function Library.
How to Make Difficult People Disappear...Without Going to Jail WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Team dynamics. Influence. Organizational behavior. Leadership.
Reporting the Results of a Fraud Investigation WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Written reports and supporting documentation. Methods of presenting evidence to help non-accountants understand the numbers. Evaluating reports of opposing experts. Responding to a motion in limine or Daubert challenge as an expert witness. Common lines of questioning for financial experts. Preparing for deposition and trial. Effectively testifying at deposition and trial.
Taxation of Judgements and Settlements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.5 Credits
Types of damages or remedies that can be awarded or agreed upon pursuant to litigation. Review of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations governing the taxation of various types of litigation payments. Suggestions for drafting pleadings or settlement agreements.
Entertainment, Meals & 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.
Payroll Essentials: De-mystifying Form W-4 WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Form W-4, Employee Withholding Certificate changes. Understanding what an employer can, and cannot do with regards to Form W-4.
Unrelated Business Income Tax Fundamentals 2023 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Definition of unrelated business. Unrelated business income tax origins, exclusions, modifications and exceptions. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Changes and Final regulations, as well as relevant CARES Act and American Rescue Plan provisions. Special rules for advertising, bingo and trade shows. Debt financed income issues. Alternative investments. Filing requirements, including lessons learned from the past tax season. State UBIT filings and other federal filings relating to foreign investments.
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