CPE & Event Catalog
Sticky Ethical Choices, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Why are some choices so difficult? The consequences of pulling the trigger quickly. How to evaluate ethical situations and remain above-board.
Financial Statements for the Simple Business Entity WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Accounting for simple business entities. Income tax, modified cash basis and other alternatives to GAAP. Avoiding the pitfalls and costs of GAAP reporting and disclosure requirements. Documenting accounting decisions to minimize potential liability.
SAS No. 122, AU 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
The importance of professional skepticism. The dangers of making assumptions. How to listen and understanding the answer to a question. Why it is important to leave all of your expectations at home. Anticipation and why it's so dangerous. Determining materiality. The fraud triangle. Thinking about, given a set of circumstances, how you would steal. Management and the tone at the top.
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.
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.
Form 7203 - How to Calculate Shareholder Basis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to Form 7203 and its purposes. Mechanics of completing Form 7203 accurately. Strategies for reconstructing shareholder basis. Loss limitations under IRC Sect. 461. At-risk rules and limitations for S Corporation shareholders. Documentation requirements for shareholder basis. Common errors in calculating and reporting basis. Best practices for maintaining and reporting shareholder basis.
I Want the TRUTH: Preparing to be an Expert Witness WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Rules of civil and criminal procedure. Applicable standards. Testifying basics. Cross-examination techniques.
Member Exclusive: What's New at the Washington State Board of Accountancy WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Key updates, compliance considerations, and what to expect in the year ahead.
Fraud Risk Management WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Fraud risk management. Fraud risk assessments. Data analytics. Fraud risk management tools.
Fraud Assessment for Small and Medium Sized Businesses WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The fraud triangle. The fraud savvy model. Symptoms of fraud. Benford's Law. The net worth method. The vulnerability chart. 10 steps for action today.
ABC Trust Planning and the Portable Exclusion WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
The interplay of the estate, gift, generation-skipping, and income taxes. Claiming and protecting the portable exclusion. Marital deduction planning: rules for and reasons to use Survivor s and QTIP trusts B (Bypass) trusts. A (Survivor s)/ C (QTIP) trusts planning What planners should tell their wealthy clients after the issuance of the Clawback Regulations.
Analyzing Financial Statements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Financial reporting and financial statements. Use of Non-GAAP performance measures and key performance indicators. Forecasting. Valuation. Comprehensive financial statement analysis with case study.
Statement of Cash Flows: Preparation and Analysis Workshop WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Major provisions of GAAP Codification Topic No. 230. Statement classification issues. Reporting operating cash flows: Direct and indirect methods. Preparing the statement: Workpaper techniques. Useful cash flow ratios. Bankruptcy prediction using the statement of cash flows.
IFRS vs. US GAAP - Major Accounting Differences WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Significant differences in the design and structure of IFRS and U.S. GAAP.
Proper Financial Accounting for Partnerships and LLCs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Importance of Partnership capital accounts. Book vs tax capital accounts. Partnership capital contributions. Section 704(b) capital rules and OCBOA. GAAP balance sheet impact of capital contributions. Bonus and Goodwill methods. Ceiling Rule and Remedial allocations. GAAP partner capital accounts.
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.
Understanding the Form 990 and its Preparation Prerequisites WEBCAST presented by the Minnesota Society of CPAs
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None
2.0 Credits
Overview of Form 990's structure and purpose. Goals behind the core forms and schedules. Triggers for Form 990 schedules. Reporting requirements in Part VII-A, including trustees, directors, officers, key employees and the five highest-paid employees, with some categories based on their compensation levels. Key definitions and glossary terms, including family member, business relationship, independence. Governance and board member considerations. Data collection and reporting. Public relations and stakeholder communication.
Member Exclusive Pop-Up: Calling BS on Cybersecurity Nonsense WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
The cybersecurity misinformation crisis and how to identify credible information. Common misleading vendor claims and verification techniques. Accounting-specific security frameworks that protect your practice. Practical WISP implementation strategies that balance security and productivity. How to leverage security practices as a competitive advantage in client acquisition and retention.
Tap Together Thursday: Happy Hour Networking with Accounting Peers - Everett
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Everett
0.0 Credits