CPE & Event Catalog
ChatGPT Deep-Dive Hands-on Bootcamp for CPAs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Getting started with ChatGPT. Tour of the ChatGPT app and how to use it. Variety of hands-on case study examples for accounting, finance, and tax. Protecting your data privacy in ChatGPT. Advanced ChatGPT features review. Subscription plan options.
Internal Control Changes for Remote Workers WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The benefits and pitfalls of remote employees. How to maximize the value provided by distance workers. Policies, procedures, and control measures designed for a more geographically dispersed workforce.
Numbers to Narrative: Storytelling in Business Communication WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Role of narrative in professional communication. Narrative arcs in business contexts. Integrating data within a structured story. Defining tension and resolution logically. Maintaining accuracy while improving clarity. Application of storytelling framework to a workplace scenario.
Auditing Standards Update and Best Practices WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Designing and performing sufficient audit procedures required for all audits, particularly when auditing privately-owned companies. Identify controls that exist, especially when those controls are not clearly identified or formalized. Evaluate if those controls prevent or detect material misstatements in the financial statements. Design effective audit procedures (including testing of controls where appropriate) in response to the auditor's assessed risk of the potential material misstatements in the financial statements.
Retirement Planning: Next Stage for You or Your Client WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Developing a new perspective on what this next stage is really all about. Discovering a new sense of purpose. Assessing your financial conditions. Addressing needed or potential changes in your relationships. Examining new or renewed ways to stay healthy. Figuring out what to do next.
2026-27 Yellow Book Update WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Significant changes related to quality management and updates affecting key audit roles, with an emphasis on how these revisions impact audit planning and execution. The GAO's implementation delay and its implications for 2026 audit planning. Recent leadership changes at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and what those transitions may signal for future guidance and oversight priorities. Overview of recent updates to the Green Book, helping auditors understand changes to internal control guidance that may affect governmental entities and Single Audit engagements.
Advanced ChatGPT for Accountants WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to ChatGPT and its applications in accounting. Custom instructions for persistent context in financial conversations. Analyzing financial statements and news releases using ChatGPT. Exploring business opportunities through hyper-local and sectoral analysis. Advanced data analysis for financial comparisons and capital asset audits. Image analysis for asset, space, and user interface design. Voice interaction with ChatGPT for enhanced user experience and accessibility.
K2's Data Analytics For Accountants and Auditors WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Understanding the importance of data analytics in modern business environments. Generating and interpreting data analytics using everyday applications such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft's Power BI platform. Using regression analysis to create and validate forecasts and projections.
Fundamentals of Form 1040 -- Business WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Self-employment and business income taxation. Reporting income from pass-through entities. Application of Form 7217 for capital construction funds. Best practices for self-employed clients and small business owners. Key deductions and credits for business owners. Avoiding common IRS audit triggers related to business income reporting. Legislative updates impacting business income taxation in the current year.
A&A Update for Closely Held Businesses WEBCAST
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Your Desk
6.0 Credits
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, including those that will become effective during audit engagements conducted in 2026. Recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards and other AICPA activity. Recently issued Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services.
Supporting Mental Wellness to Thrive in Work and Life WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understanding mental wellness. Practical strategies for balanced living. Recognizing and managing support needs.
SEC Case Studies: Ethical Dilemmas in Finance and Accounting WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to ethics and ethical dilemmas. Ethical codes and professional standards. Fraud and the fraud triangle. Ethical decision-making models. Financial statement manipulation tactics. Cash flow and key metrics misrepresentations.
Erase the Mark: Best Practices in Penalty Abatement WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties. The types of penalties that can be removed. The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements. How to request penalty abatements. Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.
Analyzing IFRS Financial Statements WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Financial analysis fundamentals. Loblaw companies case study. Advanced analysis techniques. Operational focus. Applied analysis and managerial ratios. Management commentary.
Leverage PowerBI.com to Create Data Analysis for Others WEBINAR
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Tour of the PowerBI.com interface. PowerBI.com concepts. Connecting to data. Visualizations and dashboards. Q&A feature. Sharing datasets, reports, dashboards. Creating apps.
K2's Excel Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Accountants WEBCAST
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Fundamental Excel techniques all accounting and financial professionals should know and use. Creating date-based calculations in Excel. How to create Excel templates. Key options you should enable in Excel. Linking data in Excel.
CFO Solutions to IRS Problems WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The authority of IRS in assessing and collecting taxes. The common misconceptions when dealing with IRS. Common questionable actions by business owners. How to prepare for an IRS audit. The seven options in IRS collections. Possible criminal tax violations by CFOs and small business owners.
Using ChatGPT with Excel WEBINAR
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Introduction to ChatGPT and other AI language models. Discussion of best practices for using ChatGPT with Excel. Use ChatGPT to create, debug and explain formulas. Use ChatGPT to learn how to use Excel features. Use ChatGPT to automate repetitive tasks in Excel. Use ChatGPT to easily create macros.
Retaining Top Talent: Strategies for CPA Firms WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
The true cost of turnover versus retention investment. Research findings on why professionals leave or stay. Whole person retention strategies beyond compensation. Work-life balance solutions that maintain productivity. Career development paths for non-partner track professionals. Business model transformations for sustainable staffing. Technology and outsourcing strategies to reduce burnout. Retention strategies specific to diverse talent and younger professionals.
Leveraging ChatGPT for Innovative Business Advisory Services WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The Introduction to ChatGPT and its applications in the business advisory context. In-depth exploration of enterprise evaluation methodologies like SWOT, PESTLE, BCG Matrix, McKinsey 7S Model, Ansoff Matrix, etc. Practical case studies demonstrating application of ChatGPT in accounting business analysis. Key challenges faced by accounting firms and how ChatGPT can help overcome these. Best practices for implementing AI tools in the accounting sector. Future opportunities and trends in AI enhanced business advisory services.