CPE & Event Catalog
CPA to CFO: Essential Competencies for Finance Leaders WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Top competencies hiring executives seek in CFO candidates based on survey of 320-plus CEOs and recruiters. Critical thinking frameworks and strategy creation techniques for financial leadership. Forward-looking financial skills including capital management, forecasting, and funding strategies. Industry-specific requirements for high-growth companies and nonprofit organizations. Practical career development strategies to build CFO-ready competencies.
Financial Accounting for Related Party Transactions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
FASB codification provisions for transactions with related parties, including business owners and special purpose entities. Compare and contrast those rules with the AICPA financial reporting framework for small and medium-sized entities. Review the tax accounting related taxpayer standards. Several real-life situations illustrate the various authoritative standards and discuss the consequences of failing to comply with those standards.
ChatGPT for Accountants: 50Plus Use Cases WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to ChatGPT and artificial intelligence chatbot technologies. Automating frequently asked questions and the onboarding process. Verifying and reviewing financial records. Providing real-time support to clients. Generating financial reports. Automating tax return preparation and financial planning. Providing guidance on financial decision making.
Consulting Services Secrets WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Identifying a consulting specialty. Building a practice and translating knowledge into products. Managing consulting projects. Marketing consulting projects. Building a referral network. Contingent fees. Professional standards for consultants.
Fiduciary Accounting and Tax Planning for Estates and Trusts WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Fundamentals of fiduciary accounting. Uniform Principal and Income Act. Discretionary Power to Adjust. Allocations between principal and income. Trust accounting. 3.8% Net Investment Income. Form 1041 - Schedule I. Section 645 Election. Simple or complex trusts.
Devious Ethics: Avoiding Snakes in Suits WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Discuss psychopathy's symptoms. Review accounting professional ethics standards for dealing with a boss, co-worker or client who is breaking the rules. Look at precautions you should take when considering a new boss or employee. Help identify someone who might con you or your company.
The Preparation of Form 706 - Line by Line WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Overview of Form 706 and estate tax fundamentals. Gross estate valuation and inclusion rules. Deductions, credits, and tax computation. Portability election and its implications. Filing deadlines and procedural requirements. Common issues and IRS audit triggers. Legislative changes affecting estate taxation.
Tax Depreciation: How to Optimize Deductions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Recent tax legislation and developments related to depreciation and capitalization. Eligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k). Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real property. Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real property. Disposition of segments of real property. Exchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rules.
The Preparation of Form 706 and 709 – Understanding the Law WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Estate and gift taxation fundamentals. Valuation of estate assets. Components of the gross estate. Deductions in estate taxation. Charitable and marital deductions. Tax credits and their application.
2026 Washington Ethics and New Developments with Mark Hugh WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. Washington ethics rules and recent changes. New developments and best practices for CPAs in public accounting and industry. Case studies and Washington administration and enforcement.
K2's Excel PivotTables For Accountants WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
PivotTable fundamentals, including Recommended PivotTables and the six elements of PivotTables. Formatting PivotTables. Advanced PivotTable techniques and options, including consolidation PivotTables, Power Pivot, and Power Query. Analytical techniques available in PivotTables.
SECURE Act 2.0: What You Need to Know WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Expanding automatic enrollment in retirement plans. Increased age for RMDs. Higher catch-up contribution limit. Emergency expense penalty-free withdrawals. Starter 401(k)s for certain employers. Part-time worker improved coverage.
Predictive Accounting – Driver-Based Budgeting and Rolling Financial Forecasts WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The shift to predictive accounting for decision making, planning, and budgeting. Problems with traditional annual budget processes. Develop a driver-based operational budget based on resource capacity planning. Classify resource capacities and their expenses as sunk, fixed, step-variable, and variable. Create closed loop capacity plans. Forecast demand for budgeting and rolling financial forecasts. Integrating enterprise risk management with management accounting. Applying target costing for cost estimating.
The Preparation of Form 709 – Line by Line WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Gift tax fundamentals and exclusions. Completing Form 709 accurately. Gift-splitting and its tax implications. Lifetime exemption and GSTT considerations. Valuation of gifted assets. Common filing mistakes and IRS audits. Updates on new legislation impacting gift taxation.
How CPAs Can Protect Their Names, Brands, Logos, and Taglines WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
What are trademarks? Types of trademarks. Trademark selection. Sources of protection. Federal registration process. Requirements for maintenance. Advantages of protection. Best practices.
The New Leadership Playbook: From Stability to Agility WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
The collapse of stability-based leadership. The new mandate for leaders. From command to connect. Technology, AI, and the human imperative. The future leader's playbook. Personal leadership reset.
Businesses Receiving Government Assistance WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
What is Yellow Book? What is different because of Yellow Book? When might Yellow Book apply to a business? Common application of concepts to businesses. Answers to common questions.
Preparation, Compilation and Review Engagements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Auditing.
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.
Planning in an Uncertain World WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Why great predictions are not intuitive but the result of critical thinking, gathering information and updating predictions when needed. How to separate correlation from causation. How to recognize and overcome bias. Who is Thomas Bayes and why he matters.