CPE & Event Catalog
An In-Depth Understanding of the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of the GST tax and its policy purpose. Direct skips, taxable terminations, and taxable distributions. Skip persons and treatment of trusts as skip persons. Application of the GST exemption and inclusion ratio. Timely, late, and retroactive GST allocations. Formula-based exemption allocations. Planning strategies for GST tax minimization. Filing considerations for Forms 706 and 709.
Forensic Accounting: Crafting Expert Reports WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Introduction to forensic accounting. Maintaining ethical integrity. Expert report preparation. Investigation report writing. Economic damages writing. Reviewing investigation reports and economic damages.
No Tax on Overtime: Payroll Compliance WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of FLSA overtime provisions. Definition of a workweek and the 40-hour threshold. Time-and-a-half requirements and exclusions from overtime pay. Exempt vs. nonexempt employee classifications. Components of the regular rate of pay. Treatment of bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Step-by-step overtime calculation examples. Common compliance pitfalls and audit risk. Documentation and payroll system considerations. Case studies involving misclassification and miscalculation.
Building a Better Budget in a Time of Uncertainty WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Budgets vs. forecasts. Cyclicality. Core earnings and sustainable growth. Identifying key forecast drivers. Reasonableness in forecasting. Approaches to budgeting. Budgeting variances. Horizontal analysis. Flexible budgeting.
Cryptocurrency Transactions: Navigating Federal Tax Rules WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Review existing reporting rules. Broker reporting requirements and Form 1099-DA. Reporting crypto transactions.
Financial Decisions that Led Two Businessmen to Prison WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Career choices. Ethical dilemmas. Judicial proceedings. Mitigation strategies. Creating tools to help make better decisions. Atonement and reconciliation.
International Cross Border Transactions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.2 Credits
International cross border transactions. Decrease an entities effective tax rate. IRS audit risk.
How AI Fits into the Accounting World WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
An overview of AI constructs. How artificial intelligence is being used by accountants today. Accounting-centric AI developments on the horizon.
Passive Activities and Rental Real Estate Income Tax Issues WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Detailed coverage of the passive activity rules under IRC Section 469 (and related regulations), how the 3.8% net investment income tax under Section 1411 and qualified business income (QBI) deduction under Section 199A applies to rentals and passive activities, and what is a trade or business rental is under Section 162. How the PAL rules apply to rental real estate activities and investments in S corporations and partnerships. Definition of an activity and the activity grouping and disclosure rules. Real estate professional exception to the PAL rules for investments in non-passive rentals. Special $25,000 loss allowance for rental real estate with active participation. Material participation safe harbor rules. Events that trigger suspended PALs. Limitations on tax credits generated by passive activities. Special rules that re-characterize passive income to non-passive income. What rentals are subject to self-employment tax under Section 1402.
AI and Accounting in Retail WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
AI powered personalization and its impact on revenue recognition. Dynamic pricing models and tax compliance risks. AI in demand forecasting, inventory valuation, and COGS calculations. Integration challenges with ERP and POS systems. Governance, ethics, and auditability of AI decisions. Data quality, audit trails, and regulatory documentation. AI assisted fraud detection, financial controls, and oversight
Estates and Trusts: Executor Duties and Tax Responsibilities in Estate Administration WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Legal and fiduciary responsibilities of the executor or personal representative. Overview of the estate administration process from appointment through final distribution. Filing requirements for Form 1040, Form 1041, and Form 706.Income in respect of a decedent (IRD) and basis adjustments. Estate asset identification, valuation, and management. Creditor claims, debt settlement, and distribution procedures. Obtaining an EIN for the estate and IRS notice procedures. RS audit risks related to estate administration. Executor liability considerations and risk management. Estate accounting records, documentation, and communication with beneficiaries.
Adobe Acrobat Tips for Working with PDF Files WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Review of all that Adobe Acrobat has to offer. Organizing your PDFs with bookmarks, links, file attachments and more. Formatting the presentation of PDFs with headers, footers and watermarks. Creating and processing fillable forms. Processing documents for e-signature. Tips for converting email messages, documents and spreadsheets into PDF format. Combining multiple PDF files into a single binder. Utilizing the security features of Adobe Acrobat to protect document confidentiality.
Understanding Schedule K-1 Using Tax Opportunities Efficiently WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Schedule K-1 overview. Basis and loss limitations. Passive vs. active loss rules. QBI deduction. Schedule K-2 and K-3 changes. Planning opportunities. K-1 reporting for partnerships. S corps. and trusts.
Accounting for Income Taxes for Private Companies WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Sample Schedule M calculations. Sample work papers for deferred tax computations. Comprehensive two-year example and computations. Review and analysis of recurring temporary differences. Identification of the sources to compute cumulative temporary differences. Sample workpapers for analysis of tax positions.
Case Studies in Accounting Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Major financial statement frauds, including revenue recognition, estimates, earnings management and cut-off fraud. Major misappropriation of asset fraud schemes, including skimming, larceny, and additional schemes that occur within payments processing. Review of recent cases involving the same common fraud schemes that have always existed.
Tax Planning for Seniors WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Income for seniors: retirement, earnings and investments. Tax Deductions: planning, bunching, strategies. Planning to help family members.
Budget Mastery: The Human Side of Budgeting-Navigating People's Issues with 360 Insight WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Managing and coping with the budget team.
2026/27 Not-for-Profit Accounting and Auditing Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Accounting Standards Updates affecting not-for-profit organizations. Introduction to and comparison of the International Non-Profit Accounting Standard. U.S. GAAP considerations for NFP financial reporting. AICPA auditing and attestation updates. Quality management. Updates to SSAEs, SSARSs, and group audits.
Fringe Benefits and Compensation Planning - Today and Beyond WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Fringe benefit planning fundamentals. Strategies tailored for business owners and employees. Navigating IRC Section 132 fringe benefit option. Cafeteria plans demystified. Tax management in compensation planning. Understanding the implications of dependent care and educational assistance plans. Implementing flexible spending account plans effectively. Design features and regulations of group term life insurance plans. Medical savings accounts regulations. Financing options for retiree medical benefits. Health care benefits. ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements. IRC common control rules. Overview of age and sex discrimination rules.
Crypto, Blockchain and Taxes WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Cryptocurrency basics and blockchain functionality. IRS Form 8949, Schedule D, and broker reporting under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Cost basis tracking and recordkeeping tools for digital asset investors. Taxation of mining, staking, and airdrops. Donating. Gifting. or inheriting crypto and NFTs. Crypto treatment in estates and trusts. Current FinCEN guidance and proposed FBAR-like reporting. Business applications of blockchain in accounting.