CPE & Event Catalog
Audits Under Uniform Guidance—Single Audit and NPOs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Concepts of the Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance. Performing the compliance audit of federal awards, including testing auditee compliance and internal control over compliance. Auditor reporting responsibilities including the compliance audit reports, the report on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and schedule of findings and questioned costs. Requirements for the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, known as the SEFA. Update on the OMB Compliance Supplement.
How AI is Automating Internal Control WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
An explanation of Artificial Intelligence. Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition. What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies.
ChatGPT and Advanced Accounting Research WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Comparing Google vs. AI methodologies. AI ecosystems and specialized models for accounting applications. Advanced prompt engineering techniques for financial and tax research. AI powered search engines and deep research platforms for accounting professionals AI as an ideation and thinking partner for complex accounting problems Specialized accounting research tools and AI superstores. Persona priming and P&P stacking methodologies for optimal AI interactions. Ethical considerations and limitations of AI in accounting research. The compliance chess effect: AI's impact on tax planning and regulatory response. AI driven automation for regulatory updates and compliance monitoring.
Fraud and Financial Distortion: What May Be Hiding Behind the Numbers WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Translating financial statements back into operational reality. The operational plausibility test. Analytical metrics that reveal hidden distortion. Common operational red flags. Case studies. Practical questions every financial professional should ask.
Introduction to Required Minimum Distributions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
How SECURE Act 1.0 and SECURE Act 2.0 changed the RMD rules. What is an RMD? Who is subject to RMDs? The types of accounts subject to RMDs. How to calculate an RMD. How to determine if a distribution can be an RMD. How to determine which life expectancy table must be used when calculating an RMD. The rollover and transfer rules during an RMD year. IRS penalties for non-compliance with RMD regulations. Applying RMD strategies to different plan types. When RMDs can and cannot be aggregated. How to correct an RMD shortfall. How to get a waiver of the excise tax on an RMD failure. The tax implication of an RMD. How to donate an RMD tax-free. How to determine the RMD rules that apply to a beneficiary.
SSARS 27 - Alternative Preparations WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
General requirements for SSARS engagements. Unique opportunities for preparation engagements. New opportunities created with SSARS 27. The AICPA Consulting Standards. The relevance of Peer Review on SSARS and Consulting engagements.
Beyond the Basics: Financial Ratios You Might Be Overlooking WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Understanding cost behavior and its impact on decision-making. Contribution margin and break-even analysis. Margin of safety and its role in risk management. Operating leverage and financial sensitivity. Analyzing asset turnover for operational efficiency. Cash conversion cycle and working capital insights. Free cash flow yield as a valuation tool.
Analytical Procedures for Nonprofits WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
How to leverage preliminary and substantive analytic procedures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of financial statement audits. The required elements of a substantive analytic procedures to address detection risk. Tips and traps of applying an analytic approach to satisfy audit objectives. Explaining the usefulness of analyzing diverse trends and ratios in a nonprofit environment to meet the needs of various financial statement users. Common ratios and trends to assess liquidity, operating efficiency, leverage, and more.
Introduction to Governmental Budgeting WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The basics of governmental budgeting. Common steps and timeline of the budget process. What, when and how we should be monitoring the budget throughout the year. How long-term budgets fit in with the annual budget process.
10 Keys to Outstanding Service and More Referrals WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Communicate more powerfully with clients and other CPA's by understanding human behavior. How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone. How to get someone to really hear you and how to really hear what someone else is not saying. How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want. How to create trust and get people to like working with you - inside and outside the firm. The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you. Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work. How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport. Secret techniques that super successful communicators use. How to persuade people without them knowing they are being persuaded. How Ronald Reagan, Oprah and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their magical abilities. The three most important keys all successful communicators use. How outstanding service can lead to more promotions and/or client development. The art of getting more referrals and turning referrals into clients. Why great service is better for your business in the long run. How to know what's most important to your client or boss—so you can focus on that.
Using ChatGPT with Excel WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 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.
The AI Revolution in 2026: What CPAs Should Know WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
State of AI technology in 2026. Essential terminology. CPA use cases. Risk management and data governance. What's next.
Performance Management WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Setting and resetting performance expectations. On-the-spot counseling. Addressing erratic performance. Drafting and presenting performance appraisals.
CFO Series: Indispensable Skills WEBCAST - Partnered with the Idaho Society
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Keys to success. Unintended consequences to avoid. Low cost is not necessarily a sound option. What are the non-quantifiable factors that can change the financing decision? Details on the time-intensive processes. Common blunders when raising financing. The perils of choosing the wrong alternative or wrong investor. Navigating compliance, risk, and benefits. Creating and sustaining a customer value pyramid. Evaluating the lifespan and relevance of your strategic plan. Building your strategy to include risk management. Building an adaptive, finance-focused strategic approach. What we should learn from the rise and fall of major companies. How to align financial metrics with strategy.
Supervised AI Agents as Public CPA Audit Team Members WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Independent execution. Audit-ready outputs. Workflow integration. Guardrails and governance. Human supervision. Practical applications.
Fiduciary Taxation Part 1: Introduction to Form 1041 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to the fiduciary entity and basic fiduciary entity flowchart. Authorities and disciplines in fiduciary accounting and taxation. Fiduciary tax rates and brackets. Introduction to subchapter j. 5 basic rules and concept of fiduciary taxation and steps to calculating the income taxation of trusts and estates. Use of a tax spreadsheet.
Leading for Well-Being: Building Resilient Teams and Thriving Workplaces WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.5 Credits
The importance of mental wellness in leadership. Recognizing and preventing burnout. Building and sustaining resilient teams. Leading by example.
Year-End Tax Planning: Thinking Outside the Box WEBCAST - Partnered with the Oregon Society
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Discuss the most recent tax legislation, rulings and developments. Section 163(j) interest expense deduction. Medicare tax on high income wages and SE income. Tax provision and extensions. Timing income and deductions. Alternative minimum tax issues. 3.8% net investment income tax. Rediscovering Section 1202 QSBS. Reconsidering choice of entity.
Comprehensive FASB and AICPA Update for Tax Professionals WEBCAST
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Your Desk
6.0 Credits
Broadly applicable ASU effective in 2025 and beyond. Significant recent SAS. Tax-basis financial statements.
Comprehensive Pass-Through Owners Basis and Distribution Rules WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Understand the four loss limitation rules applied on the owner's individual income tax return. Determine how to calculate an owner's initial tax basis of his pass-through entity. Learn how to correctly make annual adjustments to a pass-through owner's tax basis. Identify what constitutes a debt basis for an S corporation shareholder. Learn the tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders.