CPE & Event Catalog
Form 709 Guidance: Gift Tax and Generation-Skipping Transfer Returns WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Review of sample returns with illustrations of most forms of gifts. How to meet the adequate disclosure requirements. Community property gifts vs. gift splitting, use of DSUEA from a pre-deceased spouse. Electing in or out of GST allocations with indirect skips.
ChatGPT and IRS Taxation Law Research WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Utilizing ChatGPT for IRS tax law research. Using IRS prompt templates. ChatGPT in action. Exploring IRS tax laws. Error prevention and correction in tax law research. AI's evolving role in taxation and accounting.
Invest in Your Mental Health and Avoid Burnout WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
How to recognize burnout and evaluate where you are on the burnout scale. How impostor syndrome drives coping reactions of overworking, over preparing and perfectionism. How mindfulness can reduce stress and save time. Silencing the critical inner voice. Tools to help you become more attuned to your needs and emotions. How attending to and regulating your nervous system impacts your mood and well-being.
The Bookkeeper Goes 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.
Resistance to Resilience: Strive for Tech Change Acceptance WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Resistance to resilience in embracing new technologies. Overcoming barriers and ensuring successful implementation. Cutting-edge audit technologies, including AI, data analytics, and automation. Insights into the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).
Agentic AI for CPAs: Automate Workflows with Intelligence WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to Agentic AI concepts and terminology. Case studies for using AI agents in accounting, finance, and tax services. Step by step demonstration of creating and deploying an AI agent. Introduction to Microsoft Copilot Studio agent builder. Developing your AI agent deployment strategy.
Executive Presence, Personal Brand: Structure Your Narrative WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Components of executive presence. Audience centered elevator pitch structure. Professional value proposition framework. Structuring a concise executive biography. Aligning personal narrative with organizational value. Common pitfalls in professional self-presentation. Application and refinement exercise.
Taxation of Tips and Overtime Under OBBBA WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
$12,500 deduction per individual for qualified overtime pay. Payment of overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Calculating the “premium portion” of the extra half-time pay. Social Security and Medicare withholding. Employer furnishing the record of qualified overtime compensation to employees. Definition of a qualified tip. IRS list of traditionally tipped occupations. $25.000 deduction for reported tips. The transition rule allowing employers to indicate the approximate amount designated as tips or overtime. State tax issues relating to tips and overtime. Changes in the W-2 reflecting new employer reporting responsibilities.
AHI: Accounting Data Analytics WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Accounting data analytics.
ChatGPT Vision for Financial Analysis WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to GPT vision. Advantages of vision mode research. Accessing GPT vision. Financial screenshot analysis. Operational insights from visual data. Integration with google maps. DDPP analysis. Sentiment and facial expression analysis. Body language interpretation. Effective photo capturing techniques.
Corporate Transparency Act Developments WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Background of the Corporate Transparency Act. Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule (BOIR). Entities required to report. Reporting requirements imposed by the CTA. Due dates of reports. Information needed to satisfy the BOIR. Impact of failure to report. How to submit a report. Court rulings on CTA's unconstitutionality. Implications to entities as a result of the ruling in NSB. Potential reporting requirements due to FinCen's proposed rulemaking with respect to non-financed purchases of residential real estate and gratuitous transfers.
Navigating IRS Correspondence: Responding to IRS Letters WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Types of IRS letters: General notices, audits, collections, return requests, and errors. Deadlines for responding to IRS correspondence. Communication best practices for dealing with the IRS. Avoiding escalation and penalties through proactive responses. Ensuring compliance when addressing IRS correspondence. Real world examples of successful IRS communications. Common pitfalls in handling IRS letters and how to avoid them. Strategies for advising clients on IRS correspondence.
AI Lessons Learned for Accountants WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to AI R&D in accounting. Theory to practice. Managing exponential change. Proactive AI engagement. The dual role in AI development. Internal AI tools creation. Data security and cyber threats. Mitigating AI misuse. Challenges in AI integration. Continuous learning and adaptation.
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.
Create Measures in Power BI that Define Your Metrics WEBINAR
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Introduction to DAX. Advanced DAX formulas. Time Intelligence in DAX. Measures with DAX. Using PivotTables for measure validation.
About the TIGTA: Who Watches the IRS? WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The role of TIGTA in the US tax system. Auditing, investigating, and inspecting and evaluating IRS programs and operations. Identifying opportunities to improve the administration of tax laws. Promoting integrity, economy, and efficiency in the tax system. Responding to requests from Congress and other external stakeholders. Upholding ethical standards in the accounting profession. Building trust and confidence in the tax system.
Master the Art of CPA Communication: Boost Your Influence WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Techniques for simplifying complex financial information for clients and stakeholders. Persuasive communication principles aligned with CPA roles. Building and maintaining trust and credibility with diverse stakeholders. Case studies and Interviews with Finance, Accounting and CPA professionals. Developing empathy and emotional intelligence in communications. Best practices for active listening to strengthen client relationships. Application of Influencer principles for impactful change in communication.
Retirement Distributions: Planning Options WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Roth IRA. Income tax treatment of distributions from retirement plans of all types. Laws, regulations and IRS rulings concerning plan distributions. Avoiding penalty on distributions that happen too early or too late. Beneficiary choices. Self-directed IRA investment problems.
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.
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.