CPE + Events Catalog
Ethics and Civility in the Workplace (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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The issue of civility, or lack thereof, has garnered much attention from leaders, Human Resource professionals and employees at large. The cost of incivility is high not only to the bottom line but to the human spirit. This webinar, based on ethical principles and values, is designed to look at the fundamental relationship skills that foster workplace civility. Understanding that workplace civility is far more than manners, we will dive into behaviors that help promote a workplace where each individual feels respected and valued. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Top Employment Tools to Protect Your Business and Recommend to Business Clients (1 hour) [NT]
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
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Overview of the most important labor and employment policies and practices that every business should have. The review will go over confidentiality agreements, arbitration agreements, restrictive covenants, training, and severance agreements, as well as compliance issues related to each of them.
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AI Lessons Learned for Accountants (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This course provides accountants with the leading AI insights and strategies drawn from real-world experience, empirical studies, countless CPA case studies, and social media commentary. It goes beyond theory, offering practical lessons learned from the front lines of AI implementation in the business world and accounting industry. Participants will gain actionable knowledge on bridging the theory-application gap, navigating exponential technological changes, and creating secure, adaptive AI policies. By the end of the session, accountants will be equipped to leverage AI responsibly and innovatively in their roles. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Critical Technical Skills for CFOs and Controllers (4 hours) [NT]
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
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Accounting and finance managers and executives must demonstrate sound technical and analytical necessary for personal growth and organizational success. This course will provide insights into the most critical technical and analytical skills needed by CFOs and Controllers - or those that want to be!
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2025 Governmental Auditing Update: Yellow Book & Uniform Guidance (3 hours)
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Online
3.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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This course provides a concise update on key changes in governmental auditing. We'll review the 2024 Yellow Book updates, including the shift from quality control to quality management, key audit matters, and implementation timelines. For Single Audits, we'll cover the 2024 Uniform Guidance updates, the 2025 Compliance Supplement, GAO reports on improper payments and fraud, the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), and recent Department of Education guidance on related parties. Stay informed on critical standards and updates to ensure compliance and audit quality.
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SAS No. 122, AU 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit (3 hours)
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Online
3.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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When performing a financial statement audit, auditors have always been responsible for the detection of anything that would cause a material misstatement of the financial statements whether caused by error of fraud. However, in the past the audit profession focused on material misstatements due to errors and more or less ignored the possibility of misstatements due to fraud. Now, SAS No. 122, AU 240 requires significant documentation as to what the auditor did in order to determine if there any material risk of a misstatement of the financial statements. This presentation is an overview of what the auditor is to document in there working papers on every financial audit as to the procedures they performed in order to determine the risk of a material misstatement. If a material risk is discovered, they are then required to document what they did in order to determine if the financial statements were misstated.
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Audit Risk Assessment in Plain English (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
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Audit Risk Assessment in Plain English, is a 2 hour webcast highlighting the AICPA’s clarified risk assessment standards, along with a new Statement on Auditing Standard (SAS 145) related to understanding the entity, the entity’s environment, the entity’s internal controls, and assessing the risks of material misstatement. This session will attempt to simplify the requirements using common sense examples and language.
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International Tax Treaties (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
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This course presents an overview of tax treaties and how they are used in structuring transactions and determining the tax impact of cross-border transactions. It discusses the ordering rules for local laws versus treaty laws, and the purpose of the tax treaties in avoiding and eliminating double taxation to promote trade and investment. The participant will learn about planning opportunities to contemplate when structuring foreign operations. **Please Note: If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.
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Proper Financial Accounting for Partnerships and LLCs (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
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Although they are the most common entities for small and mid-sized business, financial (book) accounting for partnerships and LLCs are rarely discussed. This course examines the proper financial accounting for these tax-driven entities.
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Cryptocurrency Transactions: Navigating Federal Tax Rules (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $29
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As cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others become more popular, tax authorities around the world are working to create regulations for their use and transactions. This session will address cryptocurrency tax issues and their complexities and challenges that individuals and businesses face when dealing with the taxation of digital currencies. *Please Note: If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com
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Progressive Management Accounting (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
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Critics have claimed that traditional managerial accounting is at best useless and at worst dysfunctional and misleading. Most line managers do not trust their management accounting data. 21st Century management accounting develops cost/unit metrics that are useful for budgeting, cost analysis and control. Activity-based costing (ABC) brings truly accurate fact-based costing visibility. ABC does not broadly allocate overhead, but traces costs by identifying cause-and-effect relationships. Such information can provide the ability to reveal true profit margins for products, service-lines, specific sales channels and customers. The same information also helps reduce costs and improve productivity by reporting unit costs that you can use to monitor cost trends and benchmark against your competition. Removing the barriers caused by your current management accounting techniques can provide huge rewards.
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International Cross Border Transactions (2.2 hours)
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Online
2.2 Credits
Member Price: $79
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Please join us for an introductory course in international cross border transactions. We will discuss typical situations in which a cross-border transaction arises, and how a taxpayer can utilize the rules to potentially decrease an entities effective tax rate. Other issues, such as documentation and IRS audit risk will also be covered. These rules will be illustrated by a hypothetical US- Canada transaction. **Please Note: If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to leighanne.conroy@acpen.com.
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Retirement Planning Issues: Where We Stand Now (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
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This course is designed to equip CPAs, EAs, attorneys, and tax professionals with the essential knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the latest developments. Explore innovative approaches to maximize retirement savings, discuss tax- efficient retirement plan options, and align estate planning techniques with current trends. Gain a thorough understanding of altered rules for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) and discover how to optimize estate plans in response to changing regulations. This update is tailored for professionals seeking practical insights in the realm of contemporary retirement planning. **Please Note: If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.
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Proper Financial Accounting for S Corporations (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
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Proper financial accounting for S corporations involves adhering to specific accounting principles and tax regulations designed for this unique business structure. This course examines the proper financial accounting for S Corporations.
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Tactics to Find Work Life Balance in a Complex World (1 hour) [NT]
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
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This session will explore key aspects of getting more satisfaction out of the work you choose to do and how to find greater balance between the demands of work and other lifestyle choices in an ever more complex and changing world. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Surgent's Ethics for the Industry Accountant (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $179
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While ethics training is required by many states, the true value of the CPA license is in understanding how critically important ethical behavior is to our customers, our firms, and the public. This course will explore the basic tenets of ethical behavior and use case studies to explore ethical dilemmas in various companies and organizations with a focus on dilemmas that may face CPAs in the industry.
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Surgent's Simply Auditing Not-for-Profits Efficiently (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
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It's crazy to try to audit not-for-profits in the same manner that you do for-profits! The sane approach to auditing not-for-profits is to incorporate what makes them unique into the planning and performance of the audit. This course is designed to help you do just that! Obtain a superior working knowledge of auditing not-for-profit entities effectively and efficiently.
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Enterprise-Wide Risk Management in Accounting and Finance (4 hours) [NT]
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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Organizations are challenged with identifying, evaluating, and responding to a wide variety of risks. This course will discuss tips and best practices for enterprise-wide risk management for accounting and finance professionals. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Real Estate Taxation 25-26
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
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Examine significant real estate tax issues and concepts, including planning and compliance topics emphasizing tax elimination or deferral. Discuss the qualified business income deduction (Sec. 199A) as it relates to real estate investments; limited discussion of opportunity zones (Sec. 1400Z-2) relating to real estate; 1031 exchanges; home sale exclusion (IRC Sec. 121); passive activities loss rules; estate planning and gifting with real estate; and California property tax issues, updated for passage of Proposition 19 affecting parent-child transfers and transfer of assessments to a new principal residence.
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Forensic Accounting: Fraud Investigations
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $349
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In high demand - forensic accounting knowledge and skills (bold) Forensic accounting has been a rapidly growing part of the accounting profession for some time. The rapid expansion in technology and growth in various sectors of business and industry, and the increase in complexity of white-collar crimes, all contribute to this growth. A diverse range of clients, as well as cases involving all types of fraud, make this an attractive profession, and one that is always in high demand. Enhance your knowledge and skills with our Forensic Accounting: Fraud Investigations webcast. Whether you're a forensic accountant, or an aspiring one, this webcast will provide you with the foundational knowledge to successfully identify, investigate, and communicate your findings. You will also receive a copy of the AICPA's Forensic & Litigation Service's Forensic Accounting - Fraud Investigations practice aid for future reference.
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