CPE & Event Catalog
Federal Tax Update with Greg and George - Individual WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Important new tax cases. Legislative update (including Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices.
Client Advisory Services Summit 2026 IN PERSON
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Bellevue
8.2 Credits
Growing and sustaining a successful advisory practice.
Federal Tax Update with Greg and George Business WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Important new tax cases. Common circumstances that result in S corporation terminations (including how to fix mistakes). A new case from the Tax Court on an S corporation that triggered large gains from constructive distributions. Legislative update (including new administrative guidance on the OBBBA which was signed into law in 2025). New administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices.
Creative Strategies for Buying, Selling, and Gifting a Business WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Valuation methods. Stock purchase vs. asset purchase structures. Estate and gift tax planning strategies. Gifting of business interests. Transfer of interests to split-interest and grantor retained trusts. S corporation stock transfers to trusts. Family limited partnerships and self-canceling installment notes. Using ESOPs to transfer business ownership.
Multistate Income Tax Issues WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Emerging sales tax topics. Emerging compliance issues in the new sales tax economy. Will states shift away from income tax and increase reliance on sales tax after Wayfair? Treatment of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by the states. When to consider voluntary compliance even though the laws do not dictate a sales tax responsibility.
Not-For-Profit Conference 2026 IN PERSON
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Bellevue
16.3 Credits
Comprehensive FASB updates. The latest economic trends. A deep dive into the complexities of state and local taxation. Strategies for employee compensation, benefits, hiring, retention and more from Compensation Connections. The latest in AI, cybersecurity, and fraud.
Spokane Chapter Lunch and Learn Featuring TechBytes: Microsoft 365 Copilot for CPA Firms - Practical AI You’ll Actually Use IN PERSON
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Spokane
1.8 Credits
Microsoft 365 Copilot for CPA workflows.
Risk Management Conference 2026 IN PERSON
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Spokane
8.0 Credits
Recognize, manage, and help organizations prepare for risks.
TechBytes: Microsoft 365 Copilot for CPA Firms. Practical AI You’ll Actually Use? IN PERSON
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Redmond
1.8 Credits
Examples include Copilot in Excel for workpapers, formula generation, trial balance cleanup, and anomaly spotting; Researcher for pulling together timely guidance on tax topics and client industries; Analyst for deeper financial analysis using Python, without needing to code; and Cowork for handling multi-step tasks across Microsoft 365, the web, and connected business workflows. We will also show practical uses in Outlook, Word, and Teams for drafting, summarizing, and turning notes into deliverables. We will close with why licensing matters, including the added capabilities, data safeguards, and data processing protections CPA firms should expect from any AI platform. You'll leave with practical use cases and a link to a downloadable best-practices guide.
K2's Excel Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Accountants WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Fundamental Excel techniques all accounting and financial professionals should know and use. Creating date-based calculations in Excel. How to create Excel templates. Key options you should enable in Excel. Linking data in Excel.
S Corporation Essentials: Review and Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Recent tax legislation, rules, and developments impacting S-corporations. S corporation shareholder basis in stock and debt. S corporation open account debt. Limitation of deduction of losses. AAA and distributions.
How AI Is Automating Internal Control WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
An explanation of AI. Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition. What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies.
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.
Strategic Use of Trump Accounts: Planning Opportunities for Tax Professionals WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of Trump Account structure and purpose. Eligibility and contribution limitations. Tax treatment and reporting considerations. Planning strategies for individuals and businesses. Common pitfalls and audit considerations.
Tactical Data Management – Turning Data into Actionable Information WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The difference between data and information. Financial versus non-financial performance metrics. Customer, internal process, and employee data. Balanced Scorecard concepts and performance linkage. Data risks, cybersecurity, and governance concerns. Organizing data to answer the right business questions. Using visuals and storytelling to communicate insights. Empirical, fact-based decision-making.
CORE Series: Complex Not-for-Profit Accounting WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Key technical areas that present challenges for NFP entities.
Ethical AI Practices for CPAs: Ensuring Responsible Use WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understanding ethical implications of AI. Data privacy and security considerations. Compliance with regulations and professional standards. Developing ethical AI policies and procedures.
Basis Calculations and Distributions for Pass-Thru Entity Owners Schedule K-1 Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Detailed coverage of any new legislation affecting basis computations and distributions and changes to the schedule K-1s. Line-by-line analysis of the Schedule K-1s to determine how the items affect a S shareholder's stock and debt basis and a partner's outside basis and where the items get reported on Federal individual income tax return. The three loss and deduction limitations on the owner's individual income tax return. How cash or non-cash distributions affect the basis calculations and whether or not they are taxable to the owners. Compare the tax treatment of the sale of a shareholder's stock in a S corporation and a partner's interest in a partnership. What constitutes debt basis for a S corporation shareholder under the final regulations. The tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders and on open account debt. How recourse and non-recourse debt effect a partner or member's basis calculations and amount at-risk.