CPE & Event Catalog
Prix Fixe: Economic Update: Believe What You are Experiencing, Not What You are Hearing WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
U.S. and regional economies.
Balancing Employee and Employer Rights WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.4 Credits
Customary management functions. Delegation of authority. Implementing changes in terms of employment. Fundamental duties owed to employer.
Promote Internal Whistleblowing and Succeed in Creating a Strong Speak Up Culture WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Speak up culture. Encouraging internal whistleblowing. Internal complaint reporting processes.
The ABCs of Advisory Services WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understanding the concept of integrated planning (financial, estate, asset protection, and tax planning). Changes in the landscape of a tax practitioner's practice. The bridging of services. Getting started - Where do your clients fail?. Understanding the primary planning issues for all clients. Estate and Gift issues. Traps, pitfalls, and tips in planning. Practical steps in establishing a tax advisory and wealth management services practice. Domicile issues.
2025 Washington State CPA Ethics by Jim Rigos WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
An increased sensitivity for factual situations leading to accounting ethical issues and potential legal dilemmas. More confidence in your personal and professional accounting ethical judgments. Familiarity with AICPA and Washington State Board ethical reporting and compliance procedures with particular emphasis on different or elevated Washington treatment. This course contains case study scenarios demonstrating numerous actual reported Board cases. Identifying dollar claim and possible risk reduction techniques and procedures of potential client or third party legal or ethical claims. 4 hours of CPE credit approved by the Washington State Board of Accountancy.
Achieve Competency in Three Basic Tool Categories - Master the Fundamentals WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Tools for FSA. The 3 Ps. The QST trifecta. The integrated planning model. Performance based management. The value chain. The balanced scorecard.
Member Exclusive: Strategies for Effective Meetings WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
How to create more inclusive and productive meetings. Effective communication styles. The importance of cultural sensitivity. How to ensure equitable participation and encourage constructive dissent.
Protecting Digital Data - More Important Now Than Ever Before WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Securing individual documents. Protecting information resident in the Cloud. Securing data stored on or accessed by mobile devices
Prix Fixe: An Overview of SECURE Act 2.0 WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Secure Act 2.0. Changes for retirement plan beneficiaries. Planning ideas for clients.
A Better Way to Choose Your KPIs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
KPIs. Performance measures. Metrics.
2024 Individual Federal Tax Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Form 1040: precise tax submissions. Recent tax code changes: updated filings. IRC sections analysis: understanding tax regulations. Updates in income taxation: compliance assurance. New credits and deductions: maximizing benefits. Complex income issues: tailored strategies. Itemized deductions: informed client benefits. Health considerations: maximizing financial benefits. Regulatory shifts: implications on tax strategies. Tax planning strategies: client financial success.
Innovative Forecasting and Budgeting: Moving Beyond the Traditional Techniques WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Building change into the planning process. Sales/income plan. Intermediate planning. Technology plan. Capital equipment planning. One-year operating plan. Monthly planning. Cash plan. Risk plan.
Audits of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.5 Credits
GAAP vs. ERISA reporting requirements. Audit planning. Risk assessment, including consideration of internal control. Auditing the statement of net assets available for benefits. Auditing the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits. Other auditing considerations, including prohibited transactions and tax compliance. The auditor's report. Financial statement disclosures. Supplemental schedules.
360 Budgeting: A Holistic Approach to Process and Solutions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Budget defining. Budget cultures. Tactical budget issues. Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions. Understanding people in the budget process. Communicating your budget to non-financial types.
Cutting-Edge Estate and Financial Planning Trends of 2025 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Navigating the intricacies of uncertain estate and gift tax planning. Unveiling prevalent client errors in estate and financial planning. Mastering the modern intricacies of domicile-related considerations spanning tax, financial, and estate planning. Tackling challenges inherent to charitable planning strategies. Proficiently employing split-interest trusts for optimal outcomes. Unraveling the complexities of advanced insurance concepts. Mandate for meticulous IRA distribution planning. Addressing distinctive planning nuances for the aging clientele. Anticipating the forthcoming horizon in the field.
Work-Life Balance: Maximizing Productivity and Understanding Related Tax Issues WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Discuss how productivity strategies may improve work-life balance. Understand the state tax consequences that may arise when working from home. Identify and discuss challenges unique to financial professionals. Review how some organizations are providing support to improve work-life balance. Explore the role of alternative work arrangements. Examine challenges unique to auditors versus tax professionals. A comparison of work-life balance between public and industry accountants. How work-family conflict varies among financial professionals. Recommendations for improving work-life balance.
Eight Biggest Threats to Your Business and Introducing Three Pillars of Cybersecurity WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Technology. Cybersecurity.
Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Understanding and Appreciating Our Differences WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Emotional intelligence. Communication. Teamwork.
K2's An Accountant's Guide To Blockchain And Cryptocurrency WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Understanding the fundamental tenets of blockchain technology. Examples of applied applications of blockchain technology. Identifying leading cryptocurrencies available today. Understanding risks associated with cryptocurrencies.
Understanding the Basic Techniques of Financial Planning WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
A comprehensive review of the entire financial planning process. Equipping participants to assist clients in developing practical and functional budgets. Optimizing the utilization of a client's assets for maximum financial benefit. Navigating the complexities of risk and reward evaluation, aligned with a client's investment horizon. Proficiency in assessing a client's propensity for risk-taking. Tackling challenges inherent in measuring a client's risk tolerance. Exploring psychological factors that influence risk behavior. Mastering fundamental investment and portfolio management principles. Unveiling the significance of a strategic asset allocation policy within a financial plan. Addressing regulation and registration considerations for investment advisors. Understanding the strategic deployment of personal financial statements. Setting the stage for participants to become effective financial service professionals. Exploring the cooperative approach to financial planning. Gleaning insights from ten key steps for success as a financial planner.
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