CPE & Event Catalog
Tales from the Darkside: IRS Enforcement of Cryptocurrency WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Definition of proof of work and proof of stake. Tax laws regarding cryptocurrency transactions. Definition of common money laundering laws involving cryptocurrencies. Tools used by the IRS to identify cryptocurrency transactions and cryptocurrency in criminal investigations. Real life examples of cryptocurrency used in criminal activities.
Winning Tax Season with Better Workflow and Capacity Management WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Workflow management. Lean Six Sigma principles.
Audit 106: Internal Control Fundamentals - Evaluating Design WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Responsibilities for gaining an understanding of the entity and its environment. The inter-relationship of the five foundational components of the COSO internal control integrated framework. Various methods for documenting and evaluating the design and implementation of internal control over financial reporting. Identifying critical elements of entity-level and transactional-level controls. Case studies related to identifying deficiencies in internal control documentation.
A Better Way to Choose Your KPIs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
KPIs. Performance measures. Metrics.
Employment Law 101 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Title VII. Americans With Disabilities Act. Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Family Medical Leave Act. Fair Labor Standards Act. Equal Pay Act. National Labor Relations Act. Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Budgeting: Presenting and Communicating your Numbers WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Budget defining. Budget cultures. Tactile budget issues. Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions. Understanding people in the budget process. Communicating your budget to non-financial types.
K2's 2023 Safeguarding Taxpayer Data - A Guide For Your Required Security Plan WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understand the need to protect client data. Learn about the required security and privacy standards. Leave with a sample plan to consider your tax practice.
Taxation of Business Entities WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Types of business entities. Considerations in choosing a business entity. Limited liability protection. Management and control. Funding options and opportunities. Tax consequences for the owners and the business. Future tax considerations that will impact various business entities.
10 Ways to Create Delighted Clients 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 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. The three most important keys all successful communicators use. 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.
Business Intelligence and Business Analytics WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The rise of business intelligence (BI), business analytics (BA), and Big data. Why the interest in BI and BA? The analytics continuum. How BA can provide a competitive advantage. The difference between BI and BA. The difference between forecasting and predictive analytics. Fundamentals of analytical techniques. Examples for the CFO and accounting function. Benefits from applying analytics. The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the accounting profession.
Understanding and Preventing Budget Calamities WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Tactical budget issues. Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions.
2023 Compliance Update on Arbitration Agreements, Severance Agreements, Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements WEBC
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Federal laws providing greater visibility of sexual harassment and sexual assault claims. Agency rulings curtailing confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in agreements.
Introduction to Sustainability Accounting WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
History of sustainability accounting. Sustainability metrics for industry. Published sustainability standards.
Navigating Difficult Conversations with Clients WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Communication. Negotiation. Conflict. Persuasion. Management. Leadership. Customer service.
Creating Rapid Rapport for Increased Business WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
How to get people to like you. The elements of trust. Mastering non-verbal communication. What to say to establish immediate rapport.
KPI Bootcamp for Small Businesses WEBCAST
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Your Desk
5.0 Credits
Why measure things?. The ROKS Express method. Goals check - identifying your business objectives and key results. Selecting your KPI candidates using the KPI Definition Manual. Shortlisting - picking the very best KPIs from your KPI candidates. Tuning your KPI definitions. Going live.
Inventory, Expense and Payroll Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Methods of committing inventory, expense and payroll fraud. What to look for when observing inventory. Detection of inventory fraud. How to recognize fictitious expenses. How to recognize altered expenses. Indicators of fake documentation. The three main reasons we ask for documentation. Detection and prevention of ghost employees.
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 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.
The Complete Guide to Preparing Forms 706 and 709 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
How to prepare a federal estate tax return (Form 706). How to prepare a federal gift tax return (Form 709). How to comply with "Portability". Issues involved in the preparation of the decedent's final federal income tax return (Form 1040). Various postmortem estate planning issues involved in the preparation of the above-mentioned tax returns. Complete understanding of estate and gift taxation.
Fundamentals of 1031 Exchanges WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Statutory framework for 1031 exchanges. Business and investment property characterization. Deferred exchange rules and techniques. Exchange mathematics: boot, gain and basis. Reporting for failed exchanges (over two tax periods). Improvement, reverse and non-safe harbor exchanges. Partnership and TIC issues: IRC Sec. 761.
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