CPE & Event Catalog
Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals for CPAs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
What is intelligence? In what areas are AI processes superior or inferior to humans right now? Brief history of AI and what we've learned thus far. The three phases of AI and the direction they're headed. Examples of competitive applications of AI in the accounting profession.
S Corporations: Tax Planning WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Overview of the taxation of corporations and shareholders, including making the S corporation election. Built-in Gain Tax Planning. Self-employment tax and S corporations. Distribution tax planning. Planning to minimize the impact of loss limitations. Tax planning for years with both distributions and losses. Termination Planning. Tax planning regarding the transfer of appreciated assets to an S corporation. Buying and selling S corporations-tax planning ideas. Tax considerations of using the QSUB, Section 338(h)(10), or 336(e) elections. Tax Issues to consider at the death of S corporation shareholder. Stock redemptions as a tax planning tool. Accommodating a "non-qualified" investor. Trusts and tax-exempt shareholders. The second class of stock risks.
Pass-Through and Corporate Annual Tax Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Strategies for tax savings. Business entity changes. IRS administrative issues, compliance, and new forms. Court cases settled in the last year that provide tax return guidance. Position authority. IRS rulings, procedures, and notices for the last year. New, updated, and expiring tax deductions and credits.
Appreciation Intelligence: The New AI WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Languages of appreciation. Appreciation strategies.
IRS Penalties and Abatements WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Various types of penalties: Accuracy related, fraud, understatement of valuation, reporting requirement, failure to pay, and pay or deposit penalties. Rules on waiver of penalties and interests. Various forms and procedures for requesting relief. First Time Abatement: Requirements and procedures. How an individual taxpayer qualifies for Reasonable Cause abatement. Procedures for requesting refund of paid penalties. Available administrative options.
Coaching and Counseling - Performance Management WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Setting and resetting performance expectations. On-the-spot counseling. Addressing erratic performance. Drafting and presenting performance appraisals.
Asset Misappropriation - Let Me Count the Ways WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Identifying opportunity. The three most common behavioral red flags that we should always look for. The many ways to commit check fraud (it's so easy). Why inventory is such a good place to hide theft of assets. How to cover up inventory fraud. Accounts Receivable Fraud and how it works. How to count inventory that's not there.
Why Auditors Fail To Detect Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Reasons auditors fail to detect fraud. Willful ignorance. SAS No. 82. Additional documentation. How and who to talk to. Determining the tone at the top. How to determine intent. If you expect it, you will see it.
Aligning Analytics to COSO's Fraud Risk Management Principles WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
COSO Fraud Risk Management Guide. Aligning data analytics considerations to an effective fraud risk management program. How to implement and sustain an effective forensic data analytics program as part of an effective fraud risk management and compliance program.
Building Your Own Library of Anti-fraud and Continuous Monitoring Tests WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Build your own forensic data analytics tests around vendors, customers or employees. Expand your knowledge and library of available anti-fraud tests and behavioral algorithms. Align the right tests to the appropriate risks. Practical applications and use cases.
What Does Fraud Look Like? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Why auditors fail to detect fraud. Usual vs an unusual transaction. Why fraud and stupid often look exactly the same. The importance of establishing the Perception of Detection. The number one reason fraud occurs. Looking for things that should be there. Looking for things that should not be there.
Up Your Influence: How To Get What You Want WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.5 Credits
Persuasion. Influence.
Tired of Feeling Drained by Complainers? Build Your Immunity to People's Negativity WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Emotional intelligence. Management skills. Teamwork. Customer relations.
What's Your Brand Reputation? Determine and Drive How Others See You WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.5 Credits
Presence.
Emotional Intelligence WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Emotions. Relationships.
Are Those Independent Contractors Really Independent Contractors? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Classification of workers as employees or independent contractors.
Navigating Difficult Conversations with Coworkers WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Communication. Negotiation. Conflict. Persuasion. Management. Leadership.
Networking Works: Build Relationships to Build Your Business WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
Communication. Relationship-building. Active listening. Public speaking.
Building Flexible Budgeting Models: Walking Through and Crunching The 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.
Deception, Embezzlement and Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Narcissism studies. Fraud. Embezzlement. Technology used in scams.
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