CPE & Event Catalog
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.
SSARS Codification: Preparation, Compilation and Review WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
SSARS Codification requirements. SSARS engagements: preparation of financial statements, compilation of financial statements and proforma financial information. Review of financial statements. Overview coverage of the amendments to the SSARS contained in SSARS 26.
Fraud Conference 2024 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Dive deep into real-world fraud investigations and explore the latest trends in white-collar crime. Gain invaluable insights that can help safeguard your organization against fraudsters. Explore strategies to foster behavioral change in your team, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity protocols and protecting your organization from potential threats.
The Bottom Line on the New Lease Accounting Requirements WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Lease classification. Amortization of the lease asset. Derecognition of the underlying asset. Recognition of lease receivables.
Building Trust in Remote Teams: Catalyze Collaboration and Communication WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Communication. Teamwork. Collaboration.
Measuring Audit Risks WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
The planning process - When it starts and when it ends. Determining the audit objectives. The importance of the nature, timing and extent of the audit process. The importance of professional skepticism. The preliminary engagement activities. Documentation of audit risk. Determining materiality.
Prevention and Detection of Fraud In Small Businesses WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The importance of the control environment. The three most common behavioral red flags exhibited by perpetrators. Why it is much more cost effective to prevent fraud than it is to detect fraud. The reason why the small business owner/auditor should think about how they would steal. Who steals and why. Common myths about stealing that are not true. Understanding the concept of risk management.
Bridging the Gap: Collaborative Tax Planning for CPAs and Financial Advisors - Presented by the Spokane Chapter
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Spokane
1.0 Credits
Understanding each other's work flows and challenges Aligning client priorities and communication Enhancing collaborative business models for client value
Walkin', Talkin', Lookin' and Listenin' - Or Things Most of Us Don't Do Well WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The importance of making yourself available. How to start a conversation and what to NOT talk about. The art of how to listen. When you don't understand what they just said. Don't fool by equivocations when they respond to a question. Materiality and perception.
SAS No. 122, AU 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
The importance of professional skepticism. The dangers of making assumptions. How to listen and understand the answer to a question. Why it is important to leave all of your expectations at home. Anticipation and why it's so dangerous. Determining materiality. The fraud triangle. Thinking about, given a set of circumstances, how you would steal. Management and the tone at the top.
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 1 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Why the brain can remember some things a hundred times better than others. Why we typically forget names and faces, and what can be done about it. How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence. How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques. How to prevent dementia and brain "fog" using specific supplements and exercise. How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life. How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling.
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 2 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Why we get off balance and how to overcome those tendencies. Methods that turbo charge motivation, health and happiness. The power of culture and friends to affect our lives. The importance of clear intention in order to effect change that lasts.
360 Budgeting: A Holistic Approach to Process and Solutions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 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.
Student Networking Event: Exploring a Career in Fraud Investigation
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Bellevue
0.0 Credits
How to Make Difficult People Disappear...Without Going to Jail WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Team dynamics. Influence. Organizational behavior. Leadership.
Audit Risk Assessment in Plain English WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Overview of audit risk assessment. AICPA's clarified risk assessment standards. SAS 145. Assessing the entity's environment.
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