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.
Leverage PowerBI.com to Create Data Analysis for Others WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Tour of the PowerBI.com interface. PowerBI.com concepts. Connecting to data. Visualizations and dashboards. Q&A feature. Sharing datasets, reports, dashboards. Creating apps.
Performance Auditing Made Easy WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.5 Credits
Performance audit standards. Performance audit types. Performance audit objectives.
Partnership Preparation, Basis Calculations and Distributions – Form 1065 Schedule K and K-1 Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes. Review the Form 1065 to learn how income statement items get reported on the partnership/LLC tax return and flow-thru to the partner/members on Schedule K-1. Analyze the Schedule K-1 line-by-line and discuss where the items get reported on the individual's Federal income tax return and how the items affect the partner/members outside basis. Look at detailed Schedule K-1 information reporting to partners/members needed for the qualified business income deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax and business interest expense limitations. Formation issues including the mandatory allocation of the Section 704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member. Calculating the tax and Section 704(b) book capital accounts. Reporting recourse and non-recourse debt on the Schedule K-1Tax ramifications and reporting of cash and non-cash distributions including disproportionate distributions of "hot assets". Overview of the Section 754 election for optional basis adjustments triggering Section 743 and Section 734.
Mastering Communication Skills for the CPA WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Pervasive best practices for effective communication. Specific strategies for written materials. Unique considerations for verbal presentations. The importance of recursive revision. Tips for success. Pitfalls to avoid.
K2's Advanced Topics In Power BI WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Creating formulas in Power BI with Data Analysis Expressions. Adding Key Performance Indicators to your Power BI reports and dashboards. Managing security in Power BI. Publishing your reports and dashboards to Apps and Content Packs for easy sharing with other team members.
Best Practices: Conducting Meaningful Walkthroughs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Review of audit procedures. Documentation requirements. Real world examples of red flags that may arise.
Corporate Finance Technology Selection: Practical Frameworks WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
The changing finance technology landscape. AI definitions. Five common challenges in finance tech projects and how to address them. Vendor evaluation scorecard. Five-year total cost framework. Four-phase implementation roadmap with checkpoints and red flags.
Is Activity-Based Costing the Right Tool for Your Organization? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
ABC versus traditional costing. First-stage allocation. Determining predetermined overhead rates. Second-stage allocation. Activity-based reporting. Activity-based management.
The Preparation of Form 706 - Line by Line WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Overview of Form 706 and estate tax fundamentals. Gross estate valuation and inclusion rules. Deductions, credits, and tax computation. Portability election and its implications. Filing deadlines and procedural requirements. Common issues and IRS audit triggers. Legislative changes affecting estate taxation.
Deep Dive into Quality Management WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Quality management standards for CPA firms. SQMS 1 and SQMS 2 requirements. Engagement-level standards. Post-implementation evaluation of quality management systems. Monitoring and remediation responsibilities. Auditor responsibilities under SAS 146.
The Preparation of Form 706 and 709 – Understanding the Law WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Estate and gift taxation fundamentals. Valuation of estate assets. Components of the gross estate. Deductions in estate taxation. Charitable and marital deductions. Tax credits and their application.