CPE & Event Catalog
Using ChatGPT with Excel WEBINAR
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Introduction to ChatGPT and other AI language models. Discussion of best practices for using ChatGPT with Excel. Use ChatGPT to create, debug and explain formulas. Use ChatGPT to learn how to use Excel features. Use ChatGPT to automate repetitive tasks in Excel. Use ChatGPT to easily create macros.
Coping with the Growth of Online Fraud WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
The actuation of online and other cyber frauds. Fraudulent acts that are initiated electronically. Automated and employee driven methods that can reduce cyber-fraud risk.
Accounting Analysis Basics WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Accounting analysis and methodology. Factors influencing the quality of accounting-based financial reports. Impact of emerging business models on balance sheets.
Basic Staff Tax Training: Individual WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Emphasize form 1040 and the accompanying reporting schedules for a basic individual income tax return. Identify and be able to implement basic individual income tax planning ideas for clients. Familiarity with several source documents utilized in the preparation of an individual income tax return. Identify common errors made in the preparation of an individual income tax return and understand how to avoid the errors in the future.
Top 10 Things to Know About Estate Taxation and Planning WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
The Numbers: Exemptions, exclusions and discounts. Portability and step-up in basis. Asset valuation. Deductions: Marital, charitable, transmission and administration. Retirement plan assets, annuities and life insurance. Trust funding and administration.
Advanced Excel for Staff - Build Reports and Analyze Data WEBINAR
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Your Desk
0.0 Credits
Building reports workflow. Gather and organize data. Set calculations and key metrics. Format and structure reports. Review and validate data. Distributing the report effectively.
Common Deficiencies in SSARS Engagements WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Frequent problem areas in preparation, compilation, and review engagements. The root causes of noncompliance. Practical approaches firms can use to improve consistency, documentation, and overall engagement performance.
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.
2026-27 Not-for-Profit GAAP Update WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Recently issued Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Updates impacting NFP financial reporting, along with standard-setting projects currently in the FASB pipeline. The International Non-Profit Accounting Standards - the first comprehensive global accounting framework designed specifically for non-profit organizations, launched in October 2025.
Accounting and Auditing for the Construction Industry WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Illustrative computations for revenue recognition. Analysis of FASB revenue recognition standard and the anticipated impact on the construction industry. Application of risk-based audit model to contractors. The Lookback analysis and the contractor's estimating reliability. Practical approach to auditing contracts completed and in progress. Numerous computations and alternative approaches. Independent contractor qualifications.
Tax Planning for Sole Proprietors and Other Business Owners WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
An overview of the business-related tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Using the independent contractor rules and hobby loss rules to ensure the activity is a trade or business. Reviewing Schedule C deductions for travel, meals, transportation, employee fringe benefits, costs of goods sold, depreciation, and home offices. Maximizing the benefits from 1040 deductions for Keogh plans, Solo 401(k)s, SEP plans, and SIMPLE plans. Taking advantage of the self-employed health insurance deduction and the qualified business income deduction. Avoiding the at-risk and passive activity loss limitations. Making the right business entity election. In-depth coverage of what advisers of sole proprietors and single-member limited-liability-company owners need to know.
Executive Presence, Personal Brand: Structure Your Narrative WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Components of executive presence. Audience centered elevator pitch structure. Professional value proposition framework. Structuring a concise executive biography. Aligning personal narrative with organizational value. Common pitfalls in professional self-presentation. Application and refinement exercise.
Analyzing Financial Statements WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Balance sheet analysis. Income statement analysis. Cash flow statement analysis. Clues in the notes and MD&A. Industry nuances.
Supporting Mental Wellness to Thrive in Work and Life WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understanding mental wellness. Practical strategies for balanced living. Recognizing and managing support needs.
Advanced ChatGPT for Accountants WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to ChatGPT and its applications in accounting. Custom instructions for persistent context in financial conversations. Analyzing financial statements and news releases using ChatGPT. Exploring business opportunities through hyper-local and sectoral analysis. Advanced data analysis for financial comparisons and capital asset audits. Image analysis for asset, space, and user interface design. Voice interaction with ChatGPT for enhanced user experience and accessibility.
ChatGPT and Advanced Accounting Research WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Comparing Google vs. AI methodologies. AI ecosystems and specialized models for accounting applications. Advanced prompt engineering techniques for financial and tax research. AI powered search engines and deep research platforms for accounting professionals AI as an ideation and thinking partner for complex accounting problems Specialized accounting research tools and AI superstores. Persona priming and P&P stacking methodologies for optimal AI interactions. Ethical considerations and limitations of AI in accounting research. The compliance chess effect: AI's impact on tax planning and regulatory response. AI driven automation for regulatory updates and compliance monitoring.
Controls to Secure the Growing Digital Footprint WEBINAR
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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.
Fraud Misstatements and Financial Reporting WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
A case study approach to financial statement fraud. Cases on misrepresentation of assets, including cash, inventory, accounts receivable, fixed assets, goodwill and reserves. Common methods of deceiving users of financial statements. Red-flags in fraud.
Audits of 401k Plans WEBCAST
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Your Desk
6.0 Credits
SAS 136 audit requirements for ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) audits. Update of the changes affecting 401k plans. Compliance issues commonly encountered in 401k plan audits. Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment, and detailed testing. Common audit reporting and disclosure issues.
Divorce Concerns: Taxes, Valuation, Finances, Retirement, and Obligations WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Divorce and ongoing payment issues dealing with alimony and child support. Documents protecting a client going forward, including pre-nuptials, cohabitation agreements, post-nuptials and many others. Advanced income tax issues, including like-kind exchanges, filing status issues, credits and asset sales. Advanced retirement issues, including dissecting qualified, personal retirement, and nonqualified plans, QDROs, past and defunct plans, and using retirement assets to equalize assets. High-level valuation issues, including closely held business, stock redemptions, partnership redemptions and stock options.