CPE & Event Catalog
Fundamentals of Form 1040 - Business WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Self-employment and business income taxation. Reporting income from pass-through entities. Application of Form 7217 for capital construction funds. Best practices for self-employed clients and small business owners. Key deductions and credits for business owners. Avoiding common IRS audit triggers related to business income reporting. Legislative updates impacting business income taxation in the current year.
How Technology Controls Should Be Developed and Implemented WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Considerations for the maintenance of an internal control system. The types of policies and procedures organizations should utilize. Reviewing and testing control measures. Updating controls and implementing control changes.
ChatGPT and Advanced Financial Analysis for Accountants WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Financial modeling with ChatGPT integration. Advanced ratio analysis techniques. Risk assessment and scenario analysis. Valuation methods and ChatGPT applications. Utilizing performance metrics in financial analysis. Data analysis and interpretation with AI. Investment analysis enhanced by ChatGPT.
Calculating the Retirement Need WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Overview of retirement expenses and needs. Overview of risk tolerance, time value of money and retirement planning factors. Examples of client retirement situations.
2024 Revision to Government Auditing Standards Impact WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Key changes made by the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing Standards. Review when the GAGAS requirements are applicable to a financial statement audit. When reporting on key audit matters may apply in a GAGAS audit. Clarifications related to the independence requirements in a financial statement audit imposed by the 2024 Yellow Book. Review the impact of the Quality Management Standards to a financial statement audit conducted under the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing Standards. Other important matters contained in the 2024 Government Auditing Standards related to financial statement audits.
Erase the Mark: Best Practices in Penalty Abatement WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties. The types of penalties that can be removed. The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements. How to request penalty abatements. Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.
Preparation, Compilation and Review Services WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
All recently issued SSARS standards. Financial reporting frameworks. Distinguishing special purpose frameworks from GAAP. CPAs reporting on financial statements. Financial statement disclosures. Recently issued ethics standards. Peer review deficiencies .
Preparing Quality of Earnings Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
Uses of a Quality of Earnings Report. Information needed to prepare the report. Overlapping enterprise valuation concepts. Various adjustments to as reported EBITDA.
Introduction to Governmental Budgeting WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The basics of governmental budgeting. Common steps and timeline of the budget process. What, when and how we should be monitoring the budget throughout the year. How long-term budgets fit in with the annual budget process.
2026-27 Yellow Book Update WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Significant changes related to quality management and updates affecting key audit roles, with an emphasis on how these revisions impact audit planning and execution. The GAO's implementation delay and its implications for 2026 audit planning. Recent leadership changes at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and what those transitions may signal for future guidance and oversight priorities. Overview of recent updates to the Green Book, helping auditors understand changes to internal control guidance that may affect governmental entities and Single Audit engagements.
Criminal Tax: How CPAs Bring Value to Defense Attorneys WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
The common weaknesses in a criminal tax investigation. The key documents to review. Crafting questions to recommend in court proceeding.
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.
Leverage PowerBI.com to Create Data Analysis for Others WEBINAR
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Your Desk
0.0 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.
101 Tax Planning Ideas WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
An overview of the individual and business tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Identifying tax planning opportunities in the tax formula. Different types of planning. Frequently used planning techniques. Qualitative and quantitative considerations. The connection between tax planning and other financial planning areas, such as retirement, investment, insurance, and estate planning. Looking to the past, present, and future as we plan.
Understanding and Creating an Internal Control System WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Underlying concepts of internal control. Defining where and why controls, policies and procedures are needed. Legacy control measures that are still important for businesses today. Creating control measures that address the use and protection of technology.
SEC Case Studies: Ethical Dilemmas in Finance and Accounting WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Introduction to ethics and ethical dilemmas. Ethical codes and professional standards. Fraud and the fraud triangle. Ethical decision-making models. Financial statement manipulation tactics. Cash flow and key metrics misrepresentations.
2026-27 Annual Update for Not-for-Profit Accountants and Audit WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Overview of accounting developments affecting not-for-profit organizations, including recently issued Accounting Standards Updates from the Financial Accounting Standards Board and an introduction to the International Non-Profit Accounting Standards. Auditing and attestation developments from the AICPA, including the next phase of quality management with a focus on monitoring and remediation responsibilities. Recent and upcoming standards affecting audit, attestation, and consulting engagements, including updates related to SSAEs, SSARSs, exposure drafts on confirmations and fraud, and changes affecting group audits.
Audits Under Uniform Guidance—Single Audit and NPOs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Concepts of the Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance. Performing the compliance audit of federal awards, including testing auditee compliance and internal control over compliance. Auditor reporting responsibilities including the compliance audit reports, the report on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and schedule of findings and questioned costs. Requirements for the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, known as the SEFA. Update on the OMB Compliance Supplement.
Retirement Distributions: Planning Options WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Roth IRA. Income tax treatment of distributions from retirement plans of all types. Laws, regulations and IRS rulings concerning plan distributions. Avoiding penalty on distributions that happen too early or too late. Beneficiary choices. Self-directed IRA investment problems.
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. Coverage of the amendments to the SSARS contained in SSARS 26 and SSARS 27.