CPE Catalog
Everything You Want to Know and Not Know About Yellow Book Independence
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
The Yellow Book’s general requirements and application guidance related to independence The conceptual framework used for making independence determinations Requirements and guidance for auditors providing nonaudit services The Yellow Book documentation requirements related to independence
Examining ASC 842, Leases: More Than Meets the Eye
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) Overall lease accounting guidance Lessor Accounting 101 Lessee Accounting 101 Detailed review of accounting by lessees and lessors Sale and leaseback transactions Operational issues Updates to the lease accounting guidance Feedback from the public company adoption of Topic 842
Examining ASC 842, Leases: More Than Meets the Eye
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) Overall lease accounting guidance Lessor Accounting 101 Lessee Accounting 101 Detailed review of accounting by lessees and lessors Sale and leaseback transactions Operational issues Updates to the lease accounting guidance Feedback from the public company adoption of Topic 842
Excel for Staff Level 1 - What You Never Learned
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Navigating around worksheets Selecting cells and ranges How to use custom number formatting How to leverage Views How to build better formulas with referenced variables and defined names How to quickly format cells with Cell Styles Proper worksheet structure
Excel for Staff Level 2 - Getting More Out of Excel
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Overview of setting up spreadsheets for data analysis and how Excel tables can help Learning the importance of consistent column calculations How to use conditional formatting to highlight important information How to leverage Excel tables by analyzing them in PivotTables Learning to leverage array formulas
Excel: The Data Tools for Analysis - Power Query and Power Pivot
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Demonstration in Excel: where to locate the data tools of Power Query and Power Pivot Data skills demonstrated: data preparation and data modeling Demonstrations in Power Query – the Extract Transform and Load tool for data preparation of the Power BI ecosystem, including data sources Power Query can connect to; transformations; load options; operations; and sample of use cases Demonstrations in Power Pivot, the data modeling tool of the Power BI ecosystem, including query organization; custom columns; parameters; and database capabilities
Exploring Client Advisory Services: Tax Due Dates and Penalties/Where Do I Need To File?
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Estimated taxes and deadlines Tax due dates for common returns and filings Potential penalties and interest Information return penalties Penalties applicable to pass-through entities Accuracy-related penalties First-time abatement (FTA) FTA eligible returns Reasonable cause Nexus: sales tax vs. income tax Sales tax nexus with state specific examples Remote work and sales tax nexus Income tax nexus with state-specific examples Remote work and income tax nexus Sales factor: throwback rules
FASB Accounting Standards Update
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
FASB Accounting Standards Updates issued in 2020 and 2021 to date Items on which the PCC is consulting Projects on the FASB’s Technical Agenda
FASB Update for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: A Practical Implementation Guide
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Private company standard setting activities FASB Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) relevant to smaller businesses Lease accounting implementation guidance ASC 326, Credit Losses Accounting for income taxes Accounting for debt instruments
FASB Update: New and Recent Accounting Standards Updates
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates Implementation issues related to ASC Topic 842, Leases
Federal Tax Update
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, Premium Tax Credit, Elective Payment, Transferability, and Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions, and New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation The Gig Economy -- Tax implications, Independent Contractor vs. Employee Classification, and the 2024 DOL Final Rule Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Federal Tax Update
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including: The Clean Vehicle Credit, Credit for Previously Owned Clean Vehicles, Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles, Residential Clean Energy Credit, Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, Premium Tax Credit, Elective Payment, Transferability, and Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements Comprehensive coverage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, including: Expanding Enrollment in Retirement Plans, Increase in Age for Required Beginning Date for Mandatory Distributions, and New Exceptions to Penalty-Free Withdrawal from Retirement Plans Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation The Gig Economy -- Tax implications, Independent Contractor vs. Employee Classification, and the 2024 DOL Final Rule Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Fiduciary Income Tax Returns - Form 1041 Workshop with Filled-in Forms
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Classifying receipts between “income” and “corpus” under the Uniform Principal and Income Act Calculation of DNI utilizing three different methods, a “forms” method (Schedule B), a “code” method, and a “shortcut” method, utilizing a worksheet of common income and expenses Proper W-2 preparation and procedures in the year of death Taxpayer passes before taking a required minimum distribution; what must be done? Forgetful fiduciaries of simple trusts Fluctuating trusts – Simple one year, complex the next Dividing income in the year of death Overview of Subchapter J Form preparation issues – Filing requirements and line-by-line explanations of Form 1041 Taxable income of estates and trusts and expense allocation issues Specific deductions and miscellaneous itemized deductions Income in respect of a decedent The income distribution deduction calculation Relation of principal and income law to DNI Understanding how to handle capital gains and losses Allocating tax items to beneficiaries: another K-1 Other considerations: excess deductions on termination Effects of the CARES and Tax Relief Acts on trusts: §461(l) Excess Business Loss Limitation, NOL, §163(j) modifications, new employer credits Comprehensive DNI case study, with principal (cost and FMV) and income reconciliation Comprehensive trust and estate case studies, with filled-in forms
Fiduciary Income Tax Returns - Form 1041 Workshop with Filled-in Forms
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10.00 Credits
Member Price: $189
Classifying receipts between “income” and “corpus” under the Uniform Principal and Income Act Calculation of DNI utilizing three different methods, a “forms” method (Schedule B), a “code” method, and a “shortcut” method, utilizing a worksheet of common income and expenses Proper W-2 preparation and procedures in the year of death Taxpayer passes before taking a required minimum distribution; what must be done? Forgetful fiduciaries of simple trusts Fluctuating trusts – Simple one year, complex the next Dividing income in the year of death Overview of Subchapter J Form preparation issues – Filing requirements and line-by-line explanations of Form 1041 Taxable income of estates and trusts and expense allocation issues Specific deductions and miscellaneous itemized deductions Income in respect of a decedent The income distribution deduction calculation Relation of principal and income law to DNI Understanding how to handle capital gains and losses Allocating tax items to beneficiaries: another K-1 Other considerations: excess deductions on termination Comprehensive DNI case study, with principal (cost and FMV) and income reconciliation Comprehensive trust and estate case studies, with filled-in forms
Financial Reporting Update for Tax Practitioners
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Recent standard setting and consulting activities at the FASB Proposed updates to income tax accounting and financial statement disclosures Tax basis financial statements Recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards and other audit-related hot topics
Financial Reporting Update for Tax Practitioners
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8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Recent standard setting and consulting activities at the FASB Proposed updates to income tax accounting and financial statement disclosures Tax basis financial statements Recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards and other audit-related hot topics
Financial Statement Disclosures: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Financial statement disclosures for small and medium-sized businesses Balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows presentation and disclosure issues Disclosure examples from all sized entities which you can use to base your disclosures on Developing disclosure issues, including disclosures related to the adoption of Topic 606
Financial Statement Disclosures: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Financial statement disclosures for small and medium-sized businesses Balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows presentation and disclosure issues Disclosure examples from all-sized entities that you can use to base your disclosures on Developing disclosure issues, including disclosures related to the adoption of ASC 606 and ASC 842
Finding Errors in Excel Spreadsheets
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Common Excel errors, including formula errors, reference errors, and logic errors Advanced Excel functions and formulas that are crucial for error detection and data analysis Data validation techniques, including setting up data validation rules and using conditional formatting to highlight potential inaccuracies Error tracing and auditing tools, including Trace Precedents, Trace Dependents, and the Error Checking tool
Firm Quality Control Standards and Best Practices
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
The major requirements of QC Section 10, A Firm’s System of Quality Control Elements of an effective system of quality control Considerations for sole practitioners and smaller firms when implementing QC Section 10 Guidance in implementing an effective firm-wide system of quality control across its six components