CPE Catalog
Fraud Basics: Protecting the Company Till
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The price of fraud – ACFE’s Report to the Nations and ancillary costs The current economy – microeconomics and analysis COSO internal control framework, particularly Principle 1 (integrity/ethics) and Principle 8 (fraud risk assessments) Power of morale – shrinking the fraud triangle and employee motivation Why good folks go bad – interesting findings and red flags
Fraud Basics: Protecting the Company Till
Available Until
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The price of fraud – ACFE’s Report to the Nations and ancillary costs The current economy – microeconomics and analysis COSO internal control framework, particularly Principle 1 (integrity/ethics) and Principle 8 (fraud risk assessments) Power of morale – shrinking the fraud triangle and employee motivation Why good folks go bad – interesting findings and red flags
Fraud Case Studies: Schemes and Controls
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Recent fraud cases Common fraud schemes perpetrated by those within and outside victim organizations Consider the lessons learned Best practices to further our fraud prevention
Fraud Case Studies: Schemes and Controls
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Recent fraud cases Common fraud schemes perpetrated by those within and outside victim organizations Consider the lessons learned Best practices to further our fraud prevention
Fraud Environment
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Statistics compiled by the ACFE related to fraud Professional responsibilities to identity, respond to and report fraudulent activity The current fraud landscape, including who commits fraud, how and why they commit it and how they are detected
Fraud in Governments and Nonprofits
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Common characteristics of fraud perpetrators Frauds involving supplies, credit card programs, and overtime Key controls to detect and prevent fraud
Fraud Risk Assessment Basics
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
• Explain the expectation gap with financial statement users regarding the auditor’s responsibilities for preventing and detecting fraud • Fraud inquiries and engagement team discussion points • Identifying and responding to fraud risk on an audit • Testing journal entries and other tests for management override • Fraud communications
Fundamentals of Internal Controls
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Gaining an understanding of the evolution of internal controls Components of the COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework Approaches for documenting and evaluating the design and implementation of internal control over financial reporting Critical elements of entity-level and transactional-level controls covering all assertions Internal controls that are responsive to the risk of fraud Case studies related to identifying deficiencies in internal control documentation
Fundamentals of Public Charity Taxation and Form 990
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Organization and structure of Form 990 Form 990 and its various schedules Form 990 filing requirements The public support tests Taxation of unrelated business income Compensation-related reporting issues
GAAP Hot Topics - What You Need to Know
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16.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
An overview of key accounting and reporting topics within U.S. GAAP A discussion of accounting for business combinations, revenue recognition principles, and leasing transfers Goodwill impairment, segment reporting, and how to account for software Requirements related to accounting changes and error corrections
Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Critical Skills for CFOs and Controllers
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Latest state of the economy Expense control that works Understanding our changing workforce and working environment Financial risk analysis Enterprise risk management Improving bank relationships
Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Critical Skills for CFOs and Controllers
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Latest state of the economy Expense control that works Understanding our changing workforce and working environment Financial risk analysis Enterprise risk management Improving bank relationships
General Ethics for Tax Practitioners
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Who is a tax practitioner? What responsibilities does the Office of Professional Responsibility regulate? What limitations does the IRS place on fee arrangements? What duties does the practitioner have with respect to client records? What limitations apply with respect to a written tax opinion? What sanctions may be applied for violations of Service imposed standards of conduct?
Get Started with Power BI
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Introduction to the Power BI ecosystem, including Excel’s Power BI features (Power Pivot and Power Query) and standalone tools (Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power BI Report Builder, and Power BI Report Server) Introduction to the interfaces of Power Pivot, Power Query, Power BI Desktop, and Power BI Services Strengths and limitations of Excel’s Power BI features versus standalone Power BI tools Deciding when to use each tool for optimal efficiency and accuracy in data analysis tasks
Getting Ahead: The Art of Marketing for CPAs
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Challenges of marketing CPA firms Developing marketing strategy Elements of a marketing plan Example: CPA firm marketing plan Marketing regulatory/AICPA issues Picking the right marketing channels Marketing channel statistical analysis Developing marketing metrics
Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and SECURE Act 2.0 A tour of the most recent changes starting from gross income and ending with alternative minimum tax (AMT) and selected credits including the latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in old forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals
Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know
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4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Comprehensive coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and SECURE Act 2.0 A tour of the most recent changes starting from gross income and ending with alternative minimum tax (AMT) and selected credits including the latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in old forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals
Getting Ready for Busy Season: Review Individual Tax Form Changes
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major 2024 tax form changes as they relate to individual taxpayers Key new tax developments as they relate to 2024 and how they impact the 2024 tax forms
Give Me a Little Credit: Understanding the Yellow Book CPE Requirements
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1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Understanding who is and is not subject to the 24-hour and 56-hour Yellow Book CPE requirements Evaluating whether certain topics and training qualify or do not qualify toward the 24-hour and 56-hour Yellow Book CPE requirements Recognizing how an audit team member’s role affects the Yellow Book CPE requirements that apply
Going Concern Accounting and Reporting Considerations
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2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Current FASB accounting standards related to going concern, including the new requirements of ASU 2014-15 Evaluating risk of material misstatement in financial reports related to improper presentation and disclosure of going concern uncertainty The responsibility of an independent accountant for evaluating going concern uncertainty under various levels of engagement to perform attest and nonattest services New requirements of SAS No. 132 and SSARS No. 24 related to an auditor’s responsibility for considering going concern uncertainty?