CPE + Events Catalog
Not-for-Profit Conference - Portland
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Portland
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $310
Learn about new developments and the latest topics of interest to CPAs and other accounting professionals in the not-for-profit sector. YELLOW BOOK: May qualify for Yellow Book CPE based on your unique audited entity. Registration Note: Individuals working at a nonprofit and who are not eligible to be an OSCPA member, are eligible for the member rate. To receive this rate, please call 503-641-7200 / 800-255-1470, ext. 3. Note: In-person seats are limited so early registration is suggested. Prefer to attend via livestream webcast? Register to attend via webcast! A special thanks to the members of the Not-for-Profit Strategic Committee for developing the 2024 Not-for-Profit Conference: Gary Iskra - Chair, Jennifer Perrier - Conference Chair, Thomas Achor, Erica Aitken, Alexandra Aranda, Cynthia A. Barber, Cynthia P. Bartholomew, James H. Brinkman, Gerald W. Burns, Shirley D. Cyr, Christopher Dahlvig, Michael K. Farnsworth, Michelle J. Gall, Ian R. Gelfand, Todd D. Kimball, Lorelei G. Martin, Gary N. McGee, Jason T. McGill, Ryan E. Miller, Sarah K. Moll, John Ng, Kristina L. Oliveira, Cheryl R. Olson, Jennifer Perrier, Russell D. Price, Robert M. Prill, Joseph Rosevear, Katie L. Sheffield, Mylen N. Shenker, Kathleen L. Sohl, Eugene L. Stewart, Brooke A. Stout, Sandra A. Suran, Suzanne B. Taylor and Kellie R. White. Thank you to our 2024 Gold Sponsors: CLA, Heritage Bank, Umpqua Bank, and YPTC!
Not-for-Profit Conference - Webcast
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $310
Learn about new developments and the latest topics of interest to CPAs and other accounting professionals in the not-for-profit sector. YELLOW BOOK: May qualify for Yellow Book CPE based on your unique audited entity. Registration Note: Individuals working at a nonprofit and who are not eligible to be an OSCPA member, are eligible for the member rate. To receive this rate, please call 503-641-7200 / 800-255-1470, ext. 3. Prefer to attend in-person at the Sheraton Hotel Portland Airport? Register to attend in-person! A special thanks to the members of the Not-for-Profit Strategic Committee for developing the 2024 Not-for-Profit Conference: Gary Iskra - Chair, Jennifer Perrier - Vice Chair, Thomas Achor, Erica Aitken, Alexandra Aranda, Cynthia A. Barber, Cynthia P. Bartholomew, James H. Brinkman, Gerald W. Burns, Shirley D. Cyr, Christopher Dahlvig, Michael K. Farnsworth, Michelle J. Gall, Ian R. Gelfand, Todd D. Kimball, William S. Manne, Lorelei G. Martin, Gary N. McGee, Jason T. McGill, Ryan E. Miller, Sarah K. Moll, John Ng, Kristina L. Oliveira, Cheryl R. Olson, Jennifer Perrier, Russell D. Price, Robert M. Prill, Joseph Rosevear, Katie L. Sheffield, Mylen N. Shenker, Kathleen L. Sohl, Eugene L. Stewart, Brooke A. Stout, Sandra A. Suran, Suzanne B. Taylor and Kellie R. White. Thank you to our 2024 Gold Sponsors: CLA, Heritage Bank, Umpqua Bank, and YPTC!
Women’s Leadership Series: Navigating Burnout in the CPA Profession (1 hour - morning) [NT] - NEW! - Webcast
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $49
In the demanding world of the CPA profession, burnout has become an increasingly prevalent and concerning issue, especially among women. Long hours, tight deadlines, and the ever-evolving landscape of financial regulations can take a toll on even the most resilient professionals. This session aims to shed light on the pervasive issue of burnout within the CPA profession and provide practical strategies for prevention, intervention, and recovery. Join us for an exploration of the unique stressors faced by women and the impact of burnout on individual well-being, team dynamics, and overall organizational performance. OSCPA has partnered with the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA).
K2's Excel Essentials for Staff Accountants – Webcast
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $310
Staff accountants have specific needs when working with Excel. Unfortunately, their existing Excel knowledge often does not meet these needs. Chief among these are summarizing data quickly and accurately, generating accurate and aesthetically pleasing reports, and creating accounting-centric calculations for elements such as depreciation, amortization, and interest. By participating in this eight-hour session, staff accountants will gain the essential skills to maximize efficiency and accuracy when working with Excel.This session begins with a quick overview of Excel best practices. It then progresses rapidly into discussions that address PivotTables, sophisticated formulas, Tables, formatting, and working with dates in Excel. Throughout the session, you will learn from accounting-centric examples to reinforce key learning points. In this session, you will learn in a "laptop-friendly" environment, and participants will have access to all the demonstration files. In sum, this seminar is a "must" for all staff accountants seeking to improve their efficiency and accuracy when working with Excel.
K2's Excel Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Accountants – Webcast
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $310
Excel is the accountant's tool of choice for analyzing and reporting financial data, yet many use time-consuming and error-prone processes to complete everyday tasks. Regardless of your experience level, if you use Excel, you need this course to learn more efficient and effective ways to work with Excel. In this course, you will discover countless tips, tricks, and techniques to improve your general level of productivity, reduce the amount of time you spend on mundane tasks, such as formatting, and customize Excel for greater accuracy and efficiency. You will also learn valuable formula-building skills, best practices for linking Excel data from other worksheets and workbooks, and streamlining report generation and printing processes.Your K2 instructor will reinforce key learning points throughout the program with practical, real-world examples to improve your understanding and comprehension of the topics presented. This highly acclaimed course draws on over twenty-five years of experience delivering spreadsheet training to accounting and financial professionals, assuring you of the relevance and usefulness of the information and guidance provided during the program.
K2's Advanced Excel – Webcast
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $310
If you are an experienced Excel user seeking to elevate your skills, join the K2 team for K2's Advanced Excel. In this laptop-friendly program, you will learn critical advanced Excel skills in six key areas: 1) collaborating with other users and securing workbooks, 2) using tables to analyze and report data, 3) integrating and manipulating data from external sources, 4) creating and auditing complex formulas, 5) advanced data analysis tools, and 6) visualization techniques to analyze and communicate information.The course draws from over twenty-five years of experience delivering Excel training to accountants and other business professionals. Throughout the program, relevant, real-world examples reinforce the topics presented. Take advantage of this opportunity to become more efficient and proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, the tool of choice for accounting and financial professionals. This course covers advanced Excel topics found in Excel 2019 and newer.
Oregon Ethics and New Developments (4 hours - morning) – Webcast Replay
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $185
Award winning discussion leader Mark Hugh will review the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and key Oregon differences; discuss new developments at the national and state level in ethics in the last two years; best practices for CPAs in public accounting and industry; highlight emerging issues; and discuss Oregon administration and enforcement, including case studies.NOTE: This course meets the Oregon Board of Accountancy's biennial four-hour general ethics requirement.For the most current Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs), refer to the BOA website: https://tinyurl.com/OR-BOA-Rules.
CFO Series: Advanced Profit Enhancements – 6 Tech & 2 [NT] – NEW! – Webcast
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $315
CFO Series - Day 1This four-topic event focuses on three separate, proven tactics to increase profitability, including cost reductions, revenue enhancements, reducing investment, avoiding waste, and taking a more integrated look at avoiding risk. We also look at methods to optimize the return from the marketing function.The CFO Series provides a convenient, one-stop way for CFOs and those who aspire to be CFOs, to an entire year of CPE with a single decision. Each day consists of a subject matter expert leading discussions about four different topics. The CFO Series features high-quality presentations and an interactive, executive level colleague-to-colleague approach with case studies, group discussions, and team exercises. Register by May 6 and save $25. That's a savings of $100 on the full series! CFO Series - Day 2: May 13, 2024 – CFO Series: Employees Today and Tomorrow [NT] – NEW! – WebcastCFO Series - Day 3: June 14, 2024 – CFO Series: Chief Reviewer – NEW! – WebcastCFO Series - Day 4: June 19, 2024 – CFO Series: The Effective CFO – 4 Tech & 4 [NT] – NEW! – WebcastEach topic and each day stand on its own. If you are not sure about making a multi-day commitment, sign up for just a single day. We think you will come back for more!
Construction Industry Conference – Portland
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Portland
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $310
Learn about the latest challenges and solutions faced by the construction industry and the CPAs who work with them!
Construction Industry Conference – Webcast
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $310
Learn about the latest challenges and solutions faced by the construction industry and the CPAs who work with them!
CFO Series: Employees Today and Tomorrow [NT] – NEW! – Webcast
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $315
CFO Series - Day 2The war for talent is ongoing. We review four topics, concentrating on today’s employment realities, getting the most from your team, how to attract and retain talent, how utilizing the employment life cycle can deliver better performance, and how re-invigorating careers (yours and others) can make our professional role easier and deliver better financials. The cost of ‘mismanagement’ is huge, and we discuss tactics to help you and your colleagues improve. You and your team can do better, and we will discuss how.The CFO Series provides a convenient, one-stop way for CFOs and those who aspire to be CFOs, to an entire year of CPE with a single decision. Each day consists of a subject matter expert leading discussions about four different topics. The CFO Series features high-quality presentations and an interactive, executive level colleague-to-colleague approach with case studies, group discussions, and team exercises. Register by May 6 and save $25. That's a savings of $100 on the full series! CFO Series - Day 1: May 10, 2024 – CFO Series: Advanced Profit Enhancements – 6 Tech & 2 [NT] – NEW! – WebcastCFO Series - Day 3: June 14, 2024 – CFO Series: Chief Reviewer – NEW! – WebcastCFO Series - Day 4: June 19, 2024 – CFO Series: The Effective CFO – 4 Tech & 4 [NT] – NEW! – WebcastEach topic and each day stand on its own. If you are not sure about making a multi-day commitment, sign up for just a single day. We think you will come back for more!
K2's 2023 Six Essential Teams Features (1 hour) (NT)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
The mad scramble to remote work and utilize apps like Teams has been trying for most organizations over the past couple of years. With a rush to install and no time to plan, most team members did their best, prioritizing remote meetings as the primary concern. Therefore, as a result, Teams is vastly misunderstood and underutilized in most organizations. Join us in this session to go beyond the remote meetings aspect of Teams and to learn how to optimize efficiency, communication, and workflow with Teams.
Professional Skepticism for the Public Accountant (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
Accountants are expected to demonstrate a questioning mindset. While such professional skepticism is an obvious requirement for assurance engagements, it is applicable elsewhere in the practice of public accounting. In fact, a skeptical mindset offers benefits to both public accountants and those who work in industry. This course provides specific examples of professional skepticism while suggesting best practices. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Social Media: The Bare Necessities (1 hour) (NT)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
Social media has become a ubiquitous phenomenon in our business world. However, just because it exists is not a good reason to use it. This workshop is designed to give you an overview of the social media landscape to help you decide if you want to engage with and on social media and, if so, what channel(s) are most strategic for you and your business. The workshop ends with a simple framework to help you use social media as a credibility strategy for your business, giving you a strategy for creating a year's worth of social media content in a single day.
K2's 2023 Small Business Internal Controls, Security, and Fraud Prevention and Detection (8 hours)
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
Internal controls are more important than ever, and their importance increases daily. However, internal controls present a challenge for many smaller organizations. This program will teach you how to evaluate, develop, and implement an effective internal control structure in a small business environment. You will identify how to assess risk in smaller organizations and implement preventive, detective, deterrent, and compensating controls to mitigate these risks, even without proper segregation of duties. Additionally, participating in this program will teach you technology-focused techniques for preventing and detecting fraud and securing information systems and sensitive data. For small organizations, maintaining an effective system of internal controls presents a significant challenge. Realistically, implementing many theoretical concepts surrounding internal controls may not be possible in some cases. Consequently, many internal control structures foster an environment where too much risk exists. This factor and uncontrolled information systems can often lead to disastrous results. Participate in this program to learn the necessary insights and tools to design, implement, and monitor effective internal controls, security, and anti-fraud measures in small organizations.
360 Budgeting: A Holistic Approach to Process and Solutions (8 hours)
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
The budgeting process can be a time consuming and frustrating process for accountants. The constraints and pressures can lead to poor decisions in both the technical and human components. This series will offer solutions to the budgeting woes from both the big picture and in the details. Understanding and Preventing Budget Calamities 2 Hours - Accounting • Most of us lead or participate in the budget process at least annually. Inherent flaws exist in the standard budget building process that you can solved by recognizing them and committing to solutions. Building Flexible Budgeting Models: Walking Through and Crunching The Numbers 2 Hours - Accounting • We can all learn from others and improve our budgeting process by listening to our colleagues' wisdom and experience. This session takes a unique review of the fundamental budget issues faced by all and walks through a detailed modeling process intended to generate discussion and best practices to improve your organization's financial planning. Avoiding Budget People Issues: Managing Budgeting's Soft Side 2 Hours - Accounting • Financial plans have a technical component and human component. We can resolve some of our budget issues by exploring the process' human aspect. This session includes a case study that measures an individual's personality type and then explores how to use our strengths and weaknesses to create to a better plan. Budgeting: Presenting and Communicating your Numbers 2 Hours - Accounting • Now that the budget is complete, how we communicate our plan is critical. this session reveals some key guidelines in budget presentation and will identify key problems in how people often communicate financial plans.
Client Advisory Services (CAS): A Guide to the Variety of Offerings Professionals Can Provide (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
According to a 2020 AICPA survey, advisory and consulting services were considered the greatest unmet needs of clients. The recent growth in Client Advisory Services (CAS) has led many to ask what is included in this broad category as well as how to develop the services for clients. With so much focus on the recent success of CAS offerings, now is the time to learn how the services differ from what you currently offer, which of your clients would benefit most, and what you need in place to add a quality CAS program to your firm's menu of services.
Getting Started with ESG (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
ESG, environmental, social, and governance, is a buzzword that is not only gaining traction but will be mandatory for a company's continued success. So what is ESG? What does it mean? Why is ESG important? What is the ROI of adopting ESG? Who should lead our ESG initiatives? How do we get started? These questions and more will be answered in this fast-paced session that will explain the ABCs of ESG. We will also outline a framework to begin your ESG journey. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Protecting Digital Data: More Important Now Than Ever Before 2023 (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
Businesses must contend with growing digital content. This data must be secured, its integrity remaining intact, with availability to those who need it. Discuss the importance of securing corporate electronic data and available storage methods. Discover methods to achieve high-security standards for content stored in fixed locations, on mobile devices and in the cloud. During this course, you will learn innovative strategies to secure digital information.
Financial & Tax Accounting for S Corporations (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
This program addresses the many complex financial and tax accounting issues that are common in S corporation transactions, with discussion of common pitfalls and the new AICPA "small" GAAP accounting standards.