CPE + Events Catalog

Need to fill internship and job openings? Meet accounting students and recent grads face-to-face and recruit for open positions. This recruiting event is for public accounting firms, governmental agencies, and businesses to connect with accounting students from colleges/universities statewide. The student demographic is: juniors, seniors, 5th year seniors, graduate students, post baccalaureates, and recent graduates.  **For student registration, please click here** Exhibiting Options: On-site Exhibitor: This option provides firm and business representatives with the opportunity to meet and interact with accounting students in person. Virtual Exhibitor: This option provides firm and business, who are not able to attend in person, the opportunity to promote employment and/or internship opportunities via an OSCPA-provided custom designed color flyer and slideshow. OSCPA Career Showcase is an open-house style networking event. There is no formal program. Exhibitors may arrive anytime after 4:00 p.m. to begin setting up. We ask that exhibitors be set up by 5:50 p.m. for doors to open at 6:00 p.m. On-Site Exhibitor Registration - $550: Face-to-face interaction with accounting students Firm/Business name and link to website listed on OSCPA website with a one-page profile flyer. (1) 8' Exhibit Table Registration for up to six firm/business representatives Electronic list of students attending (name, college/university) Name badges for registered exhibitors Information Display Exhibitor Registration - $100: Firm/Business name and website link listed on OSCPA website Customized printed 8.5 x 11 color flyer to include your firm/business address, profile/logo, contact information for employment opportunities, and local area highlights (i.e. all staff photo, front of office, community highlights, etc.) Slideshow with firm-provided images that will be displayed at the event OSCPA staff representation at remote exhibitor table to be a resource for your firm/business Electronic list of students attending (name, college/university) Email your firm/business profile to membership@orcpa.org by September 17, 2025. When submitting the firm/business's profile information, please include available employment and internship opportunities. If your firm/business has multiple locations, please indicate where the open positions are located. Information Display Exhibitors: Please also email 2-3 images to help promote your business. These will be included in the custom flyer and slideshow. Special thanks to our Gold sponsors for this year's Career Showcase: Banner Bank, Becker and Fletcher Wold Photography.                   If you have any questions, or would like information regarding sponsorship opportunities, please email the membership team or call 503-597-5471 / 800-255-1470, ext. 3.

The OSCPA Career Showcase is a valuable opportunity for students to begin networking with firm and business representatives who are actively seeking talent for internships and employment opportunities. It’s also a chance for employers to meet highly motivated students who could be strong additions to their organizations. Prepare to Make ConnectionsCome as your authentic self. While many attendees may choose business or business-casual attire, what’s most important is that you feel comfortable and confident. There’s no one way to look like a future CPA - we welcome you as you are. Bring a few copies of your resume if you have one Take a look at the Career Showcase Exhibitor page to get familiar with participating firms. Do check back often as new firms are added regularly Come with questions, curiosity, and an open mind - this is a space to explore, learn, and growArrival & Check-In Registration opens at 5:30 pm Early access at 6:00 pm for OSCPA student members Doors open at 6:15 pm for nonmembersNot yet a member? Join for free here: www.orcpa.org/join There is no fee for students or university faculty to attend this event, however, pre-registration is required.  Student - Registration Instructions (Read 1st then scroll down to register): Login to your OSCPA account (or create one if you don't have one) Click "Add to Cart" Select your current class standing   Select your college/university   Click "Checkout." You will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours.   Faculty - Registration Instructions (Read 1st then scroll down to register): Login (or create one if you don't have one) Click "Add to Cart" Select your college/university Select "Educator/Faculty Representative" Click "Checkout." If you have successfully registered you will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours.   Special thanks to our Gold sponsors for this year's Career Showcase: Banner Bank, Becker and Fletcher Wold Photography.             For questions or same-day registration, please contact the membership team; 503-641-7200 / 800-255-1470, ext. 3.

Tax rates, personal liability, operations - these are all factors to be weighed when advising clients about their choice of entity decision. This session provides a comparison of the multiple entity choices to start the discussion with clients and selecting the best tax efficient option for them. *Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com

Individuals are leaving the workforce in droves due to retirement or resignation, and many are choosing to start their own businesses. This course explores the planning opportunities for those starting their own businesses or advising clients. Issues addressed include making sure you will be treated as a business, choice of entity, Schedule C deductions, depreciation, avoiding the self-employment tax, retirement plans, self-employed health insurance, employing family members, and loss limitations.

In today's dynamic economic landscape, staying ahead with effective fringe benefit planning is more critical than ever for both businesses and individual clients. With evolving tax laws and shifting market dynamics, understanding the intricacies of fringe benefit planning is essential to ensure financial well-being and compliance. This course offers a comprehensive overview of essential tools and techniques tailored for financial professionals, allowing them to navigate the complexities of fringe benefit planning with confidence and precision. By attending this course, practitioners will gain invaluable insights into various planning tools and techniques essential for meeting fringe benefit planning objectives. From mastering the subtleties of employee benefit planning, including ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements, to unraveling the complexities of IRC §132 fringe benefit options, attendees will enhance their expertise to deliver superior advisory services. The curriculum also delves into the practical aspects of cafeteria plans, flexible spending accounts, group term life insurance plans, and strategies for financing retiree medical benefits, among others. With a focus on practical application and real-world scenarios, this course equips participants to tackle fringe benefit planning challenges head-on, providing them with the tools and knowledge needed to optimize benefits for both business and personal needs, now and in the future. **Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.

Each year brings its own set of tax planning challenges, and this year is no exception. This course aims to arm tax planners with planning strategies and ideas that all clients, but in particular, wealthy clients, middle-income clients, and closely held business owners need to consider right now to take advantage of present opportunities and plan for future tax advantages. Learn strategies that can really have an impact on client lives, while also bringing value to you and your firm. This material is continuously updated for recent legislation impacting individual taxpayers. NOTE: This course qualifies for IRS CE (PTIN) credit. To receive IRS CE credit, please email your PTIN to profdev@orcpa.org at the end of the course. Surgent will report credit at the end of each quarter.If you have questions, you can contact Professional Development at 503-641-7200, ext. 3 or email profdev@orcpa.org.

The FASB formed the Private Company Council to provide certain alternatives in U.S. GAAP that are only available to nonpublic business entities, with limited exceptions for certain nonprofits. This course will provide insight into when adopting the accounting and financial reporting alternatives would be to the advantage of private companies.

Since 2017, employees have not been eligible to take an itemized deduction for a home office. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act suspended all miscellaneous itemized deductions for tax years 2018 through 2025. That deduction is scheduled to go into effect in 2026. Self-employed individuals can deduct office expenses on Schedule C, Form 1040. The home office deduction includes typical office-connected expenditures such as supplies, postage, computers, printers, and all the other ordinary and necessary expenses a person would have in connection with running a home office. The home office tax deduction for the self-employed would cover expenses for the business use of a home, which includes mortgage interest, rent, insurance, utilities, repairs, and depreciation. This program discusses many of the most important issues relating to the deductibility of home office-related expenses. NOTE: This course qualifies for IRS CE (PTIN) credit. To receive IRS CE credit, please email your PTIN to profdev@orcpa.org at the end of the course. Surgent will report credit at the end of each quarter.If you have questions, you can contact Professional Development at 503-641-7200, ext. 3 or email profdev@orcpa.org.

Many Microsoft 365/Office 365 subscriptions include robust Cloud services for improving productivity. Foundational services, such as SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Exchange Online, join with other powerful tools such as Teams, Planner, Power Automate, Forms, and Power Apps to provide a productivity platform second to none. Unfortunately, most users will never benefit from working with these tools simply because they remain unaware of these features. Plan to attend this session to learn about the "rest of 365" and how these Cloud-based applications can enhance personal and team productivity while simultaneously facilitating remote working arrangements. Don't miss this opportunity to get all the knowledge and guidance necessary to leverage your investment in Microsoft 365/Office 365 fully.

This course is designed to provide a deep dive into purchase accounting, also known as business combination accounting or the "acquisition method" of accounting for business combinations. You'll become familiar with ASC 805, Business Combinations and recent Codification updates impacting purchase accounting. We'll discuss the key analysis points, including the definition of a business and identify which transactions require the application of business combination accounting. The course covers common difficulties, including joint ventures and non-controlling interests, determining the acquisition date, valuation allowances and most balance sheet categories, including intangibles, inventory and deferred income taxes. Be sure to register for both courses in this series: Mergers & Acquisitions Part 1: The Accountant's Role Mergers & Acquisitions Part 2: Financial Accounting

Individuals are leaving the workforce in droves due to retirement or resignation, and many are choosing to start their own businesses. This course explores the planning opportunities for those starting their own businesses or advising clients. Issues addressed include making sure you will be treated as a business, choice of entity, Schedule C deductions, depreciation, avoiding the self-employment tax, retirement plans, self-employed health insurance, employing family members, and loss limitations.

Designed as an all-you-need-to-know update for accounting, auditing, and attestation practitioners at all levels in public accounting and industry, this course provides a comprehensive review of recent standard-setting and rulemaking activities of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On the financial accounting front, we will cover the FASB's Post-Implementation Review (PIR) report for revenue recognition under ASC 606 and discuss the best practices in applying the standard and identifying any ongoing issues practitioners are experiencing with applying the standard. We will also discuss the more than a dozen ASUs the FASB has issued since the beginning of 2023 and into 2025 covering crypto assets, disaggregated expenses, business combinations, and leases for entities under common control. Our focus on AICPA standards includes a detailed discussion of revamped AICPA quality management standards. The AICPA updated and modernized the standards by issuing Statement on Quality Management Standards 1, 2, and 3 (SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3, respectively), SSARS No. 26, and SAS 146, Quality Management for an Engagement Conducted in Accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (SAS 146). These standards, effective December 15, 2025, modernize quality management standards to reflect an increased focus on risk assessment, technology use, and the presence of outside experts on engagements. We will also cover new rules impacting public company audits and present case studies on recent fraudulent accounting stories and best practices for detecting and preventing such frauds. In summary, the course is your go-to source for all things A&A and will prepare you for your upcoming engagements throughout the rest of the year.

As financial leaders, CPAs are often tasked with managing organizational risk. In this respect, the supplier relationship can be a tricky one. It is often one of the more familiar and comfortable business relationships we have, yet it may also be the one that presents the most significant risk to our company. In this course, we will explore how to manage the supplier relationship from onboarding to termination. Through case studies and best practices, we will discuss how to continue being a good partner to our suppliers while also understanding where potential risks exist. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Managerial accounting provides economic and financial information for managers and other internal users. Managerial and Financial Accounting have similarities and differences. Each field of accounting deals with the economic events of a business. Both managerial and financial accounting require that a company’s economic events be quantified and communicated to interested parties. This another course in our series on the controller’s role. The controller’s role encompasses many traditional functions. Within this segment of our controllership series, we discuss the area of managerial accounting and the basic concepts that surround this discipline as it primarily relates to cost accounting issues.  

An advanced guide to prompting techniques that maximize AI efficiency and precision in everyday business research, operational due diligence and accounting tasks. Designed for accountants with no prior AI knowledge, the session explores how simple language and strategic prompting can unlock powerful, layered responses from large language models (LLMs). Participants will learn to overcome the "lazy" defaults of AI, using specific techniques to enhance detail, accuracy, and contextual understanding in their queries. By understanding prompt engineering's role, attendees will discover how to guide AI to provide practical, relevant, and analytical insights suited to complex financial scenarios, without needing extensive technical expertise. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Elevate your data reporting skills to new heights with our cutting-edge course, "Create Paginated Reports with Power BI Report Builder." This two-hour, expertly crafted training is designed to transform the way you visualize and present data, leveraging the powerful capabilities of Microsoft Power BI Report Builder. Ideal for professionals who aspire to turn complex data into compelling, print-ready reports, this course is a game-changer in the realm of data visualization and business intelligence. Delve into the world of paginated reporting with a curriculum that balances theoretical knowledge with practical examples and demonstrations. You'll learn how to navigate the Power BI Report Builder interface with ease, design intricate report layouts, and connect to diverse data sources for comprehensive reporting. The course covers a spectrum of skills, from creating eye-catching visualizations to utilizing advanced features like sub-reports and drill-through capabilities. By the end of this session, you'll be adept at publishing and sharing professional-grade, paginated reports that can inform and persuade your audience. Enroll now and take the first step towards mastering the art of paginated reporting with Power BI Report Builder. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The One Big Beautiful Bill is now the One Big Beautiful Act (Signed into law on July 4, 2025)! This program provides a summary of the major business provisions of the OBBA of 2025 (H.R. 1), focusing on provisions that have been extended and/or made permanent without changes and those provisions which had major changes or are new for 2025 and beyond.

For the past two decades the trend has been to move away from brick and mortar offices and have a greater number of people work or telecommute from home. Because of the upheaval caused by recent events, the rate of this move has been accelerated. This has and will continue to create control challenges and organizations must work to address these. Such things as moving from time based employee value to task completion based measurement and the ability to drive needed inter-company communication are just a sample of the issues with which entities must contend. This session looks at the benefits and pitfalls of workers that telecommute. It then discusses important risks and controls to consider as this trend continues and evolves in the business world. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Today’s economy and all of the digital enhancements have impacted the way companies engage with their customers as well as how the company manages their internal practices. The business control function needs to keep pace. The rising importance of analytical capability is critical when defining the role of the modern controller. Execution of analytics can vary but there are still key questions that must be asked. What are the options and what we need to understand to decide the best way forward? This course focuses on the value that can be brought by the Controller when becoming involved with data analytics powered by technology and also Big Data. The digitized world we live in has made it important for the Controller function to evolve and take on this advanced task.  

This program will explain the new rules for deducting travel, meals and entertainment expenses and the TCJA disallowance of business entertainment expenses.  Documentation requirements and planning opportunities related to travel, entertainment, and automobile expenses will also be addressed.  **Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.