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Surgent's Recent Changes in Workplace Regulations: Overtime, Non-compete Agreements, and Employee/Independent Contractor (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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This program covers three topics: the Department of Labor's changes in overtime rules, the Federal Trade Commission's ban on most non-compete agreements, and the Department of Labor's new rules relating to differentiating between employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Any suspensions due to court challenges will be discussed. Understanding these new changes will allow accounting and finance professionals to discuss these important business law changes with their clients.
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Empowering HR Pros' Thriving in 2025 and Beyond (1 hour) [NT]
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
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The workplace is shifting rapidly, and HR professionals are at the center of it all. The next four years will challenge us to embrace courageous leadership, strategic vision, and continuous learning. Here's the reality: " We're stressed, overworked, and often under-resourced. " The job market for HR professionals is more competitive than ever. " Aligning with organizations that share our values is non-negotiable. " Agility and the ability to lead change are critical. We cannot solely depend on our employers to rise to the occasion. This is our moment to rise. Join our Founder & CEO Anthony P. Howard on how we can empower ourselves and each other in 2025. Together, we can lead the future of HR. How are you stepping into courageous leadership this year? Bring the discussion to the event!
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Behavioral Finance Biases (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
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If you have been a practitioner for any length of time, you know that there is often a difference between what clients should do and what they actually do. Have you ever wondered why that is? In this course, we will explore how we make decisions with less-than-perfect information. Through real-life examples and case studies, we will examine common behavioral biases and how to deal with them. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Humanize Automation: Frameworks for Understanding AI and Your Strategy (1.2 hours) [NT]
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Online
1.2 Credits
Member Price: $39
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By now you've heard of AI, and a lot about Generative AI (ChatGPT, Co-Pilot, etc.). And in experimenting with these tools, you've likely had some success and some disappointment. That's all part of the process! And it's also why we're bringing you this session, so that you can avoid the failures and accelerate the efficiencies. In this session you'll take a journey. From learning an effective method for prompting generative AI tools, to understanding the importance of data organization, to leveraging automations for strategic points in your customer experience, and to the ever-expanding area of building your own AI agents, this session will provide you with frameworks and processes to better understand AI and craft a strategy for your business.
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Surgent's The AI-augmented Professional: Practical Tools, Real Risks, and Immediate Use Cases (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future concept; it is a current necessity. This session provides a practical roadmap for practitioners to leverage AI safely and effectively. We move from a survey of available tools (from free apps to specialized software) to a deep dive into the ethical guardrails required to protect client data and maintain professional standards. Participants will leave with a playbook of real-world use cases that can be implemented immediately.
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The 10 Must Know Excel Features (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Transform your Excel skills with our comprehensive training program, designed for users at all levels seeking to master the full suite of Excel capabilities. From powerful data analysis tools like PivotTables and advanced functions such as XLOOKUP, to the nuances of Data Validations and Conditional Formatting, this course offers a deep dive into Excel's most impactful features. Whether you're streamlining complex data sets, enhancing your reporting skills, or just looking to boost your productivity, this session provides the insights and techniques you need to leverage Excel to its fullest potential, making it an indispensable tool in your professional or personal toolkit. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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The Successful Family Business (4 hours) [NT]
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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Understanding the dynamics of family interaction is one of the most important skills in helping a family business succeed. This course takes a candid look inside the family business, and will help the participant navigate delicate issues while learning to provide counsel that will grow - or protect - the family business and non-family staff.
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Navigating the Next AI Landscape: Generative AI – From Chatbots to AI Agents for Accounting Professionals (1.5 hours)
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Online
1.5 Credits
Member Price: $69
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Generative AI is rapidly moving from answering questions to completing bounded workflows, and for accounting and finance professionals the shift from chatbot to AI agent is no longer theoretical—it is an emerging reality with direct implications for productivity, work quality, and risk. This course provides a clear, practical view of today's Gen AI landscape, explaining how chatbots work, what distinguishes a copilot, custom assistant, and true agent, and where each fits in a finance professional's day-to-day work.
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ChatGPT and IRS Taxation Law Research (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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The course provides a concise overview of how to use ChatGPT to more effectively and efficiently research IRS taxation law. It delves into techniques for extracting precise information from complex tax legislation, interpreting IRS guidelines with AI assistance, and utilizing ChatGPT's advanced language models for nuanced legal analysis. Participants will learn how to streamline their research process, identify relevant tax law precedents, and apply AI insights to real-world tax scenarios, enhancing their professional proficiency in navigating the intricate world of IRS taxation. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Enhancing Your CAS Practice with HR Analytics and Strategic Advisory 202
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Online
1.0 Credits
Explore how HR analytics and strategic HR advisory services can help firms expand their CAS offerings, deliver greater client value, and unlock new revenue opportunities through a scalable advisory model.
Staff Retention Keep the Best People (3 hours) [NT]
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Online
3.0 Credits
Member Price: $109
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The COVID pandemic changed the way many people worked, yet others have had remote teams for decades and little changed. Many organizations trying to bring people back to the office have experienced significant turnover. Some practices have changed forever while some principles will always remain the same. Keeping your people happy equals keeping your best people. Learn the changes you should make now and the things you should do forever!
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Beyond the Basics: Financial Ratios You Might Be Overlooking (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
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Overview: Understanding your company's financial health requires more than just traditional metrics. This webinar is designed to reveal deeper insights through advanced, underutilized financial ratios. In this session, accounting and finance professionals will explore metrics such as operating leverage, free cash flow yield, and margin of safety-tools that go beyond standard ratios to deliver nuanced perspectives on profitability, risk exposure, and operational efficiency. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Quality Management: Preparing for Peer Review (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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With firms now operating under their newly designed and implemented systems of quality management, the next major question is often: What will peer reviewers be looking for? This webcast provides a practical look at how a firm's system of quality management may be viewed in the peer review process as the profession transitions into the first cycle of QM-informed reviews. This session is designed for firms, especially sole practitioners and small- and medium-sized firms, that want to better understand how their system may be evaluated and where they should focus their attention now. You'll explore likely areas of focus in an early QM-era review, including: Documentation, monitoring and remediation activities The identification and evaluation of findings and deficiencies How firms can distinguish between isolated issues and matters that may indicate a broader problem in the system The session will also discuss practical considerations for firms that are still refining their QM processes in real time. Because the first wave of reviews will naturally surface new questions and practice issues, this webcast is intentionally framed around current expectations, likely areas of focus, and practical readiness.
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Surgent's Progressive Discipline and Termination (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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Employee discipline is always challenging. Training on proper progressive discipline is critical to avoiding potential lawsuits while also trying to bring out the best possible employee performance. This webinar is designed to assist human resources professionals and managers in understanding the best ways to use progressive discipline as both a management and risk reduction tool. The webinar also will address best practices with regard to the employee termination process.
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Advanced Personal Financial Planning Update 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
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New personal financial planning strategies are emerging due to passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill and evolving personal goals in difficult economic and legal environments. Drawn from recent publications and government directives, this course reviews the latest financial strategies and planning changes from the past year in insurance, investments, tax, estate and retirement, including Social Security and Medicare. Additionally, Randy covers estate and tax planning strategies that enable practitioners to better serve clients by allowing them to take advantage of new opportunities.
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Integrate ChatGPT into Your Client Advisory Services-Updated (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Two of the hottest topics in the CPA profession today are CAS (client advisory services) and ChatGPT. This course will explain how to bring these two worlds together by integrating ChatGPT and other generative AI applications into your client advisory services. John Higgins, a leading advisor to the profession on ChatGPT and a seasoned client advisor on technology based solutions, will show you how you can position your firm and yourself as a "go to" advisor on how to embrace this technology in virtually any type of business. John will address how to use this technology as a research and writing assistant in your client services and how to advise your clients on this revolutionary technology and all benefits and "gotchas" that come with it. If you want to step up your advisory game, this course is a "must take." This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Surgent's Mastering Client Management for Accounting and Finance Professionals (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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Do you want to build stronger relationships with your clients, improve client retention, and drive growth in your practice? This course delves into the essential strategies for effective client management in today's competitive landscape. Client relationships, like any relationship, can be challenging to manage. Miscommunication, differing work styles, and unrealistic expectations are some of the challenges accounting and finance professionals routinely encounter. However, when accounting clients and members of your team are on the same page, client loyalty and profitability improve while conflict is minimized. This webinar explores proven strategies to improve relationships between accounting and finance professionals and their clients.
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Managing Current Fraud Trends in a Shifting Environment
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
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As our business environment shifts, so do trends with fraud schemes and perpetrators. This course will give you the absolutely latest information with how to identify and mitigate shifting fraud risks in any entity. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Advanced Personal Financial Planning Update 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
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New personal financial planning strategies are emerging due to passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill and evolving personal goals in difficult economic and legal environments. Drawn from recent publications and government directives, this course reviews the latest financial strategies and planning changes from the past year in insurance, investments, tax, estate and retirement, including Social Security and Medicare. Additionally, Randy covers estate and tax planning strategies that enable practitioners to better serve clients by allowing them to take advantage of new opportunities.
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AI Prompt Engineering Masterclass for Accountants (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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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.