CPE + Events Catalog
2026-27 OSCPA-Select™ CPE - 2 catalog options:
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Business Tax Update: OBBA and Recent Developments (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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A discussion of the latest tax developments impacting business taxpayers, with a focus on important provisions, rules and concepts. 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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How Prevalent Is Retaliation Within Your Culture? (1 hour) [NT]
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
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Does your organization encourage timely reporting? Does your organization provide substantive protection for those who report? Organizations should be aware of characteristics indicative of a retaliatory culture - one in which bad actors are provided ample opportunity and cover to retaliate.
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Applying the New Expected Credit Loss Model (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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All entities are subject to the new expected credit loss model established by recent GAAP. This course will provide highlights of the latest requirements for measurement, presentation, and disclosure.
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International Tax Treaties (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This course presents an overview of tax treaties and how they are used in structuring transactions and determining the tax impact of cross-border transactions. It discusses the ordering rules for local laws versus treaty laws, and the purpose of the tax treaties in avoiding and eliminating double taxation to promote trade and investment. The participant will learn about planning opportunities to contemplate when structuring foreign operations. **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.
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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.
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International Cross Border Transactions (2.2 hours)
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Online
2.2 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Please join us for an introductory course in international cross border transactions. We will discuss typical situations in which a cross-border transaction arises, and how a taxpayer can utilize the rules to potentially decrease an entities effective tax rate. Other issues, such as documentation and IRS audit risk will also be covered. These rules will be illustrated by a hypothetical US- Canada transaction. **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 leighanne.conroy@acpen.com.
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Financial Statement Analysis (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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This hands-on workshop offers an analytical approach for designing, executing, and communicating results of a comprehensive financial statement analysis. We will explore numerous techniques and approaches that facilitate in-depth financial statement analysis. Accountants in public practice will obtain insight regarding analytical procedures, additional client services, and enhanced compliance with professional standards. Accountants in private enterprises will develop more robust techniques for understanding their organization’s financial statements to facilitate forward-thinking decisions and communication to internal and external stakeholders.
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Maximizing Fringe Benefits: Strategies for Business and Personal Needs for Today and Beyond
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $250
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As tax policies and economic conditions continue to evolve, staying ahead in fringe benefit planning is more essential than ever. This course provides financial professionals with a comprehensive update on fringe benefit strategies, ensuring compliance with evolving regulations while maximizing tax efficiency for businesses and individuals. Participants will explore the latest legislative and regulatory updates impacting employer-sponsored benefits, IRC §132 fringe benefits, cafeteria plans, and retirement healthcare strategies. This course also examines ERISA reporting requirements, tax-efficient compensation planning, and healthcare benefits, offering practical applications to help practitioners navigate compliance and optimize benefits for their clients. *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
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Profiles in Fraud (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Nobody is immune to fraud risk. This course opens with stories of real fraud perpetrators then examines the similarities between the fraud perpetrators, discovering that they all have many common traits. It finishes with techniques accountants can use to deter these behaviors. 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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Assessing Independence Under Yellow Book (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
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Maintaining independence and adhering to strict ethical standards are essential for professionals in governmental auditing. The Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Yellow Book sets the benchmark for ethics and independence in this field, forming the foundation of professional compliance. This course provides a focused review of key principles and independence requirements, equipping participants with the tools to identify and mitigate common risks of noncompliance. Through practical guidance and real-world examples, attendees will learn to uphold the highest ethical standards and ensure independence in governmental auditing. YELLOW BOOK: Qualifies for Yellow Book CPE based on your unique audited entity. YELLOW BOOK: Qualifies for Yellow Book CPE based on your unique audited entity.
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2026 Business Tax Credits (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
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Tax credit and incentive programs offer significant but rarely utilized savings. This presentation will introduce the most important federal and California tax credits and incentives available to business taxpayers. Attendees will hear an overview of these benefits and learn how to identify these opportunities for their clients.
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Cost of Capital: What It Is and How to Use It (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Every business needs capital, and capital has a cost. Providers of debt and equity demand a return and the combination is the cost of capital for the business. This session discusses how to calculate the cost of capital, how to use it to make superior business decisions every day and some common ways organizations misuse this number. Who should understand your organization's cost of capital? Even if you are not yet the CFO, you need to thoroughly understand the cost of capital and its use. The cost of capital allows managers to, Get the biggest bang for the buck. If you want to enhance your corporate finance skills, this session is for you.
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Everyday Ethics at Work: Don't be the Next News Story! (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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When asked, most people would say they are an ethical person. So why is it that every month there are reports of ethical breaches at major companies? The concept of ethics is easy to understand, easy to talk about, but incredibly hard to implement on a consistent basis. In this course, we will discuss current ethical issues, and walk-through a nine-step ethical decision-making model. 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 Advanced Trust Issues: A Roadmap for Success in An Increasingly Complex Area (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
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Trusts are not cookie-cutter documents. In fact, they can be rather unwieldy, especially in explaining the functions to a client and then having the client comply with the trust terms. This course delves into best practices. Given common scenarios, what are the best trusts to use? And how can the client be best protected?
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Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Types of Basis, Contributions, and Distributions (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
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Calculating partnership basis is one of the most important things that we do as practitioners. However, it is also one of the most confusing. When we use the term "basis," we really could be referring to one of three different things. This course will explore the differences between inside basis, outside basis, and 704(b) basis. Through several examples and practice problems, we will show you how to easily distinguish among these terms. We will also explore the tax implications of initial contributions of property to a partnership as well as the different types of partnership distributions.
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Financial Statement Presentation and Disclosure (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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This comprehensive session is a must-attend event for any professional accountant who prepares financial statements for either a private enterprise or a firm client. We illustrate best practices for presentation and disclosure by revisiting fundamentals of financial reporting for various industries. This workshop explores best practices for United States GAAP in addition to considerations for special purpose frameworks. Experienced accountants will benefit from a refresher whereas other accountants will appreciate formative skill-building insights.
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Building a Better Budget in a Time of Uncertainty (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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Most financial leaders would agree that budgeting is easy when business and the economy are stable. When revenues and expenses are expected to remain the same, the process becomes merely an exercise in carrying over what was done before to the current year. However, what happens when we are not sure about how the market will react to our product? What happens when the competitive landscape changes? In this course, we will discuss budgeting techniques and considerations when business lacks stability. Through a combination of theory and real-world examples, we will explore how to build flexibility into our budget - so that it can inform and drive decision-making when we don't quite know what is ahead. 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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Ethics: How to Run Your Business Well (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Ready to elevate your accounting practice through ethical decision-making? If you consistently apply the five principles of ethical intelligence that Forbes Contributor Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy, presents in this high-content, results-focused webinar, your business will prosper. Beginning with the most fundamental principle of all, Do No Harm, you'll discover how to make the right decisions in a range of challenging situations. Through engaging, real-life "What would you do?" scenarios, an exploration of the principles of ethical intelligence, and a few fun writing exercises, you'll gain practical insights you can apply professionally and personally. We'll also answer some frequently asked questions about ethics that will enrich your understanding of a topic you can't afford to ignore. We end with a Call to Action, so that you can put the lessons you learn into practice immediately. You'll leave with the tools to foster trust, build a thriving practice, and impress clients with the high standards of service you live by. Who knew an ethics webinar could be both practical and fun? 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 Preparing and Writing Findings in Yellow Book and Single Audits (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $159
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Reporting findings under the Yellow Book and single audit standards comes with unique rules - but mastering them is easier than you think. This course gives you the tools and techniques to prepare, write, and present findings that meet the GAO and OMB requirements while sparking meaningful improvements for your clients. You'll learn exactly what to report, how to report it, and where to report it so you can deliver results with clarity, compliance, and impact. YELLOW BOOK: Qualifies for Yellow Book CPE based on your unique audited entity.
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Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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How does a forensic accountant calculate financial losses? Federal courts have approved various ways to calculate losses ranging from net worth method of proof to the expenditures method. Each method of proof depends on the available facts to the forensic accountant. This presentation will focus on the various court approved methods of proof, when to use them, and how to calculate the total loss. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.