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Optimize Your Staff's Performance (4 hours) [NT]
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The same theory applies to departmental performance—the overall result is only as strong as its weakest contributor. Leave our interactive and entertaining session with insight for developing and sustaining the best team you can possibly assemble. The four elements in this process are (1) development, (2) leadership, (3) hiring and (4) environment. Discuss how to effectively use these elements in your creation of an outstanding organization. Discover the power of the 10 Attributes for Leadership Success and the negative impact of Leadership’s Fatal 13. Above all, learn how to combine these four elements as a successful catalyst for sustained high-quality output and results.
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Identify Leadership Gaps Before Busy Season (1 hour) [NT]
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $55
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Leaders in CPA firms often spend time on work that sits below their highest and best use: meetings they do not need to attend, work delegated upward by their teams, client scope creep, administrative tasks, and avoided accountability conversations. Survey data cited in the course indicates that most leaders say yes to commitments they know they should decline, at a cost of hundreds of hours per year. This course introduces the distinction between hard work (time-bound), smart work (skills-based and intellectual), and uncomfortable work (emotional), and shows why avoided "Uncomfortable Work" is the common root of these low-value commitments. Participants complete a structured 32-item self-inventory across five categories: meetings and events, unrealistic expectations, strategies and opportunities, tasks and projects, and suboptimal performance. They then quantify the estimated annual hours lost to the commitments they identified, select one commitment to decline over the next month, and name the higher-value leadership activity (such as delegation, business development, project oversight, or performance management) that the reclaimed time will support. With the self-awareness and clarity gained through this program, you will know exactly which gaps need closing before work ramps back up. 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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Defining Lines: Advanced Professional Boundaries (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This is a specialized course designed for experienced accounting professionals who are looking to strengthen their interpersonal and professional skills in maintaining appropriate boundaries within and beyond the workplace. This course delves deep into the complexities of workplace relationships, personal practices, & ethical dilemmas, providing participants with advanced strategies to effectively manage professional distances and avoid problematic conflicts of all kinds. Through interactive sessions, case studies, and expert guidance, attendees will learn how to navigate sensitive situations with tact and integrity, ensuring that their professional conduct remains impeccable, and their careers continue to thrive in an increasingly complex business environment.
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Fraud Misstatements & Financial Reporting 26-27 (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
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Deceptive practices in financial statements continue to be a problem. This program discusses historical cases where fraudulent financial statements were not identified by an auditor and how to avoid these problems in the future.
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Partnership & LLC (Form 1065) – Formation to Liquidation
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $300
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With the increasing complexity and ever-changing nature of tax laws and issues, today’s accountant needs a partnership/LLC course focusing on the hottest tax topics and most frequently encountered issues. This case driven course will deal with both partnership/LLC and partner/member developments addressing the most common, yet complex Federal partnership/LLC issues and problems. *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 terri.storer@acpen.com
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The Ethics Hour: Accounting Scandals: What Happened and Why? Can We Prevent Them?, featuring Tracy Cooper and Don Minges (1 hour) [NT]
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
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The staggering volume of accounting scandals is a scandal. What has happened and what were the root causes? Why do many financial professionals choose to do the wrong thing? What has been the cumulative impact on the profession? What can we do to enhance our professional reputation? We will discuss the many "fixes" imposed to address previous accounting scandals, including COSO; were they effective? We must understand that accounting fraud is prevalent and what should we look out for? Be aware. We do not want history to repeat itself.
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Mental Illness & Depression: Understanding & Supporting Employees Under the ADA (1 hour) [NT]
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
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This webinar aims to provide HR professionals with a comprehensive understanding of mental illness and depression under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It will cover key aspects of the law, provide practical advice, and address common challenges.
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Financial Acumen for Today's HR Leader (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Financial Acumen for the HR Professional is a part of the series "The HR Professional's Guide to Evolving Business Strategy, Finance and Development." This course identifies how HR Professionals can increase their financial understanding to participate more effectively with management as well as understand the financial results and implications for the business.
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Asset Misappropriation You Have It – They Want It (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Have you ever thought about stealing? If the answer is NO, then you need to find another profession because you will never be a successful fraud examiner/investigator or a financial auditor. To find fraud, you must first determine, given the opportunity through weak internal controls, how a person would steal. You have to say to yourself, given the opportunity that exists, how many ways could I take advantage of it? In other words, you must be able to think how you could steal and not be caught. So yes, to find fraud, you must first think about stealing. For a fraudster to be successful, they must make you think fraud is a legitimate transaction. They must make you think it is something that it is not. There are so many places where fraud can be hidden. It is up to you to evaluate where the risks of fraud are in an organization, then design effective investigative procedures to determine if someone took advantage of the opportunity. If they did not, how else may they have taken advantage of the opportunity? One must remember that one weakness in internal control may create several ways to take advantage of it and you must examine every such one. During this session, the many ways fraud can be hidden in asset misappropriations will be discussed. Remember, the number of ways is only limited by one’s imagination. YELLOW BOOK: Qualifies for Yellow Book CPE based on your unique audited entity.
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Procurement Standards 2026: What You Need To Know (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Federal procurement requirements under the Uniform Guidance were significantly revised effective October 1, 2024, introducing new expectations for procurement methods, internal controls, contractor oversight, and domestic sourcing preferences. This session will provide grant recipients and subrecipients with practical guidance on implementing compliant procurement procedures under 2 CFR SS200.317-200.327 and aligning procurement policies with updated federal standards, and thresholds from the FAR. Attendees will learn how to strengthen procurement documentation, apply revised competition requirements, and prepare for federal agency or Single Audit procurement system reviews. This session provides the regulatory application to develop your own SOP. YELLOW BOOK: Qualifies for Yellow Book CPE based on your unique audited entity.
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Surgent's Data Analytics Toolkit - Tools and Applications (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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There is no shortage of data, but relatively few organizations have an environment and process to isolate, capture, analyze, and convert data into actionable information. Too often, we collect as much data as possible, continue to use historic measurements, and communicate data using traditional vehicles. Good decisions are not the result of the amount of data gathered, but of the quality and understanding of the information. The goal of this program is to explore a number of analytical tools and techniques and identify applications for them within an organization. Analytical techniques will be introduced throughout the discussion, and a significant amount of time will be spent addressing the steps needed to establish a data-driven environment and identifying and discussing potential/specific applications. In this way, participants get experience they can begin to use in their organizations. An expanded list of reference books and next level software is also provided.
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What's Going on at the GASB (2026/27) (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This course provides a focused update on major recent pronouncements issued by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Coverage includes GASB Statement No. 103 (financial reporting model), GASB Statement No. 104 (disclosures for capital assets), and GASB Statement No. 105 (subsequent events). Participants will also receive a high-level overview of active GASB exposure drafts and ongoing projects. The course is designed to help auditors, preparers, and financial leaders understand how these developments affect audits, financial statement preparation, and board reporting. 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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Construction Contractors: Auditing Considerations (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $139
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Overcoming the challenges of auditing contracts Construction makes up a large portion of the economy. As such, a growing number of accounting and finance professionals may need to be aware of the accounting and auditing guidance for the construction industry. You'll delve into the audit considerations related to construction contracts, covering various topics, including: Audit planning and substantive auditing procedures The core knowledge necessary to succeed Key issues affecting construction auditing, including auditing under the new revenue recognition and leases guidance Audit risks and risk assessment
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Surgent's Ensure Your Accounting Team Is Operating at Peak Performance Through Engagement and Motivation (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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Effective teamwork pays its own way by creating greater productivity and profitability in any accounting organization. A team of people working cooperatively can produce more than the sum of individual members working alone. One good idea stimulates another — but only if the team members are engaged and motivated to do so. Teamwork is inhibited in today's high-stress and changing accounting regulatory environment. Integrated into this informative yet pragmatic seminar are tried-and-true motivational principles for the realities of today's changing accounting workplace. It's not easy, but it can be done. You will learn how to form, motivate, steer, and get greater results from all team members by understanding what makes them tick and strategizing approaches to engage all team members.
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Surgent's Financial Planning: Getting Money to Small Business Owners (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $119
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Financial planning for a small business is inherently tied with the owner. When you plan for the future of the company, you are planning for the individual as well. Trying to get the owner additional cash from their company is a common issue faced by many advisors. However, it is important to realize that the form of that cash movement may result in very different tax implications. Using easy to understand examples and cases, this course will explore the common methods used to transfer cash from a small business to the owner. We will look at how the tax implications differ depending on entity type and the form of payment.
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Surgent's Introduction to Required Minimum Distributions (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $119
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Required minimum distributions (RMDs) must be taken from certain tax-deferred retirement accounts, starting when the account owner reaches their applicable age. The RMD rules are complex and must be simplified to help ensure clients understand them. Accounting and finance professionals must understand the basics of RMDs for IRAs and employer plan accounts so as to help IRA owners, plan participants, and beneficiaries meet their RMD obligations and avoid penalties that apply to RMDs not taken by their applicable deadline. Accounting and finance professionals should also be able to demonstrate tax-efficient solutions for RMDs. This course will walk accounting and finance professionals through the fundamental concepts and rules that apply to RMDs, demonstrate how to calculate RMDs, and explain how to correct RMD errors. It can be taken by anyone, including those without any experience working with RMDs. The course will include cases to promote understanding of the rules.
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Surgent's Introduction to Trusts for Accounting and Finance Professionals (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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Trusts are widely used in personal and business planning, yet many professionals encounter them without formal training. This course explains how trusts function, who is involved, and why different trust structures are used. Participants will gain a working understanding of trust mechanics, basic tax and accounting considerations, and common trust arrangements seen in estate planning, along with an introduction to how irrevocable trusts may be modified when circumstances change.
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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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Federal Tax Update for Business with Doug Van Der Aa (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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This program will address recent legislation, rulings and developments affecting business taxpayers and provide practitioners with a comprehensive update for the upcoming tax season. *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 terri.storer@acpen.com
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The Ethics Hour: Dealing With Conflicts of Interest: Members in Business and Industry, featuring Don Minges (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
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Often a simple situation may seem innocent, but it can lead to large complications quickly. Conflicts of interest are unavoidable and occur frequently for CPAs in business and industry. What will you do when they happen? Will you take the necessary steps to remain ethical and to protect your license? We will show you how in detail. You and I have a responsibility to our organizations and to the public to be ethical. If you do not follow the prescribed steps, as detailed in the Code of Professional Conduct, there will be problems. Do not forget your duty to the public.