CPE + Events Catalog
2026-27 OSCPA-Select™ CPE - 2 catalog options:
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Mary Jane Hourani’s Federal Tax Update: Business (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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This course provides a practical review of recent federal tax law changes affecting businesses. It covers enacted and proposed tax legislation, IRS regulations and rulings, recent tax-related court cases, and updates to IRS procedures. The course focuses on how these developments impact business entities and common tax positions. Participants will work through real-world scenarios and examples to apply current law to business tax situations, including the use of deductions, credits, and other available tax benefits. Emphasis is placed on applying new guidance in practice while maintaining compliance with current IRS rules and procedures. 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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Working Through Grief and Loss - How to Build a Supportive Workplace (1 hour) [NT]
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
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Now more than ever, navigating loss, grief and crisis in the workplace is a skillset that leaders must possess. Keeping the heart in human resources is so important, especially in this post-pandemic state we are living in. We will explore ways that you can show empathy to your employees while also balancing your business needs.
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The CFO Series-Artificial Intelligence: A Practical Guide for Financial Leaders and CFOs (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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In today's world, AI hype bombards us from every direction. Every system seems to boast magical AI capabilities, leading to confusion and overwhelming information. This course cuts through the noise to reveal the true, practical applications of AI for your business today. Our goal is to give you real world examples of using AI on a day-to-day basis, with a clear understanding of its particular strengths and limitations.
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Surgent's A Guide to Gig Economy Tax Issues (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
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The IRS defines the "gig economy" as people earning income providing on-demand work, services, or goods on either a part-time or full-time basis. The economic times we live in are changing, and accounting and finance professionals must learn how the rules apply in this new gig economy. The tax rules that apply to gig workers challenge traditional ideas of who is an employee and who is an independent contractor, and accounting and finance professionals must have the knowledge to make this determination. This program addresses federal and state tax issues accounting and finance professionals must address with clients and their own workers.
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Small Business Risk Avoidance (4 hours) [NT]
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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2026 Tax Season Update for Individuals with Steve Dilley (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
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This comprehensive fall tax update provides an in-depth review of the latest federal tax changes and IRS guidance following the enactment of OBBBA 2025, highlighting new legislation and provisions, regulatory shifts, and planning opportunities that will affect individual and tax compliance in the current filing season and beyond.
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Stand Out - How to Create a Unique Employer Brand (1 hour) [NT]
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
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Learn why creating an employer brand is so important and instrumental in competing in today's competitive marketplace. Elevate your recruiting experience for candidates and onboarding process for new hires to enhance your employer's brand.
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Critical Thinking Skills: Prevent Mistakes Now (2 hours) [NT]
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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What were they thinking? Why do some people make horrible decisions that severely damage themselves and their organizations? It is tempting to assume that a poor choice must be due to a leader’s incompetence, inexperience, bad character, or low intelligence – but such easily attributed factors generally aren’t the true cause when leaders blunder. In such situations, many turn to finance and accounting professionals for evaluation, answers, remedies, and solutions for improved decision-making.
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AI-Powered Excel: Leveraging AI and ChatGPT for Supercharged Productivity (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $49
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Learn how to enhance your Excel workflows with AI in this course, "AI-Powered Excel: Leveraging AI and ChatGPT for Supercharged Productivity." Discover the various AI features built into Excel and how to use ChatGPT to create, understand and troubleshoot Excel functions and formulas. Imagine turning two-hour Excel tasks into two minutes of effort! This course will help you streamline your Excel work, research and documentation, saving you time and effort in your day-to-day tasks.
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A Guide to Sampling - Part 2 (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Building on Part 1, this course will review the application of sampling in financial statement audits with a focus on sampling for tests of controls. We'll also review the requirements for sampling in Single Audits with a focus on tests of controls and tests of compliance. YELLOW BOOK: Qualifies for Yellow Book CPE based on your unique audited entity.
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Common Deficiencies in Employee Benefit Plans (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Discover critical insights from the latest Department of Labor studies on employee benefit plan audits and tackle the pressing issue of audit deficiencies head-on. This course dives deep into the most common errors undermining audit quality and explores the underlying causes of these issues. Through practical strategies, engaging case studies, and regulatory guidance, participants will learn how to close gaps in compliance, enhance audit execution, and protect plan participants and beneficiaries. Whether you're an experienced auditor or new to benefit plan audits, this course will equip you with the tools needed to elevate audit quality and ensure regulatory compliance. YELLOW BOOK: Qualifies for Yellow Book CPE based on your unique audited entity.
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Surgent's Tax Planning for Rental Real Estate (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $179
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The taxation of real estate is tricky. Taxpayers can own real estate in a number of different ways, including direct and indirect investments. There are numerous exceptions to being classified as a rental activity. How do you know if someone is a real estate professional? In this course, we will explore all these issues and many more. Through real-world examples and discussion, this course will delve into exceptions to rental status, qualifications for material participation, and requirements for active status. Additionally, we will cover the QBI and Section 1237 safe harbors and touch on some planning ideas related to depreciation recapture.
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LLC's & S Corps -- A Comparative Analysis (4.5 hours)
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Online
4.5 Credits
Member Price: $169
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This course provides an in-depth comparative analysis of Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and S Corporations, focusing on their tax implications, compliance requirements, and operational structures. Participants will explore key aspects of entity formation, tax treatment, and compliance with corporate formalities. Topics include electing Subchapter S status, mechanics of Form 2553, and relief options for late filings under Rev. Proc. 2022-19. The course also highlights entity-specific tax forms, accountable plans, taxable fringe benefits, officer reasonable compensation, estate planning, business continuation planning, and audit strategies. Additionally, participants will review Schedules K-1, K-2, K-3, and effectively connected income for both entity types. *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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ABC Trust Planning and the Portable Exclusion 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
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The One Big Beautiful Bill has removed much of the uncertainty concerning the estate tax exclusion. Nonetheless, clients still need to address: the estate, gift, generation-skipping, income, and property tax implications of estate plans; the pros and cons of relying on the portable exclusion to avoid estate tax; and strategies to benefit non-citizen spouses. In this course, we examine the role of the marital deduction and Survivor's Trusts ("A" trusts), ways to maximize planning opportunities by building flexibility into the modern estate plan, the qualitative and quantitative implications of various strategies affecting blended families, whether to use Bypass ("B") Trusts, QTIP ("C") trusts, or qualified domestic trusts (QDOTs), and whether to file a Form 706 when it's not required.
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Financial Reporting Fundamentals 26-27
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $329
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Gain the knowledge to read and understand the differences between IFRS and US GAAP financial reports. A recent IFRS Foundation survey found that 167 jurisdictions now require the use of IFRS Accounting Standards for all or most publicly listed companies, while 12 jurisdictions permit its use. With this global acceptance, and as more than 1,000 foreign companies are reporting to the SEC using IFRS, learn how to read and understand the differences between US GAAP and IFRS financial reports. Attendees will examine an IFRS financial report and a US GAAP financial report, outlining essential distinctions between the US GAAP and IFRS reports.
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OBBA of 2025: Individual Overview (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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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 individual provisions of the OBBA of 2025 (H.R. 1), with a focus on the extended provisions, provisions made permanent without changes and those major changes, and new provisions for 2025 and beyond. *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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Form 1120S - Preparation and Analysis (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This course is designed for financial professionals looking to understand Form 1120S. It covers the essential aspects of S corporation taxation, including the preparation of Form 1120S, determining taxable income, and accurately reporting and allocating income, deductions, and credits. Participants will also learn how to calculate shareholder basis and understand the strategic advantages and limitations of an S corporation. *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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OBBA of 2025: Business Overview (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $89
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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. *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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Ethics – A Line in the Sand; Implications for Daily Business (4.2 hours) [NT]
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Online
4.2 Credits
Member Price: $149
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Ethical behavior continues to be a problem in society and even in the CPA ranks. "Ethics - A Line in the Sand" looks at the behavioral issues that influence how CPA's act. The course will address why individuals make ethical blunders, the state of ethical conduct in business organizations, the relationship between strong cultures, policy and procedures and successful ethical work environments. In addition, the course will highlight the one behavior to watch for as an indicator of potential ethical violations.
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Tax Practice Conduct Standards: Circular 230 and AICPA Statements 26-27 (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $175
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Meet the ethics requirement while addressing significant changes in the statutory and regulatory standards that govern tax practitioners. We'll explore rules that govern professional conduct in tax practice, including responsibilities to advise clients on tax positions and related penalty avoidance.