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K2's Optimizing Your CAS and Advisory Tech Stack
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
CAS overview to understand the service offerings, client needs, and market opportunities Selecting technology tools in CAS for accounting, workflow, and client collaboration Designing Service Delivery Models that are scalable and efficient processes for CAS Managing client relationships and setting expectations to deliver consistent value
Surgent's Annual Update for Defined Contribution Plans
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Common risks and pitfalls associated with defined contribution plans Nuances of the fair value disclosures New reporting and disclosure requirements for the current year Results of DOL Audit Quality Study
Surgent's Unique Tax Attributes of Different Entity Types
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Considerations for a small business owner Self-employment taxes Guaranteed payments to partners QBI deductions: Section 199A Built-in gains tax: S corporations Excess passive income tax: S corporations PTE elections: S corporations and partnerships Taxation of fringe benefits: S corporations Double taxation of C corporation dividends Taxation of limited liability companies Which entity to choose?
The CFO Who Went to Prison
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The importance of valuesIdentifying successEthical dilemmasMitigation strategiesCreating tools to help make better decisionsPersonal accountability strategies
Navigating Mergers & Acquisitions with AI: The Future of Deals
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Strategic Reasons for Mergers & Acquisitions Establishing Acquisition Principles and Target Criteria Business Valuation in the M&A Process Structuring the Transaction and Negotiating the Deal Conducting Effective Due Diligence Post-Transaction Integration and Deal Success
Grow Your Business from Within – Striking the Right Balance Between a CPA Firm's Financial, People, and Client Success
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
How to become a value-added business advisor to successfully grow the firm from within Best practices for leveraging engagement team discussions to better understand the entity and its environment, identify risk of material misstatement, and provide value-added business advice in audit and other attest services Critical traits of a thinking auditor, tips for stretching yourself beyond the basics Tips for value pricing and other ways to improve a CPA firm's financial success Managing change and promoting creative thinking Choosing between varying levels of client service
Surgent's IRS Tax Examinations and Hot Issues
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Criteria that the IRS uses to select returns for examination Substantiation requirements for travel, charitable contributions, vehicles, meals, virtual currency considerations, and tax-related identity theft Understanding worker classification determinations on who is an employee and who is an independent contractor Distinguishing S corporation officer’s reasonable compensation issues How the IRS holds persons other than an employer liable for unpaid payroll taxes, a.k.a., the trust fund recovery penalty Tax-related identity theft procedures
Surgent's The Most Critical Challenges in Governmental Accounting Today
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The implementation of GASB No. 103 on financial reporting model improvements GASB No. 104 addressing disclosure of certain capital assets Impacts of recently applied standards, recently issued implementation guide questions, and additional GASB projects (e.g., subsequent events)
Understanding Internal Control Constructs
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:Underlying concepts of internal controlThe importance of control measure interdependency
Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Each week’s topics will change based on the most critical issues affecting financial professionals
Liquidity & Uncertainty Disclosures for Nonprofits
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Required disclosure related to liquidity and other significant uncertainties for fair presentation of financial statements Evaluating the need for going concern and other uncertainty disclosures in the current environment
Viewing A&A Through the Eyes of a Tax Practitioner
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The role of financial reporting for a myriad of users Fundamentals concepts Special Purpose Frameworks Financial statement analysis Cross-functional collaboration
Tax Practice Standards
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Treasury Circular 230 AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS) Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Common law
Everyday Ethics at Work: Don't be the Next News Story!
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Discuss ethics from an every-day real-world perspectiveHow to prevent an ethical lapse that can turn your business into the next news story
Surgent's Navigating AI Compliance: The EU AI Act for U.S. Finance and Accounting Leaders
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
Introduction to the EU AI Act: background, objectives, global relevance, and extraterritorial scope Key provisions and risk classifications: prohibited, high-risk, limited-risk, and general-purpose AI systems; prohibited AI practices Compliance requirements for high-risk AI systems: technical documentation, data governance, and human oversight requirements; importance of risk management and transparency obligations Practical steps for U.S. professionals: strategies to align with EU compliance standards; anticipating future regulatory developments
S Corporation Checkup: Tax Issues & Forms Reporting
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Discuss the calculation of basis when the entity is formed including the impact of contributed property Explain the importance of shareholder loans to the entity Uses a comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process Schedules K-2 and K-3 Discuss how basis is impacted by distributions of corporation property Explain how basis is impacted by sale/or liquidation of the S corporation interest S corporation losses and how they impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting Show how to get from the Schedule K-1 information to the basis calculations Comprehensive example to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
Seeing Beyond the Numbers: Analysis for CFOs & Controllers
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Purpose of Financial Statement AnalysisComparing Actuals vs. Expectations & BenchmarkingCase Studies 1 & 2Ratio AnalysisCase Study 3Analysis of Statement of Cash FlowsCase Studies 4 & 5Other Uses of Ratios
The Ethics of Care in the Workplace
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Ethical Values and PrinciplesCompassionManaging ExpectationsRespect and HumilityAttribution Theory
Transition from SSAE 16 to SSAE 18
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $45
SSAE 18 Intent Impact of Change Subservice Organization Modifications of SSAE 18 Monitoring Risk Assessment Complimentary Controls Evidence
How to Audit Prepaid Expenses
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Pre-paid Expenses Auditing Yellowbook