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Creative Strategies for Buying, Selling, or Gifting a Business
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Valuation methods for business interests Stock purchase versus asset purchase Estate transfer and tax considerations Gifting strategies for business interests Trusts and partnerships in business transfers Self-canceling installment notes in transactions Transferring S corporation stock to trusts Business interest transfer with Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Ethics, Tax Practice & Understanding Circular 230
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Importance of ethics in tax practiceOverview of Circular 230 and its application to tax practitionersCommon ethical violations and penaltiesProcedures to promote compliance with ethical standardsReal-life scenarios illustrating ethical decision-making in tax preparationCircular 230 provisions related to tax return preparation and representationBest practices for maintaining professional integrity and compliance
AI & Accounting in Construction
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of AI adoption in constructionPredictive analytics and risk managementAI-integrated Building Information Modeling (BIM)Real-time compliance and financial reportingTaxation challenges in AI-driven constructionAI in project scheduling, supply chains, and quality controlRegulatory frameworks and ethical AI use in audits
Common Sense CFO: Dealing with Ever Changing Accounting Standards and Strategy Demands
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Understanding the modern finance and accounting organization chart GAAP accounting changes Why so many changes? The speed of change and complexity Accepting reality Recognizing and fixing the top five accounting problems and errors Leases Revenue Management estimates Why is strategy necessary? What is strategy? The two keys to strategy? Why do some financial leaders lack strategic skills? Balancing strategy with our day-to-day roles
Numbers to Narrative: Storytelling in Business Communication
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Role of narrative in professional communicationSituation–complication–resolution frameworkNarrative arcs in business contextsIntegrating data within a structured storyDefining tension and resolution logicallyMaintaining accuracy while improving clarityApplication of storytelling framework to a workplace scenario
The Head and Heart of Ethics - Featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The difficult trade-offs in making choices. Functioning in the ‘gray’ areas. The value of trust. How lack of accountability can lead to ethical issues.
The Controllership Series - The Treasury Function Part 1 - Cash and Investing
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance Cash Investments
The Controllership Series - Overhead, Direct and Indirect Costs and Allocation Methods
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accounting Finance Procurement Operations
CPA to CFO: Essential Competencies for Finance Leaders
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
To purchase the report referenced in this presentation, or any of the research papers published by CPA Crossings, visit https://www.cpacrossings.com/research. The major topics that will be covered in this course include: Top competencies hiring executives seek in CFO candidates based on survey of 320+ CEOs and recruiters Critical thinking frameworks and strategy creation techniques for financial leadership Forward-looking financial skills including capital management, forecasting, and funding strategies Industry-specific requirements for high-growth companies and nonprofit organizations Practical career development strategies to build CFO-ready competencies
Two Types of Goals You Need to Be Successful
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Common obstacles to goal achievement The limitations of SMART goals Characteristics of effective outcome goals Process Goals: The Roadmap to Achievement Integrating Outcome and Process Goals for Maximum Impact
Fraud & Embezzlement: Case Studies from the Trenches
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How organizations can find themselves defrauded due to lax oversight and weak internal controls.How the existence of the "trusted advisor" creates situations where CPAs can drop their professional skepticism.Illustrations of the issues companies should look for in preventing fraud and embezzlement.
Steps to Stop External Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Types of external fraudConsiderations as organizations work to reduce fraud riskExternal fraud and known parties/External fraud unknown perpetrators
Forensic Accounting: Investigating Divorce Cases
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of a forensic accountant in divorce proceedingsThe marketing of forensic accounting services to family law attorneysHow to conduct a financial investigationCommon areas to uncover hidden assets or incomeThe basic calculations in evaluating marital assetsTestifying in depositions and divorce court
Yellow Book: Application of GAGAS Principles
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Webinar
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
Foundation and principles for the use and application of generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS) General requirements for complying with the Yellow Book Ethics, independence, and professional judgment Competence and continuing professional education Quality control and peer review
AI — It’s Here and It’s Time to Get On Board 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• An overview of AI. What it is and how it works.• How AI fits into the technology landscape.• A look at how Artificial Intelligence is used now and what the future holds.
GAAP Update 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Equity method investments and joint ventures• Changes in U.S. GAAP financial statement presentation and disclosure requirements• Accounting and disclosure for crypto assets• Various other Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) issued during 2023 through 2026• FASB Technical Projects and Agenda, including recently exposed Proposed ASUs
Leases: ASC Topic 842 in Depth 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• FASB ASC 842, Leases• All recently released updates to ASC 842, Leases
Passive Activities & Rental Real Estate Income Tax Issues 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Detailed coverage of the passive activity rules under IRC §469 (and related regulations), how the 3.8% net investment income tax under §1411 and qualified business income (QBI) deduction under §199A applies to rentals and passive activities, and what is a trade or business rental is under §162• How the PAL rules apply to rental real estate activities and investments in S corporations and partnerships• Definition of activity and the activity grouping and disclosure rules• Real estate professional exception to the PAL rules for investments in non-passive rentals • Special $25,000 loss allowance for rental real estate with active participation• Material participation safe harbor rules• Events that trigger suspended PALs• Limitations on tax credits generated by passive activities• Special rules that re-characterize passive income to non-passive income• What rentals are subject to self-employment tax under §1402
Building Security and Efficiency With Internal Control
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics covered in this course include:An overview of control frameworks and conceptsStrategic considerations that can be incorporated into control developmentUnderstanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change or choose not toThe COSO Internal Control Framework and the COSO ERM Framework
How to Get a Better Return on Yellow Book and Single Audits - Avoiding the Most Misapplied Audit Concepts
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $225
Discover the fundamental differences in the auditor's responsibilities between financial statement audits performed in accordance with the SASs and Yellow Book Understand risk assessment factors above those associated with a financial statement audit only Learn what must be done beyond the financial statement audit in order to issue required Yellow Book and Single Audit reports on internal controls and compliance Master designing, performing and documenting effective and efficient tests of compliance requirements Practice identifying, documenting and communicating the impact of internal control deficiencies and compliance audit findings to the client Common peer review deficiencies