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Surgent's The Road Ahead: Critical OBBBA Changes Impacting Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
Marginal tax rates effective in 2025 and beyond The QBI deduction Qualified residential interest Child Care Credit Miscellaneous itemized deductions, including the educator deduction Rollovers from 529 plans to ABLE accounts Additional expenses treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts Termination of credits for environmentally clean autos and expenditures Other timely topics
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 2
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
Audit & Attest Quality Matters that Should be on Your Radar – Avoiding Common Deficiencies in SAS, SSARS and SSAE Engagements
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
Applying professional skepticism to ensure quality work Meaningful risk assessment when designing work programs for various levels of services Proper planning and supervision of all engagements Accountant responsibilities for evaluating internal control Strengthening analytic procedures to support conclusions Complying with the Code of Professional Conduct and quality management standards
Surgent's Adapting to Today’s Changing Accounting Landscape
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Evolving accounting landscape Data complexity in accounting and tax Value-added billing Artificial Intelligence Shifting client expectations Navigating regulatory uncertainty The impact of accountants on society Embracing change and innovation Pipeline challenges
How to Build a Custom AI Chatbot and GPT in Plain English
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Fundamentals of GPT Builder and AI agent customization techniquesIntegration of specialized knowledge bases and domain-specific expertiseSecurity and privacy considerations in AI chatbot deploymentCustom GPT development without coding expertiseImplementation of AI agents for customer support and workflow automationMulti-bot interactions and content creation strategiesBest practices for maintaining and scaling AI assistants
Recognizing Lies: How to Detect and Prevent
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Lies abound Why is it so difficult to call out a liar? How lies devastate Why do we despise lies? What sets liars apart? Deciphering the signals that indicate dishonesty How short-term thinking leads to lies and leads to uncovering lies Analyzing the cues Differentiating concerns and guilt The deception paradox What makes a great lie so great? Proven processes to uncover lies
Tax Depreciation: Review and Update
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Recent tax legislation and developments related to capitalizationEligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k)Discussion of the Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real propertyThe Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real propertyDisposition of segments of real propertyExchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rulesOther related topics
Introduction to Ethics & Professional Skepticism
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.The pressures, opportunities, and rationalizations that lead to instances of fraud. Interactive examples to illustrate various scenarios of noncompliance during engagements.
Enact Retaliation Abatement and Monitoring Measures
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Retaliation prevention Retaliation monitoring Speak up culture Ethical culture
Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead Well in All Directions
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Leadership foundations Leading downward Leading upward Practical leadership tools
The New Quality Management Standards - What Everyone Needs to Know
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of the new quality management standards Focus on the most important elements of a quality management system Implementation tips that everyone in the firm should know Audit and attest standards impacted
Self-Rental Real Estate: Passive Activity & Section 199A
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Definition of self-rental property - both for Sections 199A and 469Self-rental income from directly owned properties and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 1Self-rental income from indirectly owned (partnerships, S corporations) and reporting on Form 1040, Schedule E, page 2Form 8582 (passive activity)The flow-through entity grouping electionIllustrative examples and consequences of failing to comply with the reporting standardsSelf-rental property and "former passive activities" rules
Fraud Case Studies: Professional Misbehavior in the 21st Century
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Understand factors that allowed selected frauds to occur Recognize controls that may have prevented or mitigated selected frauds Consider application of these lessons to circumstances you encounter in your professional endeavors Apply ethical guidance to scenarios that accounting professionals may encounter in public practice
2026/27 Yellow Book Update
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Significant changes related to quality management and updates affecting key audit roles, with an emphasis on how these revisions impact audit planning and execution.The GAO's implementation delay and its implications for 2026 audit planning.Recent leadership changes at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and what those transitions may signal for future guidance and oversight priorities.Overview of recent updates to the Green Book, helping auditors understand changes to internal control guidance that may affect governmental entities and Single Audit engagements.
Cash Management: Strategies for Long-Term Success
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Developing short-term cash flow projections How do we assure adequate cash availability without having idle cash? Take advantage of your bank’s cash management services Working capital loans Controlled disbursement accounts Sweep accounts and other short-term investments ACH transactions Direct transfers Lock boxes Credit and collections Reconciliation frequency Managing cash short-falls
Productivity Hacks for Working Remote
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Virtual Work Remote Work Telecommuting Flexible Work Options
Better Business Writing: Improve Your Speed and Quality
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Writing Communications
Retirement Planning: Next Stage for You or Your Client
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Welcome to Your Next Stage -- Developing a new perspective on what this next stage is really all aboutIt's About Time -- Discovering a new sense of purposeMoney Matters -- Assessing your financial conditionsRelationships Matter Too -- Addressing needed or potential changes in your relationshipsHealthy Habits -- Examining new or renewed ways to stay healthyWho I Am -- Creating a new identity, and answering "So what do you do?"My Master Plan -- Figuring out what to do next
Current Audit Environment and ASB Activity
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Webinar
2.50 Credits
Member Price: $99
Current environment and implication for audit planning Key risk issues Audit challenges Recent Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs). ASB workplan SQMS No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 SSARS No. 26
Surgent's Controller/CFO Update: Hot Topics Facing Today's Financial Professional
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Economic update Leadership and management changes because of recent developments, including AI Managing for productivity Hiring the best people for the organization New motivation techniques