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Comprehensive Update: FASB, AICPA (SAS, SQMS, SSARS & Ethics) 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• ASU effective in 2024 and beyond • Recent SAS • Selected ethics interpretations
Quality Management: My System is Set Up -- Now What?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Additional ongoing requirements of SQMS NO. 1 Monitoring and remediation requirements Identifying, evaluating, and responding to findings and deficiencies The required annual evaluation of the system of quality management Evaluating the performance of those with responsibilities Considerations for firms in a network Sole practitioner and small firm guidance
Auditing Standards Update & Best Practices 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• Designing and performing sufficient audit procedures required for all audits, particularly when auditing privately-owned companies• Identify controls that exist, especially when those controls are not clearly identified or formalized• Evaluate if those controls prevent or detect material misstatements in the financial statements• Design effective audit procedures (including testing of controls where appropriate) in response to the auditor's assessed risk of the potential material misstatements in the financial statements
Ethical Intelligence: Global Case Studies & Standards 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
• Ethical Responsibilities for CPAs• AICPA Code of Professional Conduct• PCAOB Independence & Ethics• Sarbanes—Oxley Act• Circular 230• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act• Whistleblower & Reporting Duties (incl. Dodd-Frank)• California State Board Ethics & Enforcement• Data Privacy & Confidentiality (CCPA/CPRA)
Internal and External Fraud: Understanding It and Working to Control It 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Understanding why internal fraud occurs• Fraudulent acts initiated by outside organizations• Policies, procedures and control measures designed to fight fraud• Steps that verify anti-fraud activities are working
Not-for-Profit Organizations: Treasury Utilizing QuickBooks 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Financial entity• IRS filing status• Recent ASC updates affecting nonprofits• Inflows and Outflows• QuickBooks Desktop• Setup• Data entry• Reporting• Governance policies and budgeting
Form 706 Preparation Part 1: Overview Including Portability 26-27
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
• Action steps in 706 preparation engagement• Filing requirements, new forms, IRS return review procedures, closing letters• Obtaining transcripts and previously filed returns• Completing introductory pages 1—4• Worksheets provided: Summary of Estate Plan• Summary of Estate and Subtrust Funding; Beneficiary Allocation Schedule
Internal and External Fraud: Understanding It and Working to Control It 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Understanding why internal fraud occurs• Fraudulent acts initiated by outside organizations• Policies, procedures and control measures designed to fight fraud• Steps that verify anti-fraud activities are working
Not-for-Profit Organizations: Treasury Utilizing QuickBooks 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Financial entity• IRS filing status• Recent ASC updates affecting nonprofits• Inflows and Outflows• QuickBooks Desktop• Setup• Data entry• Reporting• Governance policies and budgeting
Form 706 Preparation Part 2: Reporting Assets 26-27
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
• Action steps in 706 preparation engagement• Filing requirements, new forms, IRS return review procedures, closing letters• Obtaining transcripts and previously filed returns• Completing introductory pages 1—4• Worksheets provided: Summary of Estate Plan• Summary of Estate and Subtrust Funding; Beneficiary Allocation Schedule
Are You Ready for Your Peer Review?
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Peer review process and timeline Quality control standards overview Enhancing Audit Quality initiatives Common issues identified in peer review and how to prevent them Best practices to prepare for your firm's peer review Peer review resources and tools
Comprehensive FASB & AICPA Update for Tax Professionals 26-27
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Webinar
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $259
• Broadly applicable ASU effective in 2025 and beyond • Significant recent SAS • Tax-basis financial statements
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Intestate succession and probate administration• Holding title to assets• Lifetime asset transfers and testamentary asset transfer planning• Structures to avoid or minimize transfer taxes• Living trusts, including A-B and A-B-C, life insurance trusts, terminating irrevocable trusts, use of trust protectors, trust administration during incapacity and post-mortem
IRAs—Traditional, Roth, SEP & SIMPLE 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• An emphasis on newly enacted tax legislation affecting IRAs., including the NEW final required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations• Contribution limits to and tax treatment of distributions from Traditional, Roth, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs• Deductible phase-out limits for Traditional IRA contributions for taxpayers who are active participants in qualified retirement plans• Roth IRA contribution phase-out limits, as well as tax-free qualified distributions• Planning opportunities for conversions to ROTH IRAs• Rollover rules to/from different retirement accounts and the one-rollover-per-year limitation• The different options of receiving IRA distributions before age 59 ½ and avoiding the 10% early distribution penalty (including substantially equal periodic payments)• The required minimum distribution (RMD) rules from IRAs needed to avoid the 50% penalty after the account owner turns age 72 or dies• The tax ramifications of spouse and non-spouse beneficiaries and how this affects the RMD calculation after the account owner's death• Overview of health savings account (HSA) eligibility rules, contribution limits and distribution rules
Comprehensive FASB & AICPA Update for Tax Professionals 26-27
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Webinar
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $259
• Broadly applicable ASU effective in 2025 and beyond • Significant recent SAS • Tax-basis financial statements
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• Intestate succession and probate administration• Holding title to assets• Lifetime asset transfers and testamentary asset transfer planning• Structures to avoid or minimize transfer taxes• Living trusts, including A-B and A-B-C, life insurance trusts, terminating irrevocable trusts, use of trust protectors, trust administration during incapacity and post-mortem
IRAs—Traditional, Roth, SEP & SIMPLE 26-27
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
• An emphasis on newly enacted tax legislation affecting IRAs., including the NEW final required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations• Contribution limits to and tax treatment of distributions from Traditional, Roth, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs• Deductible phase-out limits for Traditional IRA contributions for taxpayers who are active participants in qualified retirement plans• Roth IRA contribution phase-out limits, as well as tax-free qualified distributions• Planning opportunities for conversions to ROTH IRAs• Rollover rules to/from different retirement accounts and the one-rollover-per-year limitation• The different options of receiving IRA distributions before age 59 ½ and avoiding the 10% early distribution penalty (including substantially equal periodic payments)• The required minimum distribution (RMD) rules from IRAs needed to avoid the 50% penalty after the account owner turns age 72 or dies• The tax ramifications of spouse and non-spouse beneficiaries and how this affects the RMD calculation after the account owner's death• Overview of health savings account (HSA) eligibility rules, contribution limits and distribution rules
Balance Sheet Management: The Least Understood Risk” 26-27
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
• Intentionally managing your balance sheet to reduce risk.• Properly balance debt and equity versus other funding sources.• Know the balance sheet pitfalls and risks to avoid.• Understand the analysis and decision-making process through real-world examples and five interactive case discussions.
Form 706 Preparation Part 3: Reporting Deductions 26-27
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
• How to report funeral and administrative expenses on Schedule J and/or L• How to report debts, mortgages and liens on Schedule K• Marital deduction and elections, QTIP, Reverse QTIP, QDOT, over-stated marital deductions• Charitable deduction Schedule O and potential problems
PFP Update: Income Tax, Retirement and Estate Planning 26-27
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
• The personal financial planning process• Relevance to income tax• Retirement and estate planning concerns and solutions