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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
Surgent's Section 754 Step-Up in Basis: Understanding the Tax Issues for Partnerships and LLCs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
How and why a partnership makes a 754 election The effect of the 754 election when an interest in a partnership is sold or inherited How the 754 election applies when a partnership makes a distribution of property to one or more of its partners How to make the 754 basis adjustment
Contract and Procurement Fraud
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Procurement phases Fraud schemes Fraud red flags Fraud control activities and safeguards
Foundations of IT Audit for CPAs
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Webinar
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
IT Audit Fundamentals ITGCs, Risk Assessment Application Controls
Key Tax Issues Facing Business & Industry
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Update and review of recent and key tax developments impacting business and industry "Tax-mageddon" - the all-important impending expiration/extension/renewal of the TCJA Other recent legislative, judicial, and IRS developments impacting business taxpayers Current status of Research and Experimentation costs and Interest Expense Limitation Phaseout of Bonus Depreciation and MACRS issues Travel and entertainment expense rules Independent contractor vs. employee
World-Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application Part 1
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Classifying the five cost types Direct materials - comprehensive coverage Direct labor - including all labor burden costs Tracing all the prime costs to products Budgeting and setting standard costs
Business Longevity: Stabilize, Strengthen, and Succeed
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Business Management Strategic Planning The role of AI in Business
Business Ethics: Cases from the Real World
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Why are ethics so complicated? What trade-offs must we make to solve ethical predicaments? What can we do? Should you speak up or be quiet? What do I do when I find myself in an ethical predicament? What are fundamental ethical principles for a businessperson? Is ethics situational? What is the Fraud Triangle? How do we resolve ethical issues?
Creative Strategies for Buying, Selling, or Gifting a Business
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
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)
Multi Year Failure to File: Getting into Compliance
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Process-from client onboarding and transcript analysis.Risk assessment, ethical considerations, and resolution strategies.Manage cases involving individuals, married couples, businesses, payroll taxes, and S corporations.Real-world examples, IRS references, and best practices are integrated throughout to ensure confidence and compliance.
Ethics, Spirituality, Love and Belonging in the Workplace
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Ethical FrameworksEthical Dilemmas and Decision MakingSpirituality, Love and Belonging in the Workplace and their influence on Workplace Conduct
How to Make Difficult People Disappear...Without Breaking the Law
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Conflict Management Interpersonal Relationships Personality Styles
The Hardest Ethical Dilemma! Why Revenge Will Always Backfire
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The quest for fairness Human nature Our natural reaction Selfishness Conflicts of interest Equity Justice How is the Golden Rule misused? The allure of revenge and how it destroys? Understanding rationalizations How the “Integrity and Objectivity Rule” will lead to better decisions?
How to Choose the Right Business Entity for Your Client
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Recent tax legislation and developments related to choice of entity - such as sole proprietorships, single member LLCs, partnership/LLCs, S corporations, and C corporations Impact of the Section 199A deduction Ramifications of the C to S election and the S to C election; Corporate tax rate to individual tax rate comparison examples Other related topics
CFO Series: Diversification: Risky or Risk Averse Strategy?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Does diversification truly reduce risk or not?Portfolio theory and how to use it.The differences between specific risk and systematic risk, and how we can reduce those risks.The most common reasons why most organizations fail when attempting to diversify. What happened to conglomerates?Why conglomerates disappeared in the West?Why are conglomerates in Korea an India successful?Diversification via acquisitions.Is the control premium worthwhile?Which cost of capital (WACC) should we employ?What are the effective diversification methods and tactics that truly do reduce risk?
Profitability Pricing: Boost your Bottom Line
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Competitive bids Achieving target profitability
Resolve Ethical Conflicts: Do the Right Thing and Keep Your Job
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Ethics Resolving Conflict
Basis Calculations & Distributions for Pass-Thru Entity Owners Schedule K-1 Analysis
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Webinar
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $300
Detailed coverage of any new legislation affecting basis computations and distributions and changes to the schedule K-1s (including the NEW Form 7203 – S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Debt Basis Limitations) Line-by-line analysis of the Schedule K-1s to determine how the items affect a S shareholder’s stock and debt basis and a partner/member’s outside basis and where the items get reported on Federal individual income tax return The three loss and deduction limitations on the owner’s individual income tax return (i.e. basis, at-risk and other Form 1040 limitations) How cash or non-cash distributions affect the basis calculations and whether or not they are taxable to the owners Compare the tax treatment of the sale of a shareholder’s stock in a S corporation and a partner’s interest in a partnership What constitutes debt basis for a S corporation shareholder under the final regulations The tax ramifications of repaying loans to S corporation shareholders and on open account debt How recourse and non-recourse debt effect a partner or member’s basis calculations and amount at-risk
Money Laundering Awareness for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Money laundering overviewRole of tax examiners and auditorsTax return examinationPre-audit indicatorsAudit flagsReal estate issuesCash indicatorsInternational trade signalsLoan considerationsProfessional service provider concernsMoney laundering and ethics
Clear, Kind, and Accountable: A Leader’s Guide to Boundaries, Coaching, and Real Conversations
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Conflict Management Difficult Conversations Psychological Safety