CPE Catalog & Member Events

Identify key workforce challenges and opportunities impacting Iowa employers and understand how early career exposure influences student success and workforce readiness. Explain the components of effective work-based learning programs and how experiences such as job shadows, internships, workplace tours, mentorships, and guest speaking opportunities contribute to talent development. Evaluate strategies for building partnerships between employers and education systems to create sustainable talent pipelines and strengthen community workforce development efforts. Develop actionable approaches for engaging students and emerging talent that align with organizational workforce needs while supporting career exploration and employability skill development.  

As one of your clients most trusted advisors, the buck stops with you for better or worse on financial strategy. Come join the webinar to learn more on how to continue to build trust, add tangible value, and minimize your client’s lifetime tax exposure by identifying what are the right questions to be asking in meetings, becoming informed on what these advanced strategies are, and finally knowing when it makes sense to deploy them.

Health insurance is an increasingly significant component of personal and family financial planning. This educational webinar will provide CPAs with an overview of the individual and family health insurance landscape, including key updates and changes impacting 2026 enrollment, applicable guidelines and rules, plan options, eligibility, and enrollment considerations. Participants will learn how to evaluate health insurance options based on coverage needs, premiums, deductibles, out-of-pocket costs, and overall household budget. Apollo representatives will also discuss the resources available to ISCPA members through AMBA to help CPAs and their families navigate changing health insurance requirements and make informed coverage decisions. At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to: Identify key updates, guidelines, and rules affecting individual and family health insurance enrollment for 2026. Explain common individual and family health insurance plan types, eligibility requirements, and enrollment considerations. Evaluate the financial implications of health insurance options, including premiums, deductibles, out-of-pocket expenses, and coverage needs. Recognize factors CPAs should consider when evaluating health insurance coverage as part of their personal and family financial planning. Identify resources available through ISCPA's relationship with AMBA to assist members in navigating 2026 health insurance options and enrollment.

Join ISCPA CEO Carrie Steffen, for an interactive, town-hall style conversation that brings the latest insights, challenges and opportunities in the CPA profession directly to you. Carrie will explore key themes: the ongoing workforce development challenges, evolving client and business expectations, technology transformation, regulatory shifts, and the changing nature of what it means to be a CPA in today’s environment. Attendees are encouraged to share their perspectives and questions as we collectively explore the opportunities that lie ahead.

Cybercriminals are always targeting accounting firms for the sensitive financial and personal data they hold, and AI is changing both how attacks happen and how firms can defend against them. This training breaks down the most pressing security threats facing CPA firms today and provides a practical baseline for protecting your practice and your clients.Using the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications as a framework, we'll translate common AI threats into plain language and adapt them to the real-world risks firms face, from phishing and business email compromise to data breaches and AI-enabled fraud. You'll leave with a clear set of security recommendations you can begin implementing right away, whether you're a solo practitioner or managing a multi-office firm.What you'll learn: How AI is reshaping the cybersecurity threat landscape for accounting professionals An accessible overview of AI Threats and why they matter for your firm Practical, prioritized security baselines to protect client data and meet due-diligence expectations  

Gain a timely look at Iowa’s accounting and finance talent market, including current hiring trends, salary benchmarks and the factors influencing candidate decisions. TRN will share practical insights to help employers attract and retain accounting professionals in an increasingly competitive environment.

Join ISCPA CEO Carrie Steffen, for an interactive, town-hall style conversation that brings the latest insights, challenges and opportunities in the CPA profession directly to you. Carrie will explore key themes: the ongoing workforce development challenges, evolving client and business expectations, technology transformation, regulatory shifts, and the changing nature of what it means to be a CPA in today’s environment. Attendees are encouraged to share their perspectives and questions as we collectively explore the opportunities that lie ahead.

The financial world has been inundated by AI over the last few years, with a seemingly endless array of tools to choose from. In this presentation, I’ll go over how you can actually take steps towards AI adoption, and how you can leverage the technology to make meaningful improvements to your day-to-day workflow. I’ll give concrete examples of how I’ve deployed AI in my work so you can see how it can help you, too.

Most cybersecurity presentations are threat landscape overviews that leave the audience anxious and without a next step. This one is built the other direction. It walks through what actually happens to an accounting firm when an attack lands, and what a managing partner needs to have decided in advance.Content will cover: Why accounting firms are disproportionately targeted, and what attackers are actually after in a firm's systems The first 72 hours: what breaks, who you call, what decisions get made under pressure, and what it costs in lost billable hours during a busy season Client notification and the professional obligations that follow a breach What cyber liability insurance covers, what it does not, and the application questions firms are answering incorrectly The short list of controls that prevent the large majority of incidents, in priority order Attendees would leave with a practical checklist they can act on rather than a list of things to worry about.