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Key Tax Issues Facing Business & Industry

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TBD

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $129

This course focuses on the key federal tax issues affecting business from the internal accountant's point of view, with a focus on the major ramifications of the TCJA and other recent tax legislation and developments.  Planning alternatives and the potential risks associated with those strategies will also be discussed.   

Introduction to the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry

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Virtual

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $55

The insurance industry has unique accounting and regulatory requirements. This course provides an introduction to those unique requirements, including the multiple layers of regulation, statutory vs. GAAP accounting, non-admitted assets, special treatment of taxes, and more! This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Meet Me At The Intersection Of Fraud And Ethics

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TBD

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $129

This course initially explores actual fraud circumstances through the lens of potential prevention. We will examine how selected frauds were accomplished and consider what internal controls may have prevented fraudsters from achieving their nefarious acts. Then we will switch gears to an interactive, case-based discussion that asks participants to reach their own conclusions by analyzing facts in concert with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and other sources of ethical guidance. This course ultimately provides practical, action-oriented insight that can be implemented by accounting professionals in both public practice and industry.

Business Tax Update for Industry

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TBD

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

This course focuses on the key federal tax issues affecting businesses from the internal accountant's point of view, with a focus on recent tax legislation and developments.  Planning alternatives and the potential risks associated with those strategies will also be discussed.    **Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to leighanne.conroy@acpen.com.

Bitcoin Fundamentals - What Every CPA Should Know

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Virtual

3.00 Credits

Member Price: $99

After more than 10 years in the marketplace, Bitcoin has been firmly planted in the global financial system as the de facto leader in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin is no longer looked at as a mystical concept of money made of pixie dust. Bitcoin has evolved to be a major force in the financial technology (FinTech) industry. With the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, among others, it is important to understand how Bitcoin separates itself from all the other alternative cryptocurrencies, aka alt coins, as well as how you can protect your Bitcoin investment from these exchange collapses. As a CPA advising your clients on financial matters, it is imperative that you have a fundamental understanding of Bitcoin and how it all works and what distinguishes it from all the other cryptocurrencies. This course provides you with a solid base of Bitcoin knowledge so that you will be confident in having those client conversations, as well as participating in the Bitcoin ecosystem, including current tax implications. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Surgent's Current Issues in Accounting and Auditing: An Annual Update

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

Designed for accounting and attestation practitioners at all levels in both public accounting and business and industry, this course provides a detailed review of SAS No. 145 and brings you up to date on FASB and AICPA standards issued over the past few years. The course also provides many hands-on examples and illustrations to help apply the guidance in practice and discusses other important A&A practice matters to be aware of, including an update on peer review and audit quality.

Ethics: What a CPA in Business & Industry Needs to Know

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

Accountants in business and industry face ethical conflicts almost daily. This workshop (re-)introduces the revised AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and walks through the five basic rules of conduct and the related professional ethical principles applicable to accountants in business and industry. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Surgent's Annual Accounting and Auditing Update

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Virtual

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $299

Designed for accounting and attestation practitioners at all levels in both public accounting and business and industry, this course provides a comprehensive review of recent standard-setting activities of the FASB and AICPA. In addition to providing a detailed review of SAS No. 145, this course will bring you up to date on FASB and AICPA standards issued over the past few years. The course also provides many hands-on examples and illustrations to help you apply the guidance in practice. In addition to a financial accounting update, the course will discuss what you will need to do differently as you adopt new audit standards 142-149 over the next few years, including a detailed review of the new audit requirements under SAS 142. The course will also cover the key changes related to SSARS No. 25. Finally, the course reviews the AICPA's quality management project. In summary, the course is your go-to source for all things A&A and will prepare you for your upcoming engagements throughout the rest of the year.

Sales and Government Investigations, Part 1

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

This course helps participants understand the relationship between compliance training, aggressive sales tactics, government investigations, and criminal prosecutions. Without compliance training on white-collar crime, sales professionals can make decisions in pursuit of commissions or quotas that lead to government investigations and prosecutions. Part 1 of this two-part course profiles the career path of Alec Burlakoff. Under his leadership, he built teams that generated more than $3 billion in sales for the pharmaceutical industry. Those training techniques also led to government investigations, prosecutions for white-collar crimes, prison terms, and corporate fines. Participants get real-life exposure to white-collar financial crime, showing the relevance of ongoing training in ethics, compliance, and corporate governance. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Building Security and Efficiency With Internal Control

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Virtual

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $239

A well-designed internal controls system can and will drive all entity objectives. Too many times control creators focus too much on security. It is important to properly balance protection-based measures with those designed to enhance efficiency. This session works to illustrate the power of a strong and well supported control system. It also discusses steps to take in order to establish such a system. This material is becoming more and more beneficial as companies strive to address many new business challenges such as evolving markets, the rapid rate of change in the business world and the notable increase in governmental and industry-based regulation. Those that desire a balanced and workplace enhancing control system should strongly consider this session. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Surgent's Government and Nonprofit Frauds and Controls to Stop Them

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

George Washington once wrote, "We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought experience." The cost of fraud, dearly paid by governments and nonprofits, is too severe not to learn and profit from. In this course, we will look back at real-world government and nonprofit frauds and derive useful controls to stop them. The course materials utilize a highly illustrative and innovative format. Over 15 focused exercises are included to provide an enhanced working knowledge of fraud and anti-fraud controls to both auditors and industry professionals.

2023 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update

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TBD

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

The Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) of the AICPA has been very busy issuing new and updating existing ethics rules. This course will provide an overview of recently issued and soon to be effective ethics rules that CPAs in both industry and public accounting need to know to be compliant. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

2023 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update

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2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

The Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) of the AICPA has been very busy issuing new and updating existing ethics rules. This course will provide an overview of recently issued and soon to be effective ethics rules that CPAs in both industry and public accounting need to know to be compliant. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The New Psychology of Fraud with Dr. Toby Groves

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

This session features the latest behavioral science, demonstrations of experiments, and compelling real-life stories to disrupt everything you thought you knew about fraud. It will spur you to challenge "sacred cows" of the industry and help you develop better thinking approaches to detect, deter, or investigate fraud, waste and abuse. Learn why many of our basic assumptions about fraud are flawed, why some widely accepted investigative practices are more harmful than helpful, and how auditors and investigators sometimes unwittingly assist fraud schemes. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Surgent's Industry Accountant Toolkit

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Virtual

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $279

This course will explore some of the most essential tools for measuring financial and operational success, as well as improving results. Appendices will be provided to give students hands-on applicable materials that can be utilized after completion of the course.

Surgent's Marijuana: A Generalized Business Viewpoint

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $99

Each year, more states legalize cannabis (i.e., marijuana) for medical or recreational purposes. As legalization grows, so too does the cannabis industry. While some financial professionals have stayed away from this growing sector of the economy, others have embraced the opportunities the cannabis industry has to offer. The legalization of cannabis brings with it a complex regulatory landscape, which includes strict compliance with federal and state regulations. However, the complexity of this emerging market provides opportunities for accountants and other financial professionals. Behind the cannabis dispensaries are scores of related business sectors including food production, retail, farming, and chemical production, as well as facilities, design, and construction. Simply stated, the commercialization of marijuana offers financial professionals an opportunity to participate in an industry expected to reach $73 billion worldwide within six years.

Introduction to the Not-for-Profit Industry

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Virtual

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $55

The not-for-profit industry has unique requirements. This course enables participants to understand and apply those unique requirements, including accounting and financial statement presentation unique to not-for-profits, understanding of asset restrictions, understanding when an entity qualifies for tax-exempt status, and tax filing requirements for not-for-profits. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Practical Insights Gleaned from the AICPA's Code of Conduct

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Virtual

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

Reading the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct can be a daunting experience. This course unpacks the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct by exploring practical considerations for accounting professionals. We will examine selected provisions that are relevant to CPAs in both public accounting and industry. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Professional Skepticism for the Public Accountant

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Virtual

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $55

Accountants are expected to demonstrate a questioning mindset. While such professional skepticism is an obvious requirement for assurance engagements, it is applicable elsewhere in the practice of public accounting. In fact, a skeptical mindset offers benefits to both public accountants and those who work in industry. This course provides specific examples of professional skepticism while suggesting best practices. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Accounting and Auditing for the Construction Industry 2023

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Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

The construction industry faces many unique challenges to survive and remain profitable. These include specific aspects of accounting and reporting for construction contracts and estimating project costs and profitability. Analyze revenue recognition under the percentage of completion method (including comparing current standards to the new FASB revenue standard) by exploring the underlying details. Reduce potential errors made using established concepts, including the shortfalls of the "cost to cost" method. Take a focused look at construction contractors' accounting, reporting and auditing. Discuss techniques and examples that provide a realistic audit approach for the contractor, including detailed auditing procedures for many types of contracts.