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Surgent's Annual Accounting and Auditing Update

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 9:00am - 5:00pm

Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $299

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Designed as an all-you-need-to-know update for accounting, auditing, and attestation practitioners at all levels in public accounting and industry, this course provides a comprehensive review of recent standard-setting and rulemaking activities of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On the financial accounting front, we will cover the FASB's Post-Implementation Review (PIR) report for revenue recognition under ASC 606 and discuss the best practices in applying the standard and identifying any ongoing issues practitioners are experiencing with applying the standard. We will also discuss the more than a dozen ASUs the FASB has issued since the beginning of 2023 and into 2025 covering crypto assets, disaggregated expenses, business combinations, and leases for entities under common control. Our focus on AICPA standards includes a detailed discussion of revamped AICPA quality management standards. The AICPA updated and modernized the standards by issuing Statement on Quality Management Standards 1, 2, and 3 (SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3, respectively), SSARS No. 26, and SAS 146, Quality Management for an Engagement Conducted in Accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (SAS 146). These standards, effective December 15, 2025, modernize quality management standards to reflect an increased focus on risk assessment, technology use, and the presence of outside experts on engagements. We will also cover new rules impacting public company audits and present case studies on recent fraudulent accounting stories and best practices for detecting and preventing such frauds. 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.

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Surgent's S Corporation Core Tax Issues From Formation Through Liquidation

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 9:00am - 5:00pm

Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $279

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As experienced staff members master the preparation intricacies of an 1120-S tax return, they are expected to understand and apply the underlying concepts, principles and laws governing S corporation status. This course is designed to illustrate in both theory and practice overarching principles that govern S corporations from formation to revocation, termination and liquidation. Experienced, client-facing staff should be aware of the pitfalls that may inadvertently cause an S-status termination or may generate unintended tax consequences to shareholders.

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Money Laundering Awareness for Accountants

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 9:30am - 11:30am

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

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The course provides general information on how to identify money laundering activities during the conduct of normal tax audits. Discover key resources and tools available for effective detection and deterrence. Explore the impact of money laundering on ethical decision-making, and how examiners and auditors can assist criminal investigators in countering money laundering. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

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How Culture Affects Risks

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 11:00am

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $75

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Creating Culture Benefits Your Organization It's important to dedicate time and resources in: Evaluating the company's current culture Communicating the company's values Creating processes and risk avoidance activities for a healthy corporate culture Prioritizing and monitoring risks This course will help you evaluate your organization's current culture, and teach you strategies for building a thriving corporate culture.

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Responding To Retaliation Concerns and Capturing Key Retaliation Case Metrics

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 11:04am

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $39

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Individuals may cite retaliatory concerns when weighing their decision to report an issue; during an investigation; or, after an investigation’s conclusion. No matter the timing, when an individual raises a retaliation concern, their claims should be taken seriously and fully reviewed. Does your organization analyze retaliation allegations and investigate outcomes as part of their cultural assessment?   Most organizations track retaliation matters at a general, non-specific level. The type of retaliation and the perceived cause of the retaliatory act are not delineated. When a retaliation matter requires investigation, an organization should gather key data points for trending purposes and to fine tune future training and policy initiatives. This course offers recommendations for (1) framing responses to retaliation allegations (2) capturing key data points (3) developing specific metrics for retaliation matters

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Current Fraud Trends - Nonprofit and Government Entities

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 11:50am

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

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Improve Spreadsheets by Building Controls in Excel

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 12:00pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

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In today's data-driven world, spreadsheets serve as the backbone of business and personal productivity. However, creating complex and error-prone spreadsheets can lead to critical mistakes and inefficiencies. This course aims to equip you with the knowledge and tools to build robust spreadsheets, implementing a range of controls and safeguards to ensure data integrity, streamline processes, and maximize accuracy. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

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Surgent's Controllership Skills Update: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 12:00pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $99

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Mergers, acquisitions, and partnering have long been strategic vehicles to grow or change an existing organization. Corporate America has extensive experience in merging with or acquiring firms. However, its track record of being able to unify an acquired firm with the acquirer and provide a single organization with increased growth potential has been somewhat shaky. This session provides a roadmap including specific actions for financial professionals focused on improving the results of an acquisition, sale, formation of an alliance, and/or outsourced activities. This program continues to be updated based upon trends and recent events. In addition to traditional topics, it includes discussions on the impact of taxes, corporate structures to manage M&A and internal venture capital, strategic spin-offs/splits, issues concerning goodwill, and managing outsourced activities. The program expands the topics covered in the Controllership Skills Update Series. As with the other programs, this brief session is aimed at renewing and expanding participants' existing skills, by providing specific actions to improve an organization's results. Real-world examples are used throughout the session.

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Surgent's Guide to Partner Capital Account Reporting

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 12:00pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $99

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Tax practitioners are responsible for presenting partner capital accounts on the tax basis. But what does this mean and how have rules changed in recent years regarding partner capital accounts? This course covers exactly that. For tax practitioners preparing partnership 1065 forms, this course explains these complex rules in practical and understandable terms.

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Taxation of Business Entities

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 12:17pm

Online

2.50 Credits

Member Price: $79

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This course will introduce you the different types of business entities and the tax implications of contributions, distributions and earnings, among other topics. **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 kori.herrera@acpen.com  

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Gamed: Why Performance Targets and Incentives Fail and How to Fix Them

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 1:40pm

Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $129

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Targets can be a powerful catalyst for remarkable achievements - from landing humans on the moon to eradicating smallpox and repairing the ozone layer. However, poorly designed targets can have severe consequences, potentially leading to executive imprisonment, corporate collapse, or even loss of life. This course uses real-world examples and case studies to guide you through a practical, step-by-step process for crafting robust, effective, and credible targets for your organization. You'll learn how to harness the positive potential of targets whilst avoiding the pitfalls that can derail even the most well-intentioned performance initiatives.

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K2's Working Remotely- The New Normal

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 2:00pm

Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $129

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Many team members now work remotely, whether by choice or necessity. As a result, questions abound about remote access to desktops and data, security, communications, collaboration, and other considerations in this new normal. When implemented correctly, remote work strategies can be a “win-win” for all involved; however, failed implementations may lead to inefficiencies, security issues, and dissatisfied team members. This session will teach you today’s best practices for working remotely. Specifically, you will learn about various remote access tools, communication and collaboration options, and security best practices. You will also learn about managing and monitoring workflows in remote work environments and tools you can use. After completing this session, you can implement a remote work strategy that yields efficiency, security, and satisfaction to all involved.

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2025 Annual Update for Governmental Accountants & Auditors

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 4:00pm

Online

6.00 Credits

Member Price: $189

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This comprehensive course provides the critical updates governmental accountants and auditors need to stay informed. We'll begin with a review of recent GASB standards, including compensated absences, asset disclosures, risk and uncertainty disclosures, and financial reporting model improvements. Participants will also gain insights into GASB's current projects, exposure drafts, and agenda progress to ensure they are up to date on what's ahead. For auditors, we'll cover key changes to governmental auditing standards, including the 2024 Yellow Book updates, the transition from quality control to quality management, and implementation timelines, with early adoption options. Single Audit updates will include the 2024 Uniform Guidance changes, the 2025 Compliance Supplement, GAO reports on improper payments and government fraud, the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), and recent Department of Education guidance on related parties.

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How to Get a Better Return on Yellow Book and Single Audits - Avoiding the Most Misapplied Audit Concepts

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:00am - 6:00pm

Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $225

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Yellow Book and Single Audit reporting entities have complex and unique financial statement audit, compliance and reporting issues. Deficiencies in these types of audit engagements are common. This course will reduce the likelihood of noncompliance with relevant professional and regulatory auditing and reporting standards.

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Cost of Capital: What it is and How to Use it

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:30am - 12:30pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $129

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Every business needs capital, and capital has a cost. Providers of debt and equity demand a return and the combination is the cost of capital for the business. This session discusses how to calculate the cost of capital, how to use it to make superior business decisions every day and some common ways organizations misuse this number. Who should understand your organization’s cost of capital? Even if you are not yet the CFO, you need to thoroughly understand the cost of capital and its use. The cost of capital allows managers to, “Get the biggest bang for the buck.” If you want to enhance your corporate finance skills, this session is for you.

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Mastering Microsoft 365 Copilot for CPAs

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 10:30am - 12:30pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

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Two Types of Goals You Need to Be Successful

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 11:00am - 12:00pm

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

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Financial Decisions that Led Two Businessmen to Prison

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 11:00am - 1:00pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

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Two college graduates built impressive careers: One worked in sales, the other in technology and investing. Both of those people made decisions in the course of their business that led to government investigations. They had to hire attorneys, go through judicial processes, face charges, and plead guilty. Each of those people are on their way to prison. Learn from the lessons they offer. We interview both financial professionals, and they tell us more about how their decisions influenced the consequences that followed. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

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Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead Well in All Directions

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 11:00am - 1:00pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

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Most leadership development focuses on a single direction within the organizational hierarchy: downstream to subordinates. While it is important to be a good boss, leadership is much more than that. The best leaders learn to lead well in all directions. They lead upward to superiors and across among peers throughout the organization. And it all starts with self-leadership. This often overlooked or misunderstood leadership principle is essential to build a thriving and productive culture. This topic is based on Jon’s book, Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead Well in All Directions. 

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Yellow Book Independence and Single Audit Fundamentals

Tuesday, Aug. 5
 11:00am - 3:00pm

Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $149

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This CPE course explains Yellow Book independence including the general requirements, requirements for auditors providing non-audit services and documentation requirements. This course also explains the basic elements of a Uniform Guidance compliance audit, including an overview of requirements, major program determination with examples, an understanding of compliance requirements and related internal control over compliance, sampling, and single audit reporting. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

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