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2024 Performance Management - Hiring to Retiring

Thursday, November 7
 4:00pm - 5:13pm

Online

1.20 Credits

Member Price: $39

How you onboard a new employee is critical in ensuring they understand your company culture and are immersed properly in your organization. On the flipside, in the event you are dealing with an employee termination, this too is critical in handling with care and sensitivity.  

Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud: Why Business Owners go to Prison

Thursday, November 7
 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

When federal prosecutors contemplate charges against business owners, two of their most potent and readily available tools include charges for mail fraud and wire fraud. The elements to convict for these crimes are clear: 1) The defendant devised or intended to devise a scheme or artifice to defraud, and, 2) in executing or attempting to execute the scheme, the defendant used or caused the use of mail or an interstate wire or wireless transmission. Mail, emails, cell phone calls, text messages, Internet transmissions, and even tweets could form the basis for charges of wire fraud or mail fraud. The crime of wire fraud is a reason that many business owners go to prison. In this course, we'll learn about a few people who've experienced a conviction for wire fraud. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

2024 Internal Controls for Small and Medium-Sized Entities

Thursday, November 7
 5:00pm - 5:57pm

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $39

This session explores the importance of internal controls with an emphasis on best practices for small- and medium-sized entities.  We will examine the roles of both preventive and detective controls and practical, cost-effective suggestions for implementing effective internal controls will be addressed.

IRS Revenue Officers, Field Collection, and Best Practices

Thursday, November 7
 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $55

You've probably been there. You have a client in your office with excess baggage. That's right, they're in field collection with a Revenue Officer. Now what are you going to do? How are you going to get where you want to be? This program will provide an overview of field collection, how to effectively work with Revenue Officers, general case processing, and important IRM deadlines. This will include taking a deep dive into the "RO Mindset" along with structuring your casework to flow with IRS case processing actions so you can get to the outcome you want. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

K2's 2023 Ten Must Know Features In Excel

Thursday, November 7
 5:00pm - 6:47pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

Most business professionals have used Excel for years, often without the benefit of any formal training. Thus, they don't know about key features in the application and, therefore, don't use them. Of course, this leads to inefficiencies and errors. Isn't it time to stop this madness? This session is for you if you're ready to become more efficient and effective with Excel! You will learn ten critical features that can help you get more work done in less time and improve your accuracy. We encourage you to make plans to join us for this session to learn the best ways of working with Excel!

2024 SAS 145: Modern Risk-Based Auditing

Thursday, November 7
 6:00pm - 7:48pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

This program provides in-depth coverage of SAS 145, a major standard that helps auditors enhance risk assessment procedures through improved techniques for identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement. This session is essential for CPAs that perform audits. The discussion will also be insightful for auditees and other professionals who want to maintain awareness of current auditing guidance.

2024 Federal Tax Update for Business with Doug Van Der Aa

Thursday, November 7
 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $129

This program will address the important provisions, rules and concepts related to business tax returns.  **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.

Business Valuation Fundamentals

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 7:56pm

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $39

In this course we will look at the highlights of what valuation is doing, how to go about it and what to look for in business valuation reports.  Areas such as types of reports, the standards by which they are prepared and process that is used to go from data to report.  We will also discuss the purposes of reports and how that purpose may impact the value.  Finally, we discuss how to determine the value of minority interests.

2024 Professional Skepticism for the Public Accountant

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $39

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.

2024 Best-In-Class Recruiting Strategies

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 8:03pm

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $39

With over 4.3 employees leaving their jobs as of early 2022, The Great Resignation presents a huge challenge for companies as they attract and retain talent. During this course, you'll learn practical strategies you can implement immediately to ensure you have the right tools in your toolbox to win the war on talent. 

The Controllership Series - The Future Role of the Controller Part 1

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 8:21pm

Online

1.50 Credits

Member Price: $59

This is a two-part series that discuss new trends and concepts the financial controller should begin to execute in order to truly become a valued member of the senior leadership team. The rapid pace of the evolving technological landscape has promoted changes in how accountants and financial professionals focus attention on strategy and modernize their roles to leverage digital technology. There is increased demand for enhancing flexibility into finance cycles and initiating real-time reporting and insights. These are the core attributes that will assist in transforming the work that controllership function performs. Is the financial controllership prepared to meet future business demands? The IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) and Deloitte’s Center for Controllership aimed to better understand the current state of controllership and expectations of future demands for controllers and accounting professionals. They conducted a survey in late 2022 and identified several trends. The survey takes a look at how prepared controllership is to meet future business demands. It also highlights some insights for leaders to consider that may increase their preparedness. It also identified areas of additional insight and questions to answer on the controllership transformation journey. In this segment one, we go through numerous concepts in detail and the remaining concepts will be covered in segment two.

2024 Risk Assessment and Internal Control

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 8:22pm

Online

1.50 Credits

Member Price: $59

The AICPA has determined that one in ten audit firms are not compliant with the risk assessment standards. This course will discuss how to properly identify risks and assess risk under AU-C 315. We will then review how to respond to identified risks under AU-C 330. The course will focus on the audit risk model and cover both inherent risk and internal controls. We review common deficiencies and how a proper risk assessment drives a more efficient and effective audit. 

The Controllership Series - The Controllers Role in Financial Forecasting

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 8:23pm

Online

1.50 Credits

Member Price: $59

Financial forecasting is an important part of any successful business. It enables businesses to plan for the future and anticipate scenarios based on strategy. The controller helps forecast financials by calculating future revenue and income streams. In recent years, corporate finance has undergone many dramatic changes due to the growth of a number of high-tech tools. The responsibilities/competencies of the Financial Controller position (FC) has changed in recent years To maximize performance, Controllers must be aware of how the FC position is changing, and how they must adjust to these changes. There are many types and methods of financial forecasting. This course will review the most prevalent forecasts and relative methods being used.

K2's 2023 The Digital Home

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 8:46pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

Your home is now the digital center of your world, and even if you go to an office every day, you have more options to help you manage everything from shopping lists to email accounts. Unfortunately, many new devices your family connects to your WiFi can create security risks and may make remote work and school less secure. For example, tracking devices and services can help parents monitor children and seniors, but outsiders can use the same tools to stalk their loved ones digitally. This session will help you learn about devices, services, and app suites for families, share files, organize photos, manage passwords, and keep your home secure. Attend this breakout and learn about innovative new tools to help you stay safe and make the most of your time away from the office.

2024 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Review and Update

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 8:54pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

This program will examine the key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that was enacted to not only curb inflation, but reduce the deficit, promote clean energy solutions, and much more.  Learn how this new legislation can provide tax savings for both your individual and business clients.  **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.

2024 Introduction to Ethics and Professional Skepticism

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

Ethics and professional skepticism are a cornerstone of public accounting. This course will review the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants that practitioners must adhere to. This course will outline the pressures, opportunities, and rationalizations that lead to instances of fraud. In addition, this class will walk through some interactive examples to illustrate various scenarios of noncompliance during engagements. 

K2's 2024 Accessing Your Company's Data with Power Query and Power BI

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

Power Query and Power BI offer great opportunities for accessing your data and making it more useful in reporting scenarios. Learn how to benefit from these tools in this session.

K2's 2024 Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence

Thursday, November 7
 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Copilot are available to everyone and offer great promise for improved productivity. Learn how you can begin to take advantage of these tools by participating in this session.

Only Financial Officer 3.0: More Skills for Smaller Company Financial Managers

Friday, November 8
 8:30am - 4:30pm

Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $274

The title "Chief Financial Officer" is not an accurate description for what many financial managers do because the word "chief" implies the company has more than one degreed accountant. This seminar covers four major topics of importance to the financial manager who must do it all. We have designed Only Financial Officer 3.0 to give financial managers in small to medium-sized companies the high-level skills needed to act as a member of top management.

Best Practices for an IRS Levy or Wage Garnishment

Friday, November 8
 9:00am - 10:00am

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $55

You are likely familiar and/or have experience with IRS levies and wage garnishments. BUT - Did you know that there's a lot of technicalities and procedural requirements that go into issuing an IRS levy or wage garnishment that you can exploit as a practitioner? This program will focus on the basics of an IRS levy or wage garnishment along with breaking down common errors that IRS employees tend to make in the issuance of a levy and remedies that can be used to obtain relief from a levy or wage garnishment. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.