CPE Catalog & Events
Fundamentals of Merger and Acquisition Transactions WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Valuation. Strategic planning. Intermediaries. Selling memorandum. Due diligence. Deal structures.
Revenue: The Five Steps-ASC Topic 606-10 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. All recently released updates to FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Multistate Taxation WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Starting a business - the tax life of a business. Selecting a business entity type. Section 199A and the Qualified Business Income deduction. Accounting methods. Reasonable compensation issues. Depreciation. Section 179, and bonus depreciation planning considerations. Retirement planning. Buy-sell and noncompete agreements. Tax considerations when selling a business. Partnership hot assets and other look-through provisions.
Preparing for and Conducting Discharge Meetings WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Issues to be evaluated pre-discharge. Off-site/off work-misconduct. Pre-discharge interviews. Resignations. Discharge meetings. Exit Interviews. Reference checks.
Business Writing Series: Planning and Organizing Your Writing WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Business writing. Planning writing projects. Project management. Proposal writing.
Excel - Building Powerful Lookup and Reference Formulas WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Performing advanced searching and data retrieval with LOOKUP, INDEX, and MATCH functions. Speeding up worksheet creation with the INDIRECT function. Testing conditions with the LOGICAL functions (IF, AND, OR, NOT). Using ERROR checking functions.
When Leadership Fails WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Who's responsible. The importance of policies and procedures. The development, implementation and monitoring of internal controls. There is no excuse. Who steals. The tone at the top and the big monkey theory.
Basic Individual Taxation Course WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Defining federal income taxes. Computing federal income tax liability. Calculating adjusted gross income. Defining qualifying child. Determining filing status. Calculating the kiddie tax. Standard deduction. Tax rates for ordinary income, capital gains, and qualified dividend income. Cash v. Accrual method. Filing deadlines and obtaining extensions.
What Does Fraud Look Like? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Why auditors fail to detect fraud. Usual vs an unusual transaction. Why fraud and stupid often look exactly the same. The importance of establishing the Perception of Detection. The number one reason fraud occurs. Looking for things that should be there. Looking for things that should not be there.
Gamed: Why Performance Targets and Incentives Fail and How to Fix Them WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Learn about the10-step ROKET-DS system, a simple structured method for designing meaningful targets and incentives. Create targets and objectives that align with your strategy. Build engagement with your target owners. Test your targets and incentives rigorously for unexpected outcomes and dangerous loopholes.
Forensic Data Analytics Supercourse for Fraud Prevention and Detection WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Forensic data analytics. Fraud prevention and detection. Data validation and methodologies. COSO's Fraud Risk Management Guide principles. Innovations in anti-fraud technology.
Why Cybersecurity Matters to CPAs WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Recent cybersecurity attacks, their implications, and how weak cybersecurity controls enabled their success. Specific cybersecurity controls that help prevent fraud and support data integrity of financial reports. How an effective cybersecurity program is needed to reduce losses, prevent fraud, avoid reputational damage, and protect critical data assets
Accounting Analysis Basics WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Accounting analysis and methodology. Factors influencing the quality of accounting-based financial reports. Impact of emerging business models on balance sheets. Introduction to the Instructor's Open Balance Sheet.
Becoming a Fraud Investigator WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Core concepts of fraud. Common workplace fraud schemes. Red flags of occupational fraud. Evaluating fraud tips. Skills of a fraud investigator. Planning the fraud investigation. Budgets, fees, and engagement letters.
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 1 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Why the brain can remember some things a hundred times better than others. Why we typically forget names and faces, and what can be done about it. How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence. How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques. How to prevent dementia and brain "fog" using specific supplements and exercise. How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life. How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling.
Cybersecurity Issues for the Professional WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Defining cybersecurity and cyber risks. Implications of cybercrime. Cyber-attack trends. Landscape of cyberattacks. Laws and regulations. Security standards and frameworks. Cybersecurity roadmap.
Excel - Advanced Financial and Statistical Calculations WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Financial functions best practices for creating amortization schedules and calculating annual interest payments. Calculating and summarizing data with SUMIF and SUBTOTAL functions. Statistical functions used to analyze data.
Business Communication Essentials - Dynamic Communication in the Workplace WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Communication. Feedback. Management. Leadership.
Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
How to design charts for the fastest possible user understanding and ease of use. Review of case studies for group critique. Developing a design standard for your organization. Designing tables for rapid understanding and efficient space use. How to use commentary, maintaining a consistent style and level of detail. Using layout to support long-term memory and improve understanding. The impact of trend methods on user understanding and a brief introduction to a statistically valid method for trend analysis. How to apply these techniques using Excel
Trusts as Retirement Plan Beneficiaries WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
What is the significance of the Retirement Plan Beneficiary? Primary vs. Contingent Beneficiaries. Is a Trust a "Designated Beneficiary?" Is it an "Eligible Designated Beneficiary?" Why do people want to name a trust as the beneficiary? What happens when the trust beneficiary dies?
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