CPE Catalog & Events
Building Your Own Library of Anti-fraud and Continuous Monitoring Tests WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Build your own forensic data analytics tests around vendors, customers or employees. Expand your knowledge and library of available anti-fraud tests and behavioral algorithms. Align the right tests to the appropriate risks. Practical applications and use cases.
Foreign Information Returns: Key Forms WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
IRS foreign information returns and Civil Penalties Information Chart. Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts: Form Fin CEN Form 114. FBAR penalty mitigation rules. Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets: Form 8938. Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Gifts: Form 3520. Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a US Owner: Form 3520-A. Information Return of U.S. Persons concerning Certain Foreign Corporations: Form 5471. Information Return of a 25% Foreign-Owned or a Foreign Corporation Engaging in a US Trade or Business: Form 5472. Return by a US Transfer of Property to a Foreign Corporation: Form 926. Return of U.S. Persons concerning Certain Foreign Partnerships: Form 8865. Information Return of U.S. Persons concerning Foreign Disregarded Entities: Form 8858. Return by Shareholder of a Passive Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund: Form 8621. Current procedures for participation in the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP).
Preparing Individual Tax Returns for New Staff and Paraprofessionals WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
New and expanded energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Preparation of various Form 1040 individual tax returns and schedules; provided answers include "filled-in" forms. Coverage of Form 7203. Coverage of Schedule 199A qualified business income. its calculation. limitations. and examples. Dividends and interest - Ordinary. return of capital. and capital gain distribution dividends; tax-exempt interest. original issue discount. etc. Security transactions - From Form 1099-B to Form 8949 to Schedule D. plus mutual fund sales and related basis issues. Self-employed person issues. Schedule C deductions including depreciation. Sale and exchange of property - Understanding Form 4797 and depreciation recapture; capital gains. A working understanding of passive losses - How to handle rental property and how the passive loss rules flow to the tax forms. Itemized deductions - A thorough understanding of what's deductible and what's not. Interest deductions - Limitations and timing problems. Charitable contributions substituting for taxes. IRS says - No! Retirement contributions and education credits and deductions. Tax computations - The Kiddie Tax. AMT. regular tax. tax credits. Individual problems illustrated by form preparation for various items. with numerous "practice tips". Impact of recent legislation and forms changes on the 1040.
Advanced Personal Financial Planning Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Retirement: accumulation and decumulation techniques, Social Security, Medicare and long-term care. Debt management, including reverse mortgages and education financing. Insurance and investments from a life-planning perspective. Income tax legislation, cases, and rulings. Estate and trust planning strategies.
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Taxable terminations. Mismatch between available exemption and GST and utilizing excess GST. GST elections on Form 709 and automatic allocations.
A CPAs Confidentiality Duties in Tax Practice WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Understand CPA confidentiality requirements in tax practice. Distinguish between confidentiality requirements and taxpayer privileges that apply to the CPA.
Employment Law 101 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Title VII. Americans With Disabilities Act. Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Family Medical Leave Act. Fair Labor Standards Act. Equal Pay Act. National Labor Relations Act. Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Business Writing Series: 10 Principles of Effective Email WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Email management. Email etiquette and tone. Business writing.
Data Extraction, Transformation, Validation the Right Data Sources for Analysis WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understand various data types. Structured vs. unstructured data. Completeness and validation testing. Selecting the right data sources for the job. Risks and pitfalls to avoid.
Aligning Analytics to COSO's Fraud Risk Management Principles WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
COSO Fraud Risk Management Guide. Aligning data analytics considerations to an effective fraud risk management program. How to implement and sustain an effective forensic data analytics program as part of an effective fraud risk management and compliance program.
Reporting the Results of a Fraud Investigation WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Written reports and supporting documentation. Methods of presenting evidence to help non-accountants understand the numbers. Evaluating reports of opposing experts. Responding to a motion in limine or Daubert challenge as an expert witness. Common lines of questioning for financial experts. Preparing for deposition and trial. Effectively testifying at deposition and trial.
Introduction to Forensic Data Analytics WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Data analytics. Key fraud risk management guidance documents. Data analytics frameworks. Leading techniques and innovations for preventing and detecting fraud.
2023 Compliance Update on Arbitration Agreements, Severance Agreements, Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Agreements WEBC
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Federal laws providing greater visibility of sexual harassment and sexual assault claims. Agency rulings curtailing confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in agreements.
Are Those Independent Contractors Really Independent Contractors? WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Classification of workers as employees or independent contractors.
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
Seeing Beyond the Numbers: Analysis for CFOs and Controllers WEBINAR
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Purpose of financial statement analysis. Comparing actuals vs. expectations and benchmarking. Ratio analysis. Analysis of statement of cash flows. Other uses of ratios.
Top 10 Things to Know About Estate Taxation and Planning WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
The numbers: exemptions, exclusions and discounts. portability and step-up in basis. asset valuation. deductions: marital, charitable, transmission and administration. retirement plan assets, annuities and life insurance. trust funding and administration.
6 Practical Strategies To Promote Diversity and Inclusion In Your Workplace WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Communication. Leadership. Character. Behavior.
Business Communication Essentials - Dynamic Communication in the Workplace WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Communication. Feedback. Management. Leadership.
Common Audit and Financial Reporting Deficiencies in State and Local Governments WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Financial statement preparation. Common mistakes made in preparing financial statements. GASB financial statement preparation standards.
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