CPE Catalog & Events
SAS No. 122, AU 240, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit WEBCAST
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Your Desk
3.0 Credits
The importance of professional skepticism. The dangers of making assumptions. How to listen and understand the answer to a question. Why it is important to leave all of your expectations at home. Anticipation and why it's so dangerous. Determining materiality. The fraud triangle. Thinking about, given a set of circumstances, how you would steal. Management and the tone at the top.
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 2 WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Why we get off balance and how to overcome those tendencies. Methods that turbo charge motivation, health and happiness. The power of culture and friends to affect our lives. The importance of clear intention in order to effect change that lasts.
K2's 2023 Securing Your Data: Practical Tools For Protecting Information WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Understanding today's cybersecurity risks. Identifying major cybersecurity risks. Implementing specific steps to reduce risk.
K2's 2023 Advanced QuickBooks Tips And Techniques WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Tips for improving efficiency with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online. Better reporting when working in QuickBooks environments. Tips for cleaning up QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online instances. Managing inventory more effectively when working with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online.
Blockchain Technology: What Every CPA Should Know WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
An explanation of what blockchain is. Review of the nomenclature associated with blockchain technology. Thorough review of the components of a blockchain application. Review of current and potential applications for blockchain and its impact on commerce. Potential impact on the CPA profession in accounting and auditing.
Postmortem Estate Planning Primer WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Alternative valuation date (AVD) issues. Portability Issues. Installment payments of estate taxes (IRC Section 6166). QTIP elections under IRC Section 2056(b)(7). The use of qualified disclaimers. Basis issues. Final income tax return of the decedent. Medical expenses of final illness. Savings bond interest acceleration. Estate fiscal year and accounting method elections. The sixty-five-day rule election. Income and deductions in respect of the decedent (IRD).
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.
K2's 2023 Best Word, Outlook, And PowerPoint Features WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Creating Word and PowerPoint documents with greater ease and efficiency. Enabling critical Outlook options for improved productivity. Best practices for working with Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Triple Your Memory, Prevent Dementia and Halve Your Stress - 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.
The SECURE Act 2.0 - Planning Opportunities for Employers WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
Implications for Employers. Starter 401(k) plans for small employers. Requiring automatic 401(k) enrollment. Improving worker access to emergency savings. Increasing part-time workers' access to retirement accounts. Statute of Limitations on excise taxes imposed on overcontributions to retirement plans. Multiple employer 403(b) plans. Automatic portability provisions. Other changes in the administration of company retirement plans
Better Forecasts: Be a Better Predictor WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Why an open mind and the ability to doubt helps make great predictions. Why it is better to be a fox than a hedgehog. How non-conformists change the world. How to focus on what matters. How to learn from the past without hindsight bias.
Inventory, Expense and Payroll Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Methods of committing inventory, expense and payroll fraud. What to look for when observing inventory. Detection of inventory fraud. How to recognize fictitious expenses. How to recognize altered expenses. Indicators of fake documentation. The three main reasons we ask for documentation. Detection and prevention of ghost employees.
The Tax Practitioners Guide to Estate Administration WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Estate settlement issues. Collection and accounting of assets. Determining the legitimacy of debts and creditors. Payment of creditors. Distribution issues. Probate issues. Will contests. Inventory of assets. Fiduciary duties. Rights of creditors, third parties, and beneficiaries. Federal estate tax issues. State death tax issues. Ancillary estate administration issues. Fiduciary accounting issues. Special issues regarding trusts.
K2's 2023 Emerging Technologies For Accountants, Including Blockchain And Cryptocurrencies WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Understanding many of today's emerging technologies and their role in business environments. Applied examples of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Risks associated with emerging technologies.
K2's 2023 Paperless Office WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
The importance of "going paperless". Key technologies that facilitate a paperless office. Advantages of going paperless. Examples of leading document management systems and processes.
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.
Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Planning for Real Estate in these Ever Changing Times WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.2 Credits
Real estate as a part of a client's divinified portfolio of investments. Understanding the differences revolving around personal real estate vs. investment real estate. Understanding valuation issues. Understanding titling issues. Individual deduction issues, including the interest limitation. Business deduction issues. At-risk limitations. Passive activity rules update. How the IRC Section 199A deduction applies to real estate investments. Depreciation issues. Estate and gift planning techniques for real estate. Proper use of trusts in real estate holdings.
How to Manage Your CPA Practice WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Client management. Employee management. Pricing models. Partner management.
K2's 2023 Case Studies in Fraud and Technology Controls WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Key fraud risks impacting businesses today. Examples of fraud and the monetary impact on victims. How to create, implement, and assess technology-based internal controls to reduce the probability of becoming a fraud victim.
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