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.
Combating Internal Fraud WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Understanding why internal fraud occurs. Policies, procedures, and control measures designed to fight fraud.
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.
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.
Minimizing Workplace Warfare WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.2 Credits
Sources of workplace conflict. Conflict resolution strategies. Communication skills and active listening. Conflict management techniques.
Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
GASB pronouncements. Single Audit issues. Yellow Book issues. Audit issues. Federal funding challenges.
Audits Under Uniform Guidance-Single Audit and NPOs WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Concepts of the Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance. Performing the compliance audit of federal awards, including testing auditee compliance and internal control over compliance. Auditor reporting responsibilities including the compliance audit reports, the report on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and schedule of findings and questioned costs. Requirements for the schedule of expenditures of federal awards, known as the SEFA. Update on the OMB Compliance Supplement.
Contract Accounting, Lease Accounting, and their Impact on Construction Contractors WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.5 Credits
Contract accounting. Revenue recognition. Leases.
Improve Spreadsheets by Building Controls in Excel WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
Learn best practices when designing your spreadsheets How to create a proper worksheet structure. Learn to use Excel's built-in features to find errors. How to create your custom controls to prevent and find errors. Using links to quickly move to controls. Using Conditional Formatting to highlight errors.
Accountants, Meet Chatbot: Starting ChatGPT Conversations WEBINAR
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
ChatGPT basics. Custom instructions. Playground. OpenAI API key. ChatGPT in Bing. ChatGPT in Excel. Microsoft 365 Copilot. ChatGPT in Google Sheets. ChatGPT in Google Docs. Plugins. Code Interpreter. Using ChatGPT for financial analysis. ChatGPT File Uploader. ChatPDF.
Legal Planning for Care Giving of Elderly/Disabled Clients WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Review legal and care giving options that are available to individuals and their families for when the individual can no longer live alone and needs some assistance. Review caring for the individual at home by family caregivers, outside agencies, and others, including household employee and homeowner's insurance issues, family caregiver respite care and adult day care. When care is no longer feasible in the home, we go through various living arrangements and financing options, including assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes and nursing homes and review how to protect family assets in such situations.
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Why you should be thinking about inclusion. How racism impacts your workplace at all. Where you might be vulnerable and unaware.
Top Employment Tools to Protect Your Business and Recommend to Business Clients WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Arbitration agreements. Confidentiality agreements. Restrictive covenants. Training. Severance agreements.
Emerging Innovations in Forensic Data Analytics, Crypto Currencies and AI, ChatGPT WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.0 Credits
AI and ChatGPT. Machine learning and predictive transaction tagging. Profiles of an improper or corrupt vendor payment. Data Sharing Consortium and Split Learning Techniques. Cryptocurrency trends and applications from an accountant's perspective.
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.
The Art of Conversation: A Relationship Approach to Networking WEBCAST
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Your Desk
2.2 Credits
Networking. Relationship management.
Preparation and Compilation Engagements Under the SSARS WEBCAST
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Your Desk
4.0 Credits
Relevant sections of SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification. Updates to SSARS No. 21 guidance due to issuance of SSARS Nos. 22, 23 and 24. Proposed changes to the SSARS guidance. Comprehensive sample engagement work programs for preparation and compilation engagements. Prescribed form, specified line item, pro forma, and other engagement variations. Complete illustrations of relevant engagement letters, reporting and other required communications for preparation and compilation engagements. SSARS No. 21 implementation issues and peer review feedback.
Advanced Topics in a Single Audit WEBCAST
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Your Desk
8.0 Credits
Auditor and auditee responsibilities. Planning the compliance audit and other risk assessment considerations. Required elements of the SEFA. Major program determination process. including clusters and loans/loan guarantees. Considerations when assessing and evaluating internal controls over compliance. Considerations of pass-through entities and subrecipients. Audit sampling in a compliance audit. Advanced audit reporting issues.
Key Considerations For Setting Up A Crypto Payment System WEBINAR
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Examine and walk through the primary considerations that any company seeking to implement a crypto payment system will need to keep in mind. Specific steps, the opportunities, and the challenges connected with implementing a crypto payment system. Documenting accounting implications. External resources will be provided in order additional context and information.
Tired of Feeling Drained by Complainers? Build Your Immunity to People's Negativity WEBCAST
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Your Desk
1.0 Credits
Emotional intelligence. Management skills. Teamwork. Customer relations.
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