Professional Development and Event Catalog
Class Pass 2024-25
Purchase your professional development program credits in advance (as either a 40-hour Class Pass or 80-hour Class Pass) and enjoy significant savings! This year’s pass applies to seminars, CTCPA developed conferences, webinars, and livestream programs now through March 31, 2025. Class Pass is also a great way to get your staff the training they need at a discounted price. Note: Class Pass is for individuals - credits are not transferable to other employees within a firm or company.
Introduction to Yellow Book
10:00am - 11:49am
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Performing engagements in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS or “Yellow Book”) requires additional reporting, ethics, and performance requirements. This course will identify and review the guidance found in the Yellow Book and analyze the relationship between Government Auditing Standards and the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. We will review the Yellow Book requirements for financial statement audits while also touching upon ethical principles and independence
Crucial Tax Topics 2021-2022 with Art Werner - Converting to a Roth IRA
10:00am - 12:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Tax rates appear to be on the most certain long-term increase. Tax planning’s main objective is keeping tax rates at their lowest possible level through time. The time is exactly right now to accomplish this. There’s a window today to convert from a traditional IRA to a Roth – and it’s closing very soon. In this course, you’ll learn exactly how to prevent increasing tax rates (and other proposed changes) from seriously battering the value of a retirement nest egg. A Roth conversion is an intensely personal decision that requires impeccable attention to a client’s specifics. We’ll establish for you the Roth conversion thinking process and all things to consider.
Steps to Stop External Fraud
10:00am - 12:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Until recently, a percentage of organizations discounted the risk related to external fraud attempts. Most were only concerned with protecting physical assets such as inventory or fixed assets. However, because of the many highly publicized corporate hacking events, such as the ones that affected the Colonial Pipeline and JBS Meats, more attention is being paid to external fraud risk of all types. In this session, we look at what is included in a definition of external fraud and then delve into specific control issues that can give rise to increased risk. We then discuss measures that organizations can employ to help reduce exposure to external attacks. 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 Windows 11 - What End Users Need To Know
10:30am - 12:24pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
A burning question on the minds of many is, “What features should I use in Windows 11?” Presented with end-users in mind, in this session, you will get the answer you need to that question and others, all delivered in the context of improving productivity and security. Among other topics, you will learn about improvements in virtual desktops, changes to the user interface, customization options, and more. If you’re using Windows 11 now or plan to upgrade soon, this is a must-see session to help you make the most of your upgrade.
The Ethic of Recruitment and Selection
10:30am - 12:30pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Today, more than ever, it is essential that employers have an ethical and effective recruiting strategy and selection process that fosters an environment of diversity and inclusion. This webinar focuses on identifying recruiting strategies that help to increase talent pools and employment interviewing that maximizes hiring success. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
How culture affects risks
11:00am - 12:00pm
Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $71
Creating culture benefits your organization It's important to dedicate time and resources in: Evaluating the company's current culture Communicating the company's values Creating processes and risk avoidance activities for a healthy corporate culture Prioritizing and monitoring risks This webcast will help you evaluate your organization's current culture, and teach you strategies for building a thriving corporate culture.
New Client Ethical Challenges: The CPAs Guide
11:00am - 12:45pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
This course explores the multitude of issues that taking on a new client can bring with it, and then interprets them using three sets of ethical rules. A group of “players” reveal real-life challenges faced by the CPA firm in bringing the new client into compliance, as well as proper financial and tax compliance issues.
CFO Series: Successful System Implementations: Planning!
11:00am - 1:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
System changes are common, so why does seemingly every new system update or installation have multiple, new problems? We will review the causes and effects, including a short-term outlook. We will focus on the best practices of successful organizations, specifically the one key task for success - proper planning. What are the steps to take? Which functions need to be involved? How can you reduce risk? These actions can be applied to small system changes, system upgrades, or large ERP systems. Do not make the same mistake over and over - learn from others who have paid the hefty price.
K2's Automating Your Tax Practice
11:00am - 2:38pm
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Automating the tax practice is – or should be – a major initiative of almost all public accounting firms today. From ingesting data, processing returns, distributing draft and final copies, and billing and collecting fees, practitioners have outstanding opportunities to automate their tax practice. Those that choose to automate will experience the benefits of reduced staff turnover, increased productivity and efficiency, fewer errors, and improved cash flow. Participate in this session to learn the “how’s and why’s” of automating your tax practice. This session includes critical topics such as hardware and software options, workflows, and security and privacy issues. Plan to join us in this session to position your tax practice for greater success!
Start a Forensic Accounting Practice with Confidence
11:30am - 3:30pm
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The need for a forensic accountant has grown in the last two decades, with more expected in the future. From oil well spills to divorces - from stealing trust funds to partnership disputes - forensic accountants are needed to find and calculate losses. They are financial detectives that are needed to explain the money story to attorneys, judges, and juries. If you are interested in starting a forensic accounting practice or adding on this service to your existing firm, this course is for you. In this presentation, you will know what service to provide possible clients, how to find those clients, and the cost-effective ways to start the forensic accounting practice. Your instructor has over 20 years of experience as a special agent with IRS-Criminal Investigation where he conducted investigations into tax and money laundering crimes across the globe. After his successful investigative career, he started a CPA firm from scratch that focused on forensic accounting. He shares the successes and failures in starting a forensic accounting practice, including getting the right credentials, various ways of marketing to potential clients, closing the deal with engagement letters, and delivering the service to the client. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
How To Use Microsoft 365 Forms to Create Online Surveys
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
When you need to create a simple survey or form to capture data online, the Microsoft 365 Forms app can be just the right solution. You can use it for simple forms such as a client information form or client service evaluation form. You can create more sophisticated forms, such as a client tax organizer. All responses can remain confidential and can be viewed in Excel format for further analysis or to prepare the form data for import into another application. This course will take you through the step-by-step process for creating, distributing, compiling and analyzing digital forms and surveys. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Introduction to Governmental Accounting
12:00pm - 1:53pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Governmental accounting is very unique. This course will introduce the financial reporting basics for governments, including fund accounting and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Attendees will analyze the layouts of the fund financial statements as well as the government-wide financial statements. The course will also cover the concept of component units, Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A), and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
Grading Your Auditors - Are You Getting the Most Value?
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
An audit is an investment in reliable financial reporting and compliance, and an increased return on those dollars can be achieved by hiring the right auditors. This course will provide key factors for you to consider when evaluating whether you are getting the most quality and insight from your auditors, to enable them to perform the most value-added audit possible in the given circumstances - while retaining the trust of a CPA. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Surgent's The Accountant as the Expert Witness
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
As litigation becomes more complex, attorneys are relying more on accountants to serve as consulting experts or expert witnesses at trial. Serving as an expert witness is not as difficult as you might expect. Accounting experts educate lawyers and jurors on issues such as valuation, tax liability, and forensics. Learn how accountants become expert witnesses, the role they play during pre-litigation through to trial, and the techniques experts employ to avoid challenges from opposing counsel.
Audit & Attestation Update: What's Going on at the AICPA 2023
12:00pm - 3:41pm
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
The AICPA's Auditing Standards Board has issued numerous standards that are effective in 2023. We'll review the impact of the changes to auditing estimates, risk assessment, noncompliance with laws and regulations (NOCLAR), as well as the changes coming down the pike for quality management. This course will keep auditors up to date on the work of the ASB.
Ethics - Regulatory and Standards Update
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Stay current on recent changes to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and keep abreast of emerging trends in ethics standards and regulatory initiatives and their potential impact on your practice. Explore frequent practitioner ethics compliance challenges, including competence, due professional care, audit quality, and independence. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Buying, Selling, or Gifting a Business Creatively
1:00pm - 3:12pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has made significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. This, in turn, has created a need to make changes in a client’s planning needs. In addition to traditional issues faced by a business owner regarding the operation of his or her business, business ownership creates complexities in the tax, estate, and financial planning arenas. By focusing on the development of many unique business planning tools, this course explores the entrance and exit strategies available to business owners. **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 leighanne.conroy@acpen.com.
Financial & Tax Accounting for Partnerships & LLCs
1:00pm - 4:41pm
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
This program compares and contrasts the financial accounting for partnerships and LLCs, as well as discusses the tax accounting for these entities. It includes a thorough discussion of the important differences between financial accounting for partnership capital accounts and the tax accounting for partnership capital accounts. Financial accounting for operations of a partnership will also be addressed.
Outlook - Manage Your Inbox With Maximum Efficiency
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
If you use Outlook to process your email, you are likely spending a substantial part of your day processing incoming email messages. This course is designed to show you a multitude of tips and tricks to reduce time spent processing emails. We will cover every feature available in Outlook to streamline and automate your email processing. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.