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Surgent's Why Do They Do It? The Psychology of Fraud

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

This course will discuss the psychology behind white-collar crime. It will conclude with a conversation with Abby Ellin, author of Duped. This is the third of five 2-hour courses in Surgent's Fraud Certificate Program. This program includes a combination of lectures, animated videos, and live interviews with white-collar offenders and whistle-blowers. Each course is designed to be engaging and informative and will enhance your understanding of fraud.

Surgent's Why People Quit: A Look at Accounting and Other Professionals

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $49

Employee turnover has always been expensive, and experts warn that the cost of employee attrition keeps rising. Tight labor markets, a strong economy, and increasingly collaborative jobs are just some of the explanations given for the high price of losing employees. While some of these "macro" factors are beyond an employer's control, there is substantial research showing practices employers can implement that encourage employees to remain and grow with an organization. So, why do people quit? It is commonly thought that employees often leave their jobs because they do not like their boss, they perceive low opportunities for growth, or they are offered a better opportunity somewhere else. However, new research reveals that what really affects career decisions are employees' sense of how they are doing compared to their peers or where these individuals thought they would be at a certain point in life. This course provides an overview of how to improve employee retention. Whether you are a sole practitioner with one or two employees or part of a much larger organization, this course will be valuable to you.

Surgent's Winning the Fraud Battle in the Digital Age: Prevention and Detection (Course Manual Download)

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

Our focus is to reduce the overall risk of fraud. To that end, this course focuses on what factors contribute to turning honest employees into fraudsters. Discussion will include integrity and ethics, as well as how people may react in certain situations. We will also touch upon what lurks in the darknet along with cryptocurrency fraud.

Surgent's Work-Life Balance: Maximizing Productivity and Understanding Related Tax Issues

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $49

Working as a financial professional is an accomplishment that offers the potential for a good salary with long-term growth. Despite being a sought-after career, studies show that being overworked is the greatest source of anxiety and dissatisfaction among financial professionals. Left unchecked, a life centered exclusively around the demands of work can be both physically and emotionally detrimental. Establishing a work-life balance is difficult in any profession, yet financial professionals confront unique challenges that make this goal seem even more elusive. Technology results in being "always on," with no true time to disconnect and genuinely enjoy family, exercise, or hobbies. Lack of balance comes with costs, including poor health and lower productivity. Why are some professionals able to establish a successful balance between career demands and family while others are not? How are some firms able to achieve both high employee satisfaction and strong productivity? This webinar looks at research, surveys, and simple anecdotal information to provide a better understanding of how to achieve a realistic work-life balance in the modern world. We also discuss the tax consequences that arise when professionals seek balance by working from home in one state while their employer is located in a different state.

Surgent's Working Remotely: Best Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $89

Working from home presents both benefits and challenges for professionals. For employees, working from home provides opportunities to be more productive and gain time that would otherwise be spent commuting to and from the office. Employers who utilize remote work enjoy fewer fixed costs, more efficiency, and greater employee satisfaction. Without proper planning, professionals who work remotely may experience increased anxiety and disorganization. They may also jeopardize data privacy. However, when executed properly, working remotely can help organizations become more efficient and profitable, while at the same time improving employee morale. This webinar looks at how firms and companies have successfully implemented work from home programs and discusses mistakes that can be avoided through proper planning.

The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $199

In this continually revised course, tax advisors will be fully updated on the most recent enacted legislation and IRS guidance, as well as major trends on the horizon with a view toward planning considerations. This update course is designed for all practitioners, both those working in public accounting as well as those in private industry, who need the latest information on tax changes. Please Note: Due to content overlap, it is recommended that this course NOT be taken together with BITU.

The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent (Course Manual Download)

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

16.00 Credits

Member Price: $279

In this continually revised course, tax advisors will be fully updated on the most recent enacted legislation and IRS guidance, as well as major trends on the horizon with a view toward planning considerations. This update course is designed for all practitioners, both those working in public accounting as well as those in private industry, who need the latest information on tax changes. Please Note: Due to content overlap, it is recommended that this course NOT be taken together with BITU.

The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $199

This highly informative course comprehensively covers all the latest tax law developments. The focus is on individual taxation and discussion of the planning opportunities practitioners need to understand to help clients respond effectively. You will come away from the course with the up-to-date knowledge to educate your individual tax clients and implement tax-saving ideas that will serve their ever-evolving needs. This course is continually updated to reflect enacted legislation. Please Note: Due to content overlap, it is recommended that this course NOT be taken together with BFTU.

The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent (Course Manual Download)

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

12.00 Credits

Member Price: $219

This highly informative course comprehensively covers all the latest tax law developments. The focus is on individual taxation and discussion of the planning opportunities practitioners need to understand to help clients respond effectively. You will come away from the course with the up-to-date knowledge to educate your individual tax clients and implement tax-saving ideas that will serve their ever-evolving needs. This course is continually updated to reflect enacted legislation. Please Note: Due to content overlap, it is recommended that this course NOT be taken together with BFTU.

The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $199

This year practitioners need to keep abreast of tax changes affecting pass-through entities used by their business clients and employers, and this enlightening course delivers that information. You will learn invaluable strategies, techniques, innovative tax-planning concepts, income-generating ideas, and other planning opportunities available to S corporations, partnerships, LLCs, and LLPs. Continually updated to reflect enacted legislation.

The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent (Course Manual Download)

Available Until Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

Online

12.00 Credits

Member Price: $219

This year practitioners need to keep abreast of tax changes affecting pass-through entities used by their business clients and employers, and this enlightening course delivers that information. You will learn invaluable strategies, techniques, innovative tax-planning concepts, income-generating ideas, and other planning opportunities available to S corporations, partnerships, LLCs, and LLPs. Continually updated to reflect enacted legislation.

Surgent's Ethical Considerations for CPAs (Course Manual Download)

Available Until Monday, March 31st, 2025

Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $79

CPAs today face greater challenges than ever to maintain the high ethical standards of their profession. This course provides a framework within which to consider the ethical challenges facing CPAs and focuses on ethical requirements that CPAs must adhere to in their everyday practice, including practical examples of potential ethical dilemmas that practitioners may encounter.  PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE COVERS GENERAL ETHICS AND IS APPLICABLE IN STATES IN WHICH STATE-SPECIFIC ETHICS IS NOT REQUIRED.

A New Focus on Corporate Culture: How to Assess Culture and Why

Available Until Monday, April 1st, 2024

Online

2.00 Credits

Take Action. Leaders take seriously setting the right tone at the top of their organizations. Stakeholders who have a role in the financial reporting ecosystem may be focused on compliance violations or internal audit findings and may not be focused on what the results tell them about the organization's culture of ethics and compliance. A culture assessment allows for early detection of warning signs and provides various stakeholders an opportunity to take action. Hosted by the Anti-Fraud Collaboration, this self-study course will highlight leading practices that bring together qualitative and quantitative data that exist within an organization, coupled with key information that companies should collect and monitor to contribute to a robust culture assessment. This CPE course features a 90 minute video moderated by Julie Bell Lindsay, the Executive Director of the Center for Audit Quality, who leads a discussion about how leaders take seriously setting the right tone at the top of their organizations. Panelists include: Joe Dettmann, Ph.D., Principal, People Advisory Services, EY; Melody Jones, Founder, 32-80 Advisors, and Independent Board Director; Stacey Schabel, Vice President & Chief Audit Executive, Jackson Holdings, LLC; Caroline Sullivan, Senior Vice President & Corporate Controller, Moody's Corporation

AICPA CFF Exam Review Course

Available Until Monday, April 1st, 2024

Online

20.00 Credits

Member Price: $240

Get prepared! AICPA's CFF credential is the most rigorous and prestigious of the financial forensics certifications. If you are preparing for the CFF Exam, this course is for you. Backed by the resources and collective expertise of forensic accounting professionals associated with the AICPA, this CPE course provides an in-depth, comprehensive review of the financial forensics body of knowledge to help prepare for the exam. In this self-study course, highly experienced instructors define and explain the disciplined approaches to forensic accounting that lead to a thorough knowledge of the varied specialties. This course addresses the following: Professional responsibilities and practice management Fundamental forensic knowledge, laws, courts, and dispute resolution Specialized forensic knowledge, bankruptcy, insolvency, and reorganization You'll also get illustrative examples and detailed explanations to ensure you understand this multifaceted area. Free e-book with purchase. When you order this course, you will receive a free copy of the Essentials of Forensic Accounting, 2nd edition in eBook format! This eBook will automatically be added to your cart upon purchase of this CFF Exam Review course. Note: Candidates should not rely solely on this review course to prepare for the CFF Exam. This CPE course is not meant to teach topics to the candidate for the first time. A significant amount of independent reading, study and/or experience will be necessary to prepare for the exam, in addition to taking the review course. If you are a professor or a CPA sitting for the CFF credential exam and would like to receive an answer key for the end-of-chapter questions contained in the book, please call our service center at 888.777.7077 or email service@aicpa.org. Learn more about the Forensic and Valuation Services Section.

AICPA Guidance for the Forensic Engagement

Available Until Monday, April 1st, 2024

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $49

AICPA's Fundamentals of Forensic Accounting Certificate Program This course is part of the Fundamentals of Forensic Accounting Certificate Program - a comprehensive, integrated curriculum - covering AICPA's entire Body of Knowledge in this topic area. The program will provide you with the training, knowledge, and practical guidance needed for a solid understanding of financial forensics. Credit for individual courses purchased can be applied to the full program when you enroll within one year of the original purchase date. Please visit cpa2biz.com/forensic for information on the complete program. This course provides an overview of the professional standards and conduct considerations that all CPAs who work as forensic accountants must adhere to. Guidance of both an authoritative and non-authoritative nature is explained. Discounts FVS Section Members Save an Additional 20%! When you log into this website with your AICPA member user account, the section discount will be automatically applied during checkout. Please contact the AICPA Service Center at 888-777-7077 or service@aicpa.org if you have any questions or encounter any issues.

AICPA Introductory Report Acceptance Body Member Training Course

Available Until Monday, April 1st, 2024

Online

2.50 Credits

Recognize the responsibilities This course will enable you to develop an understanding of the responsibilities of a report acceptance body (RAB) member that you can apply immediately in your new role. We will compare report acceptance considerations for a System Review with that of an Engagement Review and address recent peer review guidance impacting both. We will review the ongoing qualifications of a RAB member. Additionally, we will discuss the RAB observation process and the ways to improve overall quality and consistency of the RAB process. Highlighting resources and tools to assist you in fulfilling your responsibilities as you're serving as a RAB member.

AICPA Introductory Technical Reviewer Training Course

Available Until Monday, April 1st, 2024

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $59

This course will enable you to develop an understanding of the responsibilities of a technical reviewer when preparing a review for Report Acceptance Body (RAB) presentation. We will compare the technical review process of a System Review with that of an Engagement Review, and highlight the best practices associated with both. We will review the ongoing qualification of a technical reviewer. Additionally, we will identify and discuss the most common findings from RAB observations and the ways in which technical reviewers can avoid such findings.

AICPA Valuation and Consulting Standards

Available Until Monday, April 1st, 2024

Online

2.50 Credits

Member Price: $49

This CPE course provides an overview of AICPA Professional Standards CS section 100 (Statement on Standards for Consulting Services No. 1) and VS section 100 (Statement on Standards for Valuation Services No. 1). The course covers: Consulting services (including consulting services for attest clients); Valuation services (including types of engagements to estimate value and valuation); and, Calculation engagement reporting.

Accounting Methods & Periods: Including Form 3115 - Tax Staff Essentials

Available Until Monday, April 1st, 2024

Online

2.00 Credits

Member Price: $70

Save when you buy the complete Tax Staff Essentials, Level 2 online bundle. My client changed accounting methods - now what? This course will answer that question and more. When do you file Form 3115, Application for Change in Accounting Method? What regulations allow variations between financial and tax reporting? When it comes to accounting methods, questions like these are common among tax professionals. Learn about various factors in determining proper accounting methods, with detailed examples of court rulings and client examples for specific industries. Learn about updates due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), changes to the cash method of accounting rules, and issues related to changes in an accounting period of an entity. A case study and example tax forms highlight how to identify which IRS revenue procedures are applicable to a given client situation, as well as how and when to prepare Form 3115.

Accounting for Digital Assets Under U.S. GAAP

Available Until Monday, April 1st, 2024

Online

1.00 Credits

Member Price: $65

Your client got paid in Bitcoin. Now what? Are crypto assets financial assets, a form of currency.or something else? Although the use of crypto assets (and the number of different types of crypto assets) is rapidly expanding, accounting guidance has not kept pace. This self-study CPE course will help you answer the question of what to do when your client is paid in Bitcoin, as well help you understand how to account for other transactions and investments involving crypto and digital assets under U.S. GAAP. Crypto asset accounting shouldn't be cryptic. With easy-to-digest key learnings and applicable real-world examples, this course will help you assess the rights and obligations associated with digital asset holdings, select the correct accounting treatment, apply relevant SEC rules and FASB standards, and more. You'll also learn what the AICPA is doing to lend clarity, and guidance, to this murky but important field. Ratings and reviews