Professional Development and Event Catalog
Accounting Update in a Post COVID-19 World
10:00am - 11:50am
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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The COVID-19 pandemic has altered corporate and public accounting in ways we could never have imagined. This broad-based course will discuss accounting and auditing implications that have arisen as a result of the pandemic.
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Ethical Performance Management
10:00am - 12:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Today, more than ever, effective performance management is critical to the well-being of an organization, as well as the engagement and satisfaction of staff. Unfortunately, performance management is also often one of the most dreaded responsibilities managers face. This session will provide insight into what performance management is, how to prepare and conduct performance appraisals, how to coach the marginal employee, legal considerations to be aware of when conducting an appraisal, and ways to engage and motivate staff. In addition to providing tools to conduct effective appraisals, we will also look at the ethical implications of employee reviews. When done well, performance management has the power to improve communication between managers and their staff as well as help foster stronger career paths and routes for growth. It can motivate, re-engage, and energize everyone involved. Ethical values such as fairness, accountability, respect, intellectual honesty, and trust will be incorporated into this session. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Inventory Accounting GAAP, Software and Recognizing Variances
10:00am - 12:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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Many organizations struggle to keep budgets current in an ever-changing business climate. Twenty-first century performance metrics focus on determining what budgets should be rather than what they were in the past. Using performance metrics effectively reduces work, reduces politics, provides flexibility and substantially improves the performance management process. This session will show you powerful techniques to drive your organization’s performance.
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Leading Up: The Superpower Every Ascending Leader Needs
10:00am - 12:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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Most leadership training focuses on leading downstream, with the goal of eventually advancing to an executive role. Few people get to be “top dog” in their organization. So, nearly every worker will spend their entire career leading up, even while serving in a leadership role. Learn the skills and tactics needed to develop an effective working relationship with your boss and other superiors. Gain the credibility and support necessary to get things done and advance professionally.
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ChatGPT Bootcamp for CPAs with John Higgins
10:00am - 2:00pm
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
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ChatGPT is the fastest growing application in the history of technology with over 100 million users adopting it in within two months. It is a revolutionary technology that boosts the quality and efficiency of business processes in every industry. As "knowledge workers", CPAs and CFOs are positioned to be prime beneficiaries of this technology. This half day hands-on course will get you well on your way to becoming a ChatGPT expert. John Higgins, a nationally recognized advisor and educator on CPA technology, will guide you through the process of accessing ChatGPT and applying it to a variety of practical accounting, finance and tax scenarios. This course will catapult you to the top of the pyramid of CPAs who are knowledgeable in ChatGPT and you will be ready to put it to use in your day-to-day tasks. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Leadershift Ethics: Things Must Change!
10:30am - 12:30pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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With the rapid pace of change, change now happens daily in business and our personal lives. It can be difficult to navigate change when right and wrong get a bit fuzzy. New processes, new technology, new circumstances and new impacts to people must be measured and decisions made as the change evolves. Change always becomes something different than what was originally planned or imagined. In this session, learn how to measure your ethics through change. You will learn how to filter everything you do during change through a simple litmus test. Through the power of story, you will learn from the lessons of other organizations and their ethical mistakes. Lastly, you will take away what is required to manage yourself so that when ethical decisions arise, you have the mental capacity to manage through it well. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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K2's Six Essential Teams Features
11:00am - 11:57am
Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
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The mad scramble to remote work and utilize apps like Teams has been trying for most organizations over the past couple of years. With a rush to install and no time to plan, most team members did their best, prioritizing remote meetings as the primary concern. Therefore, as a result, Teams is vastly misunderstood and underutilized in most organizations. Join us in this session to go beyond the remote meetings aspect of Teams and to learn how to optimize efficiency, communication, and workflow with Teams.
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Governmental Accounting 101
11:00am - 12:47pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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Governmental Accounting 101, is a 2 hour webcast that takes the participant of a whirlwind tour of governmental accounting basics, focusing on wetting the participant’s appetite for more. This session will be the first of a series of webcasts, with each subsequent webcast delving deeper and deeper into the governmental accounting basics.
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Excel for Accounting Professionals Session 7: Date-Driven Workbooks and Concatenation
11:00am - 1:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $125
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Realistic Excel training for skill development Shifting from manual inputs to automated formulas in Excel can help enhance data efficiency. Understanding that Excel can handle date and text values broadens the potential to improve efficiency when managing data in Excel. This webcast will focus on the following essential functions: EOMONTH MONTH and YEAR DATE CONCAT SUMIFS with CONCAT Practical hands-on Excel learning exercises taught by a highly engaging expert In this webcast, you'll develop your skills and implement Excel techniques that will boost the effectiveness of conditional summing functions using comparison operators. Additionally, you'll gain in-depth knowledge of the following: Adding helper columns Distinguishing key function differences Combining values *Session 7 is one of eight sessions that is available as an individual session. Each session builds on the prior sessions, so you'll want to consider watching [Session 8: Dynamic headers, mapping tables and error check] (https://www.aicpa-cima.com/cpe-learning/webcast/excel-for-accounting-professionals-session-8--dynamic-headers-mapping-tables-and-error-check) to further prepare to tackle real-world issues and build powerful workbooks.*
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Self-Rental Real Estate: Passive Activity and Section 199A
11:00am - 1:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This program presents a detailed analysis of the self-rental passive activity rules, including forms reporting examples and integrates them with the flow-through entity rules related to self-rental. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Ethics Case Studies: Remaining Ethical in the Age of Oversharing
11:30am - 1:30pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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In an era when sharing a photo of lunch can be considered an "update," the ethical standards that define the CPA profession are not always as intuitive as they once were. Our expert helps you navigate this new realm by using real-world examples to help illustrate the dos and don'ts in ethical social situations. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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2025 A&A Update with Technology Implementation
11:30am - 3:30pm
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
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Stay informed and prepared with this comprehensive annual update on the latest developments in accounting and auditing. We'll begin with a deep dive into the Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) effective in 2025, followed by insights from the FAF's 2024 PCC Review and an overview of FASB's Invitation to Comment - Agenda Consultation, which will shape the future of accounting standards. On the auditing side, we'll tackle the essential changes in quality management standards that firms must implement by the end of 2025. The session will also highlight common deficiencies identified by the DOL in EBP (Employee Benefit Plan) engagements and provide a peek at upcoming projects from the Auditing Standards Board (ASB). Join us to gain practical insights and actionable takeaways to navigate these updates with confidence. Finally, we will close the course by exploring the audit technology adoption process to help transform resistance into resilience as the industry embraces new technologies. We will learn how to overcome common barriers to deliver a successful implementation. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Analytical Procedures: Practical Applications and Standards
12:00pm - 1:47pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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This session explores the nature of analytical procedures, with significant emphasis placed upon professional standards involving the use of analytical procedures in audit and review engagements. Practical examples to illustrate the application process will also be given.
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The New Quality Management Standards - What Everyone Needs to Know
12:00pm - 1:48pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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The AICPA issued the new Quality Management Standards as a part of its overall quality improvement initiative. This course will highlight the foundational principles within the new approach that everyone in the CPA firm should know.
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AI FAQs for Accountants
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This course provides a concise overview of artificial intelligence and its transformative impact on the accounting profession. As we move into 2025, AI technologies are reshaping traditional accounting tasks while creating new opportunities for strategic advisory services. Participants will explore how AI differs from traditional software, understand various AI applications in accounting, and develop strategies to leverage these technologies while maintaining the essential human elements that clients value most. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Schedule K-1: What is it & What Do I Do with It?
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of Schedule K-1, which taxpayers may receive from pass-through entities such as Partnerships, Subchapter S Corporations, or Estates/Trusts. The course will cover the most common characteristics of Schedule K-1, including how to report the information on Form 1040. Attendees will also learn about the Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction and its reporting criteria. Additionally, relevant topics such as basis and loss limitations, material participation, and integration with the QBI deduction will be addressed, along with a discussion of proposed changes to Schedules K-2 and K-3. *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 kori.herrera@acpen.com
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State Tax Nexus: Frequently Awkward Questions
12:30pm - 2:18pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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Award winning discussion leader Mark Hugh discusses both nexus basics and new developments in the dynamic, ever changing world of state income and sales tax nexus. This valuable course answers your frequently asked questions, reviews key factors in examining potential nexus consequences, takes a tour through the rules in states comprising 50% of the US, and identifies free, online multistate resources. *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 kori.herrera@acpen.com
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Compilation, Preparation and Review Basics and Peer Reviews
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Cover the basic requirements for performing preparation, compilation, and review engagements under Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS), including the new SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions. Review common issues found on SSARS engagements in connection with peer reviews and the impact of various findings on the results of a peer review. Identify key issues to consider during SSARS engagements, and determine how to incorporate quality control recommendations and tips for performing high-quality SSARS engagements. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event
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Forensic Accounting: Court Approved Methods of Proof
12:30pm - 4:30pm
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
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How does a forensic accountant calculate financial losses? Federal courts have approved various ways to calculate losses ranging from net worth method of proof to the expenditures method. Each method of proof depends on the available facts to the forensic accountant. This presentation will focus on the various court approved methods of proof, when to use them, and how to calculate the total loss. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Basic Individual Taxation Course
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Please join us for an introductory course on the fundamentals of preparing and filing an individual federal income tax return. We will cover topics such as what the federal income tax is and how it is computed. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.