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Governmental Accounting Conference - A Virtual Event

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Online

12.00 Credits

Join us at the forefront of financial governance and accountability at the Governmental Accounting Conference, where professionals and experts come together to explore the latest developments in governmental accounting and auditing. This event is designed to provide up-to-date insights and answer questions attendees may have. Key Tracks:-Governmental Track-Auditing Track Session topics include: GASB Update, FASB Update, Fraud, Auditing Standards, Emerging Issues in Government Accounting, and more!   There is also an OPTIONAL ETHICS COURSE at the end of day two. You will be asked if you would like to add this on when you reach the checkout.

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Governmental Accounting Conference Ethics - A Virtual Event

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Online

2.00 Credits

This course will provide you with 2 hours of ethics. Check back soon for more information!

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Employee Benefit Plans Conference - A Virtual Event

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Online

8.00 Credits

As an auditor, you need the most up-to-date information and tools to navigate your clients’ plan issues. At this specialized conference, hear the latest from the U.S.Department of Labor and other experts on current rules and regulations, and gain ideas for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of your audits.  

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School Audit Conference - A Virtual Event

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Online

8.00 Credits

School districts have highly specialized needs, and whether you serve from the inside of a district or as an external auditor, it is essential that your knowledge be on the cutting-edge.  This conference offers strategies to improve audit quality by offering practical tools and resources from state and local experts who know what’s going on in Missouri school districts. Featured topics include:• The Latest on GASB • Single Audit• And more!

Controller Series: Communicating for Connections with Coworkers, Customers, and Stakeholders

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Online

1.00 Credits

How you communicate with your internal and external customer can make or break your career! We all know how to talk, but how do we make sure we are really connecting with others? This course will discuss different personality styles and demonstrate the different ways to communicate information to them. See how recognizing their personality style(s) can turn communication breakdowns into breakthroughs.

Start a Forensic Accounting Practice with Confidence

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Online

4.00 Credits

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.

Form 990 Parts V (Other Tax Issues) & I (Financial Summary)

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Online

1.50 Credits

Session 9 of Borenstein's Form 990 Foundational Series: This session focuses first (and primarily) on Part V, providing explanation of each inquiry from two perspectives - the line's underlying compliance requirement, and the business need ramifications they generate. Part V invokes multiple compliance points set out in federal tax law (such as payroll tax obligations, and donors' ability to access charitable contributions deductibility) that are not elsewhere addressed in the 990's Core Form or Schedules. The author/instructor addresses issues and nuances not covered in the instructions and provides preparation tips. Part I's preparation needs start with avoiding calculation confusion when completing the Summary Financials totals at lines 8-22. These lines' abbreviated categories and oddball capture of "fundraising expenses" from competing Core Form parts are covered, along with tips on addressing questions readers may have in exploring this part. Although this course is categorized as "Basic", the content is also suitable for those seeking intermediate-level training. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Motivating the Right Way - Get the Most From Your Staff!

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Online

2.00 Credits

Are you getting the most from your staff? Are you paying top-dollar and still not getting high performance? New research gives us the insights to effectively motivate your people. This session discusses proven people motivation tactics. Many `old' methods really did not motivate in the past and certainly do not work today. Getting the most from your people requires new, very learnable, leadership techniques. Whether your business is large or a start-up, getting people to move forward as one is a challenge. This session will show you how to create an environment where your talented employees can excel. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Cash Management - Strategies and Execution

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Online

1.00 Credits

(heading) Effective methods to manage cash An efficient, well-positioned organization manages its working capital requirements and has access to adequate financing to support its growth. In this webcast, you will: Understand how effective cash management can be the difference between the success or failure of an organization Learn about numerous activities and decisions that constitute good cash management Understand how cash is the commodity that equates all elements in an organization

Payroll Essentials: Fringe Benefits: Taxable or Not?

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Online

2.00 Credits

Fringe benefits are just another way of paying your employees. Do you know how to correctly track fringe benefits, as well as apply and report the various withholding tax rules for those fringe benefits? The IRS says fringe benefits must be included in and reported as a part of employee pay, but with any good tax law, there are always exclusions to that rule. Knowing how to handle fringe benefits can be complicated, especially in an area that changes on an annual basis. Attendees will leave with an understanding of what the requirements are around fringe benefits, what constitutes a fringe benefit, and whether it is taxable or not. We will also explore the evergreen areas of reporting S-Corp Shareholder Health, HSA, and when cash is not taxable compensation. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Power BI - Share Your Data Analysis using PowerBI.com

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Online

2.00 Credits

This webcast is part of the 2020 Power BI Series. Please see below for the suggested viewing order. What good is data analysis if you can't share it? This webcast focuses on using Microsoft's cloud-based sharing/publishing platform, PowerBI.com. You will learn the interface as well as the benefits of using PowerBI.com. You will also learn how to use PowerBI.com to leverage the work performed in Power Pivot or Power BI Desktop. Using PowerBI.com to create visuals is very similar to Power BI Desktop, so we will only review this feature. If you want detailed instructions on creating visualizations, please attend the Power BI Desktop webcast. This class can be taken with no Excel or Power BI Desktop knowledge, but some concepts will be a repeat from those classes and will serve as a knowledge reinforcement for experienced users. Many data analysts may create models in Power Pivot or Power BI Desktop, so we will spend time focused on how to share that data with PowerBI.com. This will ensure that everyone is looking at the same data, no matter the toolset. PowerBI.com adds the ability to create and share dashboards, so we will also demonstrate how to create visualizations that can be turned into dashboards that allow users to customize their PowerBI.com with dashboards that are meaningful to them. This series is presented using Excel 2019/Office 365. Regardless of the version you are using, most concepts covered in this webcast series apply to all versions of Excel. (bold) *In order to follow along and apply concepts being taught during this session, you need to sign-up for a free PowerBI.com account at www.powerbi.com. (bold) Explore the other webcasts in the 2020 Power BI Series: Power BI - Introduction to MS Power BI Tools Power BI - Prepare Your Data Efficiently for Excel Analysis Power BI - Analyze Your Data With Excel Pivot Tables Power BI - Create Excel Dashboards for Maximum Impact Power BI - Use Power Query to Transform Your Data Power BI - Go Beyond PivotTables with Power Pivot Power BI - Use Advanced Calculations with DAX Formulas Power BI - Use PBI Desktop to Create Reports and Dashboards

Surgent's Guide to the Corporate Transparency Act for Accounting and Finance Professionals

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Online

2.00 Credits

Effective January 1, 2024, an estimated 32.6 million entities will be required to report information about their beneficial owners to FinCEN as part of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In an effort to combat money laundering and other illegal activities, the law provides harsh penalties for the failure to report the required information. This reporting specifically targets small businesses and holding entities, creating opportunities for accountants, tax practitioners, and other business advisors to expand their service offerings. The course includes an overview of the CTA and a detailed discussion of what information needs to be reported to FinCEN.

Comprehensive Accounting and Financial Reporting Update

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Online

4.00 Credits

This course covers recently issued accounting and financial statement reporting standards from the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Key implementation challenges and experiences from public company filings will be identified. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Mock CPA Exam - Virtual

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St Louis

0.00 Credits

For many candidates taking the CPA exam can be one of the biggest obstacles when transitioning into the profession.  Often candidates are not sure if they have studied enough or focused on the relevant areas for each section.  In order to help, Surgent has offered MOCPA student members and CPA exam candidates a means to best prepare and study for the exam. MOCPA is pleased to offer a FREE CPA exam simulation of the exam section of your choice.  Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience the CPA exam and to receive your test results onsite.  Questions are laid out according to the Uniform CPA Examination Blueprints. Click here for the most current version. Surgent CPA Review has offered to assist and guide CPA candidates through a 4-hour session where they will be immersed in an exam taking environment and walk away with insight on areas of focus for when you take the real thing!             The goal is to simulate the environment and format of taking the CPA Exam, using actual m/c questions and simulations.  Students who register will be able to select the exam portion of their choice and receive feedback.  At the conclusion of the Mock Exam, candidates will receive their Exam ReadySCORE along with a diagnostic report showing areas of strength and weakness which are aligned with the CPA Exam Blueprint. Time:  12 p.m. to 4 p.m.  Live simulation will begin at 12 p.m. and conclude at 4 p.m.Advance registration and selection of the exam section of your choice is required.  The email address that you use to register for this event will be used by Surgent to set up simulation.  This will expedite the start of the simulation and provide you proper access.  For any questions, please contact Liz Schaetzel at (314) 392-5834 or lschaetzel@mocpa.org.

What You Can Learn From the Statement of Cash Flows

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Online

2.00 Credits

This course allows you to get reacquainted with the statement of cash flows. We will refresh your skills regarding both the preparation and utilization of the statement of cash flows. Significant emphasis will be placed on the informational role of the statement of cash flows and insights that can be obtained using the statement of cash flows in concert with the other elements of a company's accrual-basis financial statements. 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 Enterprise Risk Management Concepts and Strategy for Small and Medium-Sized Companies

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Online

4.00 Credits

2020 taught us that major risks can come at us from any direction and with barely a warning. All organizations operate in a risk environment, but all too often, they either don't realize it or they don't develop a strategy to deal with the risks. In this session, we will explore how risks work in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and how they can develop a strategy to identify, evaluate, and mitigate those risks. This program will not teach how to eliminate risks, but how to strategize how to reduce their total effect. We will liberally use case studies of both for-profit and not-for-profit companies to bridge the gap between concept and actual implementation. In each area we will explore what our experiences of the pandemic have taught us about this part of risk management.

Mind the Gap: Embrace Generational Diversity, Maximize Talent

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Online

1.50 Credits

With 5 generations in the workplace, from the Veteran generation to Gen Z, the generation gap is growing wider. And that is a good place to be! Every generation brings different strengths, values, viewpoints, and ideas. Your organization will be stronger and wiser if you learn how to embrace the differences and bring out the best of each generation. This session is designed to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the events and circumstances that shaped each generation. In addition, we will address the challenges and opportunities presented by generational diversity in the workplace. The course will explore the unique perspectives, values, and work styles of different generations and how these differences can impact workplace dynamics and communication. You will come away with concrete ideas on how to harness the power and strengths of each generation and learn how we can all work better together!

Surgent's Contract Law for Accounting and Finance Professionals

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Online

2.00 Credits

Accounting and finance professionals routinely encounter a broad range of legal issues while advising clients or performing routine job functions. Contract law tops the list as the most frequent issue that intersects with the accounting and finance professions. As trusted advisors, it is wise to understand the fundamentals of contract law for both personal and professional benefit. This course provides a broad overview of contract law basics geared specifically toward the accounting and finance professions. From contract formation to enforceability, this course offers an interesting look at how contract law intersects with accounting and finance. Participants should walk away with a better understanding of common issues that arise when reviewing contracts.

The Ethic of Self-Esteem For Women

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Online

2.00 Credits

Ethics is ultimately about our relationship to ourself, others, and the world in which we live. Therefore, to enhance our relationships with those around us, we must first start with the regard we hold for ourselves. From an ethical vantage, it can be said that we have a moral obligation to work toward self-love, honor, and respect. Matters of self-esteem are important in every aspect of life including goal setting, relationships, establishing boundaries, handling conflict, levels of productivity, and expressing our needs in respectful and dignified ways. This course explores traps of low self-esteem and ways to minimize those traps. We also explore components of high self-esteem and actions to foster higher regard for self. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Synchronize Files to the Cloud with OneDrive and SharePoint

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Online

1.50 Credits

One of the most cost-effective methods for storing your files safely and economically in the cloud is with the Microsoft 365 OneDrive and SharePoint apps. If you use either or both of these cloud storage apps, this course is a "must take." There are often times when you want or need cloud-based files to be stored on your local laptop or desktop PC for application compatibility purposes. With the OneDrive Sync app, you can have the best of both worlds. You can have copies of a file stored locally and, in the cloud, simultaneously. The Sync app will update both copies of the file in real time for any changes that are made in the local or cloud copy of the file. A classic example is if you have a QuickBooks Desktop data file that you need to store locally to work with the files in QuickBooks. However, you also want the file stored in the cloud for anytime, anywhere access and enhanced security. The Sync app facilitates this scenario effortlessly. Nationally recognized accounting technology advisor and thought leader John Higgins will take you through the step-by-step process of setting up and using the Sync app. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.