CPE Catalog
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AICPA On-Demand & Self-Study courses take up to 24 hours to process.
Current and Upcoming FASB Issues
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Online
1.50 Credits
Keep up with FASB changes Learn about changes in accounting, including relevant pronouncements, exposure drafts, and projects. Identify recently issued FASB standards and guidance that cover broad and narrow issues and understand how to apply them. Learn about upcoming standards that will be effective in the near future.
Preparation, Compilation, and Review Engagements: Update and Review
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Online
4.00 Credits
If you supervise preparation, compilation, and review engagements, this course is designed to assist you in adhering to professional standards, informing you of the latest developments and pertinent issues relevant to these engagements. Gain insights into the U.S. business economy, peer review practices, FASB updates, and various aspects that influence preparation, compilation, and review engagements.
PCAOB Updates
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Online
1.00 Credits
Understand the complexities of PCAOB updates. Understand the new requirements of recently approved PCAOB amendments to the auditing standards and the auditor's key responsibilities in response to the amendments. Learn to sort through the complexities to identify and apply them to the audit of a public company.
Revenue Recognition, Financial Instruments, and Leases
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Online
1.00 Credits
Understand FASB's important accounting and reporting areas: financial instruments and leases. Learn to assess and implement the new standards and guidance that are applicable to your practice.
Performing Preparation, Compilation and Review Engagements
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Online
2.00 Credits
Comply With All Standards As You Prepare, Compile and Review Engagements This webcast is a go-to reference for staying in compliance with all professional standards surrounding engagements performed in accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARSs).
Performing a Single Audit Under the Uniform Guidance
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Online
8.00 Credits
Performing a single audit Exploring various topics related to single audits will give you the knowledge you need to perform these engagements skillfully. You can learn about: Major program determination Pass-through entity responsibilities SEFA requirements The Compliance Supplement requirements The administrative requirements and cost principles found in the Uniform Guidance Uniform Guidance compliance audit basics Gaining an understanding of the Uniform Guidance basics will prepare you for compliance audit engagements. You can examine various topics, such as: Requirements overview Applying GAAS and the Yellow Book to compliance audits Entities that must undergo this type of engagement Federal awards decoded You can also learn the different types of federal awards, along with audit implications for a recipient or subrecipient. Federal award topics covered include: Becoming aware of the SEFA Major program determination Testing and reporting responsibilities You will acquire a fundamental understanding of your responsibilities related to testing and reporting by examining topics, such as: Testing internal control over compliance Testing compliance Writing an audit finding
Critical Business Risks: Identifying Your Blindspots
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Online
7.50 Credits
Position your business for success with effective risk management (bold) Future of finance and other research continues to validate data points that risk management and planning are core skillsets that organizations need to fine-tune for business resilience. Research shows that a comprehensive risk management strategy best positions companies for success. This webcast provides a framework of a variety of prominent risks which, if on your radar, will help you plan for those which could impact your business in unpredictable ways.
Accounting for Digital Assets Under U.S. GAAP, Part IV
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Online
1.00 Credits
Crypto lending and borrowing [bold] As you or your clients start to explore new ways to transact with crypto assets, one of the many possibilities is through involvement with crypto lending and borrowing. Gaining an understanding of the process of lending and borrowing crypto assets is the first step. This webcast provides the fundamentals related to these transactions and considerations for accounting from the perspectives of both lender and borrower. Part four of a series [bold] This webcast is part four of a series that will bring to life the content incorporated in the AICPA practice aid Accounting for and Auditing of Digital Assets. This webcast will walk you through: The process of borrowing and lending crypto assets Crypto lending accounting considerations including derecognition models Crypto borrowing accounting considerations including how to account for the obligation. Add more value [bold] Whether you're a CPA working with clients or an industry accountant responsible for corporate accounting policy, this webcast will give you a clear path to help your clients or entity by applying the appropriate accounting standards to your digital asset crypto lending and borrowing activities. Detailed examples and use cases will demonstrate the real-world application of this guidance. Learn valuable information to open your world of crypto assets even more. Note: FASB issued ASU No. 2023-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets, which is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. This ASU is not yet reflected in this webcast.
Yellow Book: Staying Compliant With Government Auditing Standards
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Online
8.00 Credits
Based on Government Auditing Standards, 2018 Revision, this course is essential for auditors performing Yellow Book audits. It provides detailed information about conducting engagements in accordance with the Yellow Book and requirements related to independence. This course will increase your knowledge of the requirements and application guidance related to ethics, standards for financial audits, attestation engagements, performance audits, and more.
Interpreting the New Revenue Recognition Standard: What All CPAs Need to Know
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Online
4.00 Credits
The effective date of FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers is upon us (bold) Do you know which contracts are within the scope of the standard and when revenue should be recognized? This webcast addresses the requirements of FASB ASC 606's five-step process for recognizing revenue: 1) Identifying a contract with a customer 2) Determining the performance obligations 3) Determining a transaction price 4) Allocating a transaction price 5) Recognizing revenue
Individual Tax Fundamentals - Tax Staff Essentials
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Online
8.00 Credits
Basic, but not boring Newcomers to tax return preparation are exposed to the many topics that encompass individual taxation. Topics, discussed in an approachable format, include: Filing requirements and dependents Gross income inclusions and exclusions Adjustments to income Standard and itemized deductions Refundable and nonrefundable tax credits Tax computations Penalties Taking advantage of present opportunities for your clients' future Tax planning involves understanding a client's current situation to anticipate areas of future tax savings. You'll review common individual tax planning topics to better help clients prepare for their future. Decoding recent legislative changes for individual taxpayers You'll be able to provide your clients with the most current tax planning and tax-saving strategies for their tax plans. This course is updated for recent IRS guidance and legislation, including: IRS revenue procedures and notices SECURE 1.0 SECURE 2.0 Inflation Reduction Act
Small Firm Issues
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Online
1.00 Credits
**Strategies for small firm success** Small Firms Issues sessions spotlight the most pressing issues facing practitioners today. Each session focuses on one or two key areas, exploring: Their impact on the practice What firms are doing to address them Offering practical guidance for implementation within your firm These webcasts are ideal for small firm owners seeking insights into the latest challenges and effective solutions for success. This is the companion webcast to the Small Firms Update webcast series. Learn more about the series: https://www.aicpa-cima.com/cpe-learning/webcast/small-firm-update View the full webcast schedule for both free and paid Small Firm webcasts here: https://us.aicpa.org/interestareas/peerreview/cpeandevents
Conducting a Remote Audit
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Online
4.00 Credits
Understand the basics of remote auditing and how it can be used in your engagements Remote auditing has become increasingly popular in recent years. Learn how to apply auditing standards to real-life examples of remote auditing in this all-new webcast. Join us to explore ways to overcome the challenges of remote auditing and conduct efficient engagements for your clients.
Documenting Your EBP Audit: What You Need to Know
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Online
8.00 Credits
What you document matters Understand different parts of the employee benefit plan (EBP) audit process, and learn to think holistically about your level of audit documentation. Understand the appropriate level of documentation in the performance of audit procedures of employee benefit plans, which will involve testing items that are not typically tested in audits of other types of entities. Real-life examples Learn from real-life examples and solutions, guided by a former employee benefit plan expert panel member and someone who performs peer reviews. Work in templates to truly understand documentation in an EBP audit, and learn best practices for documentation to incorporate into your audits.
Current Audit Environment and ASB Activity
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Online
2.00 Credits
Explore the current audit environment, and recognize audit challenges triggered by the current environment. Provide a comprehensive review of recent audit pronouncement and exposure drafts. Understand topics critical to success in today's rapidly changing regulatory environment. This course provides 4 hours of CPE credit in the Auditing field of study.
AICPA Town Hall Series
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Online
1.00 Credits
Up-to-the-minute guidance Hear the latest updates on the CARES Act and progress of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) from AICPA executive leads Susan Coffey, EVP - Public Practice, and Erik Asgeirsson, President and CEO, CPA.com in these weekly town hall webcasts. Topics will be updated weekly. *** Free for AICPA members
Construction Contractors: Auditing Considerations
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Online
4.00 Credits
Challenges and solutions of auditing contracts With construction comprising a large and growing portion of the economy, it's important to stay on top of the very latest in accounting and auditing changes for the construction industry. In this webcast, you will gain insight about: Audit planning and substantive auditing procedures The core knowledge necessary to succeed Key issues affecting construction auditing, including auditing under the new revenue recognition and leases guidance Audit risks and risk assessment
Excel - Building Powerful Lookup & Reference Formulas
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Online
2.00 Credits
Improve efficiency with these powerful functions (bold) Excel has over 500 functions that are built-in and ready to use. You just have to figure out which one to use and when. In this webcast, we will focus on the Logical, Information and Lookup and Reference functions. -In the Logical function section, you will learn to perform logical tests using the IF function along with AND, OR and NOT. -In the Information function section, you will learn various ERROR checking functions that can be combined with the Logical functions. -In the Lookup and Reference section, you will learn to use the various LOOKUP functions and the INDIRECT function. Integrating functions into each and every one of your spreadsheets not only improves efficiency, it also makes your task easier to execute. Regardless of the version you are using, ALL concepts covered in this webcast apply to ALL versions of Excel.
AICPA A&A Focus (10/2/2024)
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Online
1.00 Credits
Get accounting, auditing and assurance updates The AICPA A&A Focus Series is designed to keep members up to date in the accounting, auditing and assurance space, prepared for today and tomorrow. Each live broadcast communicates the latest news and information, taking a deeper look at the topics and issues affecting your daily work. This series is your resource for tailored and timely information, including: Real-time interpretation and analysis Discussion of timely topics Insights from experts in the field ## As an AICPA member benefit, after registering for any single event, you will be automatically registered for the remaining events in the series. You may opt-out of the series at any time by contacting us at A&AFocus@aicpa-cima.com.
Excel - Advanced Financial and Statistical Calculations
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Online
2.00 Credits
Improve efficiency with these powerful functions (bold) Excel has over 500 functions that are built-in and ready to use. You just have to figure out which one to use and when. In this webcast, we will focus on Financial, Statistical and Math functions. -In the Financial functions section, you will learn how to use the financial functions to build better amortization schedules. -In the Statistical and Math functions sections, you will learn how to use various statistical functions to analyze your data. Regardless of the version you are using, ALL concepts covered in this course apply to ALL versions of Excel.