CPE Catalog
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Practical Insights Gleaned from the AICPA's Code of Conduct
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Online
2.00 Credits
Reading the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct can be a daunting experience. This course unpacks the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct by exploring practical considerations for accounting professionals. We will examine selected provisions that are relevant to CPAs in both public accounting and industry. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Mastering the Excel Lookup Functions
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Online
2.00 Credits
In today's data-driven world, Microsoft Excel has become an essential tool for professionals in any organization. To harness the full potential of Excel, it is crucial to understand and master its lookup functions. This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively utilize Excel's lookup functions and enhance their data analysis capabilities. Throughout this comprehensive course, participants will dive deep into the world of lookup functions and gain experience through practical exercises and real-world scenarios. Whether you're a seasoned Excel user looking to fine-tune your skills or a beginner eager to unlock Excel's full potential, this course is tailored to meet your learning needs. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Payroll Essentials: The Payroll Cycle of Life
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Online
2.00 Credits
Payroll is among the most common tasks an employer undertakes in the course of running their business. At its most basic level, payroll consists of an agreement between an employer and employee related to compensation for services. Once you pull back the curtain, there is so much more to payroll, including various kinds of compensation, payroll taxes and required reporting on various government forms. This course will provide a general introduction to the payroll cycle of life, including real life examples of how to process payroll, the withholding and payroll tax deposit regime, common payroll forms, and tips and tricks for tying it all together. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
SUBSCRIPTION: Audit Skills for Beginners
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Online
16.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes eight individual sessions for a total of 16 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the eight courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** This subscription consists of a 16-hour audit skills curriculum for beginning auditors and attest providers, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has assurance responsibilities under the SSARS. This series covers the fundamentals of auditing, including internal controls, auditing cash, and discovering fraud.
SUBSCRIPTION: Audit Skills for Client Management
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Online
16.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes eight individual sessions for a total of 16 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the eight courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** This subscription consists of a 16-hour audit skills curriculum for in-charge or supervisor auditors, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has audit or attest engagement responsibilities. This series covers intermediate audit skills, internal controls, and analytical procedures.
SUBSCRIPTION: Audit Skills for Emerging Leaders
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Online
16.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes eight individual sessions for a total of 16 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the eight courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** This subscription consists of a 16-hour audit skills curriculum for supervisory and managerial auditors, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has responsibilities by finding creative audit solutions. This series covers critical audit skills including fraud trends, designing internal controls, as well as management skills for coaching staff on conducting thorough audits.
SUBSCRIPTION: Audit Skills for Experienced Staff
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Online
16.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes eight individual sessions for a total of 16 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the eight courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** This subscription consists of a 16-hour audit skills curriculum for experienced staff, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has the need to better understand how to link risk assessments to the detailed audit plan. This series covers common risks, as well as analytical procedures, sampling, and proper reporting methods during an audit.
Cultural Transformation
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Online
1.00 Credits
This course provides a complete framework for transforming the culture in your organization. Key topics covered include: - What is organizational culture - A self assessment - Why culture matters - How to change your culture This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
An Ethical Framework - How It Works
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Online
2.00 Credits
Who creates and maintains ethics standards? Who is held to the standards? Who can file a complaint? How does a Peer Review complaint fit in? Who investigates and how? Can public information spur an investigation? Good questions? Hear the answers and all about cases that explain the issues when our expert fills in the back story. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Fraud, Controls & Ethics: Best Practices & Case Studies
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Online
4.00 Credits
This course explores actual fraud circumstances through the lens of potential prevention. We will examine how selected frauds were accomplished and consider what internal controls may have prevented fraudsters from achieving their nefarious acts. Then we will switch gears to an interactive, case-based discussion that asks participants to reach their own conclusions by analyzing facts in concert with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and other sources of ethical guidance. This course ultimately provides practical, action-oriented insight that can be implemented by accounting professionals in both public practice and industry. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available for questions during the event.
SUBSCRIPTION: Project Management Skills
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Online
4.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes two individual sessions for a total of 4 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** Managing projects happens every day in accounting firms, but few people are educated on the principles from the field of project management. Take advantage of this project management subscription to learn best practices and then apply the lessons to enhancing ongoing client engagements. Sign up for both webinars and save 20% while having the flexibility to choose the date and time that works best for you! Leverage tips that lead project managers to achieving higher project success rates.
SUBSCRIPTION: AI and ChatGPT for Accounting Communication
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Online
6.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes three individual sessions for a total of six CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the three courses runs live once a month beginning October 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** This subscription is a cutting-edge package designed for forward-thinking accounting professionals who aim to future-proof their careers and drive innovation within their organizations. This all-encompassing suite provides a holistic approach to integrating artificial intelligence across various aspects of accounting practice. Together, these courses offer a 360-degree view of AI applications in accounting, ensuring that participants are well-equipped to lead the technological transformation of their firms or departments. By completing this comprehensive program, accountants will be positioned as technology leaders within their organizations, capable of driving efficiency, accuracy, and innovation through strategic AI integration.
SUBSCRIPTION: Advanced Managerial Skills for Auditors
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Online
8.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes four individual sessions for a total of 8 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the four courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** This subscription consists of an 8-hour audit skills curriculum for managers, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has responsibilities for interacting with others. This series covers advanced management skills and proper engagement techniques to deliver success for your team.
SUBSCRIPTION: Investigating Fraud
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Online
8.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes four individual sessions for a total of 8 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the four courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** This series is comprised of the most practical fraud investigation courses you will ever take. Rather than learning only the theory of fraud, you will learn how a forensic accountant actually investigates fraud from the beginning to the end. We focus on forensic accounting techniques used in the field to prove what happened, who was involved, how much money was stolen, and where the money went. Each course is a stand-alone class that may be taken individually, but for comprehensive instruction on completing a fraud investigation from start to finish, take all four.
Transform Your Organization With Office 365 and Teams
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Online
8.00 Credits
We are now officially in the era of digital communications, collaboration and knowledge sharing. Is your organization prepared to embrace it? This course will show you how to do just that by strategically deploying the Microsoft Office 365 ecosystem of applications with the Teams app at the core. Office 365 provides the tools to digitally transform your workflows to increase efficiency, as well as to provide the ability for your team to work from anywhere, at any time, on any device. We will review how you can leverage specific Office 365 apps to foster online communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing among your team members, as well as externally with clients, customers and service providers. You will leave this course with a solid understanding of how to tap into Office 365 to take your business digital. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
SUBSCRIPTION: Microsoft 365 Digital Skills Series for CPAs
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Online
9.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes four individual sessions for a total of 9 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the four courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** Join us for a 4-course subscription featuring John Higgins, a renowned technology advisor to the CPA profession, who has assisted many firms with Microsoft 365 deployment. Discover how to leverage the M365 suite of apps to unlock new efficiencies and opportunities within your firm. Don't miss this chance to supercharge your practice with cutting-edge tools! Whether you are a solo practitioner or larger firm, this series will provide you with an ROI many times greater than your investment to attend.
SUBSCRIPTION: Payroll Essentials
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Online
12.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes six individual sessions for a total of 12 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the six courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** Payroll is among the most common tasks an employer undertakes while running their business. At its most basic level, payroll consists of an agreement between an employer and employee related to compensation for services. Once you look under the hood, there is so much more to payroll, including various kinds of compensation, payroll taxes and required reporting on government forms. Strengthen your expertise in providing client payroll services with one of the nation's foremost authorities, and a practitioner herself, Elizabeth Bystrom.
SUBSCRIPTION: Getting Started With Microsoft Power BI
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Online
14.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes five individual sessions for a total of 14 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the five courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** This Power BI intensive series is designed specifically for those aiming to master data management skills in the modern business environment. As data becomes increasingly central to accounting and financial analysis, the ability to effectively manage, clean, and transform this data is critical. These five courses delve into Microsoft Power BI, a tool known for its robust data processing capabilities. This series will take you from an entry-level overview of Power BI and lead you through building an actual data model for analysis. Once you have completed the courses in this series, consider taking the advanced subscription, "Taking Power BI to the Next Level".
SUBSCRIPTION: Taking Power BI To The Next Level
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Online
14.00 Credits
*** This subscription includes five individual sessions for a total of 14 CPE. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a subscription. Each of the five courses runs live once a month beginning May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. Register for these scheduled courses as your schedule allows - at no extra cost to you. Once registered for this subscription, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. *** This advanced Power BI series is designed specifically for those aiming to master data analysis skills in the modern business environment. As data becomes increasingly central to accounting and financial analysis, the ability to effectively manage, clean, and transform this data is critical. These five courses delve into Microsoft Power BI, a tool known for its robust data processing capabilities. After learning how to build a data model in the previous series, this series will take you through using advanced calculations to create, manage and effectively use your data analysis. This is an advanced subscription and if you are new to Power BI or not confident using the tool, consider taking the basic series, "Getting Started With Microsoft Power BI".
Google Sheets for Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
This course provides a concise overview of Google Sheets, a cloud-based spreadsheet application by Google. Similar to Excel, the tool allows users to enter numbers, apply formulas, prepare graphs, create charts, use pivot tables and more. While Excel is the default tool and industry standard for most accountants, Sheets has many underrated capabilities which are clearly superior to Excel. These include online collaboration, team communications, mobility, version control, revision history, cloud storage, translation, Google integration, and scores of third-party add-ons. You'll walk away knowing how to use a whole new array of spreadsheet features not found in Excel that can boost your analytical powers and accelerate your financial workflow. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.