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Surgent's Latest Developments in Government and Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing
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Online
8.00 Credits
In today's fast-paced environment, keeping up with the latest accounting and auditing requirements for governments and nonprofits can be challenging, but this course makes it easier! Designed to save you time and effort, this comprehensive update provides clear explanations of the most important developments affecting governments and nonprofits. Using a highly illustrative and innovative format, the course features over 25 focused exercises to strengthen your working knowledge and ensure you leave prepared to apply the latest accounting and auditing standards with confidence.
You Don't Know What You Don't Know About Microsoft Excel
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Online
8.00 Credits
Many Excel users have received little or no formal training to help them use the ubiquitous productivity application. This session can help users that wish to improve their Excel skills to increase their productivity. The material starts by covering basic topics such as time saving tips and keyboard shortcuts and then moves to more advanced areas like conditional formatting and complex formula building. Users that find themselves looking at the spreadsheets that others design and wishing they could do as much with Excel will benefit greatly by taking this course. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Best Practices: Conducting Meaningful Walkthroughs
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Online
2.00 Credits
This course will serve as an introduction to conducting effective walkthroughs to gain an understanding of the client's transaction processes as well as identifying internal controls within each process. This course will review the procedures, questions to ask, and documentation requirements of walkthroughs. It will also include real-world examples of the red flags that may arise while executing a walkthrough. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
The One Big Beautiful Bill: 2025 tax legislation
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Online
4.00 Credits
The President signed on July 4, 2025, one of most consequential tax legislation in recent years. The well-informed tax practitioner will want to stay abreast of these developments! This course will start with a short background of this legislation as it made its way through Congress and to the President's desk. We will then review the final provisions that was approved by the Senate and passed by the House. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Avoiding the Most Misapplied Audit Concepts
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Online
8.00 Credits
Recent new auditing standards are designed to improve overall audit quality. The course will address the most common misapplied audit concepts in planning and performing effective and efficient financial statement audits. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
ACPEN: HR Investigations – Episode 1 – Introduction-Assessing-Planning
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Online
1.00 Credits
Human Resources professionals are often tasked with investigating allegations of employee misconduct, discrimination, and others. Investigation training is traditionally presented from the position of an outsider looking in, such as a governmental agency, law firm, or private investigator. HR investigations require similar skills, but the environment and the approach are quite different. This session is an introduction to these differences and provides best practices for assessing allegations of employee misconduct and planning the investigation. Attendees will end the session with takeaways to immediately implement in future HR investigations. Episodes 2 and 3 complete the series. Presented by: Daniel PorterType: Live Webcast Replay
ACPEN: Taking the Financial Executive's Leadership to the Next Level
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Online
2.00 Credits
Financial Leaders often achieve their position primarily with left brain analytical skills. They need to develop right brain thinking to evolve to the next level either professionally or as part of their personal growth plan. This course will help the financial executive and professional focus on where they are currently and help them bridge the gap in leadership skills that will enable them to gravitate to the next level. This course will guide the financial executive and professional to position themselves as leaders that others will trust and want to follow. The financial executive and financial professional will walk away understanding a more holistic approach to people and organizations and a transformational leadership style. Presented by: Mario FloresType: Live Webcast Replay
ACPEN: Common Audit and Financial Reporting Deficiencies in State and Local Governments
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Online
2.00 Credits
Common Audit and Financial Reporting Deficiencies in State and Local Governments, is a 2 hour webcast detailing many of the more common mistakes that auditors and accountants are making in either the preparation of their annual financial statements or the audits of such financial statements. Deficiencies in audit standards (AICPA, GAO, Single Audit) and preparation standards (GASB) noted in this webcast are driven by the most recent results found in audit organization peer reviews, workpaper or desk reviews, and various organizations checklists for oversight. Presented by: Frank Crawford, Christopher PembrookType: Live Webcast Replay
ACPEN: Progressive Management Accounting
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Online
2.00 Credits
Traditional managerial accounting has often been criticized as ineffective, and in some cases even misleading, leaving many line managers skeptical of the information it provides. Modern management accounting addresses these shortcomings by developing precise cost-per-unit metrics that support budgeting, cost analysis, and performance control. Activity-Based Costing (ABC) enhances accuracy by tracing costs through cause-and-effect relationships rather than relying on broad overhead allocations. This fact-based approach delivers clear visibility into true profit margins across products, service lines, sales channels, and customers. In addition, ABC empowers organizations to reduce costs and improve productivity by reporting unit costs that track trends and benchmark performance against competitors. By moving beyond outdated accounting methods, organizations can unlock significant strategic and financial advantages. Presented by: Gary CokinsType: Live Webcast Replay
ACPEN: Ethical Intelligence for Artificial Intelligence
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Online
2.00 Credits
Organizations and individuals enticed by the siren song of artificial intelligence cannot ignore ethical considerations. Professionals must consider accuracy of information, data privacy, independence, source citations, organizational policies, security, data retention, and other ethical matters. This course discusses ethical issues associated with the utilization of AI in a professional setting and provides suggested best practices. Presented by: Dr. Chris HarperType: Live Webcast Replay
Supervision/Management Competencies: An Ethical Approach
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Online
2.00 Credits
Job titles for individuals can vary in different organizations even though the work is the same. This webinar is designed for the individual whose role is to oversee the work of others. This webinar includes an overview of Aristotle's virtue ethics and its application to the responsibility and privilege of developing employees to be their best and for the success of the organization. We will also address issues such as going from "buddy to boss", how to manage if you are newly assigned to an existing employee that was previously supervised by someone else, and critical skill sets necessary for supervisory/managerial positions. 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 Excel Lookups: Moving Beyond VLOOKUP Limitations
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Online
2.00 Credits
How do you pull a value from a cell into another cell? Do you use a direct cell reference, like =G10? If so, you are probably missing out on some efficiency gains that could be achieved by using a variety of Excel's lookup functions. Veteran Excel users, who are aware of the VLOOKUP function, are also painfully aware of its limitations--especially that it cannot go left. We will explore how to bypass VLOOKUP's limitations by nesting functions and by moving beyond VLOOKUP altogether.
Surgent's Top Individual Tax Planning Strategies
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Online
2.00 Credits
Individual tax planning strategies for 2026 and beyond will take their cue from the many tax advantageous tax law changes enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Many of the OBBBA changes are very favorable to individual taxpayers. Taxpayers and their clients now have the opportunity to utilize these new planning strategies. Tax practitioners must know about these new changes and the planning strategies associated with them to maximize the advantages to their clients. This program will cover tax changes from 2025 that impact individuals and provide individuals with significant tax reduction opportunities for 2026.
Surgent's Virtual Currency: Keeping Up with the Tax Code
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Online
2.00 Credits
Whether you are an experienced veteran or new to the industry, one of the toughest parts of being a tax practitioner is keeping up with all of the changes in tax legislation. This course takes a look at recent changes to tax law from a practitioner perspective. In this session, we will explore the nuances of virtual currency and the new Form 8300 reporting requirements.
ACPEN: 2026 Spring Tax Update for Individuals with Steve Dilley
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Online
4.00 Credits
This comprehensive spring tax update provides an in-depth review of the latest federal tax changes and IRS guidance following the enactment of OBBBA 2025, highlighting new legislation, regulatory shifts, and planning opportunities that will affect individual and tax compliance in the current filing season and beyond. *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 terri.storer@acpen.com Presented by: Steven DilleyType: Live Webcast Replay
Analyzing IFRS Financial Statements
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Online
4.00 Credits
Evaluating performance for professionals used to GAAP. A strong foundation in financial statement analysis is essential for understanding a company's performance and financial health across reporting standards. This seminar is designed for professionals, particularly those trained in U.S. GAAP, who want to enhance their understanding of IFRS-based financial reporting using a real-world Canadian public company as a case study. We will walk through the company's IFRS-based balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows, highlighting both presentation and interpretation differences compared to U.S. GAAP. Participants will learn key analytical tools such as common-size analysis, trend analysis, and financial ratios covering liquidity, profitability, and leverage for an IFRS reporting company. Throughout the session, comparisons to GAAP will help clarify terminology, classification differences, and measurement principles-including treatment of leases, revenue, financial instruments, and impairment. The seminar also moves beyond basic ratios to explore advanced analytical techniques, such as ROE decomposition, operating vs. non-operating performance measures, and managerial ratios that reveal cost behavior, efficiency, and cash flow dynamics. Participants will see how IFRS disclosure requirements can offer additional insight into performance, risk, and sustainability. This practical and comparative seminar is ideal for accounting, finance, and business professionals who want to sharpen analytical skills, interpret IFRS-based financial statements, and better understand how to bridge IFRS and GAAP for global comparison and decision-making. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Compilation, Preparation and Review Basics and Peer Reviews
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Online
2.00 Credits
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
ACPEN: Exploring the 10 Types of Leadership: Styles and Strategies for Success
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Online
1.00 Credits
Leadership is not one-size-fits-all. Effective leaders understand that different situations, team dynamics, and organizational cultures require different approaches. This course introduces ten distinct leadership styles and examines how each can influence team performance and organizational success. Participants will explore the characteristics, strengths, and potential limitations of each leadership style. The course encourages self-reflection to help leaders recognize their own tendencies while identifying opportunities to adapt their approach when circumstances require it. Emphasis is placed on practical strategies for engaging teams, strengthening communication, and building leadership capacity across the organization. Designed for current and emerging leaders, this course provides tools to better align leadership approach with team needs and organizational objectives. Presented by: Melisa GalassoType: Live Webcast Replay
What If Your Client Didn't Take Reasonable Compensation
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Online
1.00 Credits
Are you a new advisor handling S Corp clients, or perhaps a seasoned professional facing this common scenario: "My S Corp client didn't take reasonable compensation last year. Now what?" Knowing that reasonable compensation isn't just a tax obligation, but a strategic financial decision, you need to be armed with expert knowledge to help your client navigate this situation. Join us to discuss IRS regulations, understand preventive measures, and address challenges within the year. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
ACPEN: The Hardest Ethical Dilemma! Why Revenge Will Always Backfire, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Online
1.00 Credits
We believe in fairness. When others do wrong, and their action hurts us - the natural reaction is to fight back and seek retribution. Simple human nature and we are all human. We want fairness and want to fight back, but this is one of the toughest ethical dilemmas we all face. What should we do and what we do are not always the same. What if being nice, or specifically being a positive best version of yourself, makes you a more effective leader? Ethical leadership is effective leadership. That’s what Dr. Cohen, noted psychologist, transformational speaker, executive coach, and author of Be The Sun, Not The Salt, has been teaching organizations to do for years. Dr. Cohen’s work is based on scientific studies of human behavior broken down into simple, easily digestible pillars structured around the Heliotropic Effect. In this webcast we will discuss Dr. Cohen’s path to this work, what the Heliotropic Effect is, and how Be The Sun, Not The Salt is the perfect reminder to Do More of That every day. Presented by: Don Minges, Bob MimsType: Live Webcast Replay