CPE Catalog & Events
Public Speaking Secrets That Wow Audiences
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
In this course, you'll learn why being able to do public speaking well is a major advantage in becoming successful in your career. You'll learn how to write a good talk, how to present it well, and how to use your new found ability to get more clients and/or a promotion. In addition, you'll learn how to overcome your nervousness, and how to overcome stress in less than a minute. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 4Program Level: Basic
Financial Statement Presentation and Disclosure
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
This comprehensive session is a must-attend event for any professional accountant who prepares financial statements for either a private enterprise or a firm client. We illustrate best practices for presentation and disclosure by revisiting fundamentals of financial reporting for various industries. This workshop explores best practices for United States GAAP in addition to considerations for special purpose frameworks. Experienced accountants will benefit from a refresher whereas other accountants will appreciate formative skill-building insights. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 4Program Level: Intermediate
How to Get a Better Return on Financial Statement Audits – Avoiding the Most Misapplied Risk-Based Audit Concepts
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
By far, the biggest contributing factor that leads to a profitable, yet high quality, financial statement audit is the proper identification, evaluation, and response to assessed risk of material misstatement. When designing your detailed audit plan, how and where you decide to spend your time is largely a matter of professional judgment. The proven tips and techniques for critically rethinking how you plan and design your audit taught in this course will help auditors enhance audit quality and manage profitability in all engagements. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 8Program Level: Intermediate
Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Reporting Explained
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
This course provides a high-level overview of the most important issues facing nonprofit entities and their auditors. The focus of this course is on explaining the theory behind major issues and trends, enabling professionals to understand the most important aspects of relevant professional and regulatory standards related to reliable financial reporting for nonprofit entities. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 8Program Level: Basic
Consulting Services Secrets
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Award winning discussion leader Mark Hugh discusses how to create and capture value with consulting services. Whether you want to consult a little or full time, this valuable course reviews identifying a specialty, growing a practice, capturing value, creating deliverables, and effective marketplace marketing strategies. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 1Program Level: Basic
Business Valuation - Asset Approach
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the business valuation process, beginning with key terminology, professional standards, and the rules that guide the appraisal profession. Participants will explore the three primary approaches to value—Asset, Income, and Market—before focusing in depth on the Asset Approach. The course examines when and why this method is used, its advantages and limitations, and how to apply it effectively in real-world scenarios. Through practical examples and clear explanations of each of the three methods within the Asset Approach, learners will gain both the confidence and competence to apply valuation principles in their professional practice. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 1Program Level: Basic
K2’s Getting Control Of Your OneDrive Account
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Many professionals use OneDrive but don't realize-or use-its full capabilities. Whether you have a business or personal account-or both-OneDrive offers features to enhance productivity and improve data security. Join this exclusive session to discover the advantages of using OneDrive for data storage and collaboration. In it, you will learn how to manage relevant risks and integrate OneDrive seamlessly into your daily workflows. Don't miss this chance to enhance your efficiency and security. Sign up now and unlock the full potential of OneDrive for you and your team. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 1Program Level: Update
K2's Automation For Increasing Personal Efficiency And Effectiveness
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
In today's fast-paced world, automation is like having a time machine at your fingertips. By implementing strategic automation solutions, you can transform an eight-hour workday into twelve hours of productivity without working longer hours. This course explores how automation can save time, improve accuracy, promote effectiveness, and maximize the value of your workday. When you invest time in automating routine tasks, you create permanent time savings that compound over time, reducing daily stress and providing better mental clarity for more important activities. This hands-on course will equip you with practical knowledge of various automation tools, methods, apps, and technologies that can revolutionize both your personal and professional life. From home automation systems to iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) tools and the Elgato Streamdeck, you'll discover how to create a seamlessly automated environment. Join us to learn how to reclaim hours or even weeks of time through smart automation strategies that will transform your daily routine. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 1Program Level: Basic
Productivity Hacks for Working Remote
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Online
1.20 Credits
Member Price: $39
In this course, we will share tips and tricks for working remotely. You will learn what to do/what not to do in a virtual working environment, strategies for leading teams remotely, employee engagement ideas, and techniques and tools for teleworking. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 1.2Program Level: Update
A Guide to Sampling - Part 2
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Building on Part 1, this course will review the application of sampling in financial statement audits with a focus on sampling for tests of controls. We'll also review the requirements for sampling in Single Audits with a focus on tests of controls and tests of compliance. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 2Program Level: Overview
Common Deficiencies in Employee Benefit Plans
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Discover critical insights from the latest Department of Labor studies on employee benefit plan audits and tackle the pressing issue of audit deficiencies head-on. This course dives deep into the most common errors undermining audit quality and explores the underlying causes of these issues. Through practical strategies, engaging case studies, and regulatory guidance, participants will learn how to close gaps in compliance, enhance audit execution, and protect plan participants and beneficiaries. Whether you're an experienced auditor or new to benefit plan audits, this course will equip you with the tools needed to elevate audit quality and ensure regulatory compliance. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 2Program Level: Intermediate
Erase the Mark: Best Practices in Penalty Abatement
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
If there is a potential error, the IRS will assess a tax and add a hefty penalty, without even knowing the facts. As a tax professional, you will be exposed to the IRS and their methods of penalizing taxpayers for the smallest of violations. This presentation will focus on the rules and regulations that create the penalty, and the reasons that exist that the IRS will consider to remove those penalties. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.This course is being offered by a learning partner and will not be accessible on your My CPE page. Access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings.
LLC's & S Corps -- A Comparative Analysis
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Online
4.50 Credits
Member Price: $169
This course provides an in-depth comparative analysis of Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and S Corporations, focusing on their tax implications, compliance requirements, and operational structures. Participants will explore key aspects of entity formation, tax treatment, and compliance with corporate formalities. Topics include electing Subchapter S status, mechanics of Form 2553, and relief options for late filings under Rev. Proc. 2022-19. The course also highlights entity-specific tax forms, accountable plans, taxable fringe benefits, officer reasonable compensation, estate planning, business continuation planning, and audit strategies. Additionally, participants will review Schedules K-1, K-2, K-3, and effectively connected income for both entity types. *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 Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 4.5Program Level: Intermediate
Calculating the Retirement Need
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
For most people, funding their own retirement is the largest expense they will ever have. Due to advances in medical technology and overall healthier lifestyles, it is not unusual for someone to live 30 years or more in retirement. In this course, we will discuss how to quantify and calculate the retirement needs of the client. We will talk about time value of money concepts, how to help clients quantify their retirement goals, and even how to address risk perceptions. By doing this, we will allow practitioners to be able to better address client questions and frame trade-offs when necessary. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.This course is being offered by a learning partner and will not be accessible on your My CPE page. Access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings.
Applying the New Expected Credit Loss Model
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
All entities are subject to the new expected credit loss model established by recent GAAP. This course will provide highlights of the latest requirements for measurement, presentation, and disclosure. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 2Program Level: Basic
OBBA of 2025: Individual Overview
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL IS NOW THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL ACT!!! (Signed into law on July 4, 2025!). This program provides a summary of the major individual provisions of the OBBA of 2025 (H.R. 1), with a focus on the extended provisions, provisions made permanent without changes and those major changes, and new provisions for 2025 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 kori.herrera@acpen.com Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 2Program Level: Intermediate
FAQ Related to the Most Recent Audit Standards SAS Nos. 142-149
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Recently issued generally accepted auditing standards were designed to enhance audit quality. This course will address the most commonly misapplied concepts and FAQ in properly implementing the new requirements in the way intended to achieve that goal. Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 2Program Level: Intermediate
Form 1120S - Preparation and Analysis
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This course is designed for financial professionals looking to understand Form 1120S. It covers the essential aspects of S corporation taxation, including the preparation of Form 1120S, determining taxable income, and accurately reporting and allocating income, deductions, and credits. Participants will also learn how to calculate shareholder basis and understand the strategic advantages and limitations of an S corporation. *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 Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 2Program Level: Basic
OBBA of 2025: Business Overview
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL IS NOW THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL ACT!!! (Signed into law on July 4, 2025!) This program provides a summary of the major business provisions of the OBBA of 2025 (H.R. 1), focusing on provisions that have been extended and/or made permanent without changes and those provisions which had major changes or are new for 2025 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 kori.herrera@acpen.com Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 2Program Level: Intermediate
Forgotten Managerial Accounting Tools
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This session explores managerial accounting techniques with an emphasis on internal decision-making tools. You will appreciate a reminder regarding concepts you may not have considered since your college days. We will revisit managerial accounting concepts by illustrating practical examples that you can immediately bring back to the office! Delivery Method: Individual webcast CPE Credit: 2Program Level: Intermediate