WICPA CPE & Special Event Catalog
Trending Analysis: What Insights a Business Owner Can See by Looking at the Trends in Their Operating Results & Comparing to Industry Metrics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $69
Looking at financials over a period of years can provide business owners with information to help them run their businesses more efficiently. Comparing company results with industry benchmarks can also give business owners information to improve their operating results and a direction on where to focus their attention.
The Most Common Planning Gaps CPAs See Too Late
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $69
CPAs often see critical tax, estate and risk gaps long before an event forces action, but influence is lost when those insights aren’t activated. This session will introduce a simple, repeatable framework CPAs can use to move business owners from awareness to action without becoming sales driven or adversarial. Learn how early, collaborative intervention leads to better outcomes for clients and stronger cross discipline relationships.
Accounting & Auditing Conference
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Waukesha
8.50 Credits
Member Price: $329
Your Source For Key Updates & Insights On Timely Issues Attend this year's Accounting & Auditing Conference to gain timely insights into the issues shaping the accounting profession and the business environment. Hear from leading national and local experts on the economic and financial market outlook, the latest FASB developments, the growing impact of AI, technology risks, client advisory conversations and hot tax practice, procedure and ethics issues. You'll leave with practical strategies, fresh perspectives and actionable ideas to help you navigate change, strengthen your skills and deliver greater value to your clients and organization. Who Should Attend CPAs and accounting and financial professionals in public accounting, industry and government will benefit from this conference, which covers timely issues in accounting, auditing, tax, technology, financial markets and client advisory services. Overnight Accommodations A block of rooms has been reserved at the Wildwood Lodge in Pewaukee for the night of Monday, Nov. 9, with a room rate of $109 (plus tax) when reserved by Saturday, Oct. 10. To reserve a room in the block, please book by calling 262-506-2000 and mention you are attending the WICPA Accounting & Auditing Conference. Online Option For those unable to attend the conference in person, another option is available! This year's Accounting & Auditing Conference will be streamed live! The registration page and more details for attending via WICPA CPE Livestream is available here.
Tax Conference (Both Days)
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Brookfield
15.60 Credits
Member Price: $439
Your Source For Key Updates & Insights on Timely Issues Get ready for two action-packed days of insights, strategies and timely tax expertise at this year's Tax Conference. Hear from leading professionals as they break down the latest federal and Wisconsin tax developments, OBBBA changes, AI tools for tax practitioners, advance tax planning strategies, SALT and multistate issues, M & A considerations, trust taxation, capital cost recovery, 401(k) opportunities, wealth planning, tax practice and ethics and more. Walk away with practical knowledge, fresh ideas and strategies you can put to work immediately for your clients and your practice. Who Should Attend Tax professionals, practicing attorneys, corporate counsel and business and financial managers will greatly benefit by attending. Overnight Accommodations A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn in Brookfield (attached to the Brookfield Conference Center) for the evenings of Sunday, Nov. 15, and Monday, Nov. 16, with a room rate of $136 (plus tax) per night. To reserve a room in the block, please book online here by Oct. 25 or call 262-330-0800 and mention you are attending the WICPA Tax Conference. Online Option For those looking to attend online, this conference will also be offered via WICPA CPE Livestream. View livestream details >>
Quality Management: Bundle & Save
Multiple Events Between -
Up to 16.00 Credits
Member Price: $699
The AICPA Quality Management (QM) Standards have changed the way firms approach quality. To help your firm with QM implementation, the WICPA is offering two days of interactive seminars this fall. Attend both days and save $59 on your registration by purchasing the Quality Management Bundle. Day 1 - Quality Management: A Practical Approach The first half of this course is designed to discuss the process of implementing the QM Standards. During the second half, participants will work on their firm's QM implementation process, including identifying potential quality risks, assessing those risks, developing responses and meeting the new QM documentation standards. Day 2 - Quality Management: The Next Steps Building on the foundations of the Quality Management: A Practical Approach course, this course shifts the emphasis from QM design documentation to developing the monitoring and documentation needed to clearly explain how a firm's QM systems address risk and to support the annual partner conclusion required under the standards with meaningful, defensible evidence. Overnight Accommodations A block of rooms has been reserved at the at Milwaukee Marriott West in Waukesha for the night of Monday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 20, with a room rate of $169 - $219 (plus tax). To reserve a room in the block, please book online here by October 9 or call 262-574-0888 and mention you're attending the WICPA program. If you're interested in attending only one day, select your preferred event below and complete your registration there.
2026/27 Yellow Book Update
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
Stay current on key developments affecting governmental audits with this focused update on the 2024 revision of the Yellow Book. This course highlights significant changes related to quality management and updates affecting key audit roles, with an emphasis on how these revisions impact audit planning and execution. The course also addresses the GAO's implementation delay and its implications for 2026 audit planning. Participants will gain context around recent leadership changes at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and what those transitions may signal for future guidance and oversight priorities. In addition, the course includes an overview of recent updates to the Green Book, helping auditors understand changes to internal control guidance that may affect governmental entities and Single Audit engagements. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
AI Lessons Learned for Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This course provides accountants with the leading AI insights and strategies drawn from real-world experience, empirical studies, countless CPA case studies and social media commentary. It goes beyond theory, offering practical lessons learned from the front lines of AI implementation in the business world and accounting industry. Participants will gain actionable knowledge on bridging the theory-application gap, navigating exponential technological changes and creating secure, adaptive AI policies. By the end of the session, accountants will be equipped to leverage AI responsibly and innovatively in their roles. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Internal Control Changes for Remote Workers
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
For the past two decades the trend has been to move away from brick and mortar offices and have a greater number of people work or telecommute from home. Because of the upheaval caused by recent events, the rate of this move has been accelerated. This has and will continue to create control challenges and organizations must work to address these. Such things as moving from time based employee value to task completion based measurement and the ability to drive needed inter-company communication are just a sample of the issues with which entities must contend. This session looks at the benefits and pitfalls of workers that telecommute. It then discusses important risks and controls to consider as this trend continues and evolves in the business world. 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
Member Price: $149
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.
Surgent's Annual Accounting & Auditing Update
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
Designed as an all-you-need-to-know update for accounting, auditing and attestation practitioners at all levels in public accounting and industry, this course provides a comprehensive review of recent standard-setting and rulemaking activities of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On the financial accounting front, we will cover the FASB's Post-Implementation Review (PIR) report released in late 2025 for lease accounting under ASC 842 and discuss the best practices in applying the standard and identifying any ongoing issues practitioners are experiencing with applying the standard. We will also discuss the more than a dozen ASUs the FASB has issued since the beginning of 2024 and into 2026 covering government grants, derivatives and financial instruments, practical expedients for credit losses under ASC 326 and expense disaggregation on the income statement. Our focus on AICPA standards includes a detailed discussion of revamped AICPA quality management standards. The AICPA updated and modernized the standards by issuing Statement on Quality Management Standards 1, 2 and 3 (SQMS 1, SQMS 2 and SQMS 3, respectively), SSARS No. 26 and SAS 146, Quality Management for an Engagement Conducted in Accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (SAS 146). These standards, now effective as of December 15, 2025, modernize quality management standards to reflect an increased focus on risk assessment, technology use and the presence of outside experts on engagements. We will also discuss AICPA's proposed SAS, The Auditor's Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements, intended to supersede AU-C section 240. We will also cover new rules impacting public company audits and present case studies on recent fraudulent accounting stories and best practices for detecting and preventing such frauds. In summary, the course is your go-to source for all things A&A and will prepare you for your upcoming engagements throughout the rest of the year.
2026/27 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Stay informed and ahead of the curve with this timely update on ethics and independence developments from the AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC). The pace of change in ethics regulation has accelerated and PEEC has been especially active with new interpretations, revised guidance and significant modernization initiatives. In this interactive course, we'll walk through the most important recent developments shaping ethical requirements for the profession, including updates affecting recruiting practices, CPE programs and tax advisory services. Participants will gain practical clarity on how these changes impact both public practitioners and professionals in industry. The course also looks ahead to proposed and ongoing projects on PEEC's agenda, providing insight into potential future changes and what they may mean for compliance planning in an evolving ethical landscape. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.Note: This course qualifies to count toward the WICPA membership Ethics CPE requirement.
Reasonable Compensation for S Corps
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Between 2010 and 2020 a parade of Court Cases, IRS Factsheets, Job Aids and Internal Memos, plus Heightened IRS scrutiny and Preparer Penalties has brought the issue of 'Reasonable Compensation for S Corp's out of the shadows and placed it forefront as a priority issue for CPA's, EA's, Tax and Financial advisors to cover with their clients. We will explore key court cases, IRS guidelines, preparer penalties and some of the obscure tools the IRS has put in place. We debunk common myths and fiction on how reasonable compensation should be calculated and replace it with facts and methodologies that the IRS relies on. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Operations Level Internal Control
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Many leaders in business organizations of all sizes view the system of Internal Control almost purely as a protective security measure. A well-designed internal control system can and will drive all entity objectives which includes successful operations. This session uses information gathered from years of creating internal control systems as well as concepts from well-respected authoritative pronouncements and frameworks to illustrate the power of a strong and well supported control system as well as actions that can help establish such a system. Those that work with internal controls who are tasked with developing ways to improve operation level capabilities should strongly consider this session. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Ethical AI Practices for CPAs: Ensuring Responsible Use
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Explore the ethical implications of using generative AI. This course addresses potential risks and dilemmas, providing guidelines to ensure responsible and compliant integration. Learn how to balance innovation with ethical obligations to maintain trust and integrity. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.Note: This course qualifies to count toward the WICPA membership Ethics CPE requirement.
Retaining Talent in a Competitive Marketplace
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Retaining Talent in a Competitive Marketplace -Creating a Benefits Program Employees Care About In today's competitive marketplace, retaining talented employees is becoming increasingly difficult. A solid benefits program can make a difference in the fight for talent - but only if those benefits matter to the employees you are trying to hire! Through statistics and case studies, this course will explore what benefits are most valuable to employees. We will also explore the basic types of retirement and health insurance plans and discuss what financial leaders should consider before adopting a benefits package. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Unlock the Power of AI with Copilot in Excel
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
In the ever-evolving world of data analytics and business intelligence, Microsoft Excel continues to be an indispensable tool for professionals across industries. With the introduction of Copilot, Microsoft has integrated the power of artificial intelligence directly into Excel, revolutionizing how users work with data. This 2-hour interactive course, Unlock the Power of AI with Copilot in Excel, provides a comprehensive overview of how Copilot transforms traditional Excel workflows into dynamic, AI-driven processes, enabling users to accomplish tasks faster, more accurately and with less manual effort. During this course, you'll discover how Copilot leverages AI to enhance productivity and streamline operations. Whether you're a seasoned Excel user or just beginning your journey, this course will guide you through practical applications and best practices to make the most of Copilot's capabilities. Through hands-on demonstrations and real-world examples, you'll see how Copilot can save time, improve decision-making and elevate your analytical skills to new heights. This course not only focuses on the technical aspects of Copilot but also highlights its potential to transform your day-to-day work, from automating repetitive tasks to uncovering trends and insights you might otherwise overlook. By the end of the session, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to integrate Copilot into your workflows and unlock its full potential in Microsoft Excel. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Common Financial Statement Disclosures
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Financial statement disclosures are important to provide the information necessary for financial statement users to make economic decisions. Disclosures further explain and clarify information provided in the basic financial statements, but also provide critical information about subsequent events, litigation risk and other concerns. This course focuses on the most common financial statement disclosures for small- or medium-sized nonpublic entities. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
What's Behind the Data?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
We are bombarded with information continually. So how do we determine what is valid and what isn't? This course points out common pitfalls inherent in data interpretation and gives practical tips to overcome those pitfalls by using real life examples. The course incorporates information from key thought leaders including Adam Grant, Alex Edmans and Hans Rosling. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
The Ethics of Care in the Workplace
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Ethics involve relationship to self, others and the world in which we live. In the busyness of our world we often act out of habit without realizing that what we do truly matters. We matter! This session explores ethical values and principles as they apply to creating an Ethic of Care in the workplace with specific emphasis on compassion, accountability and respect. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.Note: This course qualifies to count toward the WICPA membership Ethics CPE requirement.
Entertainment, Meals & Travel Expenses: Review & Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This program reviews the statutory and regulatory guidance as they relate to fringe benefits. There will be an emphasis on entertainment, meals and business transportation expenses, including qualified employer-provided parking, with a focus on planning opportunities. Recent federal tax legislation, cases and rulings will also be addressed. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.