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Surgent's Best Practices in Not-for-Profit Accounting & Reporting

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

Don't just wing it when you can soar! To catch the eye of resource providers and fulfill the needs of leadership, it is essential that not-for-profits prepare financial statements which excel. This course will empower you with the knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and reporting to surpass the expectations of financial statement users. Over 20 focused exercises are included to illustrate and refine today's best practices in not-for-profit accounting and reporting.

Documenting Your EBP Audit: What You Need to Know

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $319

What you document matters. Understanding different parts of the employee benefit plan (EBP) audit process can help you think holistically about your level of audit documentation. You'll learn the appropriate level of documentation when performing EBP audit procedures, which involves testing items that are not typically tested in audits of other types of entities. Real-life examples You'll also gain insights from real-life examples and solutions as you are guided by a former employee benefit plan expert panel member and peer reviewer. Additionally, reviewing these examples will help you truly understand documentation in an EBP audit and learn best practices for documentation to incorporate into your audits.

Surgent's Best Practices in Not-for-Profit Accounting & Reporting

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

Don't just wing it when you can soar! To catch the eye of resource providers and fulfill the needs of leadership, it is essential that not-for-profits prepare financial statements which excel. This course will empower you with the knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and reporting to surpass the expectations of financial statement users. Over 20 focused exercises are included to illustrate and refine today's best practices in not-for-profit accounting and reporting.

Surgent's U.S. Taxation of Foreign Corporations: A Case Study Approach

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Online

3.00 Credits

Member Price: $149

This course is a case study designed to provide a comprehensive overview of U.S. taxation of a foreign corporation. Using a specific example, the course will walk through step-by-step mechanics on how to calculate the income inclusions and foreign tax credits under tested income (formerly known as global intangible low-taxed income or GILTI), Subpart F and passive foreign investment company (PFIC) regimes. These computations have been updated to reflect changes enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The case study will further evaluate the tax impact of subsequent distributions from the foreign corporation and sales of its stock. A compare-and-contrast approach will highlight the different outcomes of these regimes for individuals and for C corporations, empowering participants to advise their clients on the most tax-efficient way to structure their foreign investments.

Social Security Basics & Strategies for Maximizing Benefits 26-27

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $329

Though many clients see Social Security as a government benefit, it is really a covered worker's investment asset to be managed like any other asset. This course examines how Social Security benefits are calculated, identifying benefit-claiming strategies and what spouses can do now to maximize benefits at retirement. You'll learn how Social Security works and explore common planning situations'including workers with and without spouses, sandwich-generation families with dependent parents and minor children and surviving and/or divorced spouses'with the focus on techniques to maximize your clients' benefits.

Social Security Basics & Strategies for Maximizing Benefits 26-27

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $329

Though many clients see Social Security as a government benefit, it is really a covered worker's investment asset to be managed like any other asset. This course examines how Social Security benefits are calculated, identifying benefit-claiming strategies and what spouses can do now to maximize benefits at retirement. You'll learn how Social Security works and explore common planning situations'including workers with and without spouses, sandwich-generation families with dependent parents and minor children and surviving and/or divorced spouses'with the focus on techniques to maximize your clients' benefits.

Auditing Standards Update & Best Practices 26-27

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $175

In every audit, the auditor must identify and assess the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. This process includes understanding the entity and its environment, including its internal control, thereby providing a basis for designing and implementing responses to the assessed risks of material misstatement. This program explores efficient ways to conduct audits (primarily for private companies), including discussing the applicable standards and their requirements.

Documenting Your EBP Audit: What You Need to Know

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $319

What you document matters. Understanding different parts of the employee benefit plan (EBP) audit process can help you think holistically about your level of audit documentation. You'll learn the appropriate level of documentation when performing EBP audit procedures, which involves testing items that are not typically tested in audits of other types of entities. Real-life examples You'll also gain insights from real-life examples and solutions as you are guided by a former employee benefit plan expert panel member and peer reviewer. Additionally, reviewing these examples will help you truly understand documentation in an EBP audit and learn best practices for documentation to incorporate into your audits.

Surgent's Best Practices in Not-for-Profit Accounting & Reporting

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

Don't just wing it when you can soar! To catch the eye of resource providers and fulfill the needs of leadership, it is essential that not-for-profits prepare financial statements which excel. This course will empower you with the knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and reporting to surpass the expectations of financial statement users. Over 20 focused exercises are included to illustrate and refine today's best practices in not-for-profit accounting and reporting.

Surgent's U.S. Taxation of Foreign Corporations: A Case Study Approach

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Online

3.00 Credits

Member Price: $149

This course is a case study designed to provide a comprehensive overview of U.S. taxation of a foreign corporation. Using a specific example, the course will walk through step-by-step mechanics on how to calculate the income inclusions and foreign tax credits under tested income (formerly known as global intangible low-taxed income or GILTI), Subpart F and passive foreign investment company (PFIC) regimes. These computations have been updated to reflect changes enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The case study will further evaluate the tax impact of subsequent distributions from the foreign corporation and sales of its stock. A compare-and-contrast approach will highlight the different outcomes of these regimes for individuals and for C corporations, empowering participants to advise their clients on the most tax-efficient way to structure their foreign investments.

Audits of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $319

Auditing employee benefit plans. Employee benefit plan (EBP) audit engagements continue to be scrutinized by regulators and peer reviewers due to a history of noncompliance with applicable professional standards. Through this course, you can gain the proper skills to perform EBP engagements effectively. You will learn about: The steps of an EBP audit Applicable professional standards ERISA and SEC requirements Commonly audited plans You will tap into ways to plan and conduct effective risk-based plan audits to comply with professional standards while maximizing efficiency for defined contribution plan audits. This course focuses specifically on this type of plan given that defined contribution plans, including 401(k) plans, are the predominant plan type subjected to audits. Applied learning You will do a deep dive into EBP auditing by working through the plan audit process from engagement acceptance through the archive. Example forms and reports will be examined to illustrate effective EBP engagements.

Surgent's Best Practices in Not-for-Profit Accounting & Reporting

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

Don't just wing it when you can soar! To catch the eye of resource providers and fulfill the needs of leadership, it is essential that not-for-profits prepare financial statements which excel. This course will empower you with the knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and reporting to surpass the expectations of financial statement users. Over 20 focused exercises are included to illustrate and refine today's best practices in not-for-profit accounting and reporting.

K2's Excel Best Practices 26-27

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $329

There are right and wrong ways to work with Excel. In this session, you will learn a series of best practices to help you create Excel workbooks efficiently and effectively, including handling security issues, collaboration needs and reporting options.

K2's Excel Best Practices 26-27

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $329

There are right and wrong ways to work with Excel. In this session, you will learn a series of best practices to help you create Excel workbooks efficiently and effectively, including handling security issues, collaboration needs and reporting options.

Surgent's U.S. Taxation of Foreign Corporations: A Case Study Approach

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Online

3.00 Credits

Member Price: $149

This course is a case study designed to provide a comprehensive overview of U.S. taxation of a foreign corporation. Using a specific example, the course will walk through step-by-step mechanics on how to calculate the income inclusions and foreign tax credits under tested income (formerly known as global intangible low-taxed income or GILTI), Subpart F and passive foreign investment company (PFIC) regimes. These computations have been updated to reflect changes enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The case study will further evaluate the tax impact of subsequent distributions from the foreign corporation and sales of its stock. A compare-and-contrast approach will highlight the different outcomes of these regimes for individuals and for C corporations, empowering participants to advise their clients on the most tax-efficient way to structure their foreign investments.

Surgent's Best Practices in Not-for-Profit Accounting & Reporting

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

Don't just wing it when you can soar! To catch the eye of resource providers and fulfill the needs of leadership, it is essential that not-for-profits prepare financial statements which excel. This course will empower you with the knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and reporting to surpass the expectations of financial statement users. Over 20 focused exercises are included to illustrate and refine today's best practices in not-for-profit accounting and reporting.

Pension & Profit-Sharing Plan Strategies 26-27

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $329

Whether saving for retirement, reducing taxes, or combining the two, pension and profit-sharing plan strategies are your go-to solution. Discover the type of plan documents that work best for your clients, how to terminate a plan, different retirement plans you can choose from, contribution & deduction limits, reporting & disclosure rules, Form 5500 & participant communication requirements and even how to do in-plan Roth conversions. Get ready to make retirement planning for your clients a breeze.

Pension & Profit-Sharing Plan Strategies 26-27

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Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $329

Whether saving for retirement, reducing taxes, or combining the two, pension and profit-sharing plan strategies are your go-to solution. Discover the type of plan documents that work best for your clients, how to terminate a plan, different retirement plans you can choose from, contribution & deduction limits, reporting & disclosure rules, Form 5500 & participant communication requirements and even how to do in-plan Roth conversions. Get ready to make retirement planning for your clients a breeze.

Documenting Your EBP Audit: What You Need to Know

-

Online

8.00 Credits

Member Price: $319

What you document matters. Understanding different parts of the employee benefit plan (EBP) audit process can help you think holistically about your level of audit documentation. You'll learn the appropriate level of documentation when performing EBP audit procedures, which involves testing items that are not typically tested in audits of other types of entities. Real-life examples You'll also gain insights from real-life examples and solutions as you are guided by a former employee benefit plan expert panel member and peer reviewer. Additionally, reviewing these examples will help you truly understand documentation in an EBP audit and learn best practices for documentation to incorporate into your audits.

Surgent's Best Practices in Not-for-Profit Accounting & Reporting

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Online

4.00 Credits

Member Price: $159

Don't just wing it when you can soar! To catch the eye of resource providers and fulfill the needs of leadership, it is essential that not-for-profits prepare financial statements which excel. This course will empower you with the knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and reporting to surpass the expectations of financial statement users. Over 20 focused exercises are included to illustrate and refine today's best practices in not-for-profit accounting and reporting.