WICPA CPE & Special Event Catalog
Real Estate Professionals: Passive Activity, Sec. 199A & Investment Income Tax
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
When do they exist & how to report them? This program will provide a detailed analysis of the real estate professional passive activity rules, including forms reporting examples & integrates those rules with when real estate is considered a "business" under the Section 199A flow-through entity deduction. 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 & submit to terri.storer@acpen.com
Schedule C of Form 1040
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Many self-employed or sole proprietors find themselves having to navigate Schedule C in reporting business income. While this attachment to Form 1040 seems straightforward on the surface, there are many traps for the unwary. This course is ideal for CPAs, EAs, or other tax professionals. 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 & submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com.
Ethics, Spirituality, Love & Belonging in the Workplace
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This webinar invites participants to explore the powerful intersection of ethics, spirituality, love and belonging in the workplace. By shifting from transactional interactions to values-driven communities, organizations can cultivate cultures that honor human dignity while enhancing productivity. This is a heart centered and practical webinar emphasizing how love, belonging and spirituality shape ethical choices. Through a blend of practical strategies for personal and organizational growth and research- based insights, the session demonstrates that these elements are not optional "nice-to-haves." Instead, they are essential drivers of organizational success; shaping environments where people feel valued, connected and inspired to contribute their best. 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.
Form 706 Preparation Part III: Reporting Deductions 26-27
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
This section of the four-part series will cover the fundamentals of Form 706 and provide numerous examples of how to properly report deductions on the estate tax return, including marital and charitable deductions. Form 706 Series: Part I: Overview Including Portability Part II: Reporting Assets Part III: Reporting Deductions Part IIII: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits
Data Analytics & Journal Entry Testing for Auditors
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
This course provides a practical understanding of IT controls & SOC reporting within financial audits. Participants will learn how to interpret SOC reports, evaluate control effectiveness & determine reliance strategies. Real-world examples will demonstrate how IT controls tie directly to relevant financial statement areas & alignment with Complementary User Entity Controls (CUECs).
ABC Trust Planning & the Portable Exclusion 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
The One Big Beautiful Bill has removed much of the uncertainty concerning the estate tax exclusion. Nonetheless, clients still need to address: the estate, gift, generation-skipping, income and property tax implications of estate plans; the pros and cons of relying on the portable exclusion to avoid estate tax; and strategies to benefit non-citizen spouses. In this course, we examine the role of the marital deduction and Survivor's Trusts ("A" trusts), ways to maximize planning opportunities by building flexibility into the modern estate plan, the qualitative and quantitative implications of various strategies affecting blended families, whether to use Bypass ("B") Trusts, QTIP ("C") trusts, or qualified domestic trusts (QDOTs) and whether to file a Form 706 when it's not required.
Advanced Staff Tax Training: Individual 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
This course will elevate your individual income tax preparation skills and knowledge. It will help you go beyond the basics and will help you provide superior service to your clients. We will cover topics including taxation of investments, reporting of partnership and S-corporation income, net investment income tax, calculation of self-employment taxes, household employer taxes, social security taxation, basic retirement planning opportunities and Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). In addition, we will also do a review of loss limitations and much more.
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 Key Current Financial & Economic Issues Facing the Financial Executive
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $279
The course explores the challenges of the current economic trends and analyzes their impact on you as the financial executive in areas of human resource management; credit markets and banking; risk management and pandemic style disruptions; cash flow planning strategies; debt and equity mix impacts in uncertain markets; globalization of the market in times of uncertainty; retirement planning and social security funding; and acquiring distressed companies and assets. Specific recommendations and insights will be offered to you to deal with the challenges.
ChatGPT & Advanced Accounting Research
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This course provides a concise overview of how artificial intelligence, particularly ChatGPT and other AI tools, is transforming accounting research methodologies and practices. Students will explore the shift from traditional search engine-based research to AI-driven insights, learning how to leverage various AI platforms for enhanced financial analysis, regulatory compliance and strategic decision-making. The course emphasizes practical applications of AI in accounting contexts while addressing critical considerations such as data verification, ethical usage and professional judgment. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $299
This highly informative course comprehensively covers all the latest tax law developments. The focus is on individual taxation and discussion of the planning opportunities practitioners need to understand to help clients respond effectively. You will come away from the course with the up-to-date knowledge to educate your individual tax clients and implement tax-saving ideas that will serve their ever-evolving needs. This course is continually updated to reflect enacted legislation. Please Note: Due to content overlap, it is recommended that this course NOT be taken together with BFTU.
Executive Presence, Personal Brand: Structure Your Narrative
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
Professional credibility is communicated, not assumed. In this 1-CPE session (Professional Development), participants examine structured approaches to articulating their professional identity. Drawing directly from the course framework, the session covers development of an elevator pitch, a professional value proposition and a concise executive biography. Participants will analyze how credibility is established through clarity, relevance and alignment with audience needs. The course emphasizes service-centered communication rather than self-promotion and provides structured guidance for refining professional messaging in leadership and client-facing contexts. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Maximizing the Tax Benefits of an Installment Sale
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
This course will explore the many complex rules of installment sales, with a focus on the tax treatment & strategies to maximize the benefits. Please Note: If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Handout Tab & submit to kori.herrera@acpen.com
The New Quality Management Standards: What Everyone Needs to Know
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The AICPA issued the new Quality Management Standards as a part of its overall quality improvement initiative. This course will highlight the foundational principles within the new approach that everyone in the CPA firm should know.
Mastering Partnership Basis: Inside & Outside Basis
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This course will provide a detailed analysis of how to determine a partner's tax basis for a partnership interest, with an explanation of the use of both "inside" and "outside" basis determination. An illustrated example with filled in forms will demonstrate how the process works and the potential pitfalls. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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 & 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 & providing better mental clarity for more important activities. This hands-on course will equip you with practical knowledge of various automation tools, methods, apps & technologies that can revolutionize both your personal & professional life. From home automation systems to iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) tools & 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.
A Guide to Sampling: Part II
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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 & tests of compliance.
Conflicts of Interest: Dealing With Ethical Dilemmas in Business & Industry
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Ethics is complicated & conflicts of interest are more complicated. What are the various issues involved with conflicts of interest? What does the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct say? We will discuss several seemingly ordinary, everyday conflicts of interest & how we should be more aware that conflicts of interest are common. We will discuss the ethical priorities of a CPA & how to apply them. What should you do when facing a conflict of interest? What is the "secret weapon" to help mitigate conflicts of interest? The key to our profession remaining relevant is to maintain trust. Come & learn more about conflicts of interest & how we all can be even more trustworthy.Note: This course qualifies to count toward the WICPA membership Ethics CPE requirement.
Form 706 Preparation Part IIII: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits 26-27
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
This four-part series covers the fundamentals of Form 706. In this final course, we will cover GST allocations on Schedule R, Foreign Death Tax credit, Prior Transfer credit, Qualified Conservation Easements, making the 6166 election for estate tax payment and considering a Graegin or other loan to pay the estate tax. Illustrations of attachments and/or narrative examples for Schedule R will be provided. Form 706 Series: Part I: Overview Including Portability Part II: Reporting Assets Part III: Reporting Deductions Part IIII: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits
Fraud & Embezzlement: Case Studies from the Trenches
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Governmental entities are the second largest victims of embezzlement. This seminar examines recent events involving theft of public money and circumstances that allowed the fraud to occur. Case studies we examine include the 2012 $54 million embezzlement from the City of Dixon by Rita Crundwell. The events that impacted the small Illinois town of 16,000 residents was the largest governmental fraud case to date and spanned an astonishing 20 years. This remarkable story inspired an award-winning documentary, "All the Queen's Horses." We will also examine factors that led to scandals involving the Baptist Foundation of Arizona, World Com, Collin Street Bakery and the Ohio American Cancer Society, among others. This course is ideal for CPAs, government finance personnel, all Internal Auditors, lawyers, governance professionals, accountants and human resource personnel. 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.
