WICPA CPE & Special Event Catalog
Introduction to Governmental Accounting 101
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Introduction to Governmental Accounting 101, is a 2-hour webcast that takes the participant on a whirlwind tour of governmental accounting basics, focusing on wetting the participant's appetite for more. This session will be the first of a series of webcasts, with each subsequent webcast delving deeper & deeper into governmental accounting basics.
K2’s Getting Started With Artificial Intelligence
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Are you intrigued by the buzz around Artificial Intelligence (AI) but unsure how to dive in? You're not alone! Many professionals find AI tools like Gemini, ChatGPT & Copilot to be a mystery. But don't worry, we're here to help you unlock the potential of these powerful tools! Join K2's "Getting Started With Artificial Intelligence" session & discover how to harness the power of today's AI tools to boost your efficiency & productivity. This session will guide you through accessing & using multiple popular AI tools, making it easier than ever to integrate AI into your daily workflow. If you're new to AI, this is the perfect opportunity to get started & transform the way you work!
Preparation, Compilation & Review Engagements
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This course is an introduction to preparation, compilation & review engagements. During this course, we will compare & contrast these different engagements by reviewing the procedures that should be performed, different reports, as well as the level of assurance specific to each type of engagement.
AI 101 for CPAs: Core Concepts & Practical Applications
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
New to AI? Start here. This beginner-friendly course explains how generative AI works, what terms like "LLM" and "agentic AI" really mean and how CPAs can safely put these tools to use. You'll leave with a solid understanding of AI fundamentals and how they apply to accounting, tax and finance. 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 Depreciation Rules for Bonus & Section 179 Expensing
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) passed in 2025, 100% bonus depreciation is now permanently available for new and used assets. OBBBA has restored 100% bonus depreciation and increased the depreciation that can be taken under Section 179. OBBBA also provided a new, important depreciation topic — qualified production property. These topics, covered extensively in the program, are vital for tax practitioners advising business taxpayers.
Business Longevity: Stabilize, Strengthen & Succeed
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Almost 50% of businesses that started five years ago are no longer in operation today. Controllers & CFOs can & must influence the longevity of their organization to improve their success rate. Jim will help you be aware & understand the answers to these issues: Can you describe the financial health of your company? Can you also explain what the financial health of your industry is? Do you know your Business Cycle compared to the industry business cycle? Do you have an executable plan? Do you know what the competitive, legal & technological landscape is currently & for the future? Is your organization aligned & incentivize to be successful? Jim has developed his groundbreaking Business Longevity concept as a keynote & a workshop & would be happy to speak to your organization on this topic. This session will focus on assessment (financial health, competitive environment), determination (effective business planning, including the future landscape) & execution (gettin' it done!)
How SAS Nos. 134-145 Improve Risk-Based Audits
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Recent generally accepted auditing standards were written to improve the quality of risk-based financial statement audits, audit reporting and required by-product communications. This course will discuss the important clarifications and enhancements intended to improve audit quality to ensure better compliance with requirements contained in SAS Nos. 134-145. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
How to Audit Inventory
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Inventory observations are often a right of passage for audit staff. This course will cover the basics of auditing inventory, including the related audit assertions, risks, & threats to inventory. During this course, we will also highlight the various substantive auditing procedures that staff should perform and also walk through how to conduct a physical inventory observation. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
S Corporation Essentials: Stock & Loan Basis Reporting
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This program addresses the critical issues & special opportunities facing S-corporations, with a focus on reporting shareholder basis & distributions. 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
Annual Update on the 2024 Revised Uniform Guidance And Time & Effort Reporting
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) pertains to the management of Federal Financial Assistance for grants & cooperative agreements. The Biden Administration has performed a comprehensive update where the revised Uniform Guidance was released in April 2024. We will review all of the significant compliance & threshold changes. In addition, we will provide a brief presentation of the revised guidance as it pertains to Time & Effort reporting.
Ethics: Giving Thanks: How to Master the Art of Gratitude
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
How grateful are you? In this critically important webinar, we will explore exactly what gratitude is and why it is a crucial component of your work as a CPA. Even if you believe you're already a deeply grateful person, you'll still learn some new strategies for expressing gratitude effectively. Forbes Contributor Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy, will show you how to use LinkedIn in a novel way to say "thank you." You'll also find better and worse ways of letting clients, team members, family members and friends know that you care about them. You'll understand why gratitude is a matter of ethics and not merely etiquette. Finally, you'll discover how to use questions about gratitude in job interviews and performance reviews. Why not hire and promote people who are not only knowledgeable and skilled but also grateful? You will be thankful for having taken this valuable webinar! 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.
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.
Mergers & Acquisitions: Tips & Speed Bumps to Avoid
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Mergers, acquisitions & alliances have been & continue to be major avenues to organizational growth & increased competitive advantage. Despite the great initial promise of many mergers & alliances, few seem to yield the anticipated results. Numerous studies indicate that between 55% & 77% of mergers fail to accomplish their intended purpose. This course helps financial professionals & their advisors identify, execute & consummate mergers & acquisitions that create shareholder value while avoiding the many traps that can cause post-acquisition failure.
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.
It Is Legal, But Is It Really Ethical? featuring Rob Berry & Bob Mims
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
This discussion outlines situations where 'legal' & 'ethical' are not necessarily in alignment. How should you handle these issues? We will detail a better thought process to help you avoid 'crossing the line.'Note: This course qualifies to count toward the WICPA membership Ethics CPE requirement.
PowerPoint: Tips & Tricks for Today's Accountant
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
PowerPoint is a widely available resource that is potentially underutilized by accountants because many accountants do not stray beyond Excel & Word in the Microsoft Office suite. You will learn how to create & edit a professional PowerPoint slide deck. This session places particular emphasis on efficiency tips & tricks that will allow you to develop creative, professional visual aids while minimizing time & effort. The course's author will share personal insights he has cultivated throughout more than two decades of public speaking. Although the session will focus on creating & editing slides, we will illustrate best practices for presentation delivery. We will also explain how PowerPoint can be used for purposes other than delivering presentations.
Yellow Book Ethics
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The Yellow Book outlines essential ethical principles for governmental auditors, including serving the public interest, maintaining integrity, objectivity & professional behavior. This course provides a focused review of these key concepts & their practical application in governmental auditing. Participants will also explore the independence standards, gaining insights on maintaining objectivity & avoiding conflicts of interest to ensure unbiased & professional audits.Note: This course qualifies to count toward the WICPA membership Ethics CPE requirement.
Tax Depreciation: Review & Update
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
A discussion of recent law changes that impact capitalization, depreciation and disposition of assets. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Volume to Value: A New Era of Precision Hiring in Accounting
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
Volume to Value: A New Era of Precision Hiring in Accounting examines how accounting firms are shifting from high-volume recruiting models to "precision hiring" as AI adoption accelerates and talent scarcity continues. Participants will explore why traditional hiring processes often overemphasize technical accounting knowledge while under-assessing the competencies that most impact performance-critical thinking, professional communication and AI ethics awareness. The course explains how AI-enabled recruiting tools can support candidate screening, assessment and retention forecasting and why firms that do not modernize their hiring approach may struggle to compete for top talent. Participants will leave with practical approaches to competency-based assessment, ethical guardrails for AI use in hiring and a high-level implementation roadmap with metrics to evaluate quality of hire, performance and retention. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Roadmap to Ethical Decision Making
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Practitioners need to exercise caution to ensure they maintain independence as they assist their clients with reviews, audits & compilation engagements. This course provides a roadmap to best practices & guidance provided by the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct & analyzes & applies it to actual scenario-based case studies, providing accounting professionals with ethical standards to integrate into their practices.Note: This course qualifies to count toward the WICPA membership Ethics CPE requirement.
