WICPA CPE & Special Event Catalog
AICPA Fundamentals of ESG Certificate
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Online
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $310
Implications for the profession For CPAs and finance professionals, sustainability has quickly become a significant topic with profound impacts on the profession. Acknowledging the importance of sustainability issues in today's business environment is the first step toward adapting to the changes brought about by the increasing demand from stakeholders for sustainability information from businesses. Foundations of sustainability issues You'll delve into sustainability issues and opportunities to develop a high-level understanding of the key topics, including: The three pillars of sustainability Key bodies that have created appropriate reporting standards, guidelines, frameworks and requirements Recent developments in the sustainability reporting landscape Showcasing your new knowledge Upon completing the course, you'll receive a certificate and digital badge to demonstrate your new expertise in this evolving field. This certification program is provided through our partnership with the AICPA.
AICPA Fundamentals of Forensic Accounting Certificate
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Online
21.50 Credits
Member Price: $599
Gain a comprehensive understanding of financial forensics The Fundamentals of Forensic Accounting Certificate Program encompasses areas outlined by the AICPA's Body of Knowledge in financial forensics. This program is designed to introduce participants to financial forensics and familiarize them with the professional responsibilities of a forensic accountant. It provides essential knowledge in: The legal framework Planning and preparing for a forensic engagement Collecting information Conducting discovery Reporting findings Delivering expert testimony This online CPE self-study certificate program includes 19 mandatory modules that employ interactive scenario-based learning, featuring audio and video animations to guide you through the concepts. Those who successfully complete the entire curriculum will earn a digital badge that can be proudly displayed anywhere on the web personal blogs, social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or Mozilla Open Badges, biographical pages on company websites, or online resumes. This certification program is provided through our partnership with the AICPA.
AI for Accountants: Recognizing Potential & Navigating Limitations
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Finance professionals are ready to embrace the AI revolution and this course is key to success in this endeavor. Join experts Dr. Mfon Akpan and Dr. Scott Dell as they reveal how cutting-edge AI tools like ChatGPT and multimodal models can automate workflows, boost decision-making and unlock unmatched efficiencies in accounting. Learn to master the art of effective prompting, seamlessly integrate AI into your processes and navigate critical ethical considerations like data biases and privacy. Stay ahead of the competition, harness the power of AI and transform your role with innovation-driven strategies for the future!
AI Governance & Risk Management for Internal Audit
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $69
Internal auditors play a critical role in ensuring ethical, compliant AI adoption by promoting strong governance, clear accountability and lifecycle monitoring. Nick Ajmera, internal audit leader at an electrical utility, outlines board-level oversight, cross-functional committees and unified policies aligned to frameworks like ISO/IEC 42001 and NIST. He highlights key risks: bias, drift, privacy and explainability and recommends KPIs, vendor controls and monitoring tools to sustain effective AI governance.
Analytical Procedures: Methods & Evaluation
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Analytical procedures evaluate financial information through the examination of plausible relationships among both financial and non-financial data. They also encompass such investigation, when necessary, of the identified fluctuations or relationships that are inconsistent with other relevant information or that differ from expected values by a significant amount.
An Analysis of Organizational Support for Telecommuting
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0.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Organizational support for alternative work arrangements (AWAs) is essential for the effective implementation of AWAs in public accounting, yet studies consistently suggest that such organizational support is lacking. Despite mass adoption of telecommuting (one type of AWA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent evidence suggests that firms vary greatly in the extent to which they plan to support telecommuting in the post-pandemic environment. Using a sample of 133 public accounting professionals, we explore whether several factors under the organization's control influence perceived organizational support for telecommuting and whether such support is linked with perceived career penalties from telecommuting usage and turnover intentions. Findings indicate that supervisor support for personal/family needs and procedural justice regarding telecommuting requirements are positively associated with perceptions of organizational support for telecommuting. Greater perceived organizational support for telecommuting is associated with both lower perceived career penalties from telecommuting usage and lower turnover intentions.
An Exploration of New Frontiers in Intelligent Technologies
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Online
0.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Embark on an exciting journey to explore the captivating frontiers of intelligent technologies like RPA, AI, Machine Learning and Chat GPT. Witness the magic of process modernization, unveiling operational efficiency like never before. Brace yourself for a delightful tour of real-world examples, perks, ethical considerations, key features, seamless integration and emerging trends that will inspire you to revolutionize your organization with a smile. This session was recorded live at the CalCPA Governmental Accounting & Auditing Virtual Conference on April 25, 2024.
An Overview of Current Commercial Real Estate Depreciation Strategies
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
It can be challenging to ensure that your clients' have fully leveraged their fixed assets. Cost segregation is the beginning of a comprehensive tax plan and is key to maximizing tax benefits. To maximize tax savings on commercial real estate, cost segregation can be used thoughtfully in combination with multiple other strategies. By employing incentives like bonus depreciation, expensing under Tangible Property Regulations, Section 179 expensing and more, CPAs can ensure that their clients have fully optimized their real estate tax efficiency.
Approach to Strategy
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
Business strategy comes from internal and external forces. A formal and planned strategy approach implies that, during the analysis and evaluation of strategic options, every possible strategic option is considered. For some organizations, this is not practical and various alternative approaches are practiced. In this course, you will learn how to set a formal strategic process as opposed to having an informal (or freewheeling) plan.
ASC 842 in the Real World: Process, Precision & Pitfalls
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $69
ASC 842 reshaped lease accounting, but technical compliance alone is not enough. In this course, Bill Harter brings lease accounting into practical focus, exploring how to identify a lease, measure right-of-use assets and liabilities and navigate remeasurements, modifications and classification changes. Participants will also examine common implementation pitfalls and process breakdowns, gaining actionable insights to strengthen controls, improve cross-functional coordination and maintain precision in real-world lease accounting.
Audit Challenge: Real-World Fraud Detection Scenarios
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $119
Be an Audit Hero: Solve Fraud with Red Flag Mania's Challenge! Calling all lifelong learners and audit enthusiasts! Red Flag Mania's Audit Challenge is your chance to step into the shoes of a real-world auditor and put your skills to the test in a thrilling, self-study program. This interactive experience throws you headfirst into a realistic fraud case. Become a detective of internal controls as you: Hunt down the culprit: Utilize your investigative techniques to identify the perpetrator behind the fraud. Test internal controls: Assess the effectiveness of a company's safeguards and pinpoint weaknesses that allowed the fraud to occur. Upskill yourself: This self-study program turns you into an auditor, cracking a real-world fraud case. Hunt the culprit, test controls and build trust. Game-based learning sharpens your audit & investigative skills. Enroll now! This course is produced by Red Flag Mania. Want the full experience? Purchase the When We Prey Bundle!
Audit Digitalization & Its Consequences on the Audit Expectation Gap
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
This study examines how a paradigm shift from traditional to digital audits could affect the audit expectation gap. It uncovers possible new areas of the expectation gap and threats and challenges resulting from this paradigm shift. The findings suggest that audit digitalization will result in the profession transitioning from the defensive approach of educating users on auditors duties to a constructive approach of using digital tools to perform some of the duties that users expect of auditors. Digital technologies have the potential to enhance internal controls and facilitate fraud prevention and detection, thus narrowing the expectation gap with these critical issues. The potential benefits of switching to the constructive approach include lower costs for audit firms, enhanced audit quality and improved client perceptions of auditors.
Auditing & Balancing a 3-Statement Model
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $69
The three-statement financial model forms the foundation on which many other models and analyses are built and constructing a three-statement model is a critical skill for many roles in accounting and finance. In this course, we will cover the most common errors and issues that cause a three-statement model to be out of balance. We'll show how to correctly find and fix these issues using error-checking best practices. We'll also build some common error checks that can be used to quickly diagnose issues.
Audit Smarter: Cognitive Skills, Bias & AI in Professional Judgment
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Toby Groves, founder of Cognificent Learning, explores how cognitive psychology shapes judgment and decision-making in auditing and other high-stakes professions. Drawing on his background as a CPA and psychologist, he explains how stress, bias, situational awareness and overreliance on technology including AI affect audit quality and ethical outcomes. Groves emphasizes operational definitions, metacognition and deeper engagement with information to strengthen professional judgment under pressure.
Audits of HUD Assisted Projects
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Online
0.00 Credits
Member Price: $139
This course is for audit professionals with audit experience with HUD (Housing and Urban Development) assisted projects such as Multifamily Housing projects. The course will include a discussion of the most commonly encountered HUD programs with audit requirements, the audit standards that apply to such audits, a review of the various compliance requirements that are common to HUD programs. We will identify common substantive and control testing audit procedures that apply to audits of multifamily housing projects and the audit reporting requirements under both the HUD Audit Guide and the Uniform Guidance.
Avoiding Tax Malpractice: Overview
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
This course explores issues related to allegations of malpractice committed by tax professionals and reviews risk management techniques. Inherent in the services of a tax professional is the risk that a client may assert practitioner malpractice. Clients may also accuse an adviser of being unethical or incompetent. Explore why clients make such claims and learn techniques and procedures to minimize the risk. Review practical client communication skills and tools to protect yourself from malpractice exposure.
Bamboozled: Frauds & Schemes Against California Local Governments
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Online
0.00 Credits
Member Price: $49
Government fraud and embezzlement cases seem to make headlines almost daily. In this timely presentation, Kevin Harper, CPA, will examine real-life fraud cases that have impacted local governments in California. He will detail nine specific fraud schemes he has investigated, exploring how each was carried out, how it was uncovered and the steps taken to strengthen internal controls to prevent future occurrences. Join us for an insightful session on recognizing and mitigating fraud risks in government operations. This session was recorded live at the CalCPA Governmental Accounting & Auditing Virtual Conference on April 24, 2024.
Behavioral Skills for High Performing Finance Teams
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $69
Technical expertise alone doesn't create high-performing finance teams. In this session, Joe Witte of Velocity Advisory Group introduces the Birds Model, a practical framework that helps accounting and finance professionals understand how behavior influences communication, decision-making and performance under pressure. Through four simple archetypes: eagle, parrot, dove and owl participants learn how to adapt their approach to reduce friction, improve collaboration and balance accuracy with efficiency in today's fast-paced accounting environment.
Behind the Audit Curtain: Demystifying the CPAR Regime
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $69
The IRS's new Centralized Partnership Audit Regime shifts much of the audit burden onto partnerships themselves. Colin Walsh, partner at Baker Tilly, explains that the rules introduce new adjustment options, heighten potential costs and complicate filing decisions. He offers broad strategies for navigating the change and emphasizes the need for an engaged partnership representative as the guidance and enforcement landscape keeps evolving.
Best Practices for Tax Income & Expense Recognition
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $199
Understand timing issues under Federal income tax law to maximize client benefits. Review historical antecedents, including US Supreme Court cases and Federal tax rules regarding the timing of income and expenditures. Learn how cash and accrual accounting methods increasingly mirror one another for Federal income tax purposes. Study underutilized planning opportunities to defer income or take advantage of the small business taxpayer exemption. Benefit from the detailed approach to Code and Regulation sections, revenue procedures and court cases.
