WICPA CPE & Special Event Catalog
Shorten Month End: Closing Best Practices 26-27
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Surveys show that the average North American company completes its monthly financial statement closing in six days. However, some companies can close their books in one day or less. You don't have to sacrifice accuracy for speed. This session will show you how to close month-end faster, better and cheaper.
K2's Getting Started With Artificial Intelligence 26-27
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot, are available to everyone and offer great promise for enhanced productivity. Learn how you can begin to take advantage of these tools by participating in this session.
Accounting for Crypto Assets 26-27
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the latest U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) guidelines for accounting and financial reporting of crypto assets. Participants will learn the essential concepts for identifying, measuring, presenting and disclosing crypto assets in financial statements, with a specific focus on the new guidance from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-08.
K2's Securing Your Data: Practical Tools For Protecting Information 26-27
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
Data security is a top-of-mind concern for almost all business professionals, yet most struggle to achieve this objective. Make plans to participate in this session to learn about many practical tools you can use to protect your data and enhance cybersecurity.
How AI Fits into the Accounting World 26-27
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
This session is designed as a primer to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) and to discuss how it will impact accountants as they work. The material will briefly explain what AI is and then focus on ways that it is already serving those in the accounting realm. It will close with a look at future AI-centric developments that will have great potential to positively impact on the accounting profession. Those wishing to gain an understanding of what artificial intelligence is and how it will be used by accountants should consider attending this session.
K2's The Best Kept Secrets Of Microsoft 365 26-27
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Microsoft 365 offers more than just Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint! Participate in this session to learn about the best-kept secrets in your Microsoft 365 subscription and how they can improve personal and team productivity and security.
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
To get started in estate planning, learn the basics of intestate succession, probate, wills, health care directives, general powers of attorney, trusts, gift and estate tax planning, as well as transfers of assets. Become familiar with some basics of transfer tax planning, including A-B trusts and QTIPs/marital deduction planning, portability, planning with life insurance trusts, family limited partnerships and more. Also, particular attention will be paid to the human elements that are impacted by estate planning and related tax strategies.
Auditing Standards: A Comprehensive Review 26-27
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Online
16.00 Credits
Member Price: $589
From understanding fraud requirements to improving risk assessment procedures and from testing to meeting auditing standards, discover ways to audit more effectively and efficiently. Engage in discussions that cover reducing risk and effective planning, research and documentation. Review various case studies, real-life examples and sample documentation will reinforce ideas. This course meets the specific California Board of Accountancy requirements that CPAs are required to meet for re-issuance of their license.
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.
Estate Planning: A Comprehensive Overview 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
To get started in estate planning, learn the basics of intestate succession, probate, wills, health care directives, general powers of attorney, trusts, gift and estate tax planning, as well as transfers of assets. Become familiar with some basics of transfer tax planning, including A-B trusts and QTIPs/marital deduction planning, portability, planning with life insurance trusts, family limited partnerships and more. Also, particular attention will be paid to the human elements that are impacted by estate planning and related tax strategies.
Only Financial Officer 3.0: Skills for Smaller Company Financial Managers 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
The title "Chief Financial Officer" is not an accurate description for what many financial managers do because the word "chief" implies the company has more than one degreed accountant. This seminar covers four major topics of importance to the financial manager who must do it all. We have designed Only Financial Officer 3.0 to give financial managers in small to medium-sized companies the high-level skills needed to act as a member of top management.
Auditing Standards: A Comprehensive Review 26-27
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Online
16.00 Credits
Member Price: $589
From understanding fraud requirements to improving risk assessment procedures and from testing to meeting auditing standards, discover ways to audit more effectively and efficiently. Engage in discussions that cover reducing risk and effective planning, research and documentation. Review various case studies, real-life examples and sample documentation will reinforce ideas. This course meets the specific California Board of Accountancy requirements that CPAs are required to meet for re-issuance of their license.
Fraud Misstatements & Financial Reporting 26-27
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
Deceptive practices in financial statements continue to be a problem. This program discusses historical cases where fraudulent financial statements were not identified by an auditor and how to avoid these problems in the future.
K2's Technology Update 26-27
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
Technology changes daily, so how can you stay abreast of all the relevant issues and options" What trends do you need to monitor" Are there developments that will impact you" You can get answers to these and other questions by joining us for this update session.
Strategy, Risk & Finance: Why We Do What We Do 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
This seminar will help participants define their organization's strategy and particularly their sustainable competitive advantage by helping them understand their organization's unique value proposition. It will also help you and your organization understand how decisions are made and help improve the quality of the decisions required to execute their strategy. Finally, it will help identify and hopefully mitigate risks to the execution of their organization's strategy. We will also look at ways to find your company's unique value proposition and to measure your success at creating a sustainable competitive advantage.
Fraud Stories Series November 2026
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Each course in the Fraud Stories Series will examine a fraud case in detail. What factors lead the company to go astray" What could have prevented the fraud" What lesson can be learned" A new case presented Live at every session! Fraud Stories Series September 2026 Fraud Stories Series November 2026 Fraud Stories Series January 2027 Fraud Stories Series March 2027
Driving Corporate Performance: The CFO’s Role in Competitiveness 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
Successful companies implement strategies that use their resources efficiently. By focusing on doing one thing well, organizations can create a competitive advantage that provides superior performance. Learn to create a roadmap to successful performance by tying the organization's metrics to its strategy and driving results.
SSARS Codification: Preparation, Compilation & Review 26-27
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $329
This course covers SSARS requirements for preparing, compiling and reviewing financial statements through SSARS 27. With SSARS 21, the AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC) introduced the Preparation service to SSARS and rewrote the Compilation and Review Standards in a clarified format. SSARS 22 and 23 made minor modifications to SSARS 21. SSARS 24 and 25 made substantive modifications to the SSARS, mainly when performing review engagements. SSARS 26 updates the SSARS with conforming changes made necessary by the new Quality Management standards. SSARS 27 modifies the applicability of AR-C 70 when engaged to prepare financial statements.
Financial Accounting Standards: A Comprehensive Review 26-27
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Online
16.00 Credits
Member Price: $589
This two-day, interactive workshop reviews the hottest accounting topics and recent changes in areas such as private company accounting, revenue recognition, going concern and other specialized subjects. Refresh your research skills and practice using the Codification. Case studies and real-life examples will help attendees readily apply the information covered.
Governmental & Not for Profit Fraud 26-27
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
Governmental and not-for-profit organizations are entrusted with funds from taxpayers and donors and are frequently targeted by fraud perpetrators. How can these organizations ensure those funds are used only for intended purposes" This course will provide several real-world case studies in which a governmental or not-for-profit entity was the victim of fraud, including what type of fraud (asset misappropriation, fraudulent financial reporting, or corruption), how it happened, the fraud indicators that were present and what could have been done to prevent the fraud.
