WICPA CPE & Special Event Catalog
Business Tax Update: OBBA & Recent Developments
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
A discussion of the latest tax developments impacting business taxpayers, with a focus on important provisions, rules and concepts. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Profiles in Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Nobody is immune to fraud risk. This course opens with stories of real fraud perpetrators then examines the similarities between the fraud perpetrators, discovering that they all have many common traits. It finishes with techniques accountants can use to deter these behaviors. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Yellow Book Independence & Single Audit Fundamentals
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
This CPE course explains Yellow Book independence including the general requirements, requirements for auditors providing non-audit services and documentation requirements. This course also explains the basic elements of a Uniform Guidance compliance audit, including an overview of requirements, major program determination with examples, an understanding of compliance requirements and related internal control over compliance, sampling and single audit reporting. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Managing Current Fraud Trends in a Shifting Environment
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
As our business environment shifts, so do trends with fraud schemes and perpetrators. This course will give you the absolutely latest information with how to identify and mitigate shifting fraud risks in any entity. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Google Gemini AI for Accountants
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This course provides a concise overview of Gemini AI, Google's advanced multimodal artificial intelligence model. It explains how Gemini is integrated into different Google products, including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides and as a stand-alone chatbot. Participants will learn how Gemini enhances productivity by summarizing email threads, suggesting responses, drafting emails, generating formulas, creating tables and more. By the end of the course, students will have a solid foundation in understanding Gemini AI's role in the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
The One Big Beautiful Bill: 2025 Tax Legislation
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The President signed on July 4, 2025, one of most consequential tax legislation in recent years. The well-informed tax practitioner will want to stay abreast of these developments! This course will start with a short background of this legislation as it made its way through Congress and to the President's desk. We will then review the final provisions that was approved by the Senate and passed by the House. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Strategic Government Budgeting: Tools for Long-Term Sustainability
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
This course equips participants with the tools & strategies needed to create sustainable, long-term budgets that align with policy goals & ensure fiscal responsibility. Participants will explore key budgeting frameworks, learn techniques for forecasting revenue & expenditures & analyze scenarios to mitigate financial risks. The course incorporates practical exercises & case studies to provide hands-on experience with scenario planning, enhancing budget transparency & resilience. By the end of the session, attendees will have the knowledge & confidence to design & implement budgets that support long-term governmental priorities & strengthen financial stability.
Professional Skepticism for the Public Accountant
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Accountants are expected to demonstrate a questioning mindset. While such professional skepticism is an obvious requirement for assurance engagements, it is applicable elsewhere in the practice of public accounting. In fact, a skeptical mindset offers benefits to both public accountants & those who work in industry. This course provides specific examples of professional skepticism while suggesting best practices.
The Controllership Series: The Controllers role in ESG
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
As ever more jurisdictions move toward mandatory disclosure of ESG metrics, (ex: the European Union's new Corporate Sustainability Reporting directive & impending U.S. SEC requirements) the urgency to get those disclosures right has gone up. This course to as an introduction to the concept of requirements for Controllers & financial personnel to understand ESG disclosures .Whether the role related to ESG disclosures & information falls into the job responsibility of the controller or not is yet to be seen. However, it is clear the Controller must maintain some level of knowledge & expertise around the types & timing of such disclosures.
Microsoft Copilot Deep Dive Hands-on Bootcamp for CPAs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Microsoft 365 is one of the most widely used business applications software suites used in business today. Microsoft Copilot is the generative AI application that is integrated directly into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. If your firm or business is a Microsoft 365 user, this course will teach you how to use Copilot AI to optimize the use of your Microsoft 365 apps. This course will provide a comprehensive review and demonstration of how to put Microsoft Copilot AI to work for you and your clients. It is designed as a "hands-on" course that facilitates following along with the presenter to apply the features of Microsoft Copilot on your computer. Practice files will be provided so that you don't have to expose your confidential data. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Taxation of the Cannabis Industry
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of the cannabis industry, delving into essential topics such as cannabis regulations, business models, financial management and ethical considerations. A key focus is on distinguishing between Marijuana and Industrial Hemp, including their respective tax treatments. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities within the cannabis sector, covering federal and state tax implications, licensing requirements and market trends. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
The Power of a Good Story!
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Storytelling makes wisdom stick.
Achieving Balance in Work & Life: Part I
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Due to the constant stress of a fast paced life, overwork & family demands, it's easy to feel one's life is out of balance. When this happens, all areas of your life can suffer. By learning key methods for setting priorities & goals, overcoming stress & deciding what's most important to you, you can achieve new levels of balance & greater results. Having more balance in your life will allow you to do less of what you don't want & more of what is truly important to you.
Not Just Your Everyday FASB Update
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
This course highlights significant updates that affect financial reporting & related attestation services. We will explore novel FASB pronouncements while examining the enduring impact of lease accounting & revenue recognition standards. This course will provide reminders regarding both GAAP & non-GAAP financial reporting alternatives for closely held entities. We will also explore selected guidance regarding audit, review & compilation engagements.
Impact of OBBBA 2025 on the Individual Taxpayer
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Online
6.00 Credits
Member Price: $189
This program covers all of the major individual provisions of the OBBA of 2025 (H.R. 1), including detailed examples of provisions which were extended, made permanent with substantial changes & new for 2025 & beyond. A comprehensive case study will apply many of these provisions to illustrate the impact of these provisions on the individual taxpayer. Other current individual tax issues, including dependent care & student loan reporting, will also be review. 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
Eliminating Busy Season: Transforming Your Practice to Year- Round Advisory Services
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $250
This course provides tax & accounting professionals with a comprehensive framework for transitioning From a compliance-driven busy season model to a sustainable, year-round advisory practice. Participants will explore strategies for expanding services into tax, financial & estate planning. The course addresses both transitioning existing clients & attracting new, higher-value clients while improving efficiency, client value & revenue stability.
How Changes in Business Methods Affects Internal Control
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Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price: $239
New Technology, the move toward telecommuting, the widespread adoption of electronic documentation and a wide range of other factors have significantly and forever changed the way business is conducted. It should go without saying that changes in tools and methods lead to upheaval in any organizations internal control system. In this session, we look at all the changes that are occurring and discuss what's coming in the not too distant future. The material then looks at how internal controls have been affected and what other updates are on the horizon. Anyone trying to use controls to keep their organization efficient and secure should consider this session because the rate of change to both operational methods and control processes has been and will continue to be incredible. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Best Practices: Conducting Meaningful Walkthroughs
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
This course will serve as an introduction to conducting effective walkthroughs to gain an understanding of the client's transaction processes as well as identifying internal controls within each process. This course will review the procedures, questions to ask and documentation requirements of walkthroughs. It will also include real-world examples of the red flags that may arise while executing a walkthrough. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Financial Planning: Auto & Homeowners Insurance
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
While many financial services professionals advise their clients on tax, investment and life insurance issues, far fewer venture to help in the area of property and casualty insurance. Auto and homeowners policies are mandatory products that everyone generally needs - yet they are also complex products. This complexity raises questions in clients' minds: Are all my belongings covered under my policy? Do I have to adjust my policy if I want to let my neighbor borrow my car? Do I need an additional policy if I want to work as a rideshare driver? And will my premium go up when I move? In this course, we will cover the fundamentals of auto and homeowners' policies. We will touch on these questions, explore basic coverages and offer some guidance on what practitioners should cover with their clients in this area, so you can offer guidance and give them the peace of mind they need. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Monthly Federal Tax Updates: January 2027
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Seismic changes in tax legislation is currently taking place and the well-informed tax practitioner will want to attend this two hour monthly program in order to stay abreast of these developments! Approximately one-half of the program is devoted to individual tax issues and the remaining time is spend on business entity taxation, IRS procedure, tax legislation and other issues. Due to the changing nature of the topic, learning objectives, course descriptions and program content will vary and will be provided in more specificity closer to presentation time. This course provides a concise look at the hottest topics affecting every tax practitioner. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
