When a new employee is hired, there are a lot of things the employer needs to take care of. Aside from getting employment contracts signed, training lined up, and the new hire breakfast planned, employers are tasked with making sure all of the payroll forms are filled out. For many small business owners, this can...
It is a sickening feeling for a practitioner when they realize that a tax due date has been missed. Immediately, certain questions come to mind: Am I going to owe a penalty? Should I file late? And most importantly, is there anything I can do to remedy this situation? Through easy-to-follow examples and discussion, this...
Starting a business is tough! There are lots of decisions to be made and things to think about. You may feel like you have a great idea. You have done your marketing research, developed a prototype, and even looked at locations for your new office. Then it dawns on you...what type of entity do I...
AI can save time, but only when the prompt is clear enough to produce useful work. This post-session toolkit gives CPAs a practical framework for turning vague AI requests into structured, review-ready drafts. Participants will learn how to use the CLEAR+R method to define context, audience, format, and guardrails before asking AI to create, summarize,...
True leadership isn’t about authority—it’s about service. In this session, participants will learn the 10 foundational keys of servant leadership and how to lead with a “service first” mindset while still setting clear expectations, driving accountability, and delivering results. You will explore how trust is built through presence, listening, and follow through; how to develop...
Join us for our PIU Roadshow—SC.CPA’s opportunity for CPAs to connect, engage, and learn from industry experts while staying current on what matters most. Each stop features a Professional Issues Update and Regulatory Ethics update, alongside timely Accounting & Auditing and Tax sessions designed for real-world application. Expect practical insights, key updates you can use...
Join us for our PIU Roadshow—SC.CPA’s opportunity for CPAs to connect, engage, and learn from industry experts while staying current on what matters most. Each stop features a Professional Issues Update and Regulatory Ethics update, alongside timely Accounting & Auditing and Tax sessions designed for real-world application. Expect practical insights, key updates you can use...
Join us for our PIU Roadshow—SC.CPA’s opportunity for CPAs to connect, engage, and learn from industry experts while staying current on what matters most. Each stop features a Professional Issues Update and Regulatory Ethics update, alongside timely Accounting & Auditing and Tax sessions designed for real-world application. Expect practical insights, key updates you can use...
Join us for our PIU Roadshow—SC.CPA’s opportunity for CPAs to connect, engage, and learn from industry experts while staying current on what matters most. Each stop features a Professional Issues Update and Regulatory Ethics update, alongside timely Accounting & Auditing and Tax sessions designed for real-world application. Expect practical insights, key updates you can use...
Join us for our PIU Roadshow—SC.CPA’s opportunity for CPAs to connect, engage, and learn from industry experts while staying current on what matters most. Each stop features a Professional Issues Update and Regulatory Ethics update, alongside timely Accounting & Auditing and Tax sessions designed for real-world application. Expect practical insights, key updates you can use...
Join us for our PIU Roadshow—SC.CPA’s opportunity for CPAs to connect, engage, and learn from industry experts while staying current on what matters most. Each stop features a Professional Issues Update and Regulatory Ethics update, alongside timely Accounting & Auditing and Tax sessions designed for real-world application. Expect practical insights, key updates you can use...
Join us for our PIU Roadshow—SC.CPA’s opportunity for CPAs to connect, engage, and learn from industry experts while staying current on what matters most. Each stop features a Professional Issues Update and Regulatory Ethics update, alongside timely Accounting & Auditing and Tax sessions designed for real-world application. Expect practical insights, key updates you can use...
Join us for our PIU Roadshow—SC.CPA’s opportunity for CPAs to connect, engage, and learn from industry experts while staying current on what matters most. Each stop features a Professional Issues Update and Regulatory Ethics update, alongside timely Accounting & Auditing and Tax sessions designed for real-world application. Expect practical insights, key updates you can use...
This course focuses on explaining the theory behind major issues and trends, enabling professionals to understand the most important aspects of relevant technical standards related to accounting and financial reporting.
Internal Revenue Service Code Section §1031:“No gain or loss shall be recognized on the exchange of property held for productive use in a trade or business, or for investment purposes if such property is exchanged solely for property of like-kind, which is to be held for productive use in trade or business or for investment...
This series will provide valuable tips and techniques from an experienced auditor to successfully design and perform financial statement audits in "real-life" circumstances. Practical understanding of principles and standards can result in a high-quality, insightful, and profitable engagement.
Peer review deficiencies and professional liability claims result from both audit and nonaudit services. This course will provide best practices for avoiding legal liability and quality control concerns for a wide variety of professional services offered by public accountants.
South Carolina CPAs operate within a detailed framework of statutes, regulations, professional standards, and ethical obligations. Knowing the rules is essential—but understanding how they apply in practice is what helps professionals recognize risk, make sound decisions, and maintain compliance.This two-hour ethics course provides a practical review of the South Carolina statutes and Board of Accountancy...
Your clients with IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s or other qualified accounts have a big tax bill coming their way. They will face:Required Minimum Distributions.Growing tax bill as accounts grow.Beneficiaries with the tax burden for required account liquidation within 10 years.The IRS is in control. In this session learn a little known strategy that will:Reduce your client's...
XLOOKUP has become Excel's premier lookup function, replacing many of the limitations of VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP while introducing capabilities that were previously difficult or impossible to achieve. In this practical session, CPA and author of Microsoft 365 Excel for Dummies David Ringstrom demonstrates how to use XLOOKUP confidently to retrieve information, solve common lookup challenges,...
In today's competitive marketplace, retaining talented employees is becoming increasingly difficult. A solid benefits program can make a difference in the fight for talent - but only if those benefits actually matter to the employees you are trying to hire! Through statistics and case studies, this course will explore what benefits are most valuable to...
Learn how to build and defend well-supported tax positions while minimizing exposure to penalties and preparer risk. This course focuses on effective tax research techniques and documentation practices that withstand scrutiny and support ethical, defensible client advice. *EA Approved Course
Having sufficient assets to live a comfortable and secure retirement is one of the concerns that many people face. This concern cannot be resolved without having a solid retirement plan. In this course, we will discuss the foundation of most people's retirement planning - qualified plans. We will discuss the types of qualified plans, how...
Financial planning for a small business is inherently tied with the owner. When you plan for the future of the company, you are planning for the individual as well. Trying to get the owner additional cash from his/her company is a common issue faced by many advisors. However, it is important to realize that the...
Sampling is often identified as a common audit deficiency in peer review. This course will review when is sampling applicable and basics of planning a sample. We'll then focus on the application of sampling in financial statement audits with a look at sampling for substantive procedures. We'll look at the use of monetary unit sampling...
When auditing management's accounting estimates, increased professional skepticism is necessary as there is always the potential for bias in areas of increased subjectivity & complexity. This course will demonstrate procedures to test the process used by management to develop estimates, as well as walk through common examples of accounting estimates that are included in the...
Performing engagements in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), commonly referred to as the "Yellow Book," involves additional reporting, ethics, and performance requirements that go beyond those outlined in AICPA Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). This course provides an overview of the guidance found in the Yellow Book and explores its relationship with...
This course provides an efficient update on recent and upcoming accounting standard-setting activity issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The course focuses on Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) effective for December 31, 2026 year-ends for public companies, private entities, and not-for-profit organizations. Participants will also review issued ASUs with future effective dates, along with...
Revenue recognition is presumed to be a significant risk requiring special audit consideration for financial statement auditing purposes. This module will provide tips and techniques for obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence to support conclusions related to accounting for revenues obtained from contracts with customers.
Accounting and finance managers and executives must demonstrate sound soft skills necessary for personal growth and organizational success. This course will provide insights into the most crtical personal skills critical for CFOs and Controllers - or those that want to be!
Success is not one-size-fits-all—especially in a demanding profession like accounting. This session helps participants define “success” in a way that is deeply personal, values based, and sustainable. You’ll learn how to translate long-term vision into a clear, practical roadmap; align your time and energy with what matters most; build momentum through consistent routines; and measure...
South Carolina CPAs operate within a detailed framework of statutes, regulations, professional standards, and ethical obligations. Knowing the rules is essential—but understanding how they apply in practice is what helps professionals recognize risk, make sound decisions, and maintain compliance.This two-hour ethics course provides a practical review of the South Carolina statutes and Board of Accountancy...
As the cost of higher education continues to climb, paying for college has become a much bigger strain on the wallets of American families. For this reason, a greater value has been placed on education planning. However, knowing how financial aid and education credits fit together is a challenge for the practitioner. Perhaps an even...
Depreciation can be a very large and important deduction for owners of rental properties and small businesses. It can allow these taxpayers to be cash flow positive while declaring significantly less taxable income. However, this gets tricky. Are there elections we can make that may help us in later tax years? When does depreciation need...
The budget and the forecast are two common tools used by controllers and CFOs across almost every industry. However, are we really getting the most out of these tools? Or are we merely replicating whatever was done last year? In this course, we will use examples and illustrations to demonstrate various budgeting and forecasting techniques....
After the loss of a loved one, nothing can be more stressful to the client than trying to deal with tax filings. As practitioners, we can make the lives of clients dealing with these losses much easier if we can help them navigate these forms. In this course, we will discuss some of the opportunities...
Whether you are an experienced veteran or new to the industry, one of the toughest parts of being a tax practitioner is keeping up with all of the changes in tax legislation. The Keeping Up the Code series takes a look at recent changes to tax law from a practitioner perspective. We don't just hurl...
Whether you are an experienced veteran or new to the industry, one of the toughest parts of being a tax practitioner is keeping up with all of the changes in tax legislation. The Keeping Up the Tax Code series takes a look at recent changes to tax law from a practitioner perspective. We don't just hurl code...
Gone are the days in which the CFO was just in charge of keeping the books. Today's CFOs are involved in all parts of a company's operations. Utilizing case studies, research, and discussion questions, this course will explore how to look at topics such as picking out the best retirement plan, managing remote employees, strategic...
Even though it has been around several years, many practitioners fail to take full advantage of the QBI deduction due to its complexity and many nuances. In this course, we will discuss how to maximize the QBI deduction. We will get into the details of what QBI includes (and doesn't include), which entity structures work...
Through case studies and discussion, this course will explore what data analytics and big data is, how it is being used by companies, and how it could be used in the future. Participants will be given scenarios in which to think about the data available, and how it can be applied within specific company contexts....
This comprehensive course provides a focused update on key auditing developments affecting GAGAS and Single Audit engagements. The course integrates recent changes to the Yellow Book issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office with major updates to Uniform Guidance and related Single Audit requirements. Participants will begin with an overview of significant revisions to the...
The Uniform Guidance identifies COSO and the Green Book as best practices for internal controls in governmental audits. This course provides a comprehensive review of the COSO framework, including its 2013 update, and explores its application to the Green Book. Attendees will learn to recall the five components and 17 principles of internal control, understand...
This course equips participants with the tools and strategies needed to create sustainable, long-term budgets that align with policy goals and ensure fiscal responsibility. Participants will explore key budgeting frameworks, learn techniques for forecasting revenue and expenditures, and analyze scenarios to mitigate financial risks. The course incorporates practical exercises and case studies to provide hands-on...
Gain clarity around the growing risks and planning opportunities tied to multi-state business activity and SALT exposure. This course delivers practical guidance on nexus standards, apportionment methods, and proactive planning strategies to help manage compliance and reduce unexpected state tax liabilities.
Accounting estimates are an approximation of a monetary amount in the absence of a precise means of measurement. The risks of material misstatement for areas of estimation tend to be higher due to the dependence on future events and the intended actions of management. This module will discuss tips and techniques for gathering sufficient appropriate...
Accounting and finance managers and executives must demonstrate sound technical and analytical skills necessary for personal growth and organizational success. This course will provide insights into the most critical technical and analytical skills needed by CFOs and Controllers - or those that want to be!
Financial statement auditors are engaged to provide reasonable assurance that financial statements are not materially misstated, whether due to fraud or error. Professional standards require auditors to obtain sufficient and appropriate evidence to support that opinion. It is critical for effective and efficient auditors to have a clear understanding of all the important elements and...
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 and tests of compliance.
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...
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