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...
Most Staff Accountants learned Excel in college and many others learned Excel on their own, however most users never learned the important productivity tips that help them build spreadsheets more efficiently. This course will teach new and experienced users how to leverage the many productivity tools built within Excel in order to build spreadsheets with...
Through a combination of theory and real-world examples, we will explore how to build flexibility into our budget -so that it can inform and drive decision-making when we don't quite know what is ahead.
What does it mean to cross the line? How do you know when you've crossed the line? There is a myriad of instances where a good person has made a bad decision - changing the outcome of those decisions from a mistake to a misconduct, to a fraud. That one bad decision can easily spiral...
Professional and regulatory audit standards require communication of internal control matters noted in a financial statement audit. This assists management and those charged with governance with satisfying responsibilities for designing, implementing, maintaining, and monitoring internal controls. In addition, in order to retain existing clients, lower fee pressures and gain invaluable referral sources, financial statement auditors...
This session will cover an in-depth review of recent activities of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. As always, the FASB is issuing new accounting standards and standards issued in prior years are becoming effective.
Governmental accounting is very unique. This course will introduce the financial reporting basics for governments, including fund accounting and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Attendees will analyze the layouts of the fund financial statements as well as the government-wide financial statements. The course will also cover the concept of component units, Management Discussion &...
Even though they have been around for several years, the tax laws pertaining to S-Corporations remain some of the more difficult areas of the Internal Revenue Code. Given the rising popularity of S-Corporations, understanding how shareholder basis and the equity section of the balance sheet work together for tax purposes is imperative for nearly any...
Client Advisory Services (CAS) professionals are becoming a more integral part of the operations of any CPA firm. As such, they must stay on top of changing tax law. In this course, we will explore tax changes in areas CAS professionals are involved with - information reporting, payroll tax issues, and tax credit and deduction...
Being a tax practitioner over the last few years has been tough! The tax landscape is constantly changing and this shows no signs of slowing down! Now more than ever, you need more than just new code sections hurled your way. You need to have a reliable way to stay on top of not only...
Discover how to harness the power of AI through effective prompting techniques in this dynamic course led by SCACPA CEO, Chris Jenkins. Designed for accounting and finance professionals, this session explores how AI tools like ChatGPT can boost productivity, streamline workflows, and spark innovation-starting with just the right prompt.
Understanding the proper accounting for and reporting of investments can be challenging, especially given recent changes to U.S. GAAP. This course will provide critical considerations when evaluating the proper treatment of basic investments in other entities and other common investments for nonpublic entities in U.S. GAAP-basis financial statements, including consideration of recent changes in financial...