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(SSAA246/27) Surgent’s Life After Adoption: Applying Topic 606 to Revenue Contracts on an Ongoing Basis

While the effective date of Topic 606 has passed for most entities, there will always be a need for a comprehensive review of the accounting related to revenue recognition. Also, if you are taking advantage of the FASB deferral of Topic 606's effective date, you are still completing your implementation plan. Whether you are looking...

Non Member: $360
Credit Hours: 8

(SSTX193/27) Surgent’s The Essential Multistate Tax Update

With the largest overhaul of the federal income tax code in 30 years and the repeal of the physical presence nexus standards for sales tax in the Wayfair case, the states are working fast and furious to overhaul their tax laws. As some states scramble to fund their budgets, they continue to look for additional...

Non Member: $180
Credit Hours: 4

(SSTX230/27) Surgent’s Real Estate Taxation: Critical Considerations

This course is a 'deep dive' into many aspects involving the taxation of real estate for the mid-level practitioner moving into this complex area. You will deepen your understanding of the complex considerations and strategies that individuals must navigate in acquiring, operating, and selling real estate. You will leave the course able to navigate critical...

Non Member: $180
Credit Hours: 4

(SSOT105/27) Surgent’s Navigating AI Compliance: The EU AI Act for U.S. Finance and Accounting Leaders

This course provides U.S.-based accounting and finance professionals with an in-depth understanding of the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, the first comprehensive AI regulation in the world. It explores the Act's key provisions, including its risk classification framework, compliance requirements for high-risk systems, and transparency obligations. Participants will gain insight into how the Act affects...

Non Member: $115
Credit Hours: 2

(SSBM115/27) Surgent’s Improving Your Profits: Identifying Cost Cutting Opportunities

Part of one's duty as a CPA working in industry is to safeguard the assets of the organization. Cost cutting is one way to preserve assets and maintain a company's competitive position in the industry. However, what keeps us from ridding our organizations of unnecessary costs? In this course, we will look at the factors...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX284/27) Surgent’s Virtual Currency: Keeping Up with the Tax Code

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. This course takes a look at recent changes to tax law from a practitioner perspective. In this session, we will explore the nuances...

Non Member: $115
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX220/27) Surgent’s Select Estate and Life Planning Issues for the Middle-Income Client

Clients think that estate planning only applies to the very rich. In truth, there are many issues of critical concern for which the middle-income client needs to plan. This course is a must-attend for all Accounting and Financial Professionals who work with middle-income clients and are looking for ways to provide additional quality services. Updated...

Non Member: $180
Credit Hours: 4

(SSTX291/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 10/21/21)

As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...

Non Member: $55
Credit Hours: 1

(SSTX249/27) Surgent’s Buying and Selling a Business: Critical Tax and Structuring Issues

One of the major transactions CPA clients are faced with is the purchase or disposition of a business. To help tax professionals advise those clients, this course offers a comprehensive analysis of the business and tax aspects of buying and selling a business. It is a practical guide to help practitioners and industry CPAs understand...

Non Member: $360
Credit Hours: 8

(SSTX363/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 12/5/24)

As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...

Non Member: $55
Credit Hours: 1

(SSTX132/27) Surgent’s Key Partnership and S Corporation Tax Planning Strategies

Many of our clients are pass-through entities for which many of the general business strategies are subject to additional limitations. To provide the tax planning strategies for closely held business clients that will bring more revenue, this course focuses on the special concerns and techniques the practitioner needs to thrive in this market.

Non Member: $180
Credit Hours: 4

(SSBM113/27) Surgent’s Increase the Efficiency of Your Organization

There are only two things that any organization needs to accomplish for success: serve the customer well and do it efficiently. This short program will concentrate on the efficiency side, which is always near and dear to the heart of the financial professional. We will develop a well-proven program to increase efficiency in a way...

Non Member: $55
Credit Hours: 1

(SSTX219/27) Surgent’s Select Estate and Life Planning Issues for the Middle-Income Client

Clients think that estate planning only applies to the very rich. In truth, there are many issues of critical concern for which the middle-income client needs to plan. This course is a must-attend for all Accounting and Financial Professionals who work with middle-income clients and are looking for ways to provide additional quality services. Updated...

Non Member: $180
Credit Hours: 4

(SSTX174/27) Surgent’s Taking Advantage of Installment Sales

When real property is sold for a gain, we always try to find ways to defer recognizing income so that it won't be necessary to send a check to Uncle Sam. There is a provision within the Internal Revenue Code that allows the taxpayer to defer recognition of immediate taxable gain in the year of...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX268/27) Surgent’s The Complete Trust Workshop

The use of trusts will continue to undergo changes in the current year. Clients need to be informed why planning is essential in these changing times. The purpose of this course is to explore the many beneficial issues of trusts, an essential element in estate planning. This course gives insights and practical pointers concerning trusts...

Non Member: $720
Credit Hours: 16

(SSTE149/27) Surgent’s Improve Design and Productivity with Excel Tables

Excel tables are a fundamental feature that streamlines data organization, analysis, and visualization in Excel. Throughout this course, you will discover how to transform raw data into elegant, efficient, and visually appealing tables. By harnessing the full potential of Excel tables, you will be able to make better data-driven decisions and collaborate more effectively in...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX271/27) Surgent’s Tax Forms Boot Camp: LLCs, Partnerships, and S Corporations

The course provides a comprehensive, hands-on, pencil-pushing understanding of the preparation of both S corporation and partnership/LLC tax returns, along with the underlying laws, regulations, etc. The course uses the basic concepts underlying the two main types of business returns, 1120-S and 1065, as building blocks for more complex concepts tax preparers should be aware...

Non Member: $360
Credit Hours: 8

(SSTX172/27) Surgent’s Individual Income Tax Fundamentals

This course will take new and administrative staff from the most basic concepts to a full understanding of individual tax return preparation -- just in time for the crunch of busy season! Updated for impacts of recent legislation. The course builds from a strong technical foundation, to prepare simple, to moderate, to complicated individual tax...

Non Member: $900
Credit Hours: 20

(SSAA273/27) Surgent’s The Accountant as the Expert Witness

As litigation becomes more complex, attorneys are relying more on accountants to serve as consulting experts or expert witnesses at trial. Serving as an expert witness is not as difficult as you might expect. Accounting experts educate lawyers and jurors on issues such as valuation, tax liability, and forensics. Learn how accountants become expert witnesses,...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX124/27) The Best Federal Tax Update Course by Surgent

In this continually revised course, tax advisors will be fully updated on the most recent enacted legislation and IRS guidance, as well as major trends on the horizon with a view toward planning considerations. This update course is designed for all practitioners, both those working in public accounting as well as those in private industry,...

Non Member: $720
Credit Hours: 16

(SSAA177/27) Surgent’s Service Organization Control Reports – A User Auditor View

As entities continue to oursource financially significant processes, auditors will need to rely on third party assessments of the effectiveness of the controls over these processes. These assessments are called SOC1 reports. Understanding the scope, level of testing and results of such reports is critical to the successful completion of any financial statement audit.In this...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX141/27) Surgent’s Guide to Calculating S Corporation Shareholder Stock and Loan Basis

This program discusses, in a practical way, how an S corporation shareholder calculates their stock and loan basis on Form 7203. Form 7203 is the IRS Form on which a shareholder is sometimes required to calculate their stock and loan basis. This topic is particularly important when an S corporation has a loss and the...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSAA204/27) Surgent’s Lessons Learned: What a $53 Million Fraud Can Teach Us

This course will take an in-depth look at the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history. What red flags did the auditors miss? What red flags did the bank miss? This course includes a conversation with former U.S. Marshal Jason Wojdylo, who was an integral part of this case.This is the fourth of five 2-hour courses...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX207/27) Surgent’s Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know

Getting ready for busy season involves not only knowing what's new for the current year but also understanding how the changing limits, phaseouts, and other rules apply to current-year returns. With OBBBA enactment over the past few years, the present course will constitute a one-stop "shop" that brings you the essential individual tax information. In...

Non Member: $180
Credit Hours: 4

(SSBM123/27) Surgent’s Project Management: Tips, Tricks, and Traps

Recent economic, societal, and political changes have shown us the need for numerous projects and the need to manage those projects in a unique way. Project management is a way of thinking highly recognized and practiced by large organizations, but often neglected by the smallest companies and entrepreneurs. This course quickly discusses the basics of...

Non Member: $180
Credit Hours: 4

(SSTE114/27) Surgent’s Power BI Desktop: DAX Formulas, Reporting, and Visualizations

Power BI Desktop is the authoring tool for the Power BI Ecosystem and is an essential component of the Power BI ecosystem. Power BI Desktop is a free application that is available for download.This one-hour course will demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI Desktop as your company continues its journey to increasing its data skills...

Non Member: $70
Credit Hours: 1

(SSTX325/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 5/26/22)

As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...

Non Member: $55
Credit Hours: 1

(SSAA105/27) Surgent’s Auditing Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Debt

This module will discuss the audit of accounts payable, accrued liabilities and typical debt arrangements found in nonpublic entities. Contingencies, income taxes and more complex debt arrangements are covered in other modules. The audit of liabilities normally focuses on the timing of a purchase of an asset, recognition of expense or recording of a deposit...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSET106/27) Surgent’s Ethics for the Industry Accountant

While ethics training is required by many states, the true value of the CPA license is in understanding how critically important ethical behavior is to our customers, our firms, and the public. This course will explore the basic tenets of ethical behavior and use case studies to explore ethical dilemmas in various companies and organizations...

Non Member: $300
Credit Hours: 4

(SSAA107/27) Surgent’s Auditing Accounts Receivable: An Overview

Accounts receivable tends to carry higher risk of material misstatement due to the complexity and subjectivity involved with recognition, measure, and valuation. In addition, revenue recognition is presumed to be a significant fraud risk. This module will discuss the risks associated with accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts as well as techniques for...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSAA104/27) Surgent’s Auditing Property, Plant, & Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment is present, at least to some extent, in virtually all audit clients. Auditing the area can be straight forward but when an entity is building machinery or equipment, complexities arise. Property and equipment can also include right of use assets under lease agreements. This module will address assessing the risk of...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSAA158/27) Surgent’s Business Combinations – U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS

This course provides an overview of the similarities and key differences between the business combination standards issued by the FASB (ASC Topic 805) and the IASB (IFRS 3). While these standards are very similar, as is the case with many areas of U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS, there are notable differences that are helpful to understand....

Non Member: $45
Credit Hours: 1

(SSTX336/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 5/16/24)

As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...

Non Member: $55
Credit Hours: 1

(SSTX389/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 10/30/25)

As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...

Non Member: $55
Credit Hours: 1

(SSTX186/27) Surgent’s Taking Advantage of Like-Kind Exchanges

When real property is sold for a gain, we always try to find ways to defer recognizing income so that it won't be necessary to send a check to Uncle Sam. There is a provision within the Internal Revenue Code that allows the taxpayer to defer recognition of immediate taxable gain in the year of...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX358/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 10/24/24)

As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...

Non Member: $55
Credit Hours: 1

(SSAA240/27) Surgent’s ASC 606 Insights: Managing Variable Consideration and Modifications

This course provides an overview of critical challenges companies encounter under ASC 606, emphasizing several key areas that can be particularly challenging for effective revenue recognition. This includes considerations relating to variable consideration and accounting for contract modifications. This course also addresses the accounting considerations related to significant financing components.

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX104/27) Surgent’s Review of Form 709 – Gift Tax Return

This course will enable practitioners to understand the basic practical issues of preparing the gift tax Form 709. This course covers the disclosure requirements and the information necessary to properly prepare the form.

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX120/27) The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent

This year practitioners need to keep abreast of tax changes affecting pass-through entities used by their business clients and employers, and this enlightening course delivers that information. You will learn invaluable strategies, techniques, innovative tax-planning concepts, income-generating ideas, and other planning opportunities available to S corporations, partnerships, LLCs, and LLPs. In addition, this course will...

Non Member: $540
Credit Hours: 12

(SSTX228/27) Surgent’s The Road Ahead: Critical OBBBA Changes Impacting Accounting and Finance Professionals

It is important for accounting and finance practitioners to help their clients understand and apply the many new provisions of OBBBA. Many of these changes are effective for the 2025 tax year and beyond. This program is an introduction to and review of some of these critical changes and their impact on taxpayers. This program...

Non Member: $130
Credit Hours: 2

(SSTX386/27) Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 9/18/25)

As financial and tax professionals well know, information overload is a constant struggle we face because things change quickly, and the sheer number of changes being made on a daily basis is enormous. Of great importance to small and medium tax and advisory firms is differentiating between changes that are relevant to our practice and...

Non Member: $55
Credit Hours: 1

(SSOT104/27) Surgent’s Critical Conversations: Having the “Hard to Have” Discussions

Silence isn't always golden. Problems don't solve themselves and as the engagement leader, it is your responsibility to proactively address and resolve issues, even if it means having challenging conversations.As uncomfortable as some of these conversations may be, keeping your silence won't resolve the issue and may in fact add to it. No matter which...

Non Member: $95
Credit Hours: 2

(SSAA231/27) Surgent’s Internal Controls and COSO in a Post-COVID Landscape

Companies that fall victim to fraud schemes need to reassess internal controls in order to prevent future fraudulent activity. In this course, we will review the 18 most prevalent internal controls present as well as designed and operating effectively according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' Occupational Fraud 2022: A Report to the Nations....

Non Member: $180
Credit Hours: 4

(SSTE140/27) Surgent’s Power Query Series: Merge Queries

A merge query combines two queries that have a common column or columns. This course discusses best practices for creating merge queries using Power Query (Excel version) and includes hands-on exercises to enable the user to demonstrate what they have learned.Power Query is an "ETL" tool that extracts, transforms, and loads data. This tool has...

Non Member: $70
Credit Hours: 1

(SSAA247/27) Surgent’s Performing a Compilation Engagement Under AR-C Section 80

Be the go-to person for financial statement compilation engagements. Specifically designed for compilation practitioners and their staff, this course will provide you with a hands-on application for performing compilation engagements under AR-C Section 80. You will learn the ins and outs of relevant sections of SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification, the most significant change...

Non Member: $55
Credit Hours: 1

(SSTX208/27) Surgent’s Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know

Getting ready for busy season involves not only knowing what's new for the current year but also understanding how the changing limits, phaseouts, and other rules apply to current-year returns. With OBBBA enactment over the past few years, the present course will constitute a one-stop "shop" that brings you the essential individual tax information. In...

Non Member: $180
Credit Hours: 4