4 Credits
Surgent’s Four Tiers of Loss Limitations: A Guide to the Rules for Pass-Through Entities (SSTX145/25)
Owners of S corporations and partnerships are subject to numerous limitations on pass-through losses, each with unique rules, applications, and complexities. With the increase in popularity of pass-through business entities, it is essential for CPAs ...
4 Credits
Surgent’s IA Module 8 — The Internal Audit (IA) Activity Quality/Excellence Continuum! (SSAA232/25)
A commitment to excellence requires dedication toward self-improvement in whatever endeavor we choose, including being Internal Audit (IA) professionals. Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said: "The quality of a person's life is in direct ...
1 Credit
Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 7/29/21) (SSTX266/25)
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 ...
2 Credits
Surgent’s Working Remotely: Best Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities (SSOT139/25)
Working from home presents both benefits and challenges for professionals. For employees, working from home provides opportunities to be more productive and gain time that would otherwise be spent commuting to and from the office. Employers who utili...
2 Credits
Surgent’s Real Estate for Accounting and Finance Professionals (SSTX208/25)
Explore the intricacies of federal income taxation as it intertwines with rental real estate activities. This course delves into the calculation of rental income, understanding the nuances of deductions, and unraveling the complexities of passive act...
8 Credits
Surgent’s Securing a Comfortable Retirement in the Age of Spending (SSOT132/25)
This course gives CPAs the knowledge to help their clients plan for retirement by evaluating how much retirement income they will require and planning for how to reach their retirement goals.
1 Credit
Surgent’s Data Analytics Readiness Series: Artificial Intelligence- Basic Concepts in Excel (SSTE112/25)
This one-hour course will serve as an introduction to artificial intelligence and how artificial intelligence is utilized in Excel. Users will be introduced to correlation and trend functions in Excel. The basics of linear regression and its applica...
4 Credits
Surgent’s SEC Form 8-K: When to File and What to Disclose (SSAA279/25)
This course provides an overview of the SEC Form 8-K. This is a broad form used to notify investors in U.S. publicly traded companies of certain events that may be important - generally within four business days of the respective triggering event. ...
4 Credits
Surgent’s Guide and Update to Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations (SSAA179/25)
Specifically designed for preparation, compilation, and review practitioners, this course will provide you with a comprehensive review and hands-on application for performing financial statement preparation, compilation, and review engagements. Y...
4 Credits
Surgent’s Update on Recent AICPA Standard Setting: Staying Current in a Changing Environment (SSAA285/25)
Professional standards are changing with the times and the desire of the AICPA to move the profession into a new era where use of technology will play a key role in an audit and professional skepticism, independence, and quality are emphasized. We ar...
1 Credit
Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 1/13/22) (SSTX304/25)
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 ...
4 Credits
Surgent’s Coaching Skills for Managers and Supervisors (SSOT102/25)
This one-day course will teach effective skills for coaching and training employees. You'll learn how to identify the characteristics of effective coaches and develop coaching strategies to support and assist your team, with the goal of helping them ...
2 Credits
Surgent’s Non-GAAP Financial Measures – What You Need to Know (SSAA251/25)
This course provides an overview of non-GAAP financial measures with a particular emphasis on comments from the SEC, the FASB, as well as comment letter analysis from several of the Big Four accounting firms. Non-GAAP financial measures continue to ...
1 Credit
Surgent’s Business Development for Accounting and Other Professionals (SSOT105/25)
To grow and succeed, accounting and finance professionals must have a workable business development plan - and execute it effectively. Business development plans serve as a road map for bringing new clients into an organization and keeping the client...
2 Credits
Surgent’s Quality Management and Peer Review (SSAA132/25)
Regulators, investors, other capital markets stakeholders and users of the financial statements need accurate and transparent financial information for decision making. One reason that why the capital markets are as efficient as they are today, is th...
2 Credits
Surgent’s Lease Accounting: The Impact of Changing Standards on Both Lessors and Lessees (SSAA133/25)
The effective date for ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) is finally here. The new standard eliminates one of the largest forms of off-balance sheet accounting and requires most leases to be brought onto the balance sheet irrespective of their classific...
4 Credits
Surgent’s Understanding the High-Stakes Mega Issues in A&A Today (SSAA224/25)
With so much of significance going on currently in the world of A&A today, you need to be able to make sense of the key drivers of our profession. In this course, we will review the key aspects of the events that are impacting practitioners and finan...
2 Credits
Surgent’s Work-Life Balance: Maximizing Productivity and Understanding Related Tax Issues (SSOT140/25)
Working as a financial professional is an accomplishment that offers the potential for a good salary with long-term growth. Despite being a sought-after career, studies show that being overworked is the greatest source of anxiety and dissatisfaction ...
2 Credits
Surgent’s Skills to Enhance Personal and Professional Networks (SSOT125/25)
Managing a strong network is one of the most important things you can do to grow professionally. Yet despite its importance, maintaining an effective network is often not taught in undergraduate and graduate schools. The good news is that managing an...
4 Credits
Surgent’s Innovative Forecasting and Budgeting: Moving Beyond the Traditional Techniques (SSMG117/25)
Did 2020 show us that planning doesn't work? It might seem that way. But, obviously some organizations survived far better than others due to their ability to handle unexpected change. Forecasting and budgeting are two words that often draw an advers...
1 Credit
Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 8/27/20) (SSTX2982/25)
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 ...
8 Credits
Surgent’s Tax Forms Boot Camp: LLCs, Partnerships, and S Corporations (SSTX239/25)
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 ...
2 Credits
Surgent’s Going Concern Accounting and Reporting Considerations (SSAA145/25)
This course will review the relevant considerations related to going concern, including assessing when substantial doubt concerning an entity's ability to continue as a going concern exists, management mitigation efforts, and required disclosures bot...
1 Credit
Surgent’s Weekly Expert Hour (Original Air Date: 11/04/21) (SSTX254/25)
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 ...
4 Credits
Surgent’s Ethics for the Industry Accountant (SSET105/25)
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 beh...