The self-assessment exam consists of 12 questions based on the material within CPA Voice issue. 

You must receive a grade of  70% or better to pass. You may take the exam  up to five times , as needed, until you pass. The exam expires 13 months after the CPA Voice publish date.

9 part course that includes dynamics of group decision-making, preventing groupthink, prioritizing your alternatives, using voting techniques, using the normal group technique, using a decision matrix, using a decision tree, and other decision tools.

"The Art of Authenticity," based on the best-selling and award-winning book by Dr. Karissa Thacker, is a micro-learning performance support tool that can transform you and your team to achieve higher levels of engagement and productivity. Key training points include understand the definition of “authenticity” at work; learn why authentic behavior is important for success today; discover why your quirks can actually be positive attributes; uncover the secrets of your various “selves”; learn how to balance and process input from your team; find out how to encourage others to be more open and transparent; learn how to have “honest conversations”; and more!

Review the objective of this GASB statement which is to enhance comparability in accounting and financial reporting and to improve the consistency of authoritative literature by addressing practice issues that have been identified during implementation and application of certain GASB statements.

"In December 2019, the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) issued Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 138, Amendments to the Description of the Concept of Materiality, and Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 20 of the same title to respectively amend various AU-C and AT-C sections in AICPA Professional Standards. 

Understand the amendments to the description of the concept of materiality which aligns the materiality concepts discussed in AICPA Professional Standards with the description of materiality used by the U.S. judicial system and other U.S. standard setters and regulators. "

"In December 2019, Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 19, Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagements was issued. SSAE 19 supersedes SSAE 18 AT-C section 215 of the same name and also amends certain provisions of SSAE 18 section 105, Concepts Common to All Attestation Engagements. 

Examine the flexibility that SSAE 19 provides to a practitioner performing an agreed-upon procedures engagement in the following areas; assertion requirement, development and sufficiency of procedures,understanding with engaging party and general use. "

This standard update was issued in January 2020 meant to clarify accounting for certain equity method investments. Dive into how the new guidance addresses accounting for the transition into and out of the equity method and measuring certain purchased options and forward contracts to acquire investments.

In this module, we are going to examine the importance and role of planning, budgeting, and forecasting. We are also going to look at process analysis and process performance issues. To help you better understand these concepts, we will look at these concepts through the lens of a business in its first year in operation and again at the end of its second year.

Excel errors continue to plague organizations of all sizes and as spreadsheets become ever-more common, the effects of these errors will continue to impact virtually every Excel user and those who rely on Excel-based data and analyses. Fortunately, that need not be the case because many options exist to prevent, identify, and correct spreadsheet errors before they adversely affect reports and decision-making processes.

In this session you will learn how to apply best practices to reduce the error rate in workbooks that you and others on your team create and edit. Equally important, you will learn how to take advantage of add-ins for Excel that can programmatically scan and audit your spreadsheets to identify potentially disastrous errors while there is still time to correct them. You do not want to miss this opportunity to learn how tools such as PerfectXL, ClusterSeven, and ActiveData can help you and your team to identify and correct potentially disastrous spreadsheet errors.

Why Attend?

• List Common Causes of Spreadsheet Errors and the Potential Impact of these Errors
• Identify Best Practices to Reduce the Number of Errors in Excel Workbooks
• Implement Various Excel Add-ins to Programmaticaly Identify Spreadsheet Errors

Verbal communication is a vital part of everyday life. It is how most of us communicate at home and work. Therefore, it is important that we are effective in this form of communication. As you navigate this course, you will learn what it means to be an effective communicator, why it’s important to hone these skills, and tips and tricks to improve your verbal communication skills. 

Why Attend?

• Define communication style preference
• Compare and contrast communication dos and don’ts by style
• Examine how to synthesize communication across styles for a mixed audience

Who Should Attend?

• Emerging professionals
• Professionals looking to upskill their professionalism

Additional Course Information: This self-paced module is a part of The Ohio Society of CPAs Workforce Development: Upskilling & Reskilling the Accounting Profession General Business Skills bundle. We encourage you to explore each of these courses as a part of your professional development plan. If interested in purchasing the entire bundle, refer to the related products below the product description.