When the first cohort of Baby Boomers turned age 65 several years ago, tax advisors began to be bombarded with questions concerning all facets of Medicare. How does Medicare work? How do I apply? How much does it cost? Is Medicare optional or required? This program provides a basic introduction to the Medicare program and covers many of the areas of the Medicare program that clients are most interested in. If you, or some of your clients, have questions relating to Medicare, this program is a must for you. 

Learning Objectives 

• Understand who is eligible for Medicare 

• Determine whether an individual will have to pay a surtax for Medicare Part B and Part D coverage 

• Ascertain whether private or spousal insurance options are preferable to Medicare 

Major Topics

• Eligibility for Medicare 

• How to apply for Medicare 

• Introduction to Parts A, B, C, and D of Medicare 

• Payments for Parts B and D of Medicare: the higher costs imposed on higher income beneficiaries 

• Late enrollment penalties 

• Medicare Advantage in lieu of original Medicare 

• The Affordable Care Act’s impact on Medicare 

• Current and late breaking legislative and regulatory developments 

Designed For

Tax practitioners who currently advise or who anticipate advising clients with respect to Medicare enrollment and/or Medicare coverage issues 

This virtual seminar is being offered through our partnership with Midwest State CPA Societies. You will launch from your MyOSCPA learning center day of and be prompted to enter in name and state society at time of entering.

This course will provide an overview of 6 key areas of automation that accounting firms can leverage to effectively increase their lead generation and client retention efforts while reducing the burden on their time and budget. These areas include:
1. Social media 2. Content development. 3. Email marketing. 4. Text (SMS) marketing. 5. Chatbots and other interactive AI tools. 6. Drip marketing campaigns. Attendees will receive a practical guide to the technologies and tactics needed to improve marketing efforts with efficiency and ease! This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Content - From generating content ideas to SEO research and creating content through its distribution we will look at tools to accomplish these goals efficiently and effectively.
• Lead Generation - Tools to determine the best offers and get them in front of the appropriate audiences.
• Lead Nurturing - Once you have a prospective client "raise their hand" virtually or physically, it is critical to design and implement campaigns and other tactics to keep them engaged and move them closer to being a client. We will cover this i-depth during the course.
• Sales - After you have a prospect ready to get to the next phase of the purchase journey, it is imperative to answer objections, explain the process of working with your firm and then close the sale. These tools will allow you to do this without an entire sales team!
• Onboarding - Once the prospect becomes a client leverage automation to make onboarding seamless, systematic and simple for your team.
• Referrals and Reviews - Instead of chasing clients for reviews or case studies, consider baking the ask right into your current or automated processes. This course will show you how!
  

Who will benefit:

Firm leaders and marketing specialists working in accounting firms.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

If there is a potential error, the IRS will assess a tax and add a hefty penalty, without even knowing the facts. As a tax professional, you will be exposed to the IRS and their methods of penalizing taxpayers for the smallest of violations. This presentation will focus on the rules and regulations that create the penalty, and the reasons that exist that the IRS will consider to remove those penalties. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this course include:

• The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties.
• The types of penalties that can be removed.
• The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements.
• How to request penalty abatements.
• Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.

Who will benefit:

Tax professionals, including CPAs, EAs, and tax attorneys.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

For roughly 90% of American retirees, Social Security income will be the foundation of their retirement income. Yet, many are ill-prepared and lack understanding of the critical aspects of making an informed claiming decision. Further challenged to separate fact from fiction, consumers crave accurate information from knowledgeable professionals to make the most out of these coveted monthly benefits. This course dispels common myths about Social Security that lead to confusion and replaces them with the truth to an empowered retirement. Help your clients navigate their claiming age decisions with greater confidence, equipped with the essential truths they should consider before pushing the Social Security “on” button. 

Learning Objectives

• Advise clients on the latest applicable Social Security strategies 

• Implement effective Social Security strategies for practitioners’ own needs 

Major Topics

• Will Social Security be there for me? 

• How is my benefit calculated? 

• Can I claim my benefit and work too? 

• When do I stop paying Social Security taxes? 

• Why does my government pension cause my benefits to be reduced? 

• Can I claim spousal benefits now and my own later? 

• What is my breakeven? 

• Can I claim benefits from my ex-spouse? 

• What do you mean I may pay taxes on my income benefits? 

• … and more! 

Designed For

Accounting and finance practitioners seeking the latest Social Security guidance for themselves and their clients 

This virtual seminar is being offered through our partnership with Midwest State CPA Societies. You will launch from your MyOSCPA learning center day of and be prompted to enter in name and state society at time of entering.

What do investors want? They actively pursue three key strategies; 1) improve profit (most over used strategy), 2) reduce investment (an under used strategy), and 3) reduce risk (a much-neglected strategy). In this second of three sessions, see 2) above, we will explore strategies to improve asset utilization and reduce investment. We will discuss proven techniques to help your organization thrive.

• Cost of capital
  • What do investors want?
  • What does my capital really cost?
  • How can we approximate the cost?
  • Utilizing the Du Pont Formula in a discounted cash flow world.
• Increasing asset utilization
  • What should we do, and what should we allow others to do?
  • Buying the right equipment at the right price.
  • Increasing throughput.
  • Complexity – the capacity thief.
• Process choices
  • Should we automate?
  • Should we lease or purchase?
  • Impact of automation on risk and return?

Who will benefit:

Corporate Financial Leaders, Corporate Financial Managers, CEOs, CFOs, Controllers, Accountants, Board members, advisors, and Consultants. CPAs in public practice and CPAs in industry. Business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals who are interested in enhancing the bottom line.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

Management Skills - Exhibiting Traits of a Balanced Leader-Manager provides tips and techniques for striking the right balance between managing individuals and engagement teams and leading the overall strategic direction of a firm. Short-term profitability and long-term viability are important objectives of any successful organization. Note:
This course is recommended as a part of a 16-hour audit skills curriculum for managers, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has responsibilities for leading or managing others. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this course include:

• Differentiating between managing and leading, while highlighting the importance of each
• Assessing your own natural management and leadership style
• Adapting management and leadership styles to the specific circumstances
• Becoming a catalyst for positive change
• Overcoming barriers to successfully managing and leading
• Successfully engaging in difficult conversations to minimize performance issues and conflict

Who will benefit:

Accountants with both short-term management and long-term leadership responsibilities

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

CPAs can be requested to assist attorneys in litigation support in criminal proceedings. For criminal tax cases, the IRS has recommended prosecution. However, the rules and stakes are different than a simple civil audit. This presentation will focus on how to assist defense attorneys in calculating tax loss, asking the right questions, and probe possible weaknesses in criminal tax investigations. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

• The common weaknesses in a criminal tax investigation.
• The key documents to review (In a sea of thousands of documents).
• Crafting questions to recommend in court proceeding.

Who will benefit:

CPAs and forensic accountants.

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

This course will review common deficiencies identified by the AICPA and state boards of accountancy. It features discussion on a variety of topics, including analytical procedures, sampling, group audits and risk assessment. We will review the areas of concern and how you can overcome them by employing best practices. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Review common deficiencies identified by the AICPA and state boards of accountancy.
• Feature discussion on a variety of topics, including analytical procedures, sampling, group audits and risk assessment.
• Review of the areas of concern and how you can overcome them by employing best practices.

Who will benefit:

Accountants in public practice,

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

NOTE – This ethics course has not been approved by the Accountancy Board of Ohio therefore does not count towards your mandatory 3 Hours of Professional Standards & Responsibilities credit per renewal period. This course does count towards your 120 CPE Hours.

Conflict is as natural as breathing air. For many, the thought of dealing with conflict is difficult and horrifying, and yet unresolved conflict can damage relationships, cause pain and suffering as well as hinder workplace productivity. When addressed, however, conflict has the power to be transformative in strengthening workplace relationships, shared understanding, and increased productivity. This workshop will provide an intimate understanding of how to deal with conflict in collaborative and constructive ways. Using ethical values and principles, we will explore how to move conflict from an obstacle to an opportunity. This workshop is geared toward individuals who are wanting to improve their conflict management skills and create more harmonious and positive working environments. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this class include:

• Professionalism, Conflict and Ethics
• Sources and approaches to conflict
• Managing Conflict from the Inside:
  Awareness of human tendencies, human emotions, and gossip
• Guidelines for managing conflict collaboratively

Who will benefit:

All those who wish to learn more about how to deal with conflict

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.

Making Rain - Improving Success with Retaining Clients and Attracting Prospects provides tips and techniques for ensuring that your firm has the capacity to grow and expand its book of business in a healthy way. It costs more money to develop a new client than to simply retain an existing one. While a CPA firm with longevity needs to continuously develop new business to replace departing clients, a proper balance of marketing efforts should be divided between existing clients and prospects. Note:
This course is recommended as a part of a 8-hour audit skills curriculum for managers, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has client relationship or prospecting responsibilities. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this course include:

• Continued marketing to existing clients
• How to better connect with existing and prospective clients
• Motivating prospective clients to engage with your firm
• Methods for building value perceptions with existing and prospective clients
• Differentiating your firm from the competition, including translating features into benefits
• Handling objections and closing a sale

Who will benefit:

Accountants retaining existing clients and developing prospective new clients

This webcast is hosted on CPA Crossing platform. Attendees will receive instructions on how to attend the webcast via e-mail.