- Stay up to date:  Learn the latest tax law and IRS changes

- Planning Strategies: Develop new tax and financial strategies

- Make More, Work Less and Have Fun Doing It: Leverage your planning strategies to serve your client better and enhance your bottom line

- Cheat Sheets: Obtain the latest cheat sheets on key tax numbers comparing the current and prior years

- Stay up to date:  Learn the latest tax law and IRS changes

- Planning Strategies: Develop new tax and financial strategies

- Make More, Work Less and Have Fun Doing It: Leverage your planning strategies to serve your client better and enhance your bottom line

- Cheat Sheets: Obtain the latest cheat sheets on key tax numbers comparing the current and prior years

FASB ASC 842, *Leases* explained

Understanding lease fundamentals is essential to applying FASB lease requirements appropriately. As such, you’ll delve into key concepts that define what a lease is, as well as basic lease accounting topics, such as:

- Contracts containing leases

- Lease classification

- Amortization of the right-of-use asset

- Impairment considerations

Lease presentation and disclosure requirements

Comprehensive examples and case studies will guide you through approaches to help you adopt accounting guidance for FASB ASU 2023-01. You’ll also review the presentation and disclosure requirements, and other topics, including:

- Lease versus non-lease components

- Sales-type lease

- Direct financing lease

- Operating lease

- Lease terminations

Learning Objectives:

- Recognize arrangements which meet the scope requirements for lease accounting under FASB ASC 842.

- Recognize accounting requirements for lease modifications under FASB ASC 842.

- Recognition presentation requirements for lessees and lessors under FASB ASC 842.

- Identify the recognition criteria for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases.

Who will benefit:

- Accountants and finance professionals

This is an AICPA hosted webcast. You will launch the course from your OSCPA learning center portal. AICPA will issue and maintain your credits. Please make sure to download your CPE certificate from AICPA webcast portal at the conclusion of the webcast.

Government Auditing Standards and application guidance are examined for auditors who work with state and local governments or not-for-profits.

Learning Objectives:

'- Recognize the types of auditors and audit organizations that may employ GAGAS to conduct their work.

- Identify and apply the requirements contained in Government Auditing Standards (generally accepted government auditing standards, GAGAS, or the Yellow Book).

- Recognize the fundamental ethical principles and the role of professional judgment in the government environment.

- Recognize requirements relating to competence and continuing professional education.

- Identify additional GAGAS requirements for conducting and reporting on financial audits.

- Identify the three types of attestation engagements found in generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS or the Yellow Book) and the additional GAGAS requirements beyond those of the AICPA for attestation engagements.

- Recall the overall approach for auditors to apply in planning and performing an audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence that provides a reasonable basis for findings and conclusions based on the audit objectives.

Who will benefit:

- Government Auditors

- public Accountants

This is an AICPA hosted webcast. You will launch the course from your OSCPA learning center portal. AICPA will issue and maintain your credits. Please make sure to download your CPE certificate from AICPA webcast portal at the conclusion of the webcast.

Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Excel PivotTables with this comprehensive course. This training is designed to equip participants with the skills to effectively analyze and summarize data, transforming raw numbers into actionable insights. Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to data analysis, this course provides an in-depth understanding of PivotTables and their capabilities, helping you uncover patterns, compare data, and make informed decisions.

The program includes a step-by-step approach to creating and customizing PivotTables, focusing on how to use them to analyze data efficiently. Participants will learn how to group and filter data, identify trends, and apply advanced features to solve real-world business challenges.

Beyond technical knowledge, this course introduces data visualization through PivotCharts, teaching participants how to present their analysis effectively to stakeholders. By the end of the course, you'll not only master PivotTable fundamentals but also gain advanced techniques to streamline data analysis and support strategic decision-making in any context.

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:

• Introduction to PivotTables: Gain a solid understanding of what PivotTables are, their benefits in Excel, and how to prepare your data for creating effective PivotTables.
• Creating and Customizing PivotTables: Learn step-by-step how to build and format PivotTables, including filtering, sorting, and customizing layouts for optimal data analysis.
• Focus on Using PivotTables to Analyze Data: Explore techniques to summarize, group, and compare data with PivotTables, uncovering trends and insights for better decision-making.
• Advanced PivotTable Features: Discover advanced tools such as slicers, timelines, and using PowerPivot for deeper analytical capabilities.
• Data Visualization with PivotCharts: Learn to create PivotCharts from your PivotTables and customize them to visually present data insights effectively to stakeholders.

Who will benefit:

Anyone who wants to analyze data in Excel or Power Pivot, whether you have large datasets or just want to improve your reporting skills.

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

This course has significantly changed for the better the lives of a significant number of practitioners and their clients. Participants will learn a step-by-step process for performing an annual personal financial health checkup for themselves, family members, employers, and, if in the practice of accounting, their clients. This course is loaded with practical aids to enable CPAs to help individuals get a "great" financial health checkup result! This course will enable practitioners to add a huge value to their tax preparation services.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Preparing a personal financial statement following U.S. GAAP
• Recasting U.S. GAAP personal financial statements into powerful management tools
• Identifying key financial factors that must be managed in order to achieve financial self-sufficiency
• Key personal planning documents including HIPAA Medical Disclosure Document, Living Will, Medical Durable Power of Attorneys, and Letter of Instruction at Death
• How to create "goal" statements that achieve results

Who will benefit:

This course is designed for practitioners who are involved in personal financial statement preparation engagements and personal financial planning and individuals who desire to become or remain financially self-sufficient.

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

The course provides a concise overview of how accountants can use ChatGPT to assist with communications involving intricate and often sensitive topics that require a deep understanding of both financial principles and human resource policies. These conversations can range from budgeting and compensation to ethical considerations and regulatory compliance. The course also explores the use of ChatGPT in crafting clear, accurate, and empathetic responses to complex queries related to financial audits, tax planning, and employee benefits. It emphasizes the importance of balancing technical financial knowledge with effective communication skills to address diverse stakeholders' needs in various scenarios, from internal team discussions to client consultations.

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:

• Complex and nuanced communications related to:
• Budget Allocation and Negotiation Techniques
• Compensation and Benefits Structuring
• Managing Financial Performance and Layoffs
• Financial and HR Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
• Regulatory Compliance and Ethical Financial Practices
• Strategies for Financial Crisis Management
• Effective Performance Management Systems

Who will benefit:

Accountants and financial professionals who regularly engage in intricate conversations encompassing both financial expertise and human resource insights will find this course immensely valuable.

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

Recent generally accepted auditing standards were written to improve the quality of risk-based financial statement audits, audit reporting, and required by-product communications. This course will discuss the important clarifications and enhancements intended to improve audit quality to ensure better compliance with requirements contained in SAS Nos. 134-145.

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 class include:

• Key changes to audit report elements intended to improve the understandability of the nature and results of financial statement audits
• Enhanced required by-product communications with management and those charged with governance to promote more reliable financial statements
• Clarifications related to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, including significant unusual transactions, related parties, going concern uncertainty, and accounting estimates
• New definitions and requirements related to identifying and evaluating risks of material misstatement
• Other important matters contained in SAS Nos. 134-145

Who will benefit:

Anyone with financial statement audit responsibilities

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

A discussion of recent law changes that impact capitalization, depreciation, and disposition of assets.

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 class include:

• Recent tax legislation and developments related to capitalization
• Eligible property for Section 179 and Section 168(k)
• Discussion of the Section 179 deduction and its use to depreciate real property
• The Section 168(k) deduction and its use to depreciate real property
• Disposition of segments of real property
• Exchanges of tangible personal property after repeal of the like-kind exchange rules
• Other related topics

Who will benefit:

CPAs in public practice and industry seeking an update on the latest tax developments affecting capitalization, depreciation, and disposition.

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

Until recently, a percentage of organizations discounted the risk related to external fraud attempts. Most were only concerned with protecting physical assets such as inventory or fixed assets. However, because of the many highly publicized corporate hacking events, such as the ones that affected the Colonial Pipeline and JBS Meats, more attention is being paid to external fraud risk of all types. In this session, we look at what is included in a definition of external fraud and then delve into specific control issues that can give rise to increased risk. We then discuss measures that organizations can employ to help reduce exposure to external attacks.

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:

• Types of external fraud
• Considerations as organizations work to reduce fraud risk
• External fraud and known parties/External fraud unknown perpetrators

Who will benefit:

Accounting and other business professionals that would benefit by understanding how pervasive external fraud can be and wish to work to mitigate the risk associated with it.

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