Explore the current audit environment, and recognize audit challenges triggered by the current environment.

Provide a comprehensive review of recent audit pronouncements and exposure drafts.

Understand topics critical to success in today's rapidly changing regulatory environment.

Learning Objectives:

· Identify key responsibilities related to risk assessment in every audit.

· Identify key requirements in recently issued statements on auditing standards and attestation standards.

· Recall proposed changes in exposure drafts of new proposed SASs.

· Recognize key elements included in new quality management standards and related SAS and SSARS.

Who will benefit:

· CPAs

THIS IS AN AICPA HOSTED WEBCAST. YOU WILL LAUNCH THE COURSE FROM YOUR OSCPA LEARNING 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.

Unless you expect your organization to be stable in the short, medium and long term, you need to understand how to create long-term balance sheet and cash flow projections. Growing organizations must know whether they will have the resources to execute their business plan. Struggling organizations need to know if they will have the cash to survive. This session will increase your organization's ability to see its future and increase the confidence that your CEO, Board and bank have in you. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Create a Projected Balance Sheet:

• Accounts Receivable
• Inventory
• Capital Budget
• Depreciation
• Accounts Payable
• Accrued Liabilities
• Working Capital Loans
• Debt
• Project interest expense more accurately
• Solving for Cash
• Projecting Covenant Calculations
• Create a Projected Statement of Cash Flow
• Choose your format
• How to make your Statement of Cash Flow maintenance free
• Debugging a statement of Cash Flow
  

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

Join us for an insightful presentation featuring John Higgins, a renowned technology advisor to the CPA profession, who has assisted many firms with Microsoft 365 (M365) deployment. Discover how to leverage the M365 suite of apps to unlock new efficiencies and opportunities within your firm. Don't miss this chance to supercharge your practice with cutting-edge tools! Whether you are a solo practitioner or larger firm, this "bootcamp" will provide you with an ROI many times greater than your investment to attend. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Specific topics that will be covered:

• Understanding the full potential of Microsoft 365 to drive efficiency in your practice
• Best practices for deploying Microsoft 365 in accounting, tax and advisory firms
• Design your Teams app setup to meet the unique attributes of your practice
• Use SharePoint and OneDrive to organize your files and share them securely with your clients
• Organize your thoughts, meeting notes and other content centrally in OneNote
• Track your client engagements and internal projects efficiently and effectively with the Planner app
• Use Microsoft 365 to document processes, improve client services and increase productivity
• Step-by-step guide for deployment of Microsoft 365 in your firm based on best practices

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

This session explores tools and techniques that can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of client engagements and business processes using data analysis tools. We will introduce some of today's popular and software tools and examine the AICPA's Five-step approach to incorporating data analytics into public accounting engagements. 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:

• Explore new tools and client engagement techniques using data analytics
• Introduction of popular software tools
• Examine the AICPA's Five-Step Approach to data analytics in an audit engagement

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

Keep up with FASB changes

Learn about changes in accounting, including relevant pronouncements, exposure drafts, and projects.

Identify and recently issued FASB standards and guidance that cover broad and narrow issues and understand how to apply them.

Learn about upcoming standards that will be effective in the near future.

Learning Objectives:

· Identify recently issued FASB accounting standards updates that cover broad issues.

· Identify recently issued FASB accounting standards updates that cover narrow issues.

· Recognize ongoing FASB projects.

Who will benefit:

· Accounting professionals

THIS IS AN AICPA HOSTED WEBCAST. YOU WILL LAUNCH THE COURSE FROM YOUR OSCPA LEARNING 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.

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

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

If you want to take your business to the next level, your leaders need to lead. Too often, though, they're swamped with doing someone else's work. This interactive session will show you when it's time to delegate, what you should be delegating, and to whom you should be delegating it. Most important, you'll learn the secret to delegation:
It's not about your time. It's about surrounding yourselves with the right people.

Learning Objectives:

· Identify where their time is best spent, in terms of both their careers and their organizations

· Employ a proven process for determining which tasks are interfering with their ability to lead

· Delegate these tasks to employees who have the skills and capacity to complete them

Who will benefit:

· A member of an organization's leadership team who feels overwhelmed and wants more time to take their company to the next level

THIS IS AN AICPA HOSTED WEBCAST. YOU WILL LAUNCH THE COURSE FROM YOUR OSCPA LEARNING 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.

This course will review the Accounting Standard Updates issued by the FASB that impact nonprofit entities. We will also look at the work of the Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC) and the projects they are advising the FASB on. 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:

• Accounting Standard Updates issued by the FASB.
• Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC) and the projects they are advising the FASB on.

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

Over the years, Excel has added MANY new features and functionality, yet most people still use it the same way they first learned it. Many of the features were added to Excel to enhance your ability to create spreadsheets more efficiently and with more accuracy. However, if you aren't aware of these new features, how can you use them? This class will focus on walking through each ribbon (menu) to explain the capability of various features in Excel. It is a great overview for both new and advanced Excel users to make sure you know all the capabilities of Excel. You may have seen many of the features but had no idea what they could do for you. This class will help you to understand these features and determine how you might take advantage of their capabilities. This session is presented using Excel 2019/Office 365. Regardless of the version you are using, most concepts covered in this course apply to all versions of Excel. 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:

• Review of Excel's features and functions
• Walk-through of Excel's ribbons
• What the Excel features and functions can do for you

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

Current cybersecurity threats (bold)

Every week, we hear news about cybersecurity — whether it's a new vulnerability, a computer virus, ransomware or email extortion.

Join us for this exclusive webcast, where cybersecurity expert Jeffrey Birnbach, Senior Partner and Managing Director at Sylint, will:

-Provide unique insights into the latest cybersecurity threats

-Offer valuable advice and tips for businesses and professional service firms to proactively prepare for potential attacks

-Discuss what steps to take during and after a cybersecurity incident

Innovations in tax preparation (bold)

Following Jeffrey Birnbach's presentation, Donny C. Shimamoto, CPA/CITP, CGMA, Founder & Managing Director of IntrapriseTechKnowlogies LLC, will share practical advice on how to mitigate cybersecurity incidents. He will also provide ideas for innovation in tax preparation.

You'll learn:

-Strategies to protect data privacy for tax professionals

-Up-to-date information on the latest innovations in tax preparation and advisory solutions.

Learning Objectives:

· Identify emerging cybersecurity threats in 2024.

· Recognize the use and importance of a network diagram, active directory audits and other cybersecurity policies.

· Select updated strategies for working with internal information technology departments to secure data.

· Recall the need for backups and how to appropriately store such data.

· Identify opportunities to improve security posture with the help of third-party security audits.

· Identify the latest in innovation in tax preparation and advisory solutions.

· Use AICPA Tax Section resources to support your organization’s cybersecurity needs.

Who will benefit:

· Large businesses

· Large firms

· Medium firms

· CPAs

· Tax professionals

· Small firms/sole practitioners

· Small and medium businesses

THIS IS AN AICPA HOSTED WEBCAST. YOU WILL LAUNCH THE COURSE FROM YOUR OSCPA LEARNING 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.