- 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

Are you responsible for presenting financial information to your organization, business associates, or clients? If you’re a CEO, CFO, CPA, financial analyst or a manager needing to communicate financial information in an impactful way, this workshop will give you the necessary tools to tell more effective stories with your financial data. It is imperative in this fast-paced business environment, accountants need to gain a high-level understanding of the technology advances to help them focus their time on finding the story behind the numbers. Bring financial information to life and use it to communicate a story to an audience, with a focus on simplicity and ease of interpretation. This is accomplished through a mix of financial data, visualization, storytelling theory, best practices, and practical application.

Learning Objectives:

- Determine how to translate accounting/Financial language into plain English through similar and understandable context

- Identify Key Financial and operational Metrics

- Determine how to find the story behind the numbers

- analyze the value of Using charts and pictures in your in Financial presentations

- design your PowerPoint Presentation to let the audience see only What you want them to see at that moment

- Identify and explain why storytelling is an effective method of getting your recommendations and next steps across to your audience

Who will benefit:

CPAs, /Professionals from Managers up to Managing Partners and CFOs wanting to enhance their skills and abilities to explain financial information to associates and clients

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.

This course begins with a look at the GASB standards effective this year, including GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections and GASB 101, Compensated Absences. We'll include practical application of the topics in the form of case studies. We'll then switch gears to review the GASB standards coming down the pike, including major projects of the GASB. When considering the audit side of the house, Yellow Book and Single Audit engagements are considered must-select engagements for Peer Review. This course will cover the Yellow Book independence requirements which are required any time an auditor performs a Yellow Book or Single Audit even when the engagement is for a for-profit entity. The session will also cover the changes to the Uniform Guidance. We'll close with a look at the key changes in the 2024 Compliance Supplement and the common deficiencies identified by the federal agencies and peer reviewers.

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

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:

• GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.
• GASB 101, Compensated Absences.
• Yellow Book and Single Audit engagements.
• Yellow Book independence requirements.
• Changes to the Uniform Guidance.
• 2024 Compliance Supplement and the common deficiencies identified by the federal agencies and peer reviewers.

Who will benefit:

Practitioners with governmental clients and those working for governmental entities.

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

This intensive 2-hour course is designed specifically for those aiming to master data management skills in the modern business environment. As data becomes increasingly central to accounting and financial analysis, the ability to effectively manage, clean, and transform this data is critical. This course delves into Microsoft Power Query, a potent tool within Excel and Power BI Desktop, known for its robust data processing capabilities.

This course is designed to take participants from the basics of Power Query to exploring its more sophisticated features. It is an ideal blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application, centered around diverse data scenarios encountered in multiple industries. The aim is to ensure that the skills and techniques learned are universally applicable and beneficial in any professional context.

Structured to be participant-focused, the course encourages active learning through a series of practical exercises, live demonstrations, and illustrative case studies. This approach not only deepens the understanding of Power Query's features but also demonstrates how to turn complex data sets into actionable insights.

While the course is broad in its application, it remains detailed in its instruction, catering to both the novice and the seasoned professional. It is particularly beneficial for those who regularly interact with data, such as business analysts, project managers, and financial professionals, providing them with the tools to streamline data processes and enhance data analysis capabilities.

Additionally, the course underscores best practices in data management. Participants will learn strategic approaches to data challenges, ensuring that their data processes are efficient, scalable, and sustainable. This is not just a course about mastering a tool; it's about empowering professionals with the skills to transform data into a strategic business resource. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to leverage Power Query in Excel or Power BI desktop to its full potential, turning data into a powerful driver for business success and innovation.

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:

• Introduction to Power Query in Power BI: Understanding the interface and basic functionalities.
• Data Cleaning Techniques: Removing duplicates, handling null values, and data type conversions.
• Data Transformation: Advanced methods for manipulating data, including pivoting, merging, and appending queries.
• Data Loading: Efficiently loading data into the Power BI data model.
• Document the Process Steps: Setting up details for each step in the process so you can document what is happening and why.

Who will benefit:

This course is ideal for accounting professionals, financial analysts, and anyone who regularly works with data and seeks to improve their skills in data management and analysis using Power Query.

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 the SASs.

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:

• 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 recent SASs 

Who will benefit:

Anyone who provides attest services on financial statements

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

Sometimes the vernacular of accounting seems more challenging than technical aspects. This session offers suggestions for translating the foreign language of taxation into tangible terms for non-accountants. We explore techniques for simplifying the complexity of taxation terminology. This course will equip you with tools for demystifying tax technicalities so you can help clients and other non-tax professionals grasp fundamental concepts.

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 as a foreign language
• Commonly misunderstood concepts
• Communicating tax matters
• Client-practitioner interactions
• Interacting with tax authorities

Who will benefit:

CPAs in public practice or members in industry who want to simplify complicated tax concepts.

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

This course will explore the use of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence chatbot technologies in the accounting profession. Participants will learn how to utilize ChatGPT to automate tasks, improve efficiency and accuracy, and provide real-time support to clients.

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

Major topics covered in this course include:

• Introduction to ChatGPT and artificial intelligence chatbot technologies
• Automating frequently asked questions and the onboarding process
• Verifying and reviewing financial records
• Providing real-time support to clients
• Generating financial reports
• Automating tax return preparation and financial planning
• Providing guidance on financial decision making

Who will benefit:

This course is ideal for accountants and other financial professionals who are looking to incorporate ChatGPT and artificial intelligence chatbot technologies into their work.

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.

Most organizations have many of the basic controls required to operate in place. However, a notable percentage of these companies do not have important measures that can help enhance security, productivity, and the quality of information available for decision making. In this session, we work to identify areas where important internal control measures are needed. We spend time explaining why these controls should be created, and show in detail some specific controls that would be beneficial if utilized. Those wishing to strengthen an internal control system should strongly consider attending this session.

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

• Control design basics
• Areas or segments of an enterprise to control
• Controls to reduce risk
• Controls to drive operations

Who will benefit:

Accounting and other business professionals that would benefit by understanding how to strengthen an internal control system.

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