Unlock the full potential of data analytics with our specialized course, "Leverage PowerBI.com to Create Data Analysis for Others". This two-hour, intensive training is specifically designed to empower professionals in harnessing the powerful features of Microsoft PowerBI.com. Whether you're a data analyst, business intelligence professional, or someone keen on mastering data visualization and report creation, this course is your gateway to becoming a proficient Power BI user. Dive into the dynamic world of data analytics and learn to transform raw data into visually compelling stories that drive decision-making.

Our expertly crafted program offers a deep dive into the essentials of PowerBI.com, starting with a comprehensive tour of its interface and core concepts. You'll gain experience in connecting to diverse data sources, creating stunning visualizations, and building interactive dashboards that communicate insights effectively. The course also covers the innovative Q&A feature of PowerBI.com, allowing you to explore data with natural language queries. By mastering the art of sharing datasets, reports, and dashboards, and creating comprehensive apps, you'll be equipped to deliver top-tier data analysis solutions to colleagues and clients alike.

Through this course, attendees will gain a deep understanding of how to leverage the PowerBI.com platform to disseminate datasets, reports, and dashboards, catering to the specific needs of their audience. Our course is tailored for those who aspire to lead in the data-driven landscape, offering not just theoretical knowledge but real-world applications. Upon completion, participants will not only have a thorough understanding of PowerBI.com but also the confidence to apply this tool in creating impactful data analysis for diverse audiences. Join us to elevate your professional skillset, make data-driven decisions with ease, and add a valuable credential to your portfolio.

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:

• Tour of the PowerBI.com Interface: An in-depth walkthrough of the PowerBI.com environment, focusing on user interface elements, navigation, and customization.
• PowerBI.com Concepts: Fundamental concepts of PowerBI.com, including its architecture, data handling capabilities, and integration features.
• Connecting to Data: Techniques for connecting various data sources to PowerBI.com, ensuring seamless data integration and synchronization.
• Visualizations and Dashboards: Creating impactful visualizations and assembling informative dashboards to present data compellingly.
• Q&A Feature: Explore the interactive Q&A feature to derive insights through natural language queries.
• Sharing Datasets, Reports, Dashboards: Best practices for sharing datasets, reports, and dashboards with different audiences so they can leverage your data analysis work.
• Creating Apps: Learn how to package reports and dashboards into apps for easy distribution and consumption.

Who will benefit:

Data analysts, business intelligence professionals, and anyone interested in learning how to use Microsoft Power BI to share data analysis.

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

As our business environment shifts, so do trends with fraud schemes and perpetrators. This course will give you the absolutely latest information with how to identify and mitigate shifting fraud risks in any entity.

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:

• Summary of the impact of fraud on entities worldwide.
• Common fraud schemes and typical median losses that result.
• How smaller entity fraud risk differs from those of larger entities.
• The statistical profile of the most common fraud perpetrator.
• The most effective methods for preventing and detecting fraud.
• Cybersecurity risk management trends and best practices.

Who will benefit:

Anyone interested in fraud risk management.

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

We kick off this course with a look at the GASB standards that are effective this year including GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections and GASB 101, Compensated Absences. We will then switch to the audit side of the house to examine the impact of the 2024 Compliance Supplement on Single Audits and the changes to the Uniform Guidance. We close with a look at common deficiencies found in Single Audits.

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:

• A look at the GASB standards that are effective this year.
• GASB 100, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.
• GASB 101, Compensated Absences.
• The impact of the 2024 Compliance Supplement on Single Audits.
• Changes to the Uniform Guidance.
• Common deficiencies found in Single Audits.

Who will benefit:

Practitioners and members in industry responsible for accounting and financial reporting for governmental entities.

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

Are you a new advisor handling S Corp clients, or perhaps a seasoned professional facing this common scenario: "My S Corp client didn't take reasonable compensation last year. Now what?" Knowing that reasonable compensation isn't just a tax obligation, but a strategic financial decision, you need to be armed with expert knowledge to help your client navigate this situation. Join us to discuss IRS regulations, understand preventive measures, and address challenges within the year.

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 best practices to help your client evaluate if an S election is an appropriate choice
• How to be proactive and head off common reasonable compensation issues before they happen
• Explore strategies for cash management if cash isn't available at year end
• Explore what’s at stake when reasonable compensation isn’t paid timely

Who will benefit:

CPA & EA practitioners who advise S Corps on the issue of Reasonable Compensation who are interested in learning about what to do if a client didn't take reasonable compensation in a previous year.

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

This course concisely explains the latest "see, hear, speak" multi-modal updates to ChatGPT and how they can be used in an accounting context. New features include vision processing, voice conversation, image generation, real-time Internet access, advanced data analysis, plugins and more. Discover how this technology can be used in mind-blowing ways to analyze financial data, optimize processes, and solve problems in the accounting domain. Through the lens of ChatGPT, practitioners can explore innovative solutions, automate routine tasks, and generate deeper insights and value to their clients and organizations in previously unimaginable workflows. You'll walk away with scores of advanced ChatGPT strategies and tips that can be immediately applied and deliver instant results to elevate the efficiency and effectiveness of your accounting projects and tasks.

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 ChatGPT and its Applications in Accounting.
• Custom Instructions (CI) for Persistent Context in Financial Conversations.
• Analyzing Financial Statements and News Releases using ChatGPT.
• Exploring Business Opportunities through Hyper-Local and Sectoral Analysis.
• Advanced Data Analysis for Financial Comparisons and Capital Asset Audits.
• Image Analysis for Asset, Space, and User Interface Design.
• Voice Interaction with ChatGPT for Enhanced User Experience and Accessibility.

Who will benefit:

This course is designed for accountants, financial analysts, and other finance professionals looking to leverage AI technology for enhanced financial decision-making, process optimization, and innovative problem-solving.

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

How does a forensic accountant calculate financial losses? Federal courts have approved various ways to calculate losses ranging from net worth method of proof to the expenditures method. Each method of proof depends on the available facts to the forensic accountant. This presentation will focus on the various court approved methods of proof, when to use them, and how to calculate the total loss.

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

• The role of methods of proof in forensic accounting.
• The various types of methods of proof approved by the courts.
• The weakness and strengths of the methods of proof.
• The formulas in calculating methods of proof.
• Applying the formulas in various circumstances.

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.

This course explores actual fraud circumstances through the lens of potential prevention. We will examine how selected frauds were accomplished and consider what internal controls may have prevented fraudsters from achieving their nefarious acts. Then we will switch gears to an interactive, case-based discussion that asks participants to reach their own conclusions by analyzing facts in concert with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and other sources of ethical guidance. This course ultimately provides practical, action-oriented insight that can be implemented by accounting professionals in both public practice and industry.

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

The major topics covered in this course include:

• Examination of actual frauds
• Discussion of internal controls that could have prevented frauds
• Contemplation of epiphanies for your own professional scenarios.
• The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
• Other elements of professional conduct and compliance with professional standards

Who will benefit:

CPAs in public accounting, members in industry, and other business professionals who seek practical insight regarding fraud prevention and ethical behavior.

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

Seismic changes in tax legislation is currently taking place, and the well-informed tax practitioner will want to attend this two hour monthly program in order to stay abreast of these developments! Approximately one-half of the program is devoted to individual tax issues, and the remaining time is spend on business entity taxation, IRS procedure, tax legislation and other issues. Due to the changing nature of the topic, learning objectives, course descriptions and program content will vary and will be provided in more specificity closer to presentation time. This course provides a concise look at the hottest topics affecting every tax practitioner.

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:

• Current individual tax issues
• Current business entity tax issues
• Any current tax legislation occurring during the period
• Other issues affecting the profession, including IRS procedure, current cases, payroll, and other federal tax issues

Who will benefit:

This course is suitable for corporate tax and finance executives, directors, managers and staff, CPAs, CAs Enrolled Agents, accountants, attorneys and business/financial advisors who work with and advise businesses that have tax implications.

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

We are bombarded with information continually. So how do we determine what is valid and what isn't? This course points out common pitfalls inherent in data interpretation and gives practical tips to overcome those pitfalls by using real life examples. The course incorporates information from key thought leaders including Adam Grant, Alex Edmans, and Hans Rosling.

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:

• Ways in which data and information can be misleading
• Common pitfalls when encountering data
• How to re-evaluate the data to avoid those pitfalls

Who will benefit:

Anyone who receives and interprets data in any form (statements, evidence, studies, headlines, etc.)

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