Live Webcast
WL001226: The AI Revolution in 2026: What CPAs Should Know
- Online
- Event Code: WL001226
- External ID: WL001226
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Overview
- Fields of Study: CPE - Information Technology
AI is reshaping audit, tax, and finance. This update surveys what’s real in 2026: core concepts, major tools, risks/controls, and practical CPA use cases. Leave with a clear vocabulary, a current landscape view, and actionable talking points for staff, clients, and vendors.
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WE002126: NC Accountancy Law—Ethics, Principles, & Professional Responsibilities
- Online
- Event Code: WE002126
- External ID: WE002126
- CPE Credits: 8
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Behavioral Ethics, CPE - Regulatory Ethics
North Carolina’s accountancy rules provide guidance for both new and experienced CPAs in obtaining and maintaining a CPA license, recognizing the responsibilities of the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners, and responding to third-party disputes regarding your CPA license. The NC rules also examine the CPA’s professional ethics and ... More Info
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WLS00426: Controller/CFO Update—Hot Topics Facing Today’s Financial Professional
- Online
- Event Code: WLS00426
- External ID: WLS00426
- CPE Credits: 4
- Legacy Level: Update
- Fields of Study: CPE - Finance
In today’s rapidly changing world, finance professionals are required to wear many hats and are often the keys to the success of the organization. On one hand, they need to be abreast of the latest proven financial skills for making the best decisions, and on the other hand they need ... More Info
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WF001326: Don Farmer’s Section 1202 QSBS: Qualification, Planning & Exit Strategies
- Online
- Event Code: WF001326
- External ID: WF001326
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Intermediate
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
This course provides a comprehensive review of §1202 qualified small business stock (QSBS) rules, from initial qualification through exit planning. Participants will examine entity eligibility, active business requirements, holding period issues, redemptions, and multi-year sales strategies. Case studies highlight common QSBS failures and planning techniques to preserve the exclusion. MAJOR ... More Info
Live Webcast
WLS00526: The Best Federal Tax Update
- Online
- Event Code: WLS00526
- External ID: WLS00526
- CPE Credits: 8
- Legacy Level: Update
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
clients or employers, then you should take this enlightening course. You will learn invaluable
Conference
CONPRW26: Professional Women’s Conference
- NC State Park Alumni Center
- Event Code: CONPRW26
- External ID: CONPRW26
- CPE Credits: 8
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE, CPE - Personal Development
This conference presents a unique opportunity to connect with professional women while gaining valuable knowledge and enhancing your leadership skills. This conference features topics that will empower women by enhancing their professional development and providing an opportunity for networking and personal development.
Virtual Conference
WCNPRW26: Professional Women’s Conference (Virtual)
- Online
- Event Code: WCNPRW26
- External ID: WCNPRW26
- CPE Credits: 8
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE
This conference presents a unique opportunity to connect with professional women while gaining valuable knowledge and enhancing your leadership skills. This conference features topics that will empower women by enhancing their professional development and providing an opportunity for networking and personal development.
Live Webcast
WF001426: Don Farmer’s Stock vs. Asset Sales: Tax Impact for Buyers & Sellers
- Online
- Event Code: WF001426
- External ID: WF001426
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Intermediate
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
This course compares the tax consequences of stock and asset transactions from both buyer and seller perspectives. Participants will analyze basis step-ups, depreciation implications, allocation rules, and elections under §§338 and 336(e). Case studies illustrate negotiation considerations and after-tax outcomes. MAJOR TOPICS * Overview of Stock and Asset Transaction Structures ... More Info
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WLS00626: S-Corporation, Partnership, & LLC Tax Update
- Online
- Event Code: WLS00626
- External ID: WLS00626
- CPE Credits: 4
- Legacy Level: Update
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
If you are a practitioner who wants the latest information on tax changes affecting your business clients or employers, then you should take this enlightening course. You will learn invaluable knowledge, strategies, techniques, innovative tax-planning concepts, income-generatting ideas, and other planning opportunities available to S corporations, partnerships, LLCs, and LLPs. ... More Info
Live Webcast
WL001326: AI 101 for CPAs: Core Concepts and Practical Applications
- Online
- Event Code: WL001326
- External ID: WL001326
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Information Technology
New to AI? Start here. This beginner-friendly course explains how generative AI works, what terms like “LLM” and “agentic AI” really mean, and how CPAs can safely put these tools to use. You’ll leave with a solid understanding of AI fundamentals and how they apply to accounting, tax, and finance
Rebroadcast
WR000526: Individual Income Tax Basics
- Online
- Event Code: WR000526
- External ID: WR000526
- CPE Credits: 1
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
The course provides participants with a basic understanding of the NC individual income tax with focus on how to properly prepare the required returns.
Rebroadcast
WE002226: 2026 Professional Ethics & Conduct (50 min.)
- Online
- Event Code: WE002226
- External ID: WE002226
- CPE Credits: 1
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Behavioral Ethics
updated to reflect enacted legislation.
Live Webcast
WLS00726: Securing a Comfortable Retirement in the Age of Spending (SCRT)
- Online
- Event Code: WLS00726
- External ID: WLS00726
- CPE Credits: 8
- Legacy Level: Intermediate
- Fields of Study: CPE - Specialized Knowledge, CPE - Taxes
This course gives CPAs the knowledge to help their clients plan for retirement by evaluating how much retirement income will be required and strategizing about how to reach retirement goals.
Live Webcast
WF001526: Don Farmer’s Foreign Trusts & Accounting Method Changes for Forms
- Online
- Event Code: WF001526
- External ID: WF001526
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Intermediate
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
This intermediate-level course provides a focused review of federal reporting requirements related to foreign trusts and accounting method changes. Participants will examine filing obligations associated with Forms 3520 and 3520-A, including ownership, distribution, and reporting triggers. The course also addresses accounting method change procedures, including Form 3115 filing requirements, automatic ... More Info
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WLS00826: Ethical Considerations for CPAs (ETH4)
- Online
- Event Code: WLS00826
- External ID: WLS00826
- CPE Credits: 4
- Legacy Level: Intermediate
- Fields of Study: CPE - Behavioral Ethics
CPAs today face greater challenges than ever to maintain the high ethical standards of their profession. This course provides a framework within which to consider the ethical challenges facing CPAs and focuses on ethical requirements that CPAs must adhere to in their everyday practice, including practical examples of potential ethical ... More Info
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WLS00926: Depreciation Rules for Bonus and Section 179 Expensing (DRBE)
- Online
- Event Code: WLS00926
- External ID: WLS00926
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) had a tremendous impact on commercial real estate, including liberalizing the depreciation provisions. Bonus depreciation was expanded and increased from 50 to 100 percent for qualifying assets placed in service beginning after September 27, 2017, through December 31, 2022. After December ... More Info
Live Webcast
WLS01026: Guide to Partner Capital Account Reporting (CPMB)
- Online
- Event Code: WLS01026
- External ID: WLS01026
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
Accounting and finance professionals are responsible for presenting partner capital accounts on the tax basis. But what does this mean and how have rules changed in recent years regarding partner capital accounts? This webinar covers exactly that. For accounting and finance professionals preparing partnership 1065 forms, this course explains these ... More Info
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WE002326: 2026 Professional Ethics & Conduct (100 min.)
- Online
- Event Code: WE002326
- External ID: WE002326
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Behavioral Ethics
North Carolina Professional Ethics and Conduct rules are just one subsection of the set of rules and standards governing North Carolina CPAs. However, the importance of professional ethics merits an in-depth study, because making the right decision every time is hard! Without a solid ethical base, the rules are difficult ... More Info
Live Webcast
WLS01126: How to Settle a Client’s Estate
- Online
- Event Code: WLS01126
- External ID: WLS01126
- CPE Credits: 8
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
Federal estate and gift taxes currently affect few clients, but there are many other issues involved in settling an estate or administering a trust. Clients who are beneficiaries of a trust or estate often turn to their financial advisors to understand the administrative process and its effect on their interests. ... More Info
Live Webcast
WLS01226: Surgents’s Individual Tax Planning Ideas (ITP4)
- Online
- Event Code: WLS01226
- External ID: WLS01226
- CPE Credits: 4
- Legacy Level: Intermediate
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
With the far-reaching changes brought about by recent tax reform, careful planning takes on new importance. This course presents the most important income tax planning ideas wealthy clients and closely held business owners need to consider this year to take advantage of the present and plan for the future. It ... More Info
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WE002426: NC Accountancy Law—Ethics, Principles, & Professional Responsibilities
- Online
- Event Code: WE002426
- External ID: WE002426
- CPE Credits: 8
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Behavioral Ethics, CPE - Regulatory Ethics
North Carolina’s accountancy rules provide guidance for both new and experienced CPAs in obtaining and maintaining a CPA license, recognizing the responsibilities of the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners, and responding to third-party disputes regarding your CPA license. The NC rules also examine the CPA’s professional ethics and ... More Info
Live Webcast
WLS01326: Taxation of Tips and Overtime Under OBBBA
- Online
- Event Code: WLS01326
- External ID: WLS01326
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
Arguably the most discussed topics to come out of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) are the taxation of tips and overtime. Practitioners need to understand these provisions now, as they are effective for 2025 tax returns. This program provides practitioners with the background currently available to advise clients ... More Info
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WLS01526: Compilations, Reviews, & Preparations—Engagement Performance & Annual Update
- Online
- Event Code: WLS01526
- External ID: WLS01526
- CPE Credits: 8
- Legacy Level: Update
- Fields of Study: CPE - Auditing
Specifically designed for preparation, compilation, and review practitioners, this course will provide you with a comprehensive review and hands-on application for performing financial statement preparation, compilation, and review engagements. You will learn the ins and outs of applying SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification, as well as the additional guidance ... More Info
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WLS01426: Trump Accounts Created by OBBBA: A Comprehensive Guide for Accounting and Finance Professionals
- Online
- Event Code: WLS01426
- External ID: WLS01426
- CPE Credits: 2
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Taxes
Many clients are asking their advisors about Trump Accounts, one of the most anticipated yet misunderstood provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). This program will provide practitioners with the background to be able to advise their clients regarding how Trump Accounts operate. The course will also discuss ... More Info
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WLS01626: Employer’s Handbook—Health Care, Retirement, & Fringe Benefit Tax Issues
- Online
- Event Code: WLS01626
- External ID: WLS01626
- CPE Credits: 4
- Legacy Level: Basic
- Fields of Study: CPE - Business Law, CPE - Taxes
The employer-employee relationship strains both sides in uncertain times, and businesses need CPAs, controllers, and other advisors to provide understanding of the complex legal, tax, and health care issues associated with all aspects of employment. This course provides in-depth coverage of this critical area.