Events

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NEW Stimulus Bill: How These Major Provisions Will Impact You and Your Clients

• 2:00 pm–3:40 pm ET

• Event Code: WB098420
• CPE Credits: 2

The December Stimulus package has just been released and includes major tax provisions that will be effective for the 2020 tax year – things that CPAs and tax preparers need to know NOW!  This presentation will include examples and case problems to illustrate and explain the law provisions.

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PowerPoint® Advanced: Take Presentations From Good to Great

• 2:00 pm–3:40 pm ET

• Event Code: WB074620
• CPE Credits: 2

• Available with CPE Select

Learn how to leverage the more advanced features of PowerPoint® to take your presentations to the next level. You’ll create more effective presentations with a multitude of advanced features. We will cover slide transitions and animations as well as embedding audio and video content into your presentations. We will also ... More Info

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Webcast

Annual Update for Accountants & Auditors

• 8:30 am–4:15 pm ET

• Event Code: W0030420
• CPE Credits: 8

This course will cover both accounting and auditing! We’ll start with an overview of the Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) issued during the year as well as those that will be effective in the near future. We’ll take a high level look into how to prepare for the leases and financial ... More Info

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Critical Issues Facing CPAs in 2020

• 8:30 am–4:15 pm ET

• Event Code: W0030520
• CPE Credits: 8

CPAs today need more than technical knowledge to advance their career. This course is part of the Critical Issues series. This is the 2020 course. It is developed by asking CPAs what are the top issues facing CPAs each year. This year’s topics include—Best practices and soft skill topics.

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Webcast

Internal Control Development That Balances Risk With Strategy

• 9:00 am–4:45 pm ET

• Event Code: W0030320
• CPE Credits: 8

This session uses the updated The COSO Enterprise Risk Management Framework as well as other authoritative sources to explore how organizations of all size and type can drive the entity in a desired direction while keeping an eye on the risks associated with undertaking or not undertaking a business activity. ... More Info

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Cost of Capital: What Is It & Why Should I Use It Every Day?

• 11:30 am–1:10 pm ET

• Event Code: WB074920
• CPE Credits: 2

• Available with CPE Select

Every business needs capital, and capital has a cost. Debt and equity providers demand a return and the combination is the organization’s cost of capital. This session discusses how to calculate the cost of capital, how to use it to make superior business decisions every day and some common ways ... More Info

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Excel®: Create KPI Dashboards for Maximum Impact

• 11:30 am–1:10 pm ET

• Event Code: WB075020
• CPE Credits: 2

• Available with CPE Select

Most accountants use Excel® to help them make decisions about their data. However, as the amount of data grows, it becomes difficult to make strategic decisions based on rows and rows and columns and columns of data. In this course, you will learn how to build robust dashboards for analyzing ... More Info

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Excel®: Two Must-Know Features: Defined Names & Tables

• 1:30 pm–3:10 pm ET

• Event Code: WB075120
• CPE Credits: 2

• Available with CPE Select

Excel® has over 500 functions and among those, Defined Names is one of the top choices in creating formulas that make your spreadsheets work better for you. After understanding what they are and how to properly create Defined Names, you will wonder how you managed without them for so long. ... More Info

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Webcast

Financial Statement Fraud: Tools Used to Cook the Books

• 8:30 am–4:15 pm ET

• Event Code: W0030820
• CPE Credits: 8

The course uses case examples and fraud studies by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and a significant number of real-world examples to give participants’ hands-on experience in identifying and analyzing financial statement fraud.

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Partnership & LLC (Form 1065) Tax Return Review & Case Study

• 9:00 am–4:45 pm ET

• Event Code: W0030720
• CPE Credits: 8

With the increasing complexity and ever-changing nature of tax laws and issues, today’s accountant needs a partnership/LLC course focusing on the hottest tax topics and most frequently encountered issues. This case-driven course will deal with both partnership/LLC and partner/member developments addressing the most common, yet complex federal partnership/LLC issues and ... More Info

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Deducting Travel, Meals, & Entertainment Expenses After Tax Reform

• 9:30 am–1:15 pm ET

• Event Code: W0030620
• CPE Credits: 4

This program will explain the new rules for deducting travel, meals and entertainment expenses and the TCJA disallowance of business entertainment expenses. Documentation requirements and planning opportunities related to travel, entertainment, and automobile expenses will also be addressed.

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Excel® Formula Building Overview

• 9:30 am–1:15 pm ET

• Event Code: WB075620
• CPE Credits: 4

• Available with CPE Select

A great many Excel® users do not realize how powerful and versatile formulas can be. Additionally, some are intimidated by formulas that do not behave as expected. In this session, we step through all the basic and then more complex formula conventions. We then review the function library and discuss ... More Info

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Excel®: Functions & Formula Shootout

• 10:00 am–11:40 am ET

• Event Code: WB075220
• CPE Credits: 2

• Available with CPE Select

Are you aware there are 470+ formula functions in Excel®? Do you realize that they add new functions in every major version of Excel? Did you know that Microsoft® adds new functions throughout the year in the Office 365® version of Excel? Are you stuck using old or simple functions ... More Info

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Excel®: Fundamentals, Data Entry & Basic Formulas

• 12:00 pm–1:40 pm ET

• Event Code: WB075320
• CPE Credits: 2

• Available with CPE Select

Are you self-taught on Excel®? Have you ever wondered if you really know how to use Excel? Do you want to build a great foundation for using Excel? Are you new to using Excel? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then this course is for you. This ... More Info

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Critical Thinking for Financial Professionals

• 1:00 pm–1:50 pm ET

• Event Code: WB075420
• CPE Credits: 1

• Available with CPE Select

What were they thinking? Why do business leaders sometimes make horrible decisions that severely damage themselves and their organizations? It is tempting to assume that poor choices must be due to someone’s incompetence, inexperience, bad character, or low intelligence. Yet, when we make a mistake ourselves, we someone rationalize it ... More Info

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Financial & Tax Accounting for Partnerships & LLCs

• 1:00 pm–4:45 pm ET

• Event Code: WB075520
• CPE Credits: 4

• Available with CPE Select

This program compares and contrasts the financial accounting for partnerships/LLCs and the tax accounting for these entities.

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Office 365® Teams App: Optimize Your Setup & Configuration

• 8:30 am–12:15 pm ET

• Event Code: WB076120
• CPE Credits: 4

• Available with CPE Select

If you are familiar with the Office 365® Teams app, you know it is an extremely powerful tool to transform the way you communicate, collaborate and share knowledge. What you may not know is how to configure Teams to optimize your ROI and how effectively your team members use it. ... More Info

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Webcast

Review of Key Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act

• 8:30 am–12:15 pm ET

• Event Code: WF001820
• CPE Credits: 4

During this presentation, Don Farmer will review the 5,593 page Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the CAA) signed by the President on December 27, 2020. The  CAA continues Federal unemployment benefits, provides another round of stimulus checks, extends and expands the Paycheck Protection Loan Program (PPP Loans), provides guidance and new relief for PPP ... More Info

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Federal Tax Update: Individuals (Form 1040)

• 9:00 am–4:45 pm ET

• Event Code: W0030920
• CPE Credits: 8

With the increasing complexity and ever-changing nature of tax laws and issues, today’s accountant needs a one-day update course focusing on individual income tax issues. This comprehensive class will not only review the current federal individual income tax laws but will also update tax return preparers of new tax forms, ... More Info

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Not-for-Profit Accounting Update

• 9:30 am–1:15 pm ET

• Event Code: WB076220
• CPE Credits: 4

• Available with CPE Select

In 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued the largest change to not-for-profit financial statements in more than 20 years. In this course, we will discuss the impact on the presentation and disclosure requirements for NFPs of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-14. Added emphasis is placed on the important ... More Info

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Partnerships: How to Calculate the Partner’s Basis

• 11:30 am–1:10 pm ET

• Event Code: WB075720
• CPE Credits: 2

• Available with CPE Select

A detailed analysis of the calculations related to determining a partner’s tax basis for a partnership interest using the Form 1065, Schedule K-1 information. An illustrated example with filled in forms will demonstrate how the process works and its many potential pitfalls.

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Financial Planning 101: Making the Most of Your Money in 2021

• 12:00 pm–1:00 pm ET

• Event Code: SN007420

Start your new year understanding your personal finances with three NCACPA financial planning thought leaders. Paula McMillian, CPA/PFS, CFP®, CGMA, Sarah Bradley, CPA, and Carolyn Larsen-Wieber, CPA/PFS, will lead an engaging financial planning discussion. They will be sharing their thoughts on what you should be doing now to build and ... More Info

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Not Just Your Everyday FASB Update

• 1:00 pm–4:45 pm ET

• Event Code: WB075820
• CPE Credits: 4

• Available with CPE Select

This course reviews and discussed the latest items on the FASB agenda, focusing on recent updates to revenue recognition and lease accounting standards. A Special Purpose Framework overview will be provided, which may salient alternatives to U.S. GAAP for certain entities.

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The Multigenerational Workplace

• 1:00 pm–2:15 pm ET

• Event Code: WB075920
• CPE Credits: 1.5

• Available with CPE Select

We are now living at a time in which there are five different generations in the workforce. In fact, there are five very different generations that often do not understand each other and frequently have trouble working harmoniously together. This seminar is designed to help professionals learn the different characteristics ... More Info

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Excel®: New Features That Benefit Excel 2019 & O365 Users

• 2:00 pm–3:40 pm ET

• Event Code: WB076020
• CPE Credits: 2

• Available with CPE Select

Over the years, Excel® has added MANY new features and functionality, yet most people still use it in the same way they first learned. Part of the reason is new features were added when the newest version was announced approximately every 3 years. The list was so extensive, making it ... More Info

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