COCPA Quicksearch December 2015 by Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants

QuickSearch December 2015

CPE Deadline: 12/31/15 December 31, 2015 is the deadline to fulfill your CPE requirement. Get your CPE at these upcoming conferences, workshops, and hot topic courses. • The Strategic CFO: Big Picture Skills December 4 | Page 4

• SEC and PCAOB Conference

December 15 | Page 5

• Mix and Match Conference

December 16–17 | Page 2

• Webinars and Webcasts Pages 12–13

• On-Demand Self-Study Page 7

Don Farmer 2015 Federal Tax Update Workshop Jan. 13

Inverness Hotel & Conference Center, Englewood or Webcast OBJECTIVES: • •

Review the major developments in federal income taxation for individuals, corporations, and other businesses. Update participants concerning 2015 tax developments emphasizing practical solutions to problems and tax planning opportunities.

MAJOR SUBJECTS: • Recent tax legislation; • New law provisions and other developments first effective in 2015 including: 1) The “employer mandate” provisions and the new mandatory employer reporting rules of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and 2) The new ABLE Account and certified professional employer organization provisions of the ABLE Act; • Important regulation provisions (including developments concerning the capitalization regulations), court cases, rulings, etc.; • The status of tax provisions that expired at the end of 2014; • Developments concerning the reimbursement of employees’ (including S corporation owner/employees) individual health insurance policy premiums and other ACA developments; • IRS audit issues and other practical problems affecting CPAs.

THE COURSE MATERIAL ALSO INCLUDES: • A checklist of developments first effective in 2015. • A checklist of retroactive developments that may warrant amended returns. • A detailed planning section for businesses and individuals, including planning with 2015 developments and year-end planning strategies. • Selected new or modified Federal tax forms for 2015. • 200+ page reference manual

QuickSearch A Guide to CPE from COCPA. CPE Director Rebecca Campbell,CAE rcampbell@cocpa.org CPE Staff Accountant Susan Jimenez sjimenez@cocpa.org CPE Operations Michelle Clarke, SPHR mclarke@cocpa.org Please contact Michelle for On-site program requests. Colorado Society of CPAs 7887 E Belleview Ave., Suite 200 Englewood, CO 80111 303-773-2877 800-523-9082 Fax: 303-773-6344 www.cocpa.org

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2015 Mix and Match Conference

The Strategic CFO: Big Picture Skills

SEC and PCAOB Conference

December Course Highlights

10 Ethics 11

2015 Conference Schedule and Yellow Book Schedule

12 Webinars 13

Webcast or In-Classroom Courses

Course Schedule by Date

Course Schedule by Field of Study

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2015 Mix & Match Conference

December 16-17 (Inverness Hotel & Conference Center or Webcast)

DAY 1

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16

8:30 — 9:20 am

OPENING SESSION Richard Bryan Being Frank–Leadership Strategies to Transform Your Business*

9:30 — 10:45 am

BREAKOUT 1 Bob Walter Identity Theft: Preventing, Detecting, and Investigating Identity Theft*

10:45 — 10:55 am

Networking Break

10:55 —12:10 pm

BREAKOUT 2

Sam Dergel CPAs in Industry: Building an Effective and Efficient Finance Team

Bob Walter Sam Dergel Fraud Update: Detecting and CPAs in Industry: How to Become the Preventing the Top Ten Fraud Schemes Best Partner to Your Client CFO 12:10 —1:00 pm

LUNCH

1:00 —2:15 pm

BREAKOUT 3

Bob Walter Analytics and Big Data for Accountants

2:15 —2:25 pm

Networking Break

2:25 —3:40 pm

BREAKOUT 4

3:40 —4:30 pm

CLOSING SESSION

Bob Walter Business Law Update*

Peter Margaritis Embracing Your Inner Super Hero 2 | QuickSearch December 2015

Peter Margaritis How to Identify, Explain, and Present Pertinent Financial Information to Non-Accountants

Peter Margaritis Insightful Financial Analysis*

Sam Dergel CPAs in Industry: Building Finance Superstars

Peter Margaritis Revenue Recognition*

Sam Dergel CPAs in Industry: Achieving Success Through Relationship Excellence

Peter Margaritis How to Dump SALY and Find a New Creative Approach to Accounting

2015 Mix & Match Conference DAY 2

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17

8:30 — 9:20 am

OPENING SESSION Tommy Stephens Tech Update 2015*

9:20 — 10:35 am

BREAKOUT 1 Tommy Stephens Cyber Security–Best Practices in a Scary World*

10:35 — 10:55 am

Networking Break

10:55 —12:10 pm

BREAKOUT 2

Tommy Stephens Revolutionize Excel Reporting with Tables and PivotTables

12:10 —1:00 pm

LUNCH

1:00 —2:15 pm

BREAKOUT 3 Tommy Stephens The Essentials of Windows 10 and Office 2016

2:15 —2:55 pm

Networking Break

2:55 —3:40 pm

BREAKOUT 4 Tommy Stephens 5 Common Sense Steps to Secure Your PC*

3:40 —4:30 pm

Michael Blackburn Health Care Reform Act: Critical Tax and Insurance Ramifications

Ron Rael Annual Update for Controllers

Michael Blackburn Social Security and Medicare: Maximizing Retirement Benefits*

Ron Rael Financial Statement Analysis: Basis for Management Advice

Michael Blackburn Individual Income Tax Update*

Ron Rael Toolkit of Best Practices for Today’s Controller and Financial Manager

Michael Blackburn Hottest Tax Planning Developments Under the Current Law

Ron Rael Creating Great Budgets: Maximizing Profits, People, and Power

CLOSING SESSION TBA TBA*

Register online for these conferences at www.cocpa.org or use the paper registration form in the back of QuickSearch on page 22 *Denotes webcast session

The Strategic CFO: Big Picture Skills December 4, 2015 | COCPA As the controller and CFO for a number of companies over the years, I finally decided that excellent accounting skills are just the ante to be in the game. To be successful as a CFO in today’s world, a more strategic or big picture view is essential.

I always had a handle on traditional risks like equipment breakdowns, business interruption, and fraud. What I did NOT always anticipate were strategic risks. Examples:

Attend this seminar and discuss the CFO’s role in four critical areas:

At one point in my career I was the controller for a company that manufactured jeans for Sears. At the time, Sears was the world’s number one retailer. In this seminar we will learn that Sears is now only the 12th largest retailer in the U.S. and fading rapidly. How did a company like Sears get to this point and what can they do about it? You will have an opportunity to determine if a “blue ocean strategy” may help turn Sear’s situation around by helping them find a unique value proposition in a niche where there is no other direct competitor.

I had an opportunity to lead a benchmark site visit trip to Kodak in Rochester, NY in the mid 1990’s. At that time the Kodak V.P. of Quality stated that the future belonged to digital photography, not traditional picture on paper photography. Few inside the company believed him and eventually Kodak declared bankruptcy. Who invented digital photography? Kodak in the 1970’s! Why did they not realize this new innovation would eventually take the place of their existing product line? How could the CFO have helped raise up the warning signs? Throughout the 1990’s I worked for the yellow pages division of the local Bell telephone company. At that time yellow pages had annual revenues of one billion and 4 | QuickSearch December 2015

a gross margin of about seventy percent. The phone company had millions in cash and access to millions of pieces of data about businesses and consumers. Why didn’t the phone company invent Google? We sometimes are blinded by our own historical success and fail to see the warning signs that the world is changing.

1. The CFO’s role in helping to shape strategy development. We will learn how the CFO can both help shape a company’s unique competitive advantage and help execute the strategy going forward. 2. The CFO’s role in strategic cash management. As we learned in the Great Recession, those companies with cash reserves and/or ability to obtain cash through loans, public offerings, or others sources survived. Those who had insufficient sources of cash did not. 3. The CFO’s role in risk management. Learn about tools to help identify unexpected risks, sometimes called “black swans,” which occur infrequently but can bring a company to its knees. How to envision black swans and have at least some ideas in your back pocket on how to mitigate such risks if they do occur? 4. The CFO’s role in strategic financial communication. Having innovative ideas regarding strategy and a complete understanding of the risks your company currently faces accomplishes nothing if you can’t effectively communicate your ideas to other senior executives in your organization.

2015 SEC & PCAOB Conference December 15, 2015 | Inverness Hotel & Conference Center or Webcast Agenda 8:25–8:30am

Welcome

8:30–9:45am

SEC and Corporation Finance Update Alexandria Farawell | PwC

9:45–10:35am

Dodd Frank Current Rule Making Jim Linfield | Cooley LLP

10:35–10:50am

Networking Break

10:50am–12:05pm

FASB Update Brandon Kano | KPMG LLP

12:05–1:00pm

Lunch

1:00–1:50pm

PCAOB Update Blake Wilson | BDO USA LLP

1:50–3:05pm

Business Combination and M&A Panel Andy Bishop, Moderator | Hallador Energy Company John N. Ross | Stout Risius Ross Inc. Jeff Brandel | Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP Tim Connor | Sequel Venture Partners

3:05–3:15pm

Break

3:15–4:30pm

Cyber Risk 101: Why most companies still don’t get cyber security Chad Stowe Hein & Associates LLP Register online at www.cocpa.org | 5

Advanced Partnership, LLC, and LLP Tax Planning Topics and Current Issues December 4 | 3 hours | Webcast Only Explore the more difficult areas of partnership taxation with Mark Soukup • • • • • •

Planning with partnership liquidations and redemptions Classification of loans Current Regulations on disguised payments and guarantee payments Self-employment taxation and application in LLCs and LLPs Elections under capitalization regs Treatment of “hot” assets

“Mark Soukup is one of the best discussion leaders that the COCPA has in its stable of presenters. I try to attend as many of his classes as I can.”

—2014 CPE attendee. Average leader presentation score is 4.89 on a 5.0 scale.

Hot Topic Class Alert Pair these two classes together and get 8 hours of CPE

Health Care Reform Act: Critical Tax and Insurance Ramifications December 7 | 4 hours | COCPA or Webcast The Health Care Reform Act continues to be phased in this year. Attend this seminar to better understand the impact of the Act and learn about tax planning opportunities. • Integrating 2014 provisions into your client’s current tax plans • Impact of the political environment and possible changes to the current Act • How paying for health care will change

Social Security and Medicare: Maximizing Retirement Benefits December 7 | 4 hours | COCPA or Webcast The long-term future of Social Security and Medicare is uncertain. Attend this course to learn what matters, cover real-world situations, and use the tools provided to advise your clients to make optimal decisions. • • • •

Analyze the wide menu of Social Security benefits What Medicare will and will not do Impact of the new 3.8% Medicare surtax on investment income Social security benefits for workers and families

50-minute on-demand, self-study programs Available December 2015 TA U G H T B Y M A R K S M I T H Wealth Management Essentials How to Calculate Your Retirement Number Building Your Portfolio Around Your Specific Goals and Risk Tolerance TA U G H T B Y R O B B I E G L A N T Z Employee Recruitment and Retention Employee Engagement and Retention

See all programs at self-study.cocpa.org.

Revenue Recognition: Mastering the New FASB Requirements* For years, revenue recognition has been the cause of audit failures and the focus of corporate abuse and fraud allegations. This course will provide you with: • • • • •

an in-depth understanding of the framework for revenue recognition built around the core principle that is applied in a five-step process, an understanding of the changes and new requirements that are critical for successful implementation, practical examples, assistance with avoiding revenue recognition traps, and the latest FASB guidance.

Thursday December 10, 2015 COCPA or Webcast Register online at www.cocpa.org or use the paper registration form in the back of QuickSearch on page 22 *AICPA members who register for this course get a $30.00 per day discount.

December Course Highlights Auditing Employee Benefit Plans*

Annual Tax Update: Corporations and PassThrough Entities*

Master the fundamentals of auditing employee benefit plans in accordance with AICPA and EBSA standards and avoid the problems that are often encountered.

December 3 (Glenwood Springs)

December 2 (COCPA)

Participants will discuss:

• Common plan types • GAAP vs. ERISA reporting requirements • Filing and audit requirements

Accounting and Reporting for Not-forProfit Organizations* December 3 (COCPA)

This course takes you beyond theory where you will examine, evaluate, and perform 21 case studies enhancing your working knowledge of fundamental notfor-profit accounting and reporting. Attendees will discuss:

• • • •

Financial statement presentation Note disclosures Common financial statement mistakes Grant contributions and exchange transitions

December 9 (COCPA or Webcast) December 11 (Ft. Collins)

With the ever-changing tax laws and their increased complexity, you can’t afford to miss this course! Find out about the latest federal tax law changes, court decisions, and IRS pronouncements related to partnerships, LLCs, and C and S Corporations. Attendees will learn about:

• New developments in the capitalization versus expense debate • The latest on reasonable compensation issues for corporate shareholder and employees • Passive loss, at-risk and basis developments for flow-through entities New

The Strategic CFO: Big Picture Skills December 4 (COCPA)

Today’s CFOs have skills that go far beyond financial accounting. Come share ideas with veteran CFOs and learn new techniques that will make you more effective now and long into the future. Topics Include:

• CFO’s role in strategy development • CFO’s role in strategic risk management • CFO’s role in strategic cash management

Health Care Reform Act: Critical Tax Course! and Insurance Ramifications

Hour

December 7 (COCPA or Webcast)

Better understand the impact of the Act so you can describe to your clients how health care and paying for coverage will change in the future. Increase your understanding of:

• Integrating 2014 provisions into your clients’ current tax plans • How to begin early planning using the latest provisions • Planning opportunities associated with the Act

Hour

Course!

Social Security and Medicare: Maximizing Retirement Benefits

December 7 (COCPA or Webcast)

Our Social Security system provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to millions of Americans. The long-term future of Social Security and Medicare is uncertain, triggering concerns for many workers who are now paying into the system. Attend this course to learn what matters and how to make optimal decisions when it comes to Social Security and Medicare. Topics include:

• Social Security benefits for workers and families: retirement, survivor, disability, and death benefits • Tax impact of social security premiums and benefits • Managing Medicare gaps

Payroll Tax and 1099 Issues: Everything You Need to Know* New

December 8

This course is designed to provide you with practical pointers for managing the payroll tax and reporting function. Learn how to avoid the frequent penalties in payroll tax reporting and stay up-to-date with the latest information. Increase your understanding of:

• Changes made to payroll tax legislation for the current year including health care laws 8 | QuickSearch December 2015

• The 20 Factor Test for employee classification • Various websites, forms, publications and other payroll and benefit tax resources

Fraud Update: Detecting and Preventing the Top Ten Fraud Schemes* New

resource management, and more useful performance management information. Topics include:

• The modern nonprofit business environment • Nonprofit performance improvement concepts • Financial and risk management processes

December 8 (Pueblo) December 11 (COCPA)

This course will provide descriptions of how major frauds are perpetrated (including real-world examples) and the types of cost-effective controls that can be implemented by both small and large businesses and nonprofit entities to identify and prevent these deceptive acts. Attendees will discuss:

• Major financial statement frauds including, among others, corruption conspiracies regarding sales and other types of revenue, estimates, journal entries, and other accounts • Control implementation ideas • Risk factors in accordance with the revised authoritative guidance on fraud New

Revenue Recognition: Mastering the New FASB Requirements*

Annual Accounting and Auditing Update

December 14 (COCPA or Webcast)

This course provides a comprehensive review of recent standard setting activities of the FASB, PCC, ASB, and ARSC. Not only will this course bring you up-to-date on the requirements, it also provides you with many hands-on examples and illustrations to help you apply the guidance in practice.

Excel Financial Reporting and Analysis December 18 (COCPA)

Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool for analyzing financial data and preparing financial reports, but like most powerful tools, it contains hidden features and functionality. Uncover these hidden features to use Excel in a more effective and efficient manner. Attendees will learn about:

• Templates for financial reporting and analysis • Financial analysis using Excel • Excel charts and dashboards

Topics include:

• Revenue recognition • Leases • Private company standard setting activities • Summary review of the ARSC’s Clarity Project

SEC Reporting*

Latest Developments in Government and Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing

Topics include:

December 10 (COCPA or Webcast)

This course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of the framework for revenue recognition built around the core principle that is applied in a five step process.

• Continuing issues and challenges involving the Yellow Book

Attendees will discuss:

December 15 (COCPA)

• Transition guidance • A 5 -step process for recognizing revenue • Implementation guidance on contracts, tax matters, internal controls, and IT

2015 is yet another year of significant change in the world of government and nonprofit accounting and auditing. Let us save you time and effort in staying current through this informative update course.

December 21 and 22 (COCPA)

Comply confidently with the latest SEC reporting requirements with this comprehensive course. • A review of Regs S-X and S-K and significant SEC guidance • Discussion of actual filings of publicly-traded companies • The latest SEC developments and hot buttons

Topics include:

Nonprofit Financial Management: Critical Competencies and Emerging Trends December 11 (COCPA)

Discuss how to deliver more efficient nonprofit financial management, more responsible governance, more robust accounting and controls, more effective

• Recent GASB activities with an emphasis on the pension standards (i.e., GASB Nos. 67 and 68) • Recent FASB activities directed towards nonprofits including the Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities project (which will ultimately result in the most significant changes in nonprofit reporting in over twenty years) Register online at www.cocpa.org | 9

ETHICS Colorado Board of Accountancy Statutes, Rules, and Regulations Webcast only 8:30 – 10:10 am

12/4

New

12/4

Creating an Ethical Work Environment 12/3

Westminster

10:30 am – 12:10 pm

12/16

COCPA or Webcast

10:30 am – 12:10 pm

New

12/2

12/23

Making Ethics Count: In Financial Reporting Webcast only 1:00 – 2:40 pm

12/23

Making Ethics Count: Making Ethical Decisions in Today’s Competitive Environment Webcast only 3:00 – 4:40 pm

New

Ethical Frameworks, Perspectives, and Biases: “Solving” Ethical Dilemmas COCPA

8:30 – 10:10 am

12/4

When Good CPAs Go Bad: Ethics & Cases Longmont 8:30 am – Noon

12/8

COCPA or Webcast

New

Ethical Management of Conflict 12/3

Westminster

8:30 – 10:10 am

12/16

COCPA or Webcast

8:30 – 10:10 am

Video On-Demand Ethics Colorado State Board of Accountancy Statutes, Rules, and Regulations by Rosemary Weiss • Fulfills the Colorado State Board’s ethics requirement for active certificate holders. • Fulfills the CR&R requirement that newly licensed certificate holders must meet within six months of licensure. Making Ethics Count: CPAs & Ethics by Dan Chenoweth, CPA • A thought-provoking and information-filled interactive course. • Fulfills two hours of the State Board’s ethics requirement for all Colorado CPAs. The AICPA’s Principles, Rules, and Responsibilities by Rosemary Weiss • Using the AICPA’s code of conduct and participant’s ethics dilemmas, gain additional tools to help make ethical decisions. • Fulfills two hours of the State Board’s ethics requirement for all Colorado CPAs.

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Ethics and the AICPA’s Principles, Rules, and Responsibilities Webcast only 10:30 am – 12:10 pm

8:30 am – Noon

2015 Conference Schedule This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conferences are one of the best ways to hear the latest information by industry experts; gain valuable, area-specific knowledge to help you better serve your clients, customers, or shareholders; and network with your fellow CPAs. Most 2015 conferences are also available via live webcast.

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Yellow Book Schedule 12/3

Accounting and Reporting for Not-for-Profit Organizations* (8 hours)

COCPA

12/7

Yellow Book Financial Audits (4 hours)

Webinar

12/9

Yellow Book: Heartburn Inducing Requirements (2 hours)

Webinar

12/9

HUD Audits of Multifamily Housing Projects: Audit Requirements Under the HUD Audit Guide for Single Audits (8 hours)

Webinar

12/15

Latest Developments in Government and Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing 2015 (8 hours)

COCPA

12/16

Single Audit Primer Update (2 hours)

Webinar

12/16

GASB Statement No. 68 Audit and Accounting Workshop (4 hours)

Webinar

12/28

Yellow Book: Heartburn Inducing Requirements (2 hours)

Webinar

12/30

Recognizing and Responding to Fraud Risk in Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4 hours)

*AICPA members will receive an additional $30 per day discount on this course.

Webinar

Webinars Accounting & Auditing

Computer Science

Communicating Financial Information to Non-Accountants (2 hrs)

12/1

New FASB Developments for Business & Industry (4 hrs)

Introduction to XBRL: New Opportunities for CPAs (8 hrs)

12/2

Adobe Acrobat Must Know Features for Beginners (4 hrs)

12/7

What’s New in A & A? (2 hrs)

12/8

Simplifying and Securing Your Password (2 hrs)

12/17

The New Compilation and Review Standards (8 hrs)

12/15

QuickBooks – Best Practices for Accountants (2 hrs)

12/24

Audit Workpapers: Documenting and Reviewing Field Work (8 hrs)

12/29

How Will You Handle the New Revenue Recognition Standard? (2 hrs)

12/31

Accounting & Auditing - Gov’t.

Finance Controller’s Update: Today’s Latest Trends (4 hrs)

12/8

Financial Forecasting: Planning for Success (4 hrs)

12/9

Raising Financing: Established Entities (2 hrs)

12/21

Cash Management Techniques, Systems, and Solutions (2 hrs)

12/23

Yellow Book Financial Audits (4 hrs)

12/7

HUD Audits of Multifamily Housing Projects: Audit Requirements Under the HUD Audit Guide for Single Audits (8 hrs)

12/9

GASB Statement No. 68 Audit and Accounting Workshop (4 hrs)

12/16

Business Valuation: A Review of the Essentials (8 hrs)

12/4

Recognizing and Responding to Fraud Risk in Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations (4 hrs)

12/30

KPI Dashboards - The New Financial Reporting Model (2 hrs)

12/15

Windows 10 - You’re Going to Love It (2 hrs)

12/17

Office 2016 - Best New Features for Accountants (2 hrs)

12/23

Small Business Cloud Accounting Shootout (2 hrs)

12/28

Business Law Advanced Asset Protection Planning (3 hrs)

12/2

International Joint Ventures: Tax and Non-Tax Aspects (1 hr)

12/3

Business Management and Organization

Specialized Knowledge

Tax Retirement Distributions: Planning Options (8 hrs)

12/1

Avoiding Tax Malpractice (8 hrs)

12/8

Recent Tax Developments which Could Affect Your Company (2 hrs)

12/9

Nonprofit Boards: Stepping Up to Today’s Challenges (2 hrs)

12/4

12/11

Getting Along at Work - Managing Four Generations (2 hrs)

Tax Considerations for Buying and Selling a Business (8 hrs)

12/9

12/22

Strategic Skills for CFOs (2 hrs)

12/9

FICA/Self-Employment Tax Exposure S Corps & Partnerships (2 hrs)

Staff Retention: Why Your Best People Leave and How to Prevent It (2 hrs)

12/17

The CFO: 5 Critical Skills to Maximize Profits (2 hrs)

12/21

15 Best Practices in Budgeting (2 hrs)

12/30

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Upcoming COCPA courses: in-classroom or via webcast LIVE

LIVE

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In-Classroom

12/4

Advanced Partnership, LLC, and LLP Tax Planning Topics

150886320

Webcast only

12/4

Colorado Board of Accountancy Statutes, Rules, and Regulations

150884320

Webcast only

12/4

Ethics and the AICPA’s Principles, Rules, and Responsibilities

150885320

Webcast only

12/7

Health Care Reform Act: Critical Tax and Insurance Ramifications

150870320

12/7

Health Care Reform Act: Critical Tax and Insurance Ramifications

150870701

12/7

Social Security and Medicare: Maximizing Retirement Benefits

150871320

12/7

Social Security and Medicare: Maximizing Retirement Benefits

150870801

12/8

When Good CPAs Go Bad: Ethics & Cases

150872320

12/8

When Good CPAs Go Bad: Ethics & Cases

150871306

12/9

Annual Tax Update: Corporations and Pass150873320 Through Entities*

12/9

Annual Tax Update: Corporations and Pass150871001 Through Entities

12/10

Revenue Recognition: Mastering the New FASB Requirements*

150874320

12/10

Revenue Recognition: Mastering the New FASB Requirements

12/14 Annual Accounting and Auditing Update

150875320

12/14 Annual Accounting and Auditing Update

150871401

12/15 2015 SEC and PCAOB Conference

150860822

12/15 2015 SEC and PCAOB Conference

150812315

12/16 Ethical Management of Conflict

150877320

12/16 Ethical Management of Conflict

150871406

12/16 Creating an Ethical Work Environment

150878320

12/16 Creating an Ethical Work Environment

150871506

12/16 2015 Mix and Match Conference - Day 1

150879322

12/16 2015 Mix and Match Conference - Day 1

150832615

12/17 2015 Mix and Match Conference - Day 2

150890422

12/17 2015 Mix and Match Conference - Day 2

150842915

12/18 Tax Year in Review and 2015 Planning

150881320

12/18 Tax Year in Review and 2015 Planning

150871701

12/23 Making Ethics Count: In Financial Reporting 150882320

Webcast only

Making Ethics Count: Making Ethical 12/23 Decisions in Today’s Competitive Environment

Webcast only

1/13

Federal Tax Update

150883320 150947324

1/13

Federal Tax Update

150871101

150941817

Please go to www.cocpa.org to see a complete listing of all upcoming in-classroom/webcasted courses!

Webcasts: All the convenience of a webinar with the ability to interact with your instructor as if you were in the classroom. Check out our live-streaming webcasts today. *AICPA members will receive an additional $30 per day discount on these courses.

Accounting and Reporting for Not-for-Profit Organizations* December 3 | 8 hours | COCPA Lori Reinwald

• • • • •

Financial statement presentation Note disclosures Operating and non-operating costs Allocation of fundraising costs Common financial statement mistakes

SEC Reporting

December 21-22 | 16 hours | COCPA Andy Bishop–5.0 out of 5.00 on presentation rating

“Excellent presenter; extremely strong knowledge of subject matter and many examples provided.” Comply confidently with the latest SEC reporting requirements with this comprehensive course. It clarifies new, difficult, and important reporting and disclosure requirements while giving examples and tips for ensuring compliance. Learn to apply regulations S-X, S-K, and other SEC guidance, prepare or review financial statements and their related disclosures, and more. • • • •

Overview of going public and the function of the SEC Review of Regs S-X and S-K and significant SEC guidance Actual filings of publicly-traded companies Latest SEC developments and hot buttons

Choose the electronic book option when registering for an in-classroom course and save $10.00.

This course provides you with the tools necessary to enhance your not-for-profit accounting skills and create value-added services to clients. We take you beyond the theory through a case-study-intense, highly interactive, classroom environment where you will examine, evaluate, and perform 21 case studies enhancing your working knowledge of fundamental not-forprofit accounting and reporting, presentation requirements, note disclosures unique to not-for-profits, and options allowed under GAAP

Symbols: $: AICPA members who register for these courses will receive an additional $30 per day discount. : New Course in 2015 : Live-Streaming Webcast : Meets Yellow Book Requirement K: Instructor Knowledge Rating P: Instructor Presentation Rating (1 is low, 5 is high)

Date

12/1

K=5 P=4.9

Choose the electronic book option when registering for an in-classroom course and save $10.00.

CPE Course Title/Code

Construction Contractors: Accounting, Auditing, and Tax / 150870301

CM: Communications CP: Computer Sciences EC: Economics FI: Finance MG: Management Advisory Services MA: Marketing PD: Personal Development PE: Personnel/HR RE: Regulatory Ethics SK: Specialized Knowledge and Applications Vendor

Location

AICPA

COCPA

ST: Statistics TX: Tax Levels: B: Basic I: Intermediate A: Advanced U: Update

Fees: Member/Nonmember

Instructor

William Eskin

Fee

FOS

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355/507

AU/ AC/ B TX

Be able to apply GAAP accounting methods applicable to construction contractors and give your clients efficient, high-quality audit, and review services. 12/1

K=4.92 P=4.89

Field of Study (FOS): AC: Accounting AG: Accounting (Govt.) AP: Administrative Practice AU: Auditing AD: Auditing (Govt.) BE: Behavioral Ethics BL: Business Law BM: Business Management & Organization

Course Schedule by Date

Tax Year in Review and 2015 Planning / 150802309

COCPA

Aspen

Mark Soukup 395/564

Mark Soukup will cover new tax laws, revenue rulings, notices and tax cases, and everything you’ll need to know to plan for the 2015 tax season. 12/2

K=4.74 P=4.61

Auditing Employee Benefit Plans / 150870401

AICPA

COCPA

Ed Frado

355/507

Gain an in-depth understanding of the structure and accounting requirements unique to employee benefit plans. Be able to plan the scope of an audit, design specialized auditing tests, and avoid common audit deficiencies. 12/2

Ethical Frameworks, Perspectives, and Biases: “Solving” Ethical Dilemmas / (8:30–10:00 am) 150870906

COCPA

Christine Noel

85/121

Delve into some of the difficulties surrounding the resolution of ethical dilemmas and learn strategies for recognizing and overcoming these impediments for a better decision-making process.

12/3

K=4.69 P=4.46

Accounting and Reporting for Not-for-Profit Organizations / 150870501

AICPA

COCPA

Lori Reinwald

355/507

Enhance your not-for-profit accounting skills and create value-added services to clients through examining 21 case studies that will enrich your working knowledge of fundamental not-for-profit accounting and reporting, presentation requirements, note disclosures unique to not-for-profits, and options allowed under GAAP. 12/3

K=4.69 P=4.57

Annual Tax Update: Corporations and PassThrough Entities / 150802609

AICPA

Glenwood Springs

Bruce Nelson 395/564

Identify ways to integrate the latest, complex tax law changes into planning and compliance engagements related to partnerships, LLCs, and C and S Corporations. 12/3

K=4.66 P=4.56

Ethical Management of Conflict (8:30-10:10 am) / 150892612

COCPA

Westminster

Robbie Glantz

95/135

Learn ethical principles, sources, and approaches to conflict so that you can promote positive outcomes and strengthen workplace relationships, shared understanding, and increased productivity. 12/3

K=4.66 P=4.56

Creating an Ethical Work Environment (10:30 am-12:10 pm) / 150892912

COCPA

Westminster

Robbie Glantz

95/135

Get concrete action items for creating and sustaining an ethical work environment in this practical how-to course that examines theories on human and organizational factors affecting ethical choices and tools for decision making. 12/4

K=4.82 P=4.82

The Strategic CFO: Big Picture Skills / 150870601

Executive Education

COCPA

Dan Chenoweth

365/521

BM/ FI/ I AU/ AC

Share ideas with veteran CFOs and learn new techniques that go far beyond financial accounting to make you more effective now and long into the future. Register online at www.cocpa.org | 15

Date

Course Schedule by Date

12/4

CPE Course Title/Code

Vendor

Webcast: Advanced Partnership, LLC, and LLP Tax COCPA Planning Topics (9:00 am-12:00 pm) / 150886320

Location

Webcast

Instructor

Fee

Mark Soukup 125/180

FOS

Level

Explore the more difficult areas of partnership taxation including: planning with partnership liquidations and redemptions, classification of loans, current regulations on disguised payments and guarantee payments, self employment taxation and application in LLCs and LLPs, elections under Capitalization Regs, and treatment of “hot” assets.

K=4.92 P=4.89

12/4

When Good CPAs Go Bad: Ethics & Cases (8:30 am-12:00 pm) / 150893212

COCPA

Longmont

Paul Harrison

170/243

Discuss how difficult situations arise and how you can use the Code of Ethics and appropriate regulations to resolve them. 12/4 K=4.78 P=4.64

Webcast: Colorado Board of Accountancy Statutes, Rules, and Regulations (8:30-10:10 am) / 150884320

COCPA

Webcast

Rosemary Weiss

85/121

Learn how to apply these bodies of law to practical, everyday experience. The Colorado State Board of Accountancy requires CPAs to complete this course within six months of their initial licensure. 12/4

K=4.78 P=4.64

Webcast: Ethics and the AICPA’s Principles, Rules, and Responsibilities (10:30 am-12:10 pm) / 150885320

COCPA

Webcast

Rosemary Weiss

85/121

Using the AICPA’s code of conduct, you’ll gain additional tools to help you make ethical decisions. 12/7

K=4.76 P=4.71

Health Care Reform Act: Critical Tax and Insurance Ramifications (8:30 am-12:00 pm) 150870701 or Webcast / 150870320

AICPA

COCPA or Webcast

William Taylor

170/243

Understand the impact of the Health Care Reform Act so you can help your clients. You can also use this information for tax planning opportunities. 12/7

K=4.76 P=4.71

Social Security and Medicare: Maximizing Retirement Benefits (12:30-4:00 pm) 150870801 or Webcast / 150871320

AICPA

COCPA or Webcast

William Taylor

170/243

Using real-world situations, learn how to advise your clients to navigate the uncertainties of Social Security and Medicare. 12/7

K=4.92 P=4.89

Tax Year in Review and 2015 Planning / 150802909

COCPA

Durango

Mark Soukup 395/564

Mark Soukup will cover new tax laws, revenue rulings, notices and tax cases, and everything you’ll need to know to plan for the 2015 tax season. 12/8

K=4.76 P=4.71

Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues: Everything You Need to Know / 150870901

AICPA

COCPA

William Taylor

355/507

Receive a comprehensive overview of federal payroll taxes, Form 1099, and related compliance issues, so you may avoid IRS penalties for noncompliance. 12/8

When Good CPAs Go Bad: Ethics & Cases (8:30 am-12:00 pm) 150871306 or Webcast / 150872320

COCPA

COCPA or Webcast

Paul Harrison

170/243

Discuss how difficult situations arise and how you can use the Code of Ethics and appropriate regulations to resolve them.

12/8

K=4.95 P=4.76

Fraud Update: Detecting and Preventing the Top Ten Fraud Schemes / 150803209

AICPA

Pueblo

Renee Rampulla

375/536

Get descriptions of how major frauds are perpetrated (including real-world examples) and the types of costeffective controls that can be implemented by both small and large businesses and nonprofit entities to identify and prevent these deceptive acts. 12/9

K=4.69 P=4.57

Annual Tax Update: Corporations and PassThrough Entities / 150871001 or Webcast / 150873320

AICPA

COCPA or Webcast

Bruce Nelson 355/507

Identify ways to integrate the latest, complex tax law changes into planning and compliance engagements related to partnerships, LLCs, and C and S Corporations. 12/9

Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors / 150803509

AICPA

Colorado Springs

Renee Rampulla

375/536

AC/ AU

Be able to identify and apply recently issued FASB statements, interpretations, and technical bulletins; assess the effect of current auditing standards and standards on accounting and review services from coverage of the latest issues at the AICPA, EITF, and FASB; and more.

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CPE Course Title/Code

12/10

K=4.95 P=4.76

K=4.82 P=4.82

AICPA

COCPA or Webcast

Instructor

Fee

Renee Rampulla

355/507

FOS

Level

Nonprofit Financial Management: Critical Competencies and Emerging Trends / 150871201

Executive Education

COCPA

Dan Chenoweth

365/521

Focus on how to add maximum value to your clients or organization while acquiring the tools to deliver strategybased, action-oriented, decision-useful management accounting and reporting services to nonprofits. 12/11

K=4.95 P=4.76

Location

Using practical examples, understand the changes, avoid the traps, and get the latest FASB guidance related to implementing the new standard. 12/11

Revenue Recognition: Mastering the New FASB Requirements / 150871101 or Webcast / 150874320

Vendor

Fraud Update: Detecting and Preventing the Top Ten Fraud Schemes / 150871301

AICPA

COCPA

Renee Rampulla

355/507

K=4.69 P=4.57

Annual Tax Update: Corporations and PassThrough Entities / 150803809

AICPA

Ft. Collins

Bruce Nelson 375/536

Course Schedule by Date

Date

Identify ways to integrate the latest, complex tax law changes into planning and compliance engagements related to partnerships, LLCs, and C and S Corporations. 12/14

K=4.84 P=4.52

Annual Accounting and Auditing Update / 150871401 or Webcast / 150875320

Surgent McCoy

COCPA or Webcast

Jeff Lieman

375/536

AC/ AU

Designed for accounting and auditing practitioners in both public accounting and business and industry, this course provides a comprehensive review of recent standard setting activities of the FASB, PCC, ASB, and ARSC. 12/14

K=4.92 P=4.89

Tax Year in Review and 2015 Planning / 150804109

COCPA

Westminster

Mark Soukup 375/536

Mark Soukup will cover new tax laws, revenue rulings, notices and tax cases, and everything you’ll need to know to plan for the 2015 tax season. 12/15

K=4.84 P=4.52

Latest Developments in Government and Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing 2015 / 150871501

Surgent McCoy

COCPA

Jeff Lieman

375/536

AG/ AD

Save time and effort in staying current with this informative update course, covering significant changes in the world of government and nonprofit accounting and auditing. 12/15

2015 SEC and PCAOB Conference / 150812315 or Webcast / 150860822

COCPA

Inverness or Webcast

Various Speakers

345/493

COCPA or Webcast

Robbie Glantz

85/121

See page 5 for a complete agenda on this year’s conference. 12/16 K=4.66 P=4.56

Ethical Management of Conflict (8:30-10:10 am) 150871406 or Webcast / 150877320

COCPA

Learn ethical principles, sources, and approaches to conflict so that you can promote positive outcomes and strengthen workplace relationships, shared understanding, and increased productivity. 12/16

K=4.66 P=4.56

Creating an Ethical Work Environment (10:30 amCOCPA 12:10 pm) 150871506 or Webcast / 150878320

COCPA or Webcast

Robbie Glantz

85/121

2015 Mix and Match Conference - Day 1 / 150832615 or Webcast / 150879322

COCPA

Inverness or Webcast

Various Speakers

335/479

This popular 2-day conference will feature various sessions, running at concurrent times, to offer you an opportunity to focus in on the topics that are most important to you. Some sessions will be webcast. See page 2 for a complete line-up. 12/17

2015 Mix and Match Conference - Day 2 / 150842915 or Webcast / 150890422

COCPA

Inverness or Webcast

Various Speakers

335/479

Excel Financial Reporting and Analysis / 150871601

K2 Enterprises

COCPA

Thomas Stephens

355/507

Uncover Excel’s hidden features so you may prepare computationally accurate and aesthetically pleasing reports in a more effective and efficient manner. Register online at www.cocpa.org | 17

Course Schedule by Date

Date

CPE Course Title/Code

12/18

K=4.92 P=4.89

Tax Year in Review and 2015 Planning / 150871701 or Webcast / 150881320

COCPA

Location

Instructor

COCPA or Webcast

Fee

Mark Soukup 355/507

FOS

Level

Mark Soukup will cover new tax laws, revenue rulings, notices and tax cases, and everything you’ll need to know to plan for the 2015 tax season. 12/2112/22

K=5 P=4.92

SEC Reporting / 150872001

AICPA

COCPA

Andy Bishop 695/994

Learn to identify reporting requirements of Regs. S-X, S-K, and SOX, and identify key required disclosures on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and Schedule 14A, while reviewing examples and tips to ensure compliance. 12/23

K=4.82 P=4.82

Making Ethics Count: In Financial Reporting (1:00-2:40 pm) Webcast / 150882320

COCPA

Dan Chenoweth

Webcast

85/121

Learn how corporate candor can be a predictor of an organization’s long-term success or failure using the Rittenhouse Rankings methodology. 12/23

K=4.82 P=4.82

Making Ethics Count: Making Ethical Decisions in Today’s Competitive Environment (3:00-4:40 pm) Webcast / 150883320

COCPA

Dan Chenoweth

Webcast

85/121

Build a foundation of six philosophical approaches to ethics you can use to make better decisions and how ethics can be a competitive advantage in today’s world. 12/29

K=4.84 P=4.68

Advanced Excel / 150804409

K2 Enterprises

Grand Junction Val Steed

375/536

AC/ SK

Go to the next level in Excel! Even experienced Excel users will benefit from the major subjects covered in this course. 1/13

K=4.97 P=4.94

Choose the electronic book option when registering for an in-classroom course and save $10.00.

Vendor

Federal Tax Update / 150941817 or webcast / 150947324

Farmer

Inverness or Webcast

Don Farmer

420/600

Don Farmer will review the major developments in federal income taxation for individuals, corporations, and other businesses that have the greatest impact on your clients and companies and offer some practical solutions to problems and tax planning opportunities.

COCPA Policies Member Discount As a member, you may register at a 30% discounted, member rate for all COCPA-sponsored courses or conferences (except seminars that are co-sponsored with other organizations). The member/nonmember fees are listed in the course schedule in the back of each QuickSearch. Walk-ins You are welcome to walk-in to a class without registering in advance; however, regardless of membership status, you will be charged the nonmember fee. Walk-ins are admitted as classroom space and materials permit. Registration and Payment Information Registering has never been easier. You may register and pay for any CPE seminar or conference by: 303-773-2877 or 800-523-9082 303-773-6344 Colorado Society of CPAs 7887 E Belleview Ave., Suite 200 Englewood, CO 80111 www.cocpa.org All registrants must prepay in full before admittance to any program. Any outstanding registration fees from the prior year must be paid in order to be eligible for current course registration. We accept several methods of payment: cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover.

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Materials Course materials are ordered based upon the number of prepaid registrants for each course. At the first break, any extra manuals available will be distributed to walkins. Advance Preparation Most courses do not require advance preparation. In the few cases where advance preparation is recommended, it is noted in the course listing found online. Date/Location Changes & Cancellations Our goal is to have as few changes or cancellations to our course schedule as possible but, occasionally, emergencies or enrollment numbers dictate otherwise. In the event that we must reschedule, relocate, or cancel a course for which you are pre-registered, you will be notified immediately. We know how busy your travel and work schedules can be, so we guarantee you seven days’ notice (prior to the presentation date) of the cancellation of any course. Please keep this in mind when making airline reservations to avoid travel cancellation penalties. CPE courses are rarely cancelled due to poor weather conditions. However, if you are unable to attend a course due to weather, please call the member services Department immediately at 303-773-2877 or 800-5239082 so we can notify the instructor as well as assist you with finding another course to take.

Special Requests We are committed to providing exceptional service to our members and will try to honor all special requests. However, we can not guarantee them. If you have a special request, please email Pamela Galey-Coleman at pgaley-coleman@cocpa.org with the name, date, and location of the course for which you have registered and a description of your specific needs. Carpooling As part of our commitment to our members, we extend a carpooling service. Simply contact the member services department at 303-773-2877 and we will help you find someone from your area who has registered for a particular course and with whom you might share a ride. Cellular Telephones All participants who bring cellular telephones to class will need to keep them turned off. This ensures an optimum learning environment for all program participants. Individuals who need to receive calls should leave the classroom to await the call. Miscellaneous The opinions expressed by discussion leaders and panelists are not necessarily those of the Colorado Society of CPAs. The prices, dates, and locations of the presentations listed in COCPA publications are subject to change without notice. The COCPA reserves the right to make speaker substitutions at any time without notice.

Course Schedule by Field of Study Accounting and Auditing

Business Law

Course

Page

12/1

Construction Contractors: Accounting, Auditing, and Tax

Date

Course

Page

12/2

Webinar: Advanced Asset Protection Planning

12/1

Webinar: Communicating Financial Information to Non-Accountants

12/3

Webinar: International Joint Ventures: Tax and Non-Tax Aspects

12/2

Auditing Employee Benefit Plans

8, 15

12/2

Webinar: New FASB Developments for Business & Industry

12/4

The Strategic CFO: Big Picture Skills

4, 15

12/8

Fraud Update: Detecting and Preventing the Top Ten Fraud Schemes

9, 16, 17

12/8

Webinar: What’s New in A & A?

12/9

Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors

12/10

Revenue Recognition: Mastering the New FASB Requirements

12/11

Fraud Update: Detecting and Preventing the Top Ten Fraud Schemes

9, 16, 17

12/14

Annual Accounting and Auditing Update

12/15

Webinar: The New Compilation and Review Standards

12/18

Excel Financial Reporting and Analysis

12/2112/22

SEC Reporting

14, 18

12/29

Advanced Excel

12/29

Webinar: Audit Workpapers: Documenting and Reviewing Field Work

12/31

Webinar: How Will You Handle the New Revenue Recognition Standards?

Accounting and Auditing - Government Page

Business Management & Organization Date

Course

Page

12/4

Webinar: Nonprofit Boards: Stepping Up to Today’s Challenges

12/4

The Strategic CFO: Big Picture Skills

4, 15

12/9

Webinar: Getting Along at Work–Managing Four Generations

12/9

Webinar: Strategic Skills for CFOs

12/11

Nonprofit Financial Management: Critical Competencies and Emerging Trends

12/14

Webinar: 15 Best Practices in Budgeting

12/17

Webinar: Staff Retention: Why Your Best People Leave and How to Prevent It

12/21

Webinar: The CFO: 5 Critical Skills to Maximize Profits

12/30

Webinar: 15 Best Practices in Budgeting

Computer Science Date

Course

Page

12/2

Webinar: Introduction to XBRL: New Opportunities for CPAs

12/7

Webinar: Adobe Acrobat Must Know Features For Beginners

12/7

Webinar: QuickBooks – Best Practices for Accountants

12/11

Webinar: Microsoft Office 365: What You Should Know

Date

Course

12/2

Webinar: Pension and Profit-Sharing Plan Strategies

12/3

Accounting and Reporting for Not-for-Profit Organizations

12/11

Webinar: Microsoft Office 365: Your Office, Your Way

12/7

Webinar: Yellow Book Financial Audits

11, 12

12/17

Webinar: Simplifying and Securing Your Password

12/9

Webinar: HUD Audits of Multifamily Housing Projects: Audit Requirements Under the HUD Audit Guide for Single Audits

12/24

Webinar: QuickBooks—Best Practices for Accountants

12/15

Latest Developments in Government and Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing 2015

11, 17

12/16

Webinar: GASB Statement No. 68 Audit and Accounting Workshop

11, 12

12/28

Webinar: Yellow Book: Heartburn Inducing Requirements

12/30

Webinar: Recognizing and Responding to Fraud Risk in Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations

11, 12

Ethics

For a listing of this year’s ethics courses, please see page 10.

Finance

Date

Course

Page

12/8

Webinar: Controller’s Update: Today’s Latest Trends

Course Schedule by Field of Study

Date

Course Schedule by Field of Study, cont’d Finance

Tax

Date

Course

Page

12/4

The Strategic CFO: Big Picture Skills

4, 15

12/9

Webinar: Financial Forecasting: Planning for Success

12/16

Webinar: The CFO: 5 Critical Skills to Become a Leader

Date

Course

Page

12/1, 12/7, 12/14, 12/18

Tax Year in Review and 2015 Planning

15–18

12/1

Construction Contractors: Accounting, Auditing, and Tax

12/1

Webinar: Educational Tax Benefits

12/1

Webinar: Retirement Distributions: Planning Options

12/3

Annual Tax Update: Corporations and PassThrough Entities

15–17

12/4

Advanced Partnership, LLC, and LLP Tax Planning Topics course

12/7

Health Care Reform Act: Critical Tax and Insurance Ramifications

6–8, 13, 16

12/7

Social Security and Medicare: Maximizing Retirement Benefits

6–8, 13, 16

Specialized Knowledge and Applications

12/8

Payroll Taxes and 1099 Issues: Everything You Need to Know

Date

Course

Page

12/8

Webinar: Avoiding Tax Malpractice

12/4

Webinar: Business Valuation: A Review of the Essentials

12/9, 12/11

Annual Tax Update: Corporations and PassThrough Entities

15–17

12/7

Webinar (CA): Wine Industry Conference

12/14

Webinar: Expense Management via the Cloud

12/9

Webinar: Recent Tax Developments which Could Affect Your Company

12/15

2015 SEC and PCAOB Conference

12/11

12/15

Webinar: KPI Dashboards —The New Financial Reporting Model

Webinar: Tax Considerations for Buying and Selling a Business

12/14

12/16 -17

Webinar: Dealing with the Net Investment Income Tax and Additional Medicare Tax

2015 Mix and Match Conference

12/17

Webinar: Windows 10—You’re Going to Love It

Webinar: The CPA’s Role in Buying or Selling a Business

12/23

Webinar: Office 2016—Best New Features for Accountants

12/22

Webinar: FICA/Self-Employment Tax Exposure S Corps & Partnerships

12/28

Webinar: Small Business Cloud Accounting Shootout

12/23

Webinar: Capitalized Costs and Depreciation: Key Issues and Answers

12/29

Advanced Excel

12/28

Webinar: Small Business Cloud Accounting Shootout

1/13

Federal Tax Update

13, 18

12/21

Webinar: Raising Financing: Established Entities

12/23

Webinar: Cash Management Techniques, Systems and Solutions

Course Schedule by Field of Study

Management Advisory Services Date

Course

Page

12/13

Webinar: Risk, Cost, and Cash Management for Controllers and Financial Managers

View all course listings at cocpa.org.

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AICPA Certificate Programs Helping CPAs build expertise in the NEW Not-for-Profit Certificate, IFRS, XBRL, and Forensic Accounting. These unique, interactive programs contain real-world examples, case studies, animations and videos to create a flexible, dynamic learning experience that can be completed anytime, anywhere. NEW! Not-for-Profit Certificate Program This comprehensive on-demand learning experience covers the core concepts of accounting and financial reporting, tax compliance, governance, and assurance. Whether you are a public accounting firm seeking to grow your nonprofit niche or an NFP seeking to establish your commitment to excellence, the Certificate program offers a convenient and accessible way to get the foundational NFP financial training that is crucial to your success. IFRS Certificate Program With more than 120 countries that either require or permit the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for domestic listed companies, knowledge of IFRS is a fundamental core competency for audit professionals, accountants engaged in financial reporting, and other finance professionals. Now is the time for you to demonstrate competency in IFRS so your expertise knows no borders. XBRL Certificate Program Many errors found in current XBRL filings result from misunderstanding the SEC tagging rules or how to use the U.S. GAAP Taxonomy. This comprehensive online training program from the AICPA and XBRL US provides the XBRL proficiency you need to quickly and efficiently create high-quality XBRL financials. Forensic Accounting Certificate Program This comprehensive program provides participants with a solid understanding of financial forensics. Covering the AICPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire Body of Knowledge in this topic area, this online CPE self-study program will help you become familiar with forensic accountantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; professional responsibility and provide a fundamental knowledge of: the legal system, how to plan and prepare a forensic engagement, gathering information, discovery, reporting, and providing expert testimony.

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