CPE Catalog & Events
CPE & Event Classes
MTCPA offers thousands of live and online courses to meet your professional development needs. Our goal is to enhance your knowledge and help you achieve even greater success.
Most MTCPA classes are available both LIVE [In-Person] and VIRTUAL [MTCPA Webcasts (in-house) or Webinars (other providers)], so please be sure to register for the correct format under the appropriate tab below.
Also check out our on-demand learning platform, allowing you to earn CPE at your convenience. You can choose stand-alone courses or opt for an all-access subscription to our entire Anytime library. Click the Anytime CPE tab below to explore the available courses!
Form 706 Preparation Part 1: Overview Including Portability 25-26
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Action steps in 706 preparation engagement Filing requirements, new forms, IRS return review procedures, closing letters Obtaining transcripts and previously filed returns Completing introductory pages 1 4 Worksheets provided: Summary of Estate Plan Summary of Estate and Subtrust Funding; Beneficiary Allocation Schedule
ABC Trust Planning and the Portable Exclusion 25-26
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
The interplay of the estate, gift, generation-skipping, and income taxes Claiming and protecting the portable exclusion Marital deduction planning: rules for and reasons to use Survivor s and QTIP trusts B (Bypass) trusts A (Survivor s)/ C (QTIP) trusts planning What planners should tell their wealthy clients after the issuance of the Clawback Regulations
Not-for-Profit Organizations: Treasury Utilizing QuickBooks 25-26
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Financial entity IRS filing status Recent ASC updates affecting nonprofits Inflows and Outflows QuickBooks Desktop Setup Data entry Reporting Governance policies and budgeting
Preparation, Compilations and Reviews?A Practical Workshop 25-26
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Preparation Compilations Reviews
U.S. GAAP Disclosures for Non-Public Entities 25-26
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
FASB Accounting Standards Codification disclosure requirements An overview of the disclosure landscape How materiality enters into disclosure decisions Navigating the FASB Codification
Form 706 Preparation Part 2: Reporting Assets 25-26
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Action steps in 706 preparation engagement Filing requirements, new forms, IRS return review procedures, closing letters Obtaining transcripts and previously filed returns Completing introductory pages 1 4 Worksheets provided: Summary of Estate Plan Summary of Estate and Subtrust Funding; Beneficiary Allocation Schedule
The Ethics Hour: Ethics in the Real World
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
The difficult trade-offs in making choices Functioning in the ‘gray’ areas The value of trust Consequences of ‘short-term it-is’ How lack of accountability can lead to ethical issues
AHI: Advanced Management and Leadership Essentials (Mini Course)
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Leading others Coaching and developing staff Building leadership communications skills
Live Webinar K2
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
• Best practices associated with creating Excel workbooks, including managing workbooks• How to secure Excel workbooks• Collaboration options and best practices in Excel• Effective reporting techniques in Excel
Mid-Year Tax Strategies: Planning for Individuals
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Legislative changes affecting individual tax planning. Income, deduction, and credit planning strategies. Form 1040 issues: divorce, death of a taxpayer, and status updates. Compensation, fringe benefits, and Social Security updates. Foreign reporting, resident alien, and cryptocurrency tax matters. Capital gains, Kiddie Tax, and related deductions.
Controller Series: Communicating for Connections with Coworkers, Customers, and Stakeholders
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
What are the three types of misconceptions of communication? What are the different types of personality styles in the workplace? Recognize how to communicate with the different types of personality styles effectively Key takeaways
Prevention & Detection of Fraud In Small Businesses
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The importance of the control environment The three most common behavioral red flags exhibited by perpetrators Why it is much more cost effective to prevent fraud than it is to detect fraud The reason why the small business owner/auditor should think about how they would steal Who steals and why Common myths about stealing that are not true Understanding the concept of risk management
CFO Series: Enterprise Risk Management Implementation Keys
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:What is ERM and why is it important?What is your risk appetite and risk tolerance?The COSO framework for ERM and its recent updates.The ERM Steering committee – what is it for and what does it do?Risk heat maps – evaluating what is hot and what is not.Risk owners and the risk control plan.Measuring the effectiveness of the implementation.The role of leading and lagging indicators - KRIs.Making it part of everyday management.The need to integrate ERM into strategic planning.
Form 706 Preparation Part 3: Reporting Deductions 25-26
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
How to report funeral and administrative expenses on Schedule J and/or L How to report debts, mortgages and liens on Schedule K Marital deduction and elections, QTIP, Reverse QTIP, QDOT, over-stated marital deductions Charitable deduction Schedule O and potential problems
Case Studies in Accounting Fraud 25-26
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Major financial statement frauds, including sales and other types of revenue, estimates, earnings management and cut-off Major misappropriation of asset fraud schemes, including skimming, larceny, and additional schemes that occur in inventory, payables and other accounts Review of cases involving common fraud schemes (New cases will be discussed in 2024)
2025 Business Tax Credits
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Research & Development Tax Credit Work Opportunity Tax Credit COVID-19 Tax Credits Opportunity Zones GO-Biz Incentives Employment Training Panel
Form 706 Preparation Part 4: GST Schedule R, Form 8971, Payments & Credits 25-26
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Schedule R, including election statements and integration with the marital deduction Foreign Death Tax Credit, Schedule P and Prior Transfer Credit, Schedule Q Qualified Conservation Easements, Schedule U Making Sec. 6166 election and using Graegin loans
Planning in an Uncertain World
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Why great predictions are not intuitive but the result of critical thinking, gathering information and updating predictions when needed How to separate correlation from causation How to recognize and overcome bias Who is Thomas Bayes and why he matters
Limited-Scope Audits of 401(k) Plans: ERISA Section 103 (a)(3)(C) 25-26
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Auditing and reporting requirements to meet when the client selects the ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) limited scope audit option AICPA AU-C 703 Forming An Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide ' Employee Benefit Plans ' Testing participant data
Live Webinar K2's Next Generation Excel Reporting
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
• Identifying weaknesses in traditional reporting processes• Using leading-edge features in Excel to improve reporting practices• How to work with Power Query to solve common reporting challenges• Adding Slicers and Timelines to your Excel-based reports