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 courses!
New Quality Management Standards: Resources - Expectations for Firms and Engagement Partners
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Quality management Peer review Audits Risk assessment
The Crucial Connection - Why You Should Care About Your Client's System of Internal Control
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Webcast Only
1.50 Credits
The audit risk model Key steps in understanding and evaluating your client's system of internal control Learn how to identify IT applications and IT controls relevant to the audit Apply risk assessment requirements to less complex entities Examples of risks arising from the use of IT and general IT controls
Conducting a Remote Audit
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Leveraging the benefits of remote auditing Managing the team, client, and audit process remotely Identifying engagement-wide procedures from client acceptance through report issuance when remote auditing Understanding narrow-topic considerations when remote auditing
Forensic Accounting: Finding Hidden Treasure in Tax Returns
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The rules of IRS disclosure of tax informationUnderstanding the role of IRS transcriptsInterpreting the actions of the IRS in transcriptsFOIA requestsAnalyzing tax information and returns for financial leads
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Team & Compliance
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Technology Cybersecurity
What Does Fraud Look Like?
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Why auditors fail to detect fraud Usual vs an unusual transaction Why fraud and stupid often look exactly the same The importance of establishing the Perception of Detection The number one reason fraud occurs Looking for things that should be there Looking for things that should not be there
Conflicts of Interest: Dealing With Ethical Dilemmas in Business and Industry
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Do conflicts of interest matter? Are we aware of common conflicts of interest? What does the Code of Professional Conduct require? How to recognize Conflicts of Interest? Ethical issues regarding competence and gifts and entertainment. Tradeoffs involved in dealing with conflicts of interest? Suggestions on how to avoid conflicts of interest.
Federal Tax Update for Business with Greg and George WEBCAST
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Important new cases. Crucial legislative developments. Review administrative releases including revenue rulings, revenue procedures and notices.
Asset Misappropriation - Let Me Count the Ways
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Identifying opportunity The three most common behavioral red flags that we should always look for The many ways to commit check fraud (it’s so easy) Why inventory is such a good place to hide theft of assets How to cover up inventory fraud Accounts Receivable Fraud and how it works How to count inventory that’s not there
Managing the Accounting Department
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Accounting Leadership Management
K2's 2023 Accounting Solutions Mid-Market
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Probable third-party solutions required Accounting solutions for specific industries Specific strategies to use in selecting a system Guidance on preparatory steps and conversions
Coaching & Counseling - Performance Management
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Setting and resetting performance expectations. On-the-spot counseling. Addressing erratic performance. Drafting and presenting performance appraisals.
Coaching & Counseling - Addressing Misconduct
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Webcast Only
1.20 Credits
Insubordination Personality and attitude problems. Generalized disparaging comments Previously unaddressed conduct. Misconduct due to mental condition Corrective action meetings and documentation. Attendance control.
Building Flexible Budgeting Models: Walking Through and Crunching The Numbers
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Budget defining, Budget cultures Tacticle budget issues Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions Understanding people in the budget process Communicating your budget to non financial types
Understanding and Preventing Budget Calamities
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Budget defining, Budget cultures Tacticle budget issues Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions Understanding people in the budget process Communicating your budget to non financial types
Avoiding Budget People Issues: Managing Budgeting's Soft Side
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Budget defining, Budget cultures Tacticle budget issues Ideas for budget solutions and process solutions Understanding people in the budget process Communicating your budget to non financial types
Dealing with Problem Employees: a 15 Step Action Plan for You and Them
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
How turnover is an issue. What are the common causes? How to develop a customized plan for each unique situation? How can we do a better job of preventing 'problem' employees? How to have an effective discussion to end the relationship. A fifteen-step action plan for you to use and for the employee.
Why Auditors Fail To Detect Fraud
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Reasons auditors fail to detect fraud Willful Ignorance SAS No. 82 Additional documentation How and who to talk to Determining the Tone At the Top How to Determining Intent If you expect it, you will see it
Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Analytics (BA)
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The Rise of Business Intelligence (BI), Business Analytics (BA), and Big Data Why the interest in BI and BA? The analytics continuum How BA can provide a competitive advantage The difference between BI and BA The difference between forecasting and predictive analytics Fundamentals of analytical techniques Examples for the CFO and accounting function Benefits from applying analytics The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the accounting profession
Big Four Reasons Why CPAs and Consultants Are Fired
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Do public practice CPA firms and consultants want to retain their clients? What are the Big Four Reasons Why CPAs are Fired? What are the actions to take to prevent being fired? What does a CPA offer to their clients?