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!
Cost of Capital: What it is and How to Use it
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Find your organization’s cost of debt Calculate the cost of equity Understanding your Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Interpret your cost of capital Properly use the cost of capital to make decisions Avoid common cost of capital mistakes
Business Consulting for CPAs
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
What is Business Consulting? Identify the types of Management services your firm could offer. How to become the trusted advisor – identification of client’s needs? Learn how client expectations may create different performance and understanding levels for CPAs in business consulting engagements. Know what it takes to create a valuable outcome for the client. Understand the competitive advantages/disadvantages that your firm has versus non-CPA business consultants. Learn techniques to become a more effective consultant. Professional standards application
Individual Income and Tax Compliance Annual Update
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
IRS administrative issues, compliance, and new forms U.S. Tax Court cases Legislative updates
Building Your Own Library of Anti-fraud & Continuous Monitoring Tests
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Build your own forensic data analytics tests around vendors, customers or employees Expand your knowledge and library of available anti-fraud tests and behavioral algorithms Align the right tests to the appropriate risks Practical applications and use cases
Accounting Data Analytics
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Accounting Data Analytics
The Competent Accountant - Mastering the Role of the Controller/ CFO
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Business Management Organization
Business Ethics: Cases from the Real World
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Why are ethics so complicated? What trade-offs must we make to solve ethical predicaments? What can we do? Should you speak up or be quiet? What do I do when I find myself in an ethical predicament? What are fundamental ethical principles for a businessperson? Is ethics situational? What is the Fraud Triangle? How do we resolve ethical issues?
Introduction to Forensic Data Analytics
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Data analytics Key fraud risk management guidance documents Data analytics frameworks Leading techniques and innovations for preventing and detecting fraud
Top 10 Business Myths and How to Avoid Them
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
What are the ten most common business myths? Why do so many leaders ignore the risks? Steps you can take to prevent these myths from damaging your organization Recommendations from successful businesses
New Mergers & Acquisitions: Tricks, Traps, & Terrors
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Webcast Only
4.20 Credits
Business Management Organization
DEI in the Remote Work Era
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Webcast Only
1.20 Credits
DEI Employee engagement Remote work Organizational culture Employee relations
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
Effective Business Writing: Cut Your Writing Time in Half and Double Your Impact
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Identify effective writing’s key elements Learn a simple, direct, effective business writing process Edit your own and others’ documents effectively
Capitalized Costs & Depreciation - Tax Staff Essentials
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Webcast Only
5.50 Credits
Tax basis of property acquisitions Initial basis of property acquired in an exchange transaction Materials, supplies, repairs, and improvements Accounting method changes Depreciation: MACRS, Section 179, and bonus Intangible assets and amortization Organization and start-up costs
Live Webinar K2's Advanced Excel
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
• Collaboration and security techniques• Tables, data models, and PivotTables• Advanced formulas• Data queries• Creating effective visualizations
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.
Balancing Employee and Employer Rights
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Webcast Only
1.40 Credits
Customary management functions. Delegation of authority. Implementing changes in terms of employment. Fundamental duties owed to employer.
Impact of GASB Activities on State and Local Government
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Webcast Only
3.00 Credits
GASB statements issued GASB projects
Reviewing Individual Tax Returns: What Are You Missing?
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Common errors made involving the following tax topics: Section 199A qualified business income deduction, Home office, Hobby losses, Self-employment health insurance, Business start-up costs, Depreciation, Unreported income, Schedule C issues, Like-kind exchanges, Self-employment tax, Sections 1202 and 1244 stock, Charitable contributions of property