CPE Catalog & Events
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MTCPA offers thousands of live and online courses to support your professional development. Our goal is to strengthen your knowledge and help you achieve even greater success.
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Firm Ethics—A Practical Approach 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Ethics requirements for CPA firms
Preparation, Compilation & Review Services 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
All recently issued SSARS standards Financial reporting frameworks Distinguishing special purpose frameworks from GAAP CPAs reporting on financial statements Financial statement disclosures Recently issued ethics standards Peer Review Deficiencies
State and Federal Ethics Considerations 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Statutory developments Key cases that impact your client Administrative and procedural developments" Federal and state standards of tax practice Return preparer registration (state and federal) State and federal penalties that apply to tax practice Conflicts of interest related to flow-through entities Ethics issues related to operating a virtual tax practice Application of taxpayer privileges in tax practice Understand Due Diligence.
Staff Tax Training: Partnerships and LLCs—Form 1065 26-27
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Webcast Only
16.00 Credits
Extensive review of the partnership tax laws with an emphasis on any new legislative changes and Form 1065 (and related schedules) preparation issues Overview of different forms of business entities, including the check-the-box regulations Formation issues, including the mandatory allocation of the §704(c) pre-contribution gain or losses back to the contributing partner/member Schedule K and K-1'preparation issues including separately and non-separately stated income and expense items (including the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction, 3.8% net investment income tax, business interest deduction limitations, fringe benefits and entertainment expenses) Calculating the tax and §704(b) book capital accounts Understand the substantial economic effect requirement to have special allocations to the partners/members Allocation of recourse and non-recourse debt to the schedule K-1s Deductibility of fringe benefits, including health insurance premiums Guaranteed payments & self-employment tax issues and pitfalls Overview of how partnership losses and deductions can be limited to calculating a partner/member's outside basis and at-risk rules §754 election for optional basis adjustments triggering §743 (transfer of interests) and §734 (distributions) Partnership liquidation and distribution tax ramifications at both the partnership and partner level
Preparing Quality of Earnings Analysis 26-27
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Webcast Only
3.00 Credits
Uses of a Quality of Earnings Report Information needed to prepare the report Overlapping enterprise valuation concepts Various adjustments to "as reported" EBITDA
Surgent's Engaging and Managing Young Professionals
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Webcast Only
0.00 Credits
Characteristics that are more dominant among younger working professionals and what distinguishes them from other sectors of the workforce Changes younger professionals seek in the workplace Suggestions on engaging and developing younger workers Best practices by organizations who have successfully integrated younger professionals Expectations as to learning, development, and training Work environments and schedules School-to-work transitions Views on salary, benefits, and corporate ethics Whether younger professionals’ expectations are significantly different from any other generation Strengths younger professionals offer which set them apart from others Common myths pertaining to younger professionals Definitions of success
Surgent's Ethical Considerations for CPAs
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Auditor independence and its importance to the public accounting profession Common threats to auditor independence AICPA’s framework for assessing conflicts of interest Unique threats related to non-attest services to attest clients Common safeguards to help assure compliance with relevant rules and regulations
Surgent's Strategies for Maximizing Social Security Benefits
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Eligibility rules for retirement, spousal, divorced spouse, survivor, and family benefits Understanding the new age of deemed filing How dual entitlement is calculated and how it affects benefit outcomes Key factors in deciding when to claim Social Security benefits Coordinating work and benefits, including the earnings test and its effect on income Managing Social Security to maximize after-tax cash flow, avoid higher Medicare premiums, and protect the survivor Updates related to recent legislation, including the SSFA and the OBBBA
Surgent's Business Law for Small Business Owners
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Contract principles Legal issues related to various types of business organizations Worker classification Employee rights and the duties of employers Real property law
Surgent's Emotional Intelligence
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Self-awareness Self-regulation & motivation Empathy Managing relationships
Surgent's Features and Benefits of SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The new Roth SEP IRAs and Roth SIMPLE IRAs created under SECURE Act 2.0 Key factors for choosing a retirement plan for a small business Key questions an advisor must ask a small business owner to help determine which retirement plan is suitable for their business Key questions an advisor must ask a small business owner to help ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations How SEP and SIMPLE IRAs benefit the small business owner How SEP and SIMPLE IRAs benefit employees of small businesses The tax benefits that help to offset the cost of employer contributions How to determine which business is eligible to adopt a SIMPLE IRA or SEP IRA How to determine which employees must be covered
Surgent's Representing a Client in an IRS Audit
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Webcast Only
3.00 Credits
Impact of the Trump Administration on IRS funding Reduction in IRS staffing Potential reduction in IRS’s ability to process and audit tax returns Status of IRS Direct File program Auditing large corporations and partnerships Audits of high income and high net worth individuals Information document requests What happens when a client agrees or disagrees with the IRS’s audit findings The Dirty Dozen for 2025: roadmap to IRS audit issues
101 Tax Planning Ideas 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
An overview of the individual and business tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Identifying tax planning opportunities in the tax formula Different types of planning Frequently-used planning techniques Qualitative and quantitative considerations The connection between tax planning and other financial planning areas, such as retirement, investment, insurance, and estate planning Looking to the past, present, and future as we plan
Financial Statement Analysis 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
How to extract necessary information Financial ratios that are used as analytical tools The proper understanding of accounting terminology Basic ratio tools Cash flow Working capital
Understanding and Creating an Internal Control System 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Underlying concepts of internal control Defining where and why controls, policies and procedures are needed Legacy control measures that are still important for businesses today Creating control measures that address the use and protection of technology
Surgent's A Complete Guide to the Yellow Book
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Circumstances requiring auditors to follow the Yellow Book (Government Auditing Standards or GAGAS) Relationship of Yellow Book requirements to GAAS and single audit requirements Auditor qualifications under the Yellow Book: independence, CPE, peer review, and related requirements The Yellow Book requirements related to the performance of and reporting on a financial audit Identifying and reporting findings under the Yellow Book The Yellow Book requirements related to attestation engagements (examinations, reviews, and agreed-upon procedures) and performance audits
The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Review of key components of President Trump's tax bill, including a tip income exemption, overtime pay relief, Social Security tax exemption, auto loan interest deductibility, SALT deduction modifications, a lower corporate tax rate, restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, immediate R&D expensing, and permanent extension of select TCJA provisions Tariff policy and implementation - analyze the use of tariffs as a fiscal and trade policy tool Digital assets and tax implications - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming tax practices, as well as how the IRS is leveraging AI to enhance audit selection Form 1099-K reporting requirements - understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, reporting responsibilities, and the impact of the 2024 Department of Labor Final Rule on worker status Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Real Estate professional requirements Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Financial Accounting Standards: A Comprehensive Review 26-27
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Webcast Only
16.00 Credits
Application of professional judgment Codification, GAAP and the GAAP hierarchy Recent changes in financial statement presentation Hot Topics in financial reporting & accounting
Surgent's A Complete Tax Guide to Exit Planning
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Gain exclusion and tax-free reorganization planning Gain exclusion with sales of C corporation stock – Section 1202 Deferral of gain with installment reporting Gain planning with partnerships Basis planning – basis step-up at death, gifts of interests to family Restructuring the business entity – C vs. S corporation, partnerships, LLCs Real estate planning – retention vs sales, like-kind exchanges Employee stock ownership plans – special tax incentives Employee benefit planning with ownership change Taxes other than the federal income tax – state tax, estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes, and property taxes Prospects for tax law change
Surgent's Getting Ahead: The Art of Marketing for CPAs
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Challenges of marketing CPA firms Developing marketing strategy Elements of a marketing plan Example: CPA firm marketing plan Marketing regulatory/AICPA issues Picking the right marketing channels Marketing channel statistical analysis Developing marketing metrics