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!
Walkin', Talkin', Lookin' & Listenin' - Or Things Most of Us Don't Do Well
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The importance of making yourself available How to start a conversation and what to NOT talk about The art of how to listen When you don’t understand what they just said Don’t fool by equivocations when they respond to a question Materiality and perception
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 2
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 1
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Why the brain can remember some things a hundred times better than others Why we typically forget names and faces, and what can be done about it How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques How to prevent dementia and brain “fog” using specific supplements and exercise How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling
Triple Your Memory, Prevent Dementia and Halve Your Stress - Part 1
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Why the brain can remember some things a hundred times better than others Why we typically forget names and faces, and what can be done about it How our emotions follow the motion of our body, and how that can be used to instill instant confidence How to tap into a completely relaxed and/or confident state of mind in 10 seconds or less using advanced hypnotic conditioning and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques How to prevent dementia and brain “fog” using specific supplements and exercise How to stay motivated to use the methods outlined in this course to advance your career and achieve a higher quality of life How to use the concept of constant learning to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling
Ask Me No Questions and I Will Tell You No Lies - The Art of Interviewing & Interrogation
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Webcast Only
3.00 Credits
Defining an interview Why we choose to believe or not believe someone Types of individuals you will be talking with Why people lie Types of liars Unsharable needs Verbal and nonverbal clues How to listen Obtaining a confession
Achieving Balance in Work and Life - Part 2
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Why we get off balance and how to overcome those tendencies Methods that turbo charge motivation, health and happiness The power of culture and friends to affect our lives The importance of clear intention in order to effect change that lasts
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
Communication Miracles At Work and In Life - Part 1
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
1. Why people behave as they do, and how you can effectively motivate anyone to cooperate with you How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone How to get someone to really hear you How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want 2. How to create trust and get people to like working with you The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport 3. How to handle difficult people Why some people are difficult to deal with, and what you can do about it How you can turn a difficult employee or customer into a powerful asset How to easily solve problems with people who are upset at you 4. Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use How Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magic abilities" The three most important keys all successful communicators use
Measuring Audit Risks
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Webcast Only
3.00 Credits
The planning process – When it starts and when it ends Determining the audit objectives The importance of the nature, timing and extent of the audit process The importance of professional skepticism The preliminary engagement activities Documentation of audit risk Determining materiality
5 Ways Your Onboarding Process Fails to Engage and Retain New Hires
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Employee Onboarding Employee Experience Employee Engagement Communication Leadership
Top Employment Tools to Protect Your Business and Recommend to Business Clients
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
arbitration agreements confidentiality agreements restrictive covenants training severance agreements
The Head and Heart of Ethics - Featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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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. How lack of accountability can lead to ethical issues.
Behind the Curtain: Exploring IRS Audit Technique Guides
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Overview of ATGsBest practices for utilizing ATGsSalient provisions of selected ATGsInsights auditors may obtain from analytical proceduresNuances associated with selected industries
Eight Biggest Threats to your business and introducing Three Pillars of Cybersecurity
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Technology Cybersecurity
Ethical Situations - What to do When?, featuring Allison McLeod and Don Minges
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Intentions versus results. Is using the ‘Threats Based Approach’ always the best? What is, “The clean hands rule,” and how does it apply to Ethics? Situations where Ethics is not black-and-white.
Securing Executive Buy-In for Your Initiatives: Communication Techniques to Persuade Decision-Makers
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Persuasion Executive Buy-In Communication Leadership
Awful Ethical Dilemmas - Bringing it to Life, featuring J. Michael Inzina and Don Minges
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Following the letter of the Code versus following the spirit of the Code Preparing for conflicts of interest Document your analysis of the situations Five (5) case study examples
Mastering The Three Pillars of Cybersecurity: Exploring the Technology Pillar
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Technology Cybersecurity
Money Laundering 101 for CPAs
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:The theory of money launderingCommon money laundering statutesExamples from court cases of money laundering statutesCommon occurrences with CPAsPossible money laundering transactionsApplying the money laundering statutes in real life scenarios
It Is Legal, But Is It Really Ethical?, featuring Rob Berry and Bob Mims
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Is ‘legal’ the same as ‘ethical’? Why or why not? The value of using the Code of Professional Conduct properly. Resolving situations where the two are divergent.