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!
World Class Cost Accounting: A Practical Application 2024
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
• Tracing direct costs to products • Substantially reduce MFG overhead • Embed ABC in MFG cost systems
How AI is Automating Internal Control
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The topics discussed in this session include: An explanation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition. What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies.
Use of technology in an audit of financial statements - Risk Assessment
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Commonly reported barriers to adopting technology and overcoming them Illustrating where technology can improve the audit process Using technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your risk assessment process
Ethics and Civility in the Workplace
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:What is civility and how it is tied to the bottom line?Principles of CivilityGiving the Benefit of the DoubtInclusivityCommunication Review of ethical values and principles with an emphasis on:RespectCourageCompassionHonor Accountability
CFO Series: Design Incentive Compensation Plans That Work!
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:What are incentive plans really trying to achieve?Types of incentive plans commonly found.What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?What makes a plan work or fail.Compensation methods – stock, options, cash, etc.Specific issues in design – the unequal challenge, upper and lower limits, and tying to objectives.How to test a plan to ensure that it will work.
Winning the Fraud Battle in the Digital Age: Prevention and Detection
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
The price of fraud - ACFE's Report to the Nations and ancillary costs, The current economy - microeconomics and analysis, COSO internal control framework, particularly Principle 1 (integrity/ethics) and Principle 8 (fraud risk assessments), Power of morale - shrinking the fraud triangle and employee motivation, Deviant workplace behavior, Historic schemes, Why good folks go bad - interesting findings and red flags, Combating fraud with controls, Controls used by fraud victim organizations and suggestions for better implementation, Fraud's new frontier, Corporate social, environmental, governance, and equity/inclusion reports and audits
Coping With the Growth of Online Fraud
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:The actuation of online and other cyber fraudsFraudulent acts that are initiated electronicallyAutomated and employee driven methods that can reduce cyber-fraud risk
Deep Dive Into Common Auditing Deficiencies
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Review common deficiencies identified by the AICPA and state boards of accountancy.Feature discussion on a variety of topics, including analytical procedures, sampling, group audits and risk assessment.Review of the areas of concern and how you can overcome them by employing best practices.
Learning to Teach "Tax" as a Second Language
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Accounting as a foreign languageCommonly misunderstood conceptsCommunicating tax mattersClient-practitioner interactionsInteracting with tax authorities
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
CPA to CFO
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The steps necessary to effectively transform a tax or accounting practice into an advisory service.What it means to be a CFO/advisor to small-to-medium sizes businesses.What qualifications are necessary to offer an advisory service.How to find and convert leads and how to price and package services, including combining advisory services with the firm’s current offerings.
Controller Series: Technology - Must Have Excel Competencies
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Reality of Excel use Gartner - Magic Quadrant of tools for data analysis Will Excel go away? Two essential Lean principles Misuses of Excel APIs (Automated Program Interfaces) Relationship between Excel and data analytics Excel tips and tricks
Comprehensive Accounting and Financial Reporting Update
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:CECL for nonfinancial institutions.Accounting for Paycheck Protection Program loans.Accounting for web-hosting services.Revenue recognition.Leases.FASB projects in progress.
CyberPhyschology: Conquering Insider Threat 2024
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
• Exploiting control gaps and control weaknesses • Psychological tactics used in attacks • A review of robust controls • Data access observables, changes in network patterns • A review of the audit, HR, IT and management relationships • Proactive approaches to recognize evolving risks and avoid breaches
K2's Small Business Internal Controls, Security, And Fraud Prevention And Detection
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Common challenges associated with implementing appropriate internal controls in small business environments, Fraud in small business environments, Internal control options in small business accounting software, Understanding the need for application controls and general controls
Microsoft 365 Copilot - Get Ready to Boost Your Productivity
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Explore the nature of generative AI and how Microsoft is harnessing it in the Microsoft 365 ecosystemHow Copilot will help you compose emails and email responses and automate the management of your email organizationHow Copilot will assist you in composing documents and reports that more effectively convey your information and message with less effortHow Copilot will assist you in creating more engaging PowerPoint presentations with easeSteps you can do to prepare your firm or business to take full advantage of the Copilot AI technology.
2025 Spring Tax Rewind
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Proposed tax law changes and fundamental tax reform discussions Tax practice and procedures, best practices and reminders Recent changes to IRS regulations and other guidance
Hybrid Remote Life: It's Not Going Anywhere
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
• Leadership • Management of an Accounting Practice • Personnel • The Hiring and Onboarding process • Managing a Remote Team
Managing a Hybrid Workforce 2024
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
• Leadership Development • Management
Managing the Accounting Department
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Accounting Leadership Management