CPE Catalog & Events

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This course explores a high-profile financial collapse in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoins, revealing how complex technology and compelling narratives can mask fundamental weaknesses and fraud risk. Participants will examine how the company built credibility through investor psychology, artificial adoption, and misleading system design, while lacking true economic backing. Through this case study, the course highlights key red flags, structural vulnerabilities, and regulatory issues, equipping professionals with practical insights to evaluate emerging financial models, identify fraud risks, and apply critical thinking in rapidly evolving markets. Recorded November, 2024.

This course examines the rise and collapse of First Brands Group to explore fraud risks embedded in modern private credit and nontraditional lending markets. Through a detailed case study, participants will analyze how aggressive leverage, complex financing structures, and weak internal controls contributed to a multibillion-dollar failure. The course highlights key issues such as receivables factoring fraud, off-balance-sheet financing, and the limitations of due diligence in opaque financial environments. Participants will gain practical insights into identifying red flags, evaluating financial structures, and understanding how systemic risk can develop within evolving credit markets. Recorded November 2025.

This course examines the Terraform Labs cryptocurrency collapse, a $40+ billion fraud, to highlight key fraud risks in emerging financial products. Participants will explore cryptocurrency fundamentals, stablecoins, and blockchain concepts while identifying red flags such as unrealistic returns, weak controls, and misleading use cases. The course also addresses investor psychology and regulatory violations, helping professionals apply critical thinking and skepticism when evaluating complex investment opportunities. Recorded January, 2025.

Fraud Stories: January 2026 examines the rise and collapse of Tricolor, a fast-growing subprime auto lender, to uncover how fraud can develop and persist within complex financial systems. Through a detailed case study, participants will explore how aggressive growth, weak internal controls, and reliance on opaque lending structures enabled practices such as double pledging and data manipulation. The course highlights key warning signs, audit challenges, and systemic risks in private lending and securitization markets, providing practical insights into how fraud can be detected, prevented, and understood within real-world financial environments. Recorded January, 2026.

The Fraud Series (March 2025) centers on the "Wild Hunt" case—a real-world nonprofit fraud allegation that highlights how quickly suspicion can escalate into perceived fraud. Through this detailed case study, participants will examine fund accounting, financial disclosures, and the misinterpretation of data, while contrasting these findings with examples of actual fraud cases. This course emphasizes the difference between fraud, negligence, and misunderstanding, equipping accounting and finance professionals with practical skills to evaluate red flags, challenge assumptions, and approach fraud investigations with greater accuracy and critical thinking. Recorded March, 2025.

Tim Dreyer, a seasoned tax consultant with 50 years of experience, explores the evolving federal tax landscape as the TCJA approaches expiration. He discusses IRS enforcement shifts toward high-income individuals, small businesses, and crypto, critiques proposals like the Fair Tax Act, and reviews legislative efforts to streamline reporting and enhance taxpayer rights. Dreyer also highlights key risks for preparers under proposed Circular 230 revisions and strengthened disclosure requirements.

Leaders develop through a set of clearly defined stages that require different ways of thinking, different perspectives, and new skills. This workshop lays out the roadmap for every CPA, and finance and accounting professional that wants to advance the

Kasey Pittman of Cherry Bekaert and Mark Gallegos of Porte Brown LLC examine the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), outlining the policy context behind its passage and the tax provisions with the greatest practical impact. They discuss key business, individual, and estate tax changes, highlighting planning opportunities, risks, and areas of uncertainty. The session emphasizes holistic tax planning, state conformity considerations, and advisor judgment under the new law.

Excel is the most widely used analysis tool in the world and a great starting point for diving into data analysis. In this course, you'll apply Excel's native tools to structure your data into spreadsheets and tables. You'll then analyze and produce insights from that data using pivot tables. Finally, you'll visualize those insights by building a dashboard in Excel. You'll apply these skills using modern functionality like dynamic array formulas, linked data types, Power Query, and Power Pivot. You'll work hands-on with real-world scenarios, using datasets pulled from financial statements and retail sales.

This comprehensive online certificate program will provide you with a solid understanding of financial forensics. You will become familiar with the forensic accountant's professional responsibility and get a fundamental knowledge of: the legal system,

This course builds on the foundational knowledge from Part 1, Fundamentals of the 1040 - Core Concepts. It expands into business income taxation and additional reporting requirements. Participants will learn how to accurately report self-employment income, income from pass-through entities on Form 1040. This course covers Schedule C, Schedule E, and essential forms such as Form 7203 and Form 7217 to ensure accurate tax preparation for clients with business activities.

This course introduces professionals to the fundamentals of individual tax preparation. Participants will learn the essentials of Form 1040, including filing requirements, income reporting, and deductions. The session will also cover preparer responsibilities, due diligence, and taxpayer rights under Circular 230. By the end, attendees will have a solid understanding of the foundation of personal tax returns.

Fund accounting, budgeting, and reporting are examined for accounting professionals and auditors working with state and local governments.

Fund accounting and reporting intricacies are decoded for accounting professionals and auditors who work with state and local governments.

A broad spectrum of personal financial planning topics covered in a short, examples-based course.

Future-Ready Finance: Motivating the Next Workforce explores how organizations can create an environment that fosters engagement, innovation, and long-term success.

Once defined by compliance and reporting, tomorrow's CFOs will lead technology strategy, data-driven capital allocation, and enterprise innovation. This course empowers finance leaders to anticipate technological disruption, reimagine their time and priorities, and design a roadmap for transforming finance from a control center into a strategic, tech-enabled powerhouse.