CPE Catalog & Events

Client Advisory Services (CAS) is broken out into three components: accounting, controllership, and CFO-level services. In this Level 2 Learning Path, we take a deep dive into accounting-level services through transaction accrual accounting. In conversation with leaders in the CAS industry, we walk through select financial statement accounts that have specific nuances and complexities when booking their related accruals and share best practices for CAS teams.Episodes in this learning path include:- CAS Level 2: Episode #1 - Working Capital Accruals- CAS Level 2: Episode #2 - Fixed Asset Accounting- CAS Level 2: Episode #3 - Payroll Process- CAS Level 2: Episode #4 - Debt Accounting- CAS Level 2: Episode #5 - Inventory AccountingAfter purchasing this product you will receive an email from LumiQ with instructions for accessing the learning path on their web, iOS, or Android applications.

We'll make the case that all professionals—and leaders in particular—must make developing others a top priority. The course will address the difference between coaching and mentoring as methods of developing others and will offer several specific tips for effective coaching and successful mentoring programs. Originally presented June 6, 2015. Note: There is a minimum passing rate of 70% for this course.

You'll learn the differences between coaching and mentoring to help you improve performance.

In this course, you'll uncover the ten most common financial statement mistakes nonprofits make — and how these errors can jeopardize compliance, transparency, and your organization's credibility. You'll learn practical policies and procedures to spot, prevent, and fix these pitfalls, helping you boost the accuracy and reliability of your financial reporting. Walk away empowered to strengthen your nonprofit's financial health and build lasting trust with stakeholders. This session was recorded on May 29, 2025, for CalCPA's Not-for-Profit Organizations Conference.

Today's competitive, complex business environment requires CPAs to be strong communicators. Listen and learn how to communicate your position effectively. Topics will emphasize the "communication" process and explore techniques to improve oral communications, including telephone techniques and written communications. Explore communications and personality types while considering the importance of the "human" side, including "empathy," "ego," and "needs." Summarized topics covered through a series of mini-case studies. The webinar was originally broadcast on May 3, 2017.

Comprehensive training your staff needs to be able to perform compilation and preparation engagements consistently and accurately.

The course will cover the basic requirements for performing preparation, compilation and review engagements under the current SSARS standards including the new SSARS No. 25, Materiality in a Review of Financial Statements and Adverse Conclusions. The session will highlight common issues found on SSARS engagements in connection with peer reviews and the impact of various findings on the results of a firm's peer review. The discussion will highlight the key issues to consider during your upcoming SSARS engagements and will incorporate quality control recommendations and tips for performing high-quality SSARS engagements.

Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Excel PivotTables with this comprehensive course. This training is designed to equip participants with the skills to effectively analyze and summarize data, transforming raw numbers into actionable insights. Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to data analysis, this course provides an in-depth understanding of PivotTables and their capabilities, helping you uncover patterns, compare data, and make informed decisions.

An in-depth and comprehensive review of the topics covered on the CITP exam.

This course provides an explanation of the professional standards that govern investigative interviews and the methodical approaches and investigative techniques a forensic accountant should take to effectively perform these interviews.

No team or organization is perfect, and we all experience conflict in our professional lives. How we manage conflict determines whether or not it ultimately helps or hurts our work. Learn how to tackle conflict positively by understanding sources of conflict, the damaging effects of unchecked negative conflict, how to react when conflict is directed at you, how to mediate when others experience conflict and how to create needed positive conflict. The webinar was originally broadcast on July 18, 2016. Note: The minimum passing rate for this course is 70%.

Family law and estate disputes can be difficult. You'll learn key considerations to better help clients in these types of litigation services engagements.

Forensic accountants often help clients with mergers and acquisitions (M&A). You'll gain an understanding of the critical roles forensic accountants can play in M&A transactions and disputes.

Contracts are the backbone of the construction industry but also a significant source of financial risk. This session will focus on risk management strategies for contract negotiation, delivery method selection, preconstruction services, change orders, and retainage policies. Learn how CPAs can help clients minimize financial exposure and enhance documentation transparency.  This session was recorded on March 25, 2025 for CalCPA's Construction Management Conference.

This course will review the intent and practical application of the COSO framework for maximum efficiency and protection.

The amount of electronic content that business organizations contend with is growing at incredible rates. Terms like "Big Data" and "Information Overload", are being used by overwhelmed information workers on a daily basis. Additionally, because of the move to a much larger telecommuter footprint, electronic data is now even more prevalently utilized. This session discusses the places that businesses keep digital information and addresses the importance of securing corporate electronic data. The material effectively shows ways to achieve high security standards for content stored in fixed locations, on mobile devices and in the cloud. Participants in this session will gain an understanding of the concepts needed to improve the way they, and their companies secure digital information.

Just about every company, no matter its size or the types of activities it undertakes, is at greater risk because of all the types of fraud that can be be carried out electronically. Potential perpetrators can be operating internally or externally and the scope of the damage that occurs is almost never limited to cyber-assets. While threat awareness is improving, there are still too many owners or top level executives that underestimate the scale of the issue. In this session, we delve into the types and the nature of many electronic defalcation schemes. The material then explores measures that organizations can implement to help stop these activities and add additional layers of security.

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Valuation techniques and cash management activities are two other tool categories that can round out your analytical toolbox. This course will initially discuss how to turn your financial plan into a powerful valuation engine. We then will discuss the formation of an efficient cash management program based on solid banker relationships. Finally, we will review the ten steps for keeping your financial toolbox full and effective. Companion course: Corporate Finance Competency: Three Basic Tool Categories

Financial skills needed in many situations are constantly changing. It is prudent to routinely look into your toolbox to restock or revise your toolset. This course will examine three tool categories that form the foundation for many analytical processes. The first category is Financial Statement Analysis. This tool does not have to be complicated. We will present an effective and efficient financial statement analysis approach. The second category is Integrated Strategic and Financial Planning. Businesses need to know where they are going and integrate strategic direction into financial and individual plans. Learn to build an effective integrated planning model. The third category is Action-oriented Business Metrics. Financial professionals generate a vast quantity of metrics. Examine how to turn these financial measures into operating results. Companion course: Corporate Finance Competency: Analytical Toolbox