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A CPA is challenged in today's work world to not only serve their client or employer but to also protect the public interest by ensuring that there is transparency in financial reporting or there is fair administration of the tax laws. In balancing the two interests, a CPA may find themselves in an ethical dilemma. This course covers basic ethical frameworks as well as specific rules governing CPA practice and responsibilities. The course concludes with a section on how a CPA can put their ethics into action.

This interactive self-study course offers the CPA a good overview and refresher of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. The course covers the areas of independence, integrity, objectivity, general standards, adherence to GAAP, and acts discreditable. This course has been designed specifically to meet the ethics requirements for RENEWING CPAs who are licensed by the Boards of Accountancy in the following states or jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Guam, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. SPECIAL NOTE PERTAINING TO ARKANSAS CPAs: Your requirements include a one-hour course that is offered ONLY by your state board and is NOT covered in this course. SPECIAL NOTE PERTAINING TO IDAHO CPAs: This course does NOT fulfill the first year Idaho State Specific Ethics requirement.

Struggling to keep up to date on constantly changing tax legislation, regulations and news? Our monthly tax alert series is designed to give you the hottest and most up-to-date information happening in the tax environment. Each month we’ll discuss what’s happened in the last month so that you can keep current and advise your clients with the most relevant information. Our discussions will include in-depth analysis of newly enacted legislation, and the key provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers. This webinar is your one-stop shop for everything that’s new. Since it is brand new material each month you know you’re on the cutting edge of the profession. This webinar will cover news relevant to business entities, individuals, estate and gift taxation, information return reporting, and tax practice administrative matters.

This course introduces accounting for business at a remedial level for currently practicing accountants or for the professional with aspiration to become more versed in accounting basics. Included in this presentation is instruction on analyzing transactions, the matching and adjustment process, the accounting cycle, inventories, fixed assets, intangible assets, the Statement of Cash Flows, financial statement analysis, managerial accounting, cost accounting budgeting and capital investment analysis. This overview level course provides a general review of accounting from a broad perspective. This course is appropriate for the professional at any organizational level.

This course begins by giving users a refresher course in the basics of financial accounting and reporting. It includes a review of accounting principles and the purposes and formats of the major financial statements. The program proceeds to go down and through the balance sheet and devote separate chapters to each of the major balance sheet account classifications. For example, on the asset side, inventory is covered in chapter three, and, on the liabilities side, bonds are extensively discussed in chapter six. Separate chapters have been reserved for both leases and pension plans. This basic level course is most beneficial to professionals new to this topic who may be at the staff or entry level in an organization but also for a seasoned professional with limited exposure to this topic.

Ethics for California CPAs is designed to meet the biennial ethics requirement for California CPAs renewing their licenses. The course covers the areas of independence, integrity, objectivity, general standards, adherence to GAAP, and acts discreditable. In addition to meeting the Board of Accountancy requirements, this course is designed to provide the CPA with a guide for identifying, evaluating, and dealing with ethical dilemmas as well as giving guidance on the laws, rules and regulations that govern the CPA profession and the practical application of these rules in the daily operation of their businesses.

This course provides a basic discussion of the federal taxation of partnerships and LLCs, including a number of tax topics that are relevant not only to an actual partnership entity, but also to the tax consequences for each of its owners and partners. The chapters cover fundamentals, basic concepts, partnership formation, partnership operations, basis in partnership interest, taxation of partners, and partnership terminations. This intermediate level course is most beneficial to professionals new to partnership and LLC taxation who may be at the staff or entry level in organization but also for a seasoned professional with limited exposure to this topic.


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Current and potential employees, lenders, and shareholders read company financial statements with a different goal or purpose in mind. They use financial statements in a variety of ways, seeking information specific to their needs. This course provides an overview of the basic financial statements and how to interpret the information presented within the statements and footnotes. Since there are many financial statement users, the course is designed for both accountants and nonaccountants alike. This basic level course is most beneficial to professionals new to this topic who may be at the staff or entry level in organization but also for a seasoned professional with limited exposure to this topic.