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!
Anytime CPE Subscription
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Excel - Auditing Your Spreadsheets for Maximum Accuracy
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2.00 Credits
Proofing methodsExcel Auditing ToolsUsing the Data Validation featureTechniques to cross-foot and validate your spreadsheets
Excel - Feature Review in 100 minutes
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2.00 Credits
Review of Excel's features and functionsWalk-through of Excel's ribbons What the Excel features and functions can do for you
Excel - From a Blank Sheet to a Finished Workbook
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2.00 Credits
Best practices for creating a report in Excel Getting data into Excel Techniques to efficiently create reports in Excel Using PivotTables to create interactive reports in Excel
Excel - Functions & Formula Shootout
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2.00 Credits
Review of formula creation best practicesDemonstration of various Excel functions to enhance calculationsUsing Excel functions to perform advanced calculations
Excel - Using PivotTables for Data Analysis
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4.00 Credits
The advantages of PivotTable for Data AnalysisStep-by-Step PivotTable creationCreating PivotCharts
How SASs No. 134-145 Improve Risk-Based Audits (Governmental)
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4.00 Credits
Key changes to audit report elements intended to improve the understandability of the nature and results of financial statement audits Enhanced required by-product communications with management and those charged with governance to promote more reliable financial statements Clarifications related to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, including significant unusual transactions, related parties, going concern uncertainty, and accounting estimates New definitions and requirements related to identifying and evaluating risks of material misstatement Other important matters contained in SAS Nos. 134-145
Accountants and Malpractice; Can We Get Sued for This?
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2.00 Credits
How accountant liability is a very real threat in today's litigious society.A discussion of scenarios in which accounting professionals can find themselves inadvertently involved in a lawsuit.Pitfalls in which the accountant may find him- or her- self while dealing with clients.Real-life examples from the speaker's extensive experience as a practitioner and as an expert witness in accounting malpractice cases.
Advanced Excel: Hidden Secrets and Gems
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2.00 Credits
Awareness of advanced functions Creative methods for data manipulation Using intellectual curiosity and professional skepticism to develop a problem-solving mentality Real-life examples of innovative ways to analyze and report data with Excel Using Excel to perform e-mail merges Many other functions and techniques that inspire you to continue exploring the depths of Excel and its seemingly bottomless toolbox Enhance creativity in your approach to developing Excel models
Aligning Budgets to Strategy
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2.00 Credits
A Proper Practical Planning Process (P4) The steps to planning The results of strategic planning Examples of budgets
Communicating Financial Information to Non-Accountants
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2.00 Credits
The math literacy barrier The financial literacy barrier What to say and how to say it Communicating ideas graphically
Compilations, Reviews and Audits: How They Differ
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1.00 Credits
Review of differences of compilation, review and audit engagements Compare and contrast major considerations of each type of engagement Provide practical tips and strategies Professional standards that govern each type of engagement
Dream Wide Awake
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2.00 Credits
The three promises to live and achieve by A different way to approach goals that brings out what is really holding you back The five areas of wishful thinking and how to surpass with inspired action The six areas of fearful thinking and how to overcome with courageous intent
Entertainment, Meals & Travel Expenses: Review & Update
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2.00 Credits
Definition of what qualifies as an entertainment expense Strategies to deduct business entertainment expenses Deductibility of meals Situations not subject to the 50% meals and entertainment reduction How to handle automobile issues related to employer-provided parking Proper accounting for deductible vs. non-deductible expenditures The four steps to analyze business expenses The latest federal legislation, cases and rulings
Ethics: 10 Crucial Qualities of High-Character CPAs
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2.00 Credits
Discover why the ten crucial qualities of high-character CPAs are essential to your success Learn how to evaluate these qualities in job candidates and why you must do so
Ethics: Get Rich, Lose Weight, and Enjoy True Love
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2.00 Credits
We will begin with a "What would you do?" quiz with five challenging scenarios. You'll be asked to choose among several options in each situation (don't worry, we won't collect the results). Next we'll do a deep dive into the five principles of ethical intelligence: Do No Harm Make Things Better Respect Others (by keeping confidences, telling the truth, and keeping your promises) Be Fair CareComplete a few fun writing exercises (optional) during the webinar. After which, Bruce shows how the principles of ethical intelligence reveal which option in each scenario is best. We'll conclude with a Call to Action so that some of the lessons from this webinar can be put into practice immediately. Even doing one of the things Bruce suggests will enrich your accounting practice and your life.
Ethics: How to Build and Keep Your A-Team
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1.00 Credits
Advertise for character Hire for character Promote and fire for character Walk the talk
Ethics: How to Ensure Zombie Ethics Won't Kill Your Business
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2.00 Credits
We'll closely examine several myths about ethical leadership that continue to plague businesses like yours. You'll learn why these ideas deserve to be put to rest for good and what should take their place. This will be an ethics webinar unlike any you have ever taken-because it will be both entertaining and rich in content!
Ethics: Lead Like a Superstar and Build a Rocking Business
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1.00 Credits
We'll closely examine several superstars from movies, TV, music, sports, and business. What makes them so successful? What can you learn from their mistakes? Yes, there will be one or two superstars you don't care for--perhaps even loathe--but you can still learn a lot from them.
Excel - Advanced Defined Names & Excel Tables
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2.00 Credits
Using the INDIRECT function with Defined NamesThe importance of Consistent Column CalculationsWays to create Consistent Column CalculationsUsing Structured Table References in formulas