CPE Catalog & Events
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MTCPA offers thousands of live and online courses to support your professional development. Our goal is to strengthen your knowledge and help you achieve even greater success.
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The Best Individual Income Tax Update Course by Surgent
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Review of key components of President Trump's tax bill, including a tip income exemption, overtime pay relief, Social Security tax exemption, auto loan interest deductibility, SALT deduction modifications, a lower corporate tax rate, restoration of 100% bonus depreciation, immediate R&D expensing, and permanent extension of select TCJA provisions Tariff policy and implementation - analyze the use of tariffs as a fiscal and trade policy tool Digital assets and tax implications - understand the new Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset transactions, along with updated IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and broker responsibilities Artificial intelligence - discover how AI and generative tools are transforming tax practices, as well as how the IRS is leveraging AI to enhance audit selection Form 1099-K reporting requirements - understand the evolving IRS thresholds and rules for third-party payment platforms The Gig Economy - examine key tax implications for gig workers, including Independent Contractor vs. Employee classification challenges, reporting responsibilities, and the impact of the 2024 Department of Labor Final Rule on worker status Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Real Estate professional requirements Review of pertinent cases and rulings affecting taxpayers Practice aids, including all the numbers applicable for the current year -- inflation-adjusted amounts, mileage rates, retirement contributions, and more Advanced practice, reporting, and other issues intertwined with advanced planning and discussion ideas
Surgent's Generative AI and Cybersecurity: Opportunities and Threats
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Generative AI applications in cybersecurity (e.g., threat detection, automation) AI-enabled cyber threats, including phishing, deepfakes, and malware Real-world incidents involving AI-related cybersecurity challenges Proactive strategies for leveraging generative AI in cybersecurity Regulatory and ethical implications of generative AI in financial cybersecurity
Surgent's Today’s Entrepreneur: Hiring and Recruiting With a Limited Budget
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Difficulties in hiring Recent benefits surveys Saving money on group health insurance plans Leave benefits Learning and development Flexible work Culture and hiring AI and hiring Other recruiting platforms
Surgent's Top Business Tax Planning Strategies
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Lower marginal tax rates made permanent New, more generous depreciation rules for bonus and Section 179 Qualified production property and bonus depreciation Full expensing of domestic research and experimental expenditures Rev. Proc. 2025-28 and options for small taxpayers Taking advantage of the QBI deduction Taking advantage of the SALT cap and the pass-through entity tax Form 1099 reporting changes Deducting business interest and business losses Taking advantage of the new Section 1202 tax regime
Governmental & Not for Profit Fraud 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Review real-world examples of fraud schemes perpetrated against governments and not-for-profits, including misappropriations of cash, grant frauds, vendor frauds, inventory thefts, and payroll frauds Understand and recognize fraud risk and fraud indicators Consider types of fraud prevention programs
Surgent's Critical Issues With Health Savings Accounts
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
HSA eligibility, including interactions between HSAs, FSAs, and HRAs Disqualifying coverage: Medicare, veterans’ benefits, Indian Health Service Benefits, and employer-based coverage (FSAs, HRAs) HSA deposits: rules employers must follow when making contributions and how to handle excess contributions HSA transfers and rollovers HSA withdrawals, including how to handle mistaken distributions HSA establishment date: how determined it is and the 18-month rule HSA tax reporting: responsibilities of employers, HSA trustees/custodians, and HSA owners HSA prohibited transactions Special situations: death, divorce, bankruptcy Potential disadvantages of HSAs Strategies for taking maximum advantage of HSAs
Ethics: Critical Thinking, Case Studies and Fraud
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
· AICPA Code of Professional Conduct · CPA responsibilities and AU-C 315 · The new AICPA Ethics Codification · Disciplinary cases and actions · CPA Vision · Seminal events · The impact of ethical and unethical conduct on our profession
Surgent's Engagement Letters: Scope and Risk Management
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Essential clauses made simple Keeping independence intact Change orders that prevent fights Stopping scope creep early What insurers and peer reviewers are seeing now
Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Debt Allocations
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Recourse debt allocations Constructive liquidation scenarios Nonrecourse debt allocations Minimum gains and nonrecourse deductions Section 704(c) gains Allocations under 704(c)
Surgent's Anatomy of a Ransomware Event and Incident Response
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
What is ransomware? The growing threat of ransomware — statistics Remote working and COVID-19 Ransomware infection process Incident response protocol Business considerations Legal considerations Breach notification obligations Steps to protect against malware Tabletop exercise
Surgent's Applying ASC 820: The Basics of Fair Value Accounting
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Applicability of the use of ASC 820 The “exit price” approach Examples of market, cost, and income approaches to estimating fair value Use of Level 1, 2, and 3 inputs in determining fair value
Annual Update for Controllers and Finance Managers: Driving Business Value
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Webcast Only
7.00 Credits
· Economic trends and their effect on business · Ways to drive operational efficiency · Leveraging technology in finance · Cash management and working capital · Effective talent management · Sustainability and corporate responsibility
Federal Tax Update: Individual Form 1040 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Review of recent federal legislation and administrative rulings Review of recent modifications to tax forms Review of small business tax law and administrative update changes Review of retirement plan changes Overall review of tax practice and procedures
Surgent's Bankruptcy Basics: Understanding the Reorganization and Liquidation Process in These Uncertain Economic Times
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding Protections provided to debtors under the Bankruptcy Code Key procedural aspects of bankruptcy The automatic stay Differences between Chapters 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy cases The bankruptcy discharge Proofs of claim Plans of reorganization Litigation that can arise during bankruptcy Creditor committees Bankruptcy trustees Avoidable preferences and fraudulent transfers Special rights afforded to landlords and secured creditors
Surgent's Understanding Corporate Taxation: Tax Credits, Disposing of Shares, and Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Redemptions vs. dividends Corporate acquisition issues Foreign tax credit (Form 1118) General business credit Alternative minimum tax
Surgent's Use the Data Model to Build More Powerful PivotTables
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Creating a data model/Power Pivot Building PivotTables from multiple tables Creating Measures Using named sets
Surgent's How to Effectively Represent Clients Under IRS Audit
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Why the IRS selects a tax return for audit What happens when the taxpayer disagrees with the results of the audit IRS employees who interact with taxpayers during an audit FATCA audits Types of IRS examinations Potential IRS audit outcomes Substitute for returns Large Partnership Compliance Program IRS’s shift in audit strategies Responding to IRS Notices online Audits of high income and high net-worth individuals The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) and its impact on auditing partnerships IRS Letters of Concern
Accounting and Auditing Update 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Review of new accounting standards issued in 2025 and 2026 Applicable changes to accounting for government grants and crypto currency Compilation and review standards and interpretations (SSARS) Auditing standards including a deep dive into the quality management standards
Federal Tax Update: Individual Form 1040 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Review of recent federal legislation and administrative rulings Review of recent modifications to tax forms Review of small business tax law and administrative update changes Review of retirement plan changes Overall review of tax practice and procedures
Ethics without Fear for Accounting and Finance Professionals
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
· Case studies that clarify the challenges of making appropriate ethical decisions in the fast-paced modern organizational world · A frank discussion of how to decide between a teaching moment rather than a termination moment when bad decisions are made. · Applying the structure of understanding ethical dilemmas, and then applying the nine-step resolution process to arrive at a fair and consistent decision.