CPE Catalog & Events
CPE & Event Classes
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.
Most MTCPA courses are offered in both LIVE (In-Person) and VIRTUAL formats—MTCPA Webcasts (in-house) or Webinars (other providers).
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Divorce Concerns: Taxes, Valuation, Finances, Retirement, & Obligations 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Divorce and ongoing payment issues dealing with alimony and child support Documents protecting a client going forward, including pre-nuptials, cohabitation agreements, post-nuptials and many others Advanced income tax issues, including like-kind exchanges, filing status issues, credits and asset sales Advanced retirement issues, including dissecting qualified, personal retirement, and nonqualified plans, QDROs, past and defunct plans, and using retirement assets to equalize assets High-level valuation issues, including closely held business, stock redemptions, partnership redemptions and stock options
Driving Corporate Performance: The CFO’s Role in Competitiveness 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Know why successful companies focus their strategy Translate strategic initiatives into accomplishments
Farm & Ranch Conference
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Great Falls
8.00 Credits
Review of major income tax law changes Review of the 5th Circuit Appeal on SE tax and how it affects Manager-Managed LLCs OBBBA -- impact, planning opportunities, what's still unknown and what requires more IRS guidance Other relevant tax developments, court cases and rulings affecting farmers and ranchers Examples pertinent to small and mid-sized farm operations A refresher on various farm planning topics such as: Installment sales of hot assets Liquidation of S corporations The deferral of income tax under new Section 1062 Review of Farm Income Averating
Farm & Ranch Conference - VIRTUAL
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Review of major income tax law changes Review of the 5th Circuit Appeal on SE tax and how it affects Manager-Managed LLCs OBBBA -- impact, planning opportunities, what's still unknown and what requires more IRS guidance Other relevant tax developments, court cases and rulings affecting farmers and ranchers Examples pertinent to small and mid-sized farm operations A refresher on various farm planning topics such as: Installment sales of hot assets Liquidation of S corporations The deferral of income tax under new Section 1062 Review of Farm Income Averating
Fraud Misstatements & Financial Reporting 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
A case study approach to financial statement fraud Cases on misrepresentation of assets, including cash, inventory, accounts receivable, fixed assets, goodwill and reserves Common methods of deceiving users of financial statements Red-flags in fraud
Audits of 401k Plans 26-27
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Webcast Only
6.00 Credits
SAS 136 audit requirements for ERISA Section 103(a)(3)(C) audits Update of the changes affecting 401k plans Compliance issues commonly encountered in 401k plan audits Best practices for engagement planning, internal controls, risk assessment, and detailed testing Common audit reporting and disclosure issues
Divorce Concerns: Taxes, Valuation, Finances, Retirement, & Obligations 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Divorce and ongoing payment issues dealing with alimony and child support Documents protecting a client going forward, including pre-nuptials, cohabitation agreements, post-nuptials and many others Advanced income tax issues, including like-kind exchanges, filing status issues, credits and asset sales Advanced retirement issues, including dissecting qualified, personal retirement, and nonqualified plans, QDROs, past and defunct plans, and using retirement assets to equalize assets High-level valuation issues, including closely held business, stock redemptions, partnership redemptions and stock options
Driving Corporate Performance: The CFO’s Role in Competitiveness 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Know why successful companies focus their strategy Translate strategic initiatives into accomplishments
Turning IT Budgeting into a Competitive Advantage
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
How AI is Automating Internal Control 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
An explanation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Specific ways AI is replacing human cognition What is on the internal control horizon related to AI and other technologies
Fiduciary Taxation Part 1: Introduction to Form 1041 26-27
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Introduction to the Fiduciary Entity and Basic Fiduciary Entity Flowchart Authorities & Disciplines in Fiduciary Accounting & Taxation Fiduciary Tax Rates and Brackets Introduction to Subchapter J 5 Basic Rules & Concept of Fiduciary Taxation and Steps to Calculating the Income Taxation of Trusts & Estates Use of a Tax Spreadsheet
Acquisitions for Business Growth: Strategy, Integration, and Due Diligence 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Valuing businesses Negotiate the right price Understand the keys to effective and efficient due diligence Prepare and review agreements Plan and execute an effective integration Key considerations when selling a business
Consolidation Accounting 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Consolidation accounting framework Voting control Variable Interest Entities Business combinations Control case examples Business combination case examples Disclosures
How Fraud Can Affect Smaller Organizations 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The reasons for fraud Fraudulent acts that are initiated against smaller organizations Methods to stop fraud attempts against small businesses
August 2026 AI Update: Current Issues, Future Possibilities
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Webcast Only
1.50 Credits
Recent changes in major AI languages and their uses New developments in chatbot and prompt query tools for CPAs Major AI breakthroughs in the past 6 months Recommended AI tools for CPAs
Fiduciary Taxation Part 2: Fiduciary Accounting & Simple Trusts 26-27
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Review the Basic Concept of Fiduciary Duty Review the Basic Concept of Fiduciary Accounting Use of a Diagram to Distinguish Income and Principal Calculating Fiduciary Accounting Income Requirements of a Simple Trust Problem Example Spreadsheets Reflecting Fiduciary Accounting and Taxation of Simple Trusts as well as how Depreciation is Handled by a Fiduciary Entity Problem Examples Reflecting a Completed Form 1041 using Spreadsheet Calculations for Fiduciary Accounting and Taxation of Simple Trusts
GAAP Update 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Equity method investments and joint ventures Changes in U.S. GAAP financial statement presentation and disclosure requirements Accounting and disclosure for crypto assets Various other Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) issued during 2023 through 2026 FASB Technical Projects and Agenda, including recently exposed Proposed ASUs
Metrics Management: Choose and Use Key Performance Indicators 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Link long term strategy to short term financial plans Use benchmarking to determine what performance should be
Statement of Cash Flows: Preparation and Analysis Workshop 26-27
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Major provisions of GAAP Codification Topic No. 230 Statement classification issues Reporting operating cash flows: Direct and indirect methods Preparing the statement: Workpaper techniques Useful cash flow ratios Bankruptcy prediction using the statement of cash flows
Taxation of the Construction Contractor 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Walkthrough of accounting methods and relevant elections under IRC 460 Illustrative examples and analysis Review of pertinent cases and revenue rulings Update of other IRS activity, including recent Tax Reform