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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Surgent's New and Expanded Tax Benefits Associated with Section 1202 – Qualified Small Business Stock
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The graduated holding periods and the related graduated capital gain exclusions Raising the per-issuer gain exclusion cap to $15 million Raising the corporate-level aggregate gross asset threshold to $75 million Qualifications for a corporation to issue Section 1202 stock Using multiple non-grantor trusts to unlock the $15 million exclusion cap The 10% test associated with non-operating real estate and investment securities The 50% working capital test The 80% test relative to an active qualified trade or business QSBS attestation letter Excluded businesses Permissible businesses, including manufacturing, retailing, technology, and wholesaling How Section 1202 applies in the context of a transfer to other taxpayers
Nonprofit A&A Series Part 1: Financial Statement Presentation & Disclosure 26-27
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Overview of required financial statements Unique considerations in the nonprofit environment Presentation options for reserves, restrictions, functional expenses and liquidity. Common pitfalls and little-known alternatives Recognize financial statement presentation requirements for nonprofits
Nonprofit A&A Series Part 2: Revenue Recognition 26-27
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Pledges and contributions Restrictions and conditions Special concerns with governmental funding Donated goods and services Special events Revenues earned through sales and services to customers, including the application of CECL
Surgent's Avoiding the Top 10 Mistakes That Can Wipe Out Retirement Savings
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Coverage of applicable rules from SECURE Act 2.0 The 10% penalty Net unrealized appreciation of employer securities Roth IRA conversions Rollovers and the limitations Direct rollovers vs indirect rollovers, and tax withholding Beneficiary portability rules When a Roth IRA distribution is qualified to be tax-free Excess contributions and the 6% excise tax
Surgent's Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Achieving Success in a Worker Classification Audit
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The 20 common law factors in a worker classification audit that are used to distinguish an employee from an independent contractor How disgruntled independent contractors can use IRS Form 8919 against a former employer When and how to use §530 as a defense in worker classification audits What is "industry practice" for §530 purposes Common sense steps that will avoid the recharacterization of workers treated as independent contractors to employees The IRS’s Voluntary Classification Settlement Program — advantages and disadvantages The DOL Final Rule
Surgent's Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
How experienced speakers manage presentation anxiety The elements of effective persuasion The three styles of speech Strategies to improve speech pace The importance of volume when presenting The art of the pause Methods for using visual aids Best practices for preparing for a presentation Components of an effective presentation
Surgent's Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Comprehensive coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) The latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in forms to provide a familiarity for the upcoming tax season Key new tax and practice developments and how they impact the current-year tax forms for individuals
Nonprofit A&A Standards Update and New Developments 26-27
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Pledges and contributions Restrictions and conditions Special concerns with governmental funding Donated goods and services Special events Revenues earned through sales and services to customers
Surgent's Management Fundamentals
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
What it takes to be effective as a manager Exploring the challenges that get in the way Looking at the driving forces that have evolved how managers engage with employees today Motivating employees of multi-generations Twelve practices that can be adopted to influence employees to become more engaged Identifying what it takes to develop employees Delegation and accountability
Surgent's Ethics for Tax Professionals
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
What does practicing before the IRS mean? Who may practice before the IRS? What should a tax preparer do if he or she has knowledge of a client's omission of income from a tax return? May a tax preparer rely on the work of other tax return preparers? May a tax preparer rely on and use client-provided information? Standards associated with giving advice to clients Abolition of the disclaimer requirement When must a tax preparer examine a client’s books and records?
Surgent's Excel Tables and Conditional Summing
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Using the Table object to store data Using the conditional summing function to aggregate Table data Using the Table object to create mapping tables
Surgent's Tax Research - Intermediate Concepts
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Tax code hierarchy Organization of an Internal Revenue Code section Special rules for IRC citation Citing other primary authorities Private letter rulings Primary vs. secondary authority Secondary sources of authority Steps in the tax research process Research memoranda
How Good Companies Become Great: Secrets to Success 26-27
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The link between great companies and their core values Getting the right people on the bus and in the right seats The Hedgehog Concept a model to identify your company's focal point to create maximum value
ChatGPT Deep-Dive Hands-on Bootcamp for CPAs 26-27
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Getting started with ChatGPT Tour of the ChatGPT app and how to use it Variety of hands-on case study examples for accounting, finance and tax Protecting your data privacy in ChatGPT Advanced ChatGPT features review Subscription plan options
Surgent's The Art of Delegation: Strategies for Improving Your Skills
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
What is delegation? Why is delegation important? When and to whom should tasks be assigned? How can you delegate effectively? How do you deal with problems and issues when they arise?
Surgent's Guide to the AICPA Quality Management Standards
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Quality management standards SAS 146, SSARS No. 26, and SSAE 23 Risk assessment, which forms the basis of the SQM Monitoring and evaluating the SQM
Surgent's Construction Contractors: Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Overall landscape of the construction industry GAAP and recent changes affecting the construction industry FASB ASC 606 and its impact on the construction industry The unique relationship between the contractor and the surety FASB ASC 842 and its impact on the construction industry
Surgent's Defending Firms: Email Fraud, Cloud Risks, Cyber Insurance, and Remote Work Security
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Email fraud Phishing attacks Cloud security risks Cyber insurance Securing remote work environments
Surgent's IT Governance and Risk Management
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The role of IT governance within an organization IT governance principles IT risk identification and assessment methods IT control frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL) IT general controls and application controls Business process management Change management
Surgent's Work-Life Balance: Maximizing Productivity and Understanding Related Tax Issues
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Discuss how productivity strategies may improve work-life balance Understand the state tax consequences that may arise when working from home Identify and discuss challenges unique to financial professionals Review how some organizations are providing support to improve work-life balance Explore the role of alternative work arrangements Examine challenges unique to auditors versus tax professionals A comparison of work-life balance between public and industry accountants How work-family conflict varies among financial professionals Recommendations for improving work-life balance