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 available courses!
Reviewing S Corporation Tax Returns: What Are You Missing?
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Common errors made involving the following tax forms: - Form 1120-S - Schedule K-1 - Schedules K-2 and K-3 - Schedule L - Schedules M-1 and M-2 - Form 4562 - Form 4797
Keeping Up with the FASB
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this class include:Review of current items on the FASB agendaDiscuss the new revenue recognition standardProvide an update on the new lease accounting standardAddress U.S. GAAP alternatives for certain entities
Surgent's Essential Depreciation and Expensing Update
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Resolved technical glitches for qualified improvement property Detailed coverage of §179 expense elections and §168(k) bonus or additional first-year depreciation – how to maximize them, definitions, limitations, qualified property, etc. Sale of property and the depreciation recapture rules (§1245, §1250, unrecaptured §1250 gain for real estate, §291 for corporations) MACRS depreciation – finding the proper method, convention, and recovery period Listed property and the current limitations Amortization of start-up, organization, and other expenditures AMT depreciation adjustments and how to avoid them Examples, cases, and rulings of depreciation and amortization issues and how they impact clients, along with useful planning opportunities
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 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and SECURE Act 2.0 A tour of the most recent changes starting from gross income and ending with alternative minimum tax (AMT) and selected credits including the latest IRS guidance on recent tax legislation Hot developments affecting the upcoming tax season Review of new laws and changes in old 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
Erase the Mark: Best Practices in Penalty Abatement
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties.The types of penalties that can be removed.The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements.How to request penalty abatements.Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.
Surgent's Nuts & Bolts of Cryptocurrency Taxation
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
What is blockchain technology? How do you buy crypto? How do you store crypto? Use cases of cryptocurrency Blockchain technology Use cases of cryptocurrency Tax overview How taxes work for cryptocurrency investors How taxes work for cryptocurrency mining Taxation of other transactions Foreign reporting requirements and crypto How to use a tool like CoinTracker to calculate capital gains and losses New developments in the space Tax planning opportunities Why do accountants need to care?
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
Surgent's What Practitioners Need to Know About Estate Planning and Administering a Client's Estate
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Webcast Only
3.00 Credits
The federal transfer tax exemption What constitutes a valid will Common trust vehicles often used to safeguard assets Consequences of intestacy How to transfer property outside of a will Legal treatment of marital property Transfer of IRAs and retirement plans Probate generally and probate for property held outside of the state of decedent’s residence When an estate tax return should be filed Portability of the Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion (DSUE) amount
How Fraud Can Affect Smaller Organizations
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The major topics included in this course include:The reasons for fraudFraudulent acts that are initiated against smaller organizationsMethods to stop fraud attempts against small businesses
2025 Yellow Book Update
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Yellow Book engagements.Independence requirements in GAGAS.Quality management in Yellow Book. Common deficiencies found in Yellow Book engagements.
Ethics: IRS Behavioral Insights for Accountants
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Behavioral insights (BI) PrimerHow and why BI are used by the IRSIRS and individual decision-makingIRS and environmental and design considerationsIRS and social normsIRS "top of mind" issues BI and Implementation of tax reform legislation BI and private debt collectionBI and online taxpayer accountsBI and taxpayer rights in "real" vs. "unreal" auditsBI and the tax-exempt approval processBI and passport renewal and revocationHow to use BI to more mindfully interact with the IRS to improve outcomes
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?
Viewing A&A Through the Eyes of a Tax Practitioner
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The role of financial reporting for a myriad of usersFundamentals conceptsSpecial Purpose FrameworksFinancial statement analysisCross-functional collaboration
Synchronize Your Files to the Cloud with SharePoint -Updated
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics covered in this course include:Overview of the OneDrive Sync app functionalityStep-by-step review and demonstration of how to deploy this appInstalling the Sync app on your local devicesConfiguring the files and folders to synchronize toy your local deviceManage the locally stored filesBest practice tips for using the Sync app and avoiding common mistakes
Auditing digital assets: Entity's use of a service organization
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Understanding the entity and its environment and the service organizations role related to digital assets SOC 1r and SOC 2r reports as sufficient appropriate evidence Risks and challenges associated with performing audit procedures involving service organizations.
Hot Topics Audit & Attest Update
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Recent quality improvements to the SASs and SSARsOther matters that should be on your radar
How to Double Your Firm's Revenue Through CFO and Advisory
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:The average revenue of most accounting firms.The number of advisory clients you'll need to double your firm's revenue.How much you should be charging for advisory services.How we define CFO and advisory services.What business owners really want from their advisor.The three types of CFO/Advisory firms.How to get clients to pay you approximately $2,500 per month for advisory services.The three systems you'll need to add a CFO/Advisory service to your firm.
More Money: Strategic Ways to Improve Cash Flow
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How do I optimize cash flow?Qualitative Evaluations – Core Earnings & Sustainable GrowthQuantitative Evaluations – Liquidity RatiosIncreasing Customer Base vs. Payment TermsBusiness Cycle & CashInvesting Company CashWhat keeps companies from becoming streamlined?Behavioral Finance BiasesInformation Processing BiasesEmotional BiasesDealing with Behavioral Biases
Surgent's Annual Accounting and Auditing Update
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Recently issued FASB Accounting Standards Updates, PCC Update and items on the FASB’s Technical Agenda Recently issued ASUs covering common control leases, crypto assets (e.g., cryptocurrency), and income tax disclosures Statement on Quality Management Standards: SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3 Post-Implementation Review Report for revenue recognition under ASC 606 and best practices in applying ASC 606 Fraud case studies Recently issued SASs and other AICPA activity Recently issued PCAOB standards and SEC rulemaking activities Other important A&A practice matters
The Best S Corporation, Limited Liability, and Partnership Update Course by Surgent
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Webcast Only
8.00 Credits
Congressional Budget Reconciliation Process - explore how this powerful legislative tool allows Congress to fast track tax law changes and how it could be used to enact significant tax reforms in the current political climate President Trump's tax proposals - review key components of President Trump's tax agenda, 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 Potential expiration of select TCJA provisions - understand the implications for taxpayers as key provisions of the TCJA approach sunset dates Tariff policy and implementation - analyze the use of tariffs as a fiscal and trade policy tool Principles and considerations for nonresident withholding, composite payments, and passthrough entity taxes Partnership Distributions, Form 7217, and S Corporation Redemptions Thinking beyond §163(j) -- Interest Allocation Rules, Original Issue Discount, Applicable High Yield Discount Obligations, Convertible Corporate Debt Instruments, and Debt-Financed Distributions Timely coverage of breaking tax legislation Selected Practice and Reporting Issues: What’s new? A review of recent cases and tax law changes and IRS guidance affecting S corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships Form 1099-K reporting requirements Bonus depreciation Section 174 Research & Experimental Expenditures -- guidance under Notice 2023-63 and Notice 2024-12 Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
