CPE Catalog & Events
CPE & Event Classes
MTCPA has literally thousands of live and online courses to help you satisfy your professional development needs. It is our goal that the classes offered through MTCPA will enhance your knowledge and help you become even more successful.
Most classes put on by MTCPA can be taken either LIVE (In-Person) or VIRTUAL (MTCPA Webcasts) - please make sure you are registering for the correct one. (Webinars are classes from other providers)
MTCPA is now offering a new on-demand learning platform to enable you to learn and earn CPE on your own time. Stand-alone courses are available as well as an all-access subscription to the entire Anytime library. Click the 'Anytime' tab below to view the courses!
Performance Targets That Deliver Results Without Burnout
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Webcast Only
1.20 Credits
Performance target design Target testing
The Role of HR in Business Sustainability
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Webcast Only
1.20 Credits
What is "Sustainability" in business today? SHRM publications about sustainability Sustainability for the world, organizations and individuals Key HR opportunities for promoting sustainability to improve performance and reduce risk
Better Forecasts: Be a Better Predictor
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Why an open mind and the ability to doubt helps make great predictions Why it is better to be a fox than a hedgehog How non-conformists change the world How to focus on what matters How to learn from the past without hindsight bias
Speaking For Impact
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Overcoming the Common Obstacles to Public Speaking Fear of rejection/ failure and how to overcome From Unconscious Incompetence to Unconscious Competence Toastmasters and practicing by video Act “As If,” Do One Breath Technique to be more relaxed Creating the Content of the Talk What are the concerns of your audience? Talks consist of a title, an introduction, an opening, a body of content, a conclusion and a closing How to Deliver a Talk Effectively The clothes you wear and how you look matter Charisma = energy Smile and act enthusiastic Use self deprecating humor Making the Talk Entertaining Vary the speed of your delivery The Power of stories Memorization and Practice Key word system and note cards Practice thru video or get feedback through others Creating Stories that Rock
Be the Sun, Not the Salt, featuring Harry Cohen and John Daly
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
What is the Heliotropic Effect? Be the Six Sun Pearls. Today is a good day to do good Be the bright spot in the room Be your own sun Do the next right thing Pet peeves bite Knowing isn't doing
Social Media: The Bare Necessities
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Communication Social Media Marketing Publicity Public Relations Business Strategy
The Head and Heart of Ethics - Featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
The difficult trade-offs in making choices. Functioning in the ‘gray’ areas. The value of trust. How lack of accountability can lead to ethical issues.
Predictive Accounting: Driver-Based Budgeting & Rolling Financial Forecasts
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
The shift to “predictive accounting” for Decision Making, Planning, and Budgeting Problems with traditional annual budget processes Develop a driver-based “operational budget” based on resource capacity planning Classify resource capacities and their expenses as sunk, fixed, step-variable, and variable Create closed loop capacity plans Forecast demand for budgeting and rolling financial forecasts Integrating enterprise risk management (ERM) with management accounting Applying target costing for cost estimating
Planning in an Uncertain World
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Why great predictions are not intuitive but the result of critical thinking, gathering information and updating predictions when needed How to separate correlation from causation How to recognize and overcome bias Who is Thomas Bayes and why he matters
Become Rich Without Selling Your Soul
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
How to know your specific obstacles to becoming rich Why people use poor marketing and investment strategies, and how to overcome such limitations The most effective marketing methods, and how to implement them The power of being super motivated, and 3 methods to keep you motivated long term towards your goals Having a vision for your business and life that will keep you on the right track
The Many Faces of Fraud Shedding Light on the Tactics of Modern Day Swindlers
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Understanding Fraud Psychology and Motivation of Fraudsters Detection and Prevention Strategies Real World Case Studies Effective Fraud Management
Ethical Situations - What to do When?, featuring Allison McLeod and Don Minges
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Intentions versus results. Is using the ‘Threats Based Approach’ always the best? What is, “The clean hands rule,” and how does it apply to Ethics? Situations where Ethics is not black-and-white.
A Better Way to Choose Your KPIs
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
KPIs Performance measures Metrics
Giving Feedback that Delivers Results
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Webcast Only
1.20 Credits
Communicaiton Performance Reviews Feedback Management Leadership
Progressive Management Accounting
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
A taxonomy of accounting: tax, financial, managerial A spectrum of direct and indirect absorption costing Fact-based Data with Activity Based Costing (ABC ) Why do we need advanced management accounting techniques, such as ABC? How the ABC cost assignment network structure connects costs to products and sales channels Learn to use ABC to manage product, service-line, channel, and customer profitability Understand two views of costs: (1) process view versus (2) product view Comparing ABC with time-driven ABC, resource consumption accounting (RCA), lean accounting, and other costing techniques Operational Costing to Optimize Process Costs - How driver-based budgets and rolling financial forecasts lead to productivity improvement and cost reduction Applying “Attributes” to assess ”value-added costs” and “costs of quality (COQ)” The Shift in ROI’s Source from Tangible to Intangible Assets Increasing the ROI from information – with Corporate Performance Management (CPM) as a Value-Multiplier Accelerating the Rate of Adoption for Implementing and CPM Understand the barriers that slow the adoption rate of CPM: technical, misperceptions, model design, and social / cultural How to overcome behavioral resistance to change
10 Ways to Create Delighted Clients and More Referrals
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Webcast Only
4.00 Credits
Communicate more powerfully with clients and other CPA's by understanding human behavior • How to judge if your communication is effective in motivating someone • How to get someone to really hear you and how to really hear what someone else is “not saying.” • How to communicate so that someone will happily do what you want How to create trust and get people to like working with you – inside and outside the firm • The 3 most important keys for getting someone to feel rapport with you • Why rapport is so important, and how to use it to profit in your work • How to quickly solve problems with people once you have their rapport Secret techniques that super-successful communicators use • How to persuade people without them knowing they are being persuaded • How Ronald Reagan, Oprah and Bill Clinton are similar, and how you can tap into their "magical abilities." • The three most important keys all successful communicators use How outstanding service can lead to more promotions and/or client development • The art of getting more referrals and turning referrals into clients • Why great service is better for your business in the long run • How to know what’s most important to your client or boss—so you can focus on that
Awful Ethical Dilemmas - Bringing it to Life, featuring J. Michael Inzina and Don Minges
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Following the letter of the Code versus following the spirit of the Code Preparing for conflicts of interest Document your analysis of the situations Five (5) case study examples
Navigating Difficult Conversations with Clients
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
Communication Negotiation Conflict Persuasion Management Leadership Customer Service
1 Hour - Introduction to Sustainability Accounting
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Webcast Only
1.00 Credits
History of Sustainability Accounting Sustainability Metrics for Industry Published Sustainability Standards
Let's End Business Ethics
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Webcast Only
2.00 Credits
Ethics defined Are there business ethics? How to identify ethical issues Deciphering your ethical code Why ethical behavior is good for your business How to make ethical decisions