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Title CPE Hours Level
Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets

This course explains the changes made as a result of FAS 166 (now codified as ASC Topic 860) related to the accounting for the transfer of financial assets. It covers the background and scope of the statement, as well as the accounting and disclosures required by the statement for transfers of financial assets.

 2.00 Overview
Business-Related Tax Credits

This course discusses business tax credits. It describes some of the perennial standards, as well as what is new. It also explains the tax-related requirements that businesses face with respect to health care coverage and describes which businesses are exempt from mandatory health care coverage.

 2.00 Overview
Compliance Audits: SAS 117

SAS 117, Compliance Auditing, provides significant updates to the previous SAS 74, and establishes standards and provides guidance on performing and reporting on compliance audits.

 4.00 Intermediate
Constructive Dividends: Avoidance and Minimization

This course provides coverage of legislative, administrative and judicial decisions governing constructive dividends. It is designed to provide practitioners with detailed information on when constructive dividends are imposed, and an analysis of methods to avoid or minimize the imposition of constructive dividends.

 2.00 Overview
Depreciation Course (2010 Edition)

This course helps enhance your understanding of depreciating assets using the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) by reviewing basics such as the applicable MACRS depreciation methods and conventions, MACRS elections, the proper method to determine any asset’s recovery (depreciation) period, MACRS 50 percent bonus depreciation, and much more.

 6.00 Update
FASB Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs)

Effective July 1, 2009, changes to the source of authoritative U.S. GAAP, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (FASB Codification), are communicated through an Accounting Standards Update (ASU). This course distills this literature into a digestible source that is designed to assist accounting practitioners in putting these changes into practice.

 3.00 Overview
Fraud Detection: Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit

This CPE course provides an overview of a major new exposure draft issued by the Auditing Standards Board that is scheduled to replace auditing standard, SAS No. 99.

 2.00 Overview
IFRS: First-Time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards

This course discusses the requirements for first-time adopters of IFRS and is designed to assist accounting practitioners in putting these principles into practice.

 2.00 Overview
IFRS: Introduction to International Financial Reporting Standards

This CPE course reviews the basic authoritative literature of IFRS for preparing financial statements and is designed to assist accounting practitioners in putting these principles into practice.

 3.00
Recent Tax Developments (July - August 2010)

This CPE Course, developed by noted tax authorities Sidney Kess and Barbara Weltman, provides you with an overview of recent tax developments.

 2.00 Update
Revenue Recognition: General Principles (Fourth Edition)

Revenue Recognition: General Principles (Fourth Edition) covers key concepts and issues that arise in determining when and how to recognize revenue.

 3.00 Overview
S Corporations: Formation and Liquidation (Third Edition)

This course reviews the key issues that all tax professionals should be aware of when dealing with the formation or liquidation of an S corporation.

 5.00 Intermediate
Subsequent Events (FASB ASC Topic 855)

In May of 2009, FASB issued FASB No. 165 (now codified as part of ASC Topic 855), Subsequent Events, in order to bring U.S. GAAP more in line with international standards and in particular, IAS 10, Events after the Reporting Period. This course distills the requirements of ASC Topic 855 into a concise analysis that is designed to assist accounting practitioners in putting these principles into practice.

 1.00 Overview
Tax Breaks for Going Green (Second Edition)

This course describes tax breaks available for going "green" for both individuals and businesses.

 2.00 Overview
Tax Issues For Owners of Commercial Property

This course discusses tax rules for owners of commercial property, which covers realty held in a business context—residential and commercial. It will cover rules that apply to owners, as landlords during their period of ownership. It will also discuss tax rules that apply to sales, exchanges, and foreclosures of commercial property.

 2.00 Overview
Tax Relief and Incentives for Businesses

This course explores the businesses tax incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (2009 Recovery Act) and pending tax legislation.

 2.00 Update
Tax Treatment and Strategies for Windfalls

This course discusses the tax results of receiving a windfall.

It also covers the effect of a windfall on estimated taxes, and tax planning that may reduce the tax impact from a windfall.

 2.00
Travel and Entertainment: Expenses and Deductions (2010)

This course will guide you through the ins and outs of maximizing business deductions for travel and entertainment by providing detailed, clear explanations and practical examples of how the tax law is applied.

 6.00 Overview
Understanding GASB 34 (Second Edition)

This course provides an overview of the requirements and changes brought about by GASB Statement No. 34.

 10.00 Basic
Understanding Sources of Federal Tax Authority

This course examines key IRS documents and their application to tax compliance and controversy resolution. It also reviews the fundamental authorities in the federal tax system which directly influence the content and scope of IRS organizational structure and IRS positions.

 8.00 Intermediate
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