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Surgent's Unlimited Plus Package
1/1/2024 - 12/31/2025
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Surgent's Unlimited Self-Study Package
1/1/2024 - 12/31/2025
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Surgent's Unlimited Webinar Package
1/1/2024 - 12/31/2025
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Federal Tax Update with Ron Roberson
12/2/2024 - 12/3/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s QuickBooks For Accountants
12/4/2024
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MNCPA 2024 Federal Tax Update
12/4/2024
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Level III: Beginning in Charge Training
12/5/2024 - 12/6/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Small Business Internal Controls, Security, and Fraud Prevention and Detection
12/5/2024
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Key Partnership and S Corporation Tax Planning Strategies
12/6/2024
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Level V: Advanced Management and Leadership Essentials
12/9/2024 - 12/12/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Excel Essentials for Staff Accountants
12/9/2024
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Technology Conference
12/10/2024 - 12/11/2024
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Resources ? Expectations for Firms and Engagement Partners
12/12/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Excel Best Practices
12/12/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Better Productivity Through Artificial Intelligence And Automation Tools
12/13/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Ethics And Technology
12/13/2024
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MNCPA AI Unboxed: Using AI and Excel
12/13/2024
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Financial Statement Disclosures: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
12/16/2024
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Innovative Forecasting and Budgeting: Moving Beyond the Traditional Techniques
12/16/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Excel Charting And Visualizations
12/16/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Mastering Advanced Excel Functions
12/16/2024
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Surgent's S Corporation, Partnership, and LLC Tax Update
12/16/2024
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Bringing It All Together ? Exploring All Components of a Quality Management System
12/17/2024
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: What?s New for Firms? Monitoring and Remediation Processes
12/17/2024
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Current Issues in Accounting and Auditing: An Annual Update
12/17/2024
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Ethical Considerations for CPAs
12/17/2024
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Level V: Advanced Management and Leadership Essentials
12/17/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Microsoft 365/Office 365 - All the things You Need to Know
12/17/2024
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Reviewing Individual Tax Returns: What Are You Missing?
12/17/2024
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: A Practical Approach to Risk Assessment and Response
12/18/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Next Generation Excel Reporting
12/18/2024
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CPAs & Cheers Networking Event
12/19/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Artificial Intelligence For Accounting And Financial Professionals
12/30/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Case Studies In Fraud And Technology Controls
12/30/2024
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Live Webinar K2?s Accountants Guide to QuickBooks Online
12/31/2024
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Level I: Basic Staff Training
1/6/2025 - 1/9/2025
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Level V: Advanced Management and Leadership Essentials
1/7/2025
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Getting Ready for Busy Season: Key Changes Every Tax Practitioner Should Know
1/8/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Resources ? Expectations for Firms and Engagement Partners
1/9/2025
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Federal Tax Update with Ron Roberson
1/13/2025
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MNCPA Federal Tax Update: Individual and Business Current Developments
1/13/2025
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Professional Ethics: The AICPA's Comprehensive Course
1/15/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: A Practical Approach to Risk Assessment and Response
1/16/2025
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MNCPA AI Unboxed: Financial Statement Analysis with AI
1/17/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: What?s New for Firms? Monitoring and Remediation Processes
1/23/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Bringing It All Together ? Exploring All Components of a Quality Management System
1/30/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: A Practical Approach to Risk Assessment and Response
2/4/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Resources ? Expectations for Firms and Engagement Partners
2/6/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: What?s New for Firms? Monitoring and Remediation Processes
2/12/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Bringing It All Together ? Exploring All Components of a Quality Management System
2/18/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: A Practical Approach to Risk Assessment and Response
4/3/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Resources ? Expectations for Firms and Engagement Partners
4/10/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: What?s New for Firms? Monitoring and Remediation Processes
4/17/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Bringing It All Together ? Exploring All Components of a Quality Management System
4/24/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: A Practical Approach to Risk Assessment and Response
7/1/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Resources ? Expectations for Firms and Engagement Partners
7/8/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: What?s New for Firms? Monitoring and Remediation Processes
7/15/2025
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AICPA New Quality Management Standards: Bringing It All Together ? Exploring All Components of a Quality Management System
7/22/2025
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Events in the month of September 2025
9/2/2025

Transform your data presentation skills with our comprehensive course on creating impactful dashboards and reports using Excel. This workshop is tailored for professionals who:

  • Regularly produce or update dashboards and reports
  • Struggle with confusing or overly complex reporting tools
  • Seek to streamline varied reporting styles across their organization
  • Aim to establish a consistent, replicable "house style" for reporting
  • Want to impress stakeholders with clear, user-friendly data presentations

Through a combination of theory and hands-on practice, you'll learn the fundamental principles that make reports and dashboards easy to understand. We'll distill these concepts into a set of practical rules and guide you through their application in Excel.


Speakers:
Bernie Smith
9/2/2025

This comprehensive 8-hour course explores the pervasive issue of fraud in State and Local governments. Our panel of experts from inside and outside government will provide participants with the tools and knowledge necessary to identify, prevent, and respond to fraudulent activities in State and local governments.

The course begins by examining the types of fraud commonly encountered in governmental settings, including financial fraud, procurement fraud, and abuse of power. With our experienced panelists, participants will delve into real-world case studies to understand the tactics used by fraudsters and the impact on public trust, resources, and governance. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding regulatory frameworks and compliance measures designed to mitigate fraud risks.

 

 


Speakers:
Frank Crawford, CPA
Mr. Dennis F. Dycus, CFE, CPA, CGFM
David L. Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
Daniel Porter
Cindy Bird
9/2/2025

Running or advising a small business? The KPI Bootcamp can help you rapidly identify and implement the right KPIs to achieve your or your client's goals. Delivered by Bernie Smith, KPI specialist and seasoned entrepreneur, this course will guide you through selecting a powerful set of measures tailored to your business. The structured approach helps you refine your objectives and choose KPIs that drive growth and profitability.
The program includes access to over 400 pre-defined KPIs, each with a clear, jargon-free definition, business benefits, real-world examples, and practical implementation tips.


Speakers:
Bernie Smith
9/2/2025

This comprehensive 8-hour course explores the pervasive issue of fraud in State and Local governments. Our panel of experts from inside and outside government will provide participants with the tools and knowledge necessary to identify, prevent, and respond to fraudulent activities in State and local governments.

The course begins by examining the types of fraud commonly encountered in governmental settings, including financial fraud, procurement fraud, and abuse of power. With our experienced panelists, participants will delve into real-world case studies to understand the tactics used by fraudsters and the impact on public trust, resources, and governance. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding regulatory frameworks and compliance measures designed to mitigate fraud risks.

 

 


Speakers:
Frank Crawford, CPA
Mr. Dennis F. Dycus, CFE, CPA, CGFM
David L. Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
Daniel Porter
Cindy Bird
9/2/2025

Targets can be a powerful catalyst for remarkable achievements - from landing humans on the moon to eradicating smallpox and repairing the ozone layer. However, poorly designed targets can have severe consequences, potentially leading to executive imprisonment, corporate collapse, or even loss of life.

This course uses real-world examples and case studies to guide you through a practical, step-by-step process for crafting robust, effective, and credible targets for your organization. You'll learn how to harness the positive potential of targets whilst avoiding the pitfalls that can derail even the most well-intentioned performance initiatives.


Speakers:
Bernie Smith
9/3/2025

The best leaders are always ethical. Every great leader has heart and readily shows that they care. What is the true value of a trustworthy leader? Why do we need trustworthy leaders? How do we examine ethical issues - what is the process? Trust provides a safety net that enables innovation to flourish. Be the best leader you can be by caring about others and remaining ethical.

Ethics is fundamentally how we treat others. Do we measure up to that standard?


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
John Levy, MBA, CPA
9/3/2025

Ethics is grounded in leadership and the finest leaders are always ethical. Every effective leader is ethical, in words and actions. The best leaders communicate effectively. Being trustworthy is more than being honest and fair. In today’s turbulent environment, leadership matters more than ever as the talented staff will readily move to ethical leaders. We must enhance our leadership skills to remain valuable. Simple stated - we all want to work for, and with, an ethical leader.


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
Bob Mims, CPA
9/3/2025

The staggering volume of accounting scandals is a scandal. What has happened and what were the root causes? Why do many financial professionals choose to do the wrong thing? What has been the cumulative impact on the profession? What can we do to enhance our professional reputation? We will discuss the many "fixes" imposed to address previous accounting scandals, including COSO; were they effective? We must understand that accounting fraud is prevalent and what should we look out for? Be aware. We do not want history to repeat itself.


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
Tracy Cooper, CPA
9/3/2025

Often a simple situation may seem innocent, but it can lead to large complications quickly. Conflicts of interest are unavoidable and occur frequently for CPAs in business and industry. What will you do when they happen? Will you take the necessary steps to remain ethical and to protect your license? We will show you how in detail. You and I have a responsibility to our organizations and to the public to be ethical. If you do not follow the prescribed steps, as detailed in the Code of Professional Conduct, there will be problems. Do not forget your duty to the public.


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
9/4/2025

This webinar aims to provide HR professionals with a comprehensive understanding of mental illness and depression under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It will cover key aspects of the law, provide practical advice, and address common challenges.


Speakers:
Amy Gomez, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
9/4/2025

As a small business owner or manager, navigating the complexities of HR can be challenging, but it's crucial for your company's success. This comprehensive webinar will provide you with practical, informative, and encouraging tips to help you build a strong HR foundation for your small business.

From recruitment strategies to employee retention, legal compliance to company culture, we'll cover all the essential aspects of HR that will contribute to your business's growth. Let's create a thriving workplace where both your business and your employees can flourish.


Speakers:
Amy Gomez, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
9/4/2025

This webinar will explore embracing and supporting neurodiversity in the workplace, promoting inclusivity, and creating a more diverse and dynamic environment.


Speakers:
Amy Gomez, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
9/9/2025

Good judgment works well in handling most employee relations matters. However, there are special situations where legal requirements dictate specific handling to avoid significant personal and employer liability. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for responding to requests for accommodation regarding religious practices or disabilities, confronting employees in substance-abuse situations, and handling disclosures of contagious infections so that individual is properly helped, and the health of your workforce is protected.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/9/2025

The objective of corrective action is to change conduct through teaching. Corrective action may be sequential, out of order, repetitive, or not appropriate to take at all. The action selected should reflect the type, frequency, and severity of the misconduct. Changing conduct through teaching requires effective employee relations skills. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for handling a wide array of sensitive misconduct situations with good judgment, such that personal and employer liability is avoided.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/9/2025

Over 80% of all employment-related lawsuits relate to termination. Every termination should be treated as a potential lawsuit. The facts supporting a leader's recommendation of discharge must be fully investigated. The discharge of an employee requires prior review and approval. Narrow self-interest, spite, or personal animosity must not play a part in making termination decisions. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for handling discharges with good judgment such that personal and employer liability is avoided.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/11/2025

Bears are intelligent and motivated to find food. When I left some fried chicken in my Jeep while in Gatlinburg, a bear tore a hole in the top and ate the chicken and part of my Jeep. He was just a bear being a bear. I'm responsible because I left the chicken in the Jeep and gave him the opportunity. Similarly, people are intelligent and motivated to survive. If we give them opportunity by not implementing good internal controls, they will take our assets. This session reviews the investigation and prosecution of the former director of a conference center who took advantage of lax internal controls of a joint-venture and stole thousands. She was just a fraudster being a fraudster.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/11/2025

Two conmen used lies and falsified documents to convince the State of Tennessee to give them a $3,000,000 economic development grant to create 1,000 jobs by purchasing and rehabilitating a vacant factory in rural Tennessee. Instead, they spent most of the money on an extravagant lifestyle and invested over $1M in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) out of over $30,000,000 pursuant to a contract to provide the tarps for areas such as Puerto Rico, affected by hurricanes. This session provides a detailed case study of how the investigators accumulated, organized, and analyzed hundreds of documents, identified the falsifications and misrepresentations, conducted multiple interviews, and ultimately convicted the conmen. This case study provides multiple takeaways for detecting and investigating grant fraud, which is especially relevant in light of the numerous federal stimulus programs in recent years.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/11/2025

The ability to create and ask good questions as well as the ability to know when someone is being deceptive are important skills for managers, auditors, and investigators. This session will improve your interview techniques and your lie detection abilities. Multiple videos from various movies, TV shows, and public figures showcasing the behaviors of liars are included.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/12/2025

Professional codes of ethics provide guidance to professionals who are frequently required to choose between doing the right thing and the wrong thing. Sometimes, professionals violate their ethical code and do the wrong thing for what they rationalize is the right reason. This session uses the popular television show "Ozark" and its multiple examples of seemingly good people doing bad things for the right reason to define ethics as well as explore why people make unethical choices and how they justify those choices.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/12/2025

Human Resources professionals are often tasked with investigating allegations of employee misconduct, discrimination, and others. Investigation training is traditionally presented from the position of an outsider looking in, such as a governmental agency, law firm, or private investigator. HR investigations require similar skills, but the environment and the approach are quite different. This session is an introduction to these differences and provides best practices for assessing allegations of employee misconduct and planning the investigation. Attendees will end the session with takeaways to immediately implement in future HR investigations. Episodes 2 and 3 complete the series.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/12/2025

Human Resources professionals are often tasked with investigating allegations of employee misconduct, discrimination, and others. Investigation training is traditionally presented from the position of an outsider looking in, such as a governmental agency, law firm, or private investigator. HR investigations require similar skills, but the environment and the approach are quite different. This session provides best practices for interviewing to gather accurate information, such as creating and asking open ended questions, effective listening, and understanding verbal and non-verbal communication. Attendees will end the session with takeaways to immediately implement in future HR investigations. Two of three Episodes in the series.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/12/2025

Human Resources professionals are often tasked with investigating allegations of employee misconduct, discrimination, and others. Investigation training is traditionally presented from the position of an outsider looking in, such as a governmental agency, law firm, or private investigator. HR investigations require similar skills, but the environment and the approach are quite different. This session provides best practices for gathering and analyzing evidence and reporting the investigation results. Attendees will end the session with takeaways to immediately implement in future HR investigations. Three of three Episodes in the series.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/13/2025

Leaders have the right to exercise customary management functions. Employees have the right to be kept free from discrimination. Neither employer rights nor employee rights are absolute. The courts are equally protective of the rights of employees and employers. A courtroom is the wrong place for anyone to find this out. This course provides practical knowledge on how to effectively balancing these two sets of rights, such that employees and leaders stay out of court. Employers avoid lawsuits, rather than win lawsuits.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/13/2025

The best leaders are always ethical. Every great leader has heart and readily shows that they care. What is the true value of a trustworthy leader? Why do we need trustworthy leaders? How do we examine ethical issues - what is the process? Trust provides a safety net that enables innovation to flourish. Be the best leader you can be by caring about others and remaining ethical.

Ethics is fundamentally how we treat others. Do we measure up to that standard?


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
John Levy, MBA, CPA
9/13/2025

Ethics are how groups define right from wrong. Codes of Ethics define good behavior from bad behavior for professionals. When we break those codes, we "break bad." For five seasons, the popular television show "Breaking Bad" explored the transformation of one good man breaking bad. This session provides an overview of ethics and why people break bad, while using examples from the TV show as well as case studies of good people who broke bad.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/13/2025

A harmonious working environment is one in which people feel safe, seen, heard, and respected. Critical to maintaining it are that employees have high self-esteem, are treated with respect, and work in a safe, non-violent setting. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts on how to take appropriate action and deal effectively with discriminatory comments, sexual harassment, and threats and acts of violence, such that personal and employer liability is avoided.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/13/2025

Often a simple situation may seem innocent, but it can lead to large complications quickly. Conflicts of interest are unavoidable and occur frequently for CPAs in business and industry. What will you do when they happen? Will you take the necessary steps to remain ethical and to protect your license? We will show you how in detail. You and I have a responsibility to our organizations and to the public to be ethical. If you do not follow the prescribed steps, as detailed in the Code of Professional Conduct, there will be problems. Do not forget your duty to the public.


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
9/13/2025

The tools for managing performance and addressing misconduct are not identical. The failure to point this out to leaders has often resulted in the use of the wrong tool. Reinforcing good performance and securing improvements in performance requires skill in coaching employees, making effective requests, and providing effective feedback. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for setting, communicating, and enforcing performance expectations, such that personal and employer liability is avoided.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/15/2025

This session reviews the three elements of fraud, how fraudsters think, how proper internal controls can prevent and detect fraud, and the red flags to look for to identify fraud. It looks at Radar O'Reilly, one of the most beloved characters of the TV show M*A*S*H. He was trusted by his boss to run the administrative side of the US Army medical unit. Were there red flags all around Radar? Did he have the opportunity to steal? Was he a fraudster? We'll find out? Attendees learn to recognize the traits of this type fraudster that are present in many organization. Case studies of various Radars are included.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/15/2025

Ethics are how groups define right from wrong. Codes of Ethics define good behavior from bad behavior for professionals. When we break those codes, we "break bad." For five seasons, the popular television show "Breaking Bad" explored the transformation of one good man breaking bad. This session provides an overview of ethics and why people break bad, while using examples from the TV show as well as case studies of good people who broke bad.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/15/2025

Young doctors sometimes arrive at an exotic medical diagnosis (You've got Kuru!), when a more common place explanation is likely (You've got a cold). These diagnoses are known as Zebras and doctors are taught, "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras". Sometimes, the patient really has a rare disease and suffers from misdiagnosis and subsequent improper treatment. Similarly, managers, auditors, and investigators often see indicators of fraud, but dismiss them because they've been taught or assume based upon experience that it is just a mistake that looks like fraud. This session uses case studies to explore some of the more common symptoms of fraud that are often misdiagnosed.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/15/2025

The ancient Romans had a saying about using caution when appointing someone to a position of trust, "don't set a wolf to watch the sheep". That saying is in use today and has changed to include "don't put a fox to guard the henhouses";. The thought is similar, but the wolf and fox are vastly different animals. Wolves rely upon their strength to survive while foxes rely on their cunning. Like foxes, fraudsters rely upon their cunning to defeat or circumvent internal controls. This session reviews the investigation of a deputy court clerk who exploited a weakness in internal controls and committed fraud in the courthouse.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/19/2025

Often a simple situation may seem innocent, but it can lead to large complications quickly. Conflicts of interest are unavoidable and occur frequently for CPAs in business and industry. What will you do when they happen? Will you take the necessary steps to remain ethical and to protect your license? We will show you how in detail. You and I have a responsibility to our organizations and to the public to be ethical. If you do not follow the prescribed steps, as detailed in the Code of Professional Conduct, there will be problems. Do not forget your duty to the public.


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
9/19/2025

The best leaders are always ethical. Every great leader has heart and readily shows that they care. What is the true value of a trustworthy leader? Why do we need trustworthy leaders? How do we examine ethical issues - what is the process? Trust provides a safety net that enables innovation to flourish. Be the best leader you can be by caring about others and remaining ethical.

Ethics is fundamentally how we treat others. Do we measure up to that standard?


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
John Levy, MBA, CPA
9/19/2025

Ethics is grounded in leadership and the finest leaders are always ethical. Every effective leader is ethical, in words and actions. The best leaders communicate effectively. Being trustworthy is more than being honest and fair. In today’s turbulent environment, leadership matters more than ever as the talented staff will readily move to ethical leaders. We must enhance our leadership skills to remain valuable. Simple stated - we all want to work for, and with, an ethical leader.


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
Bob Mims, CPA
9/19/2025

The staggering volume of accounting scandals is a scandal. What has happened and what were the root causes? Why do many financial professionals choose to do the wrong thing? What has been the cumulative impact on the profession? What can we do to enhance our professional reputation? We will discuss the many "fixes" imposed to address previous accounting scandals, including COSO; were they effective? We must understand that accounting fraud is prevalent and what should we look out for? Be aware. We do not want history to repeat itself.


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
Tracy Cooper, CPA
9/22/2025

CPAs get a bad rep regarding bookkeeping services. Walk through how to overhaul your offering by reviewing your client expectations, tech stack, and workflows.


Speakers:
Eman Abdur-Rahman
9/24/2025

Targets can be a powerful catalyst for remarkable achievements - from landing humans on the moon to eradicating smallpox and repairing the ozone layer. However, poorly designed targets can have severe consequences, potentially leading to executive imprisonment, corporate collapse, or even loss of life.

This course uses real-world examples and case studies to guide you through a practical, step-by-step process for crafting robust, effective, and credible targets for your organization. You'll learn how to harness the positive potential of targets whilst avoiding the pitfalls that can derail even the most well-intentioned performance initiatives.


Speakers:
Bernie Smith
9/24/2025

This comprehensive 8-hour course explores the pervasive issue of fraud in State and Local governments. Our panel of experts from inside and outside government will provide participants with the tools and knowledge necessary to identify, prevent, and respond to fraudulent activities in State and local governments.

The course begins by examining the types of fraud commonly encountered in governmental settings, including financial fraud, procurement fraud, and abuse of power. With our experienced panelists, participants will delve into real-world case studies to understand the tactics used by fraudsters and the impact on public trust, resources, and governance. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding regulatory frameworks and compliance measures designed to mitigate fraud risks.

 

 


Speakers:
Frank Crawford, CPA
Mr. Dennis F. Dycus, CFE, CPA, CGFM
David L. Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
Daniel Porter
Cindy Bird
9/24/2025

Transform your data presentation skills with our comprehensive course on creating impactful dashboards and reports using Excel. This workshop is tailored for professionals who:

  • Regularly produce or update dashboards and reports
  • Struggle with confusing or overly complex reporting tools
  • Seek to streamline varied reporting styles across their organization
  • Aim to establish a consistent, replicable "house style" for reporting
  • Want to impress stakeholders with clear, user-friendly data presentations

Through a combination of theory and hands-on practice, you'll learn the fundamental principles that make reports and dashboards easy to understand. We'll distill these concepts into a set of practical rules and guide you through their application in Excel.


Speakers:
Bernie Smith
9/24/2025

Running or advising a small business? The KPI Bootcamp can help you rapidly identify and implement the right KPIs to achieve your or your client's goals. Delivered by Bernie Smith, KPI specialist and seasoned entrepreneur, this course will guide you through selecting a powerful set of measures tailored to your business. The structured approach helps you refine your objectives and choose KPIs that drive growth and profitability.
The program includes access to over 400 pre-defined KPIs, each with a clear, jargon-free definition, business benefits, real-world examples, and practical implementation tips.


Speakers:
Bernie Smith
9/24/2025

This comprehensive 8-hour course explores the pervasive issue of fraud in State and Local governments. Our panel of experts from inside and outside government will provide participants with the tools and knowledge necessary to identify, prevent, and respond to fraudulent activities in State and local governments.

The course begins by examining the types of fraud commonly encountered in governmental settings, including financial fraud, procurement fraud, and abuse of power. With our experienced panelists, participants will delve into real-world case studies to understand the tactics used by fraudsters and the impact on public trust, resources, and governance. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding regulatory frameworks and compliance measures designed to mitigate fraud risks.

 

 


Speakers:
Frank Crawford, CPA
Mr. Dennis F. Dycus, CFE, CPA, CGFM
David L. Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
Daniel Porter
Cindy Bird
9/25/2025

Over 80% of all employment-related lawsuits relate to termination. Every termination should be treated as a potential lawsuit. The facts supporting a leader's recommendation of discharge must be fully investigated. The discharge of an employee requires prior review and approval. Narrow self-interest, spite, or personal animosity must not play a part in making termination decisions. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for handling discharges with good judgment such that personal and employer liability is avoided.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/25/2025

Good judgment works well in handling most employee relations matters. However, there are special situations where legal requirements dictate specific handling to avoid significant personal and employer liability. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for responding to requests for accommodation regarding religious practices or disabilities, confronting employees in substance-abuse situations, and handling disclosures of contagious infections so that individual is properly helped, and the health of your workforce is protected.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/25/2025

The objective of corrective action is to change conduct through teaching. Corrective action may be sequential, out of order, repetitive, or not appropriate to take at all. The action selected should reflect the type, frequency, and severity of the misconduct. Changing conduct through teaching requires effective employee relations skills. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for handling a wide array of sensitive misconduct situations with good judgment, such that personal and employer liability is avoided.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/26/2025

Accountants in the various financial services industries are expected to be alert to potential money laundering situations, even if they are not specifically tasked with monitoring AML compliance. This workshop unpacks the basic AML compliance requirements and considers real world cases involving financial professionals & responses to AML red flags. The content of this workshop emphasizes the ethical considerations faced by accountants who encounter money laundering situations.


Speakers:
Albert D. Spalding Jr.
9/26/2025

Two conmen used lies and falsified documents to convince the State of Tennessee to give them a $3,000,000 economic development grant to create 1,000 jobs by purchasing and rehabilitating a vacant factory in rural Tennessee. Instead, they spent most of the money on an extravagant lifestyle and invested over $1M in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) out of over $30,000,000 pursuant to a contract to provide the tarps for areas such as Puerto Rico, affected by hurricanes. This session provides a detailed case study of how the investigators accumulated, organized, and analyzed hundreds of documents, identified the falsifications and misrepresentations, conducted multiple interviews, and ultimately convicted the conmen. This case study provides multiple takeaways for detecting and investigating grant fraud, which is especially relevant in light of the numerous federal stimulus programs in recent years.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/26/2025

The ability to create and ask good questions as well as the ability to know when someone is being deceptive are important skills for managers, auditors, and investigators. This session will improve your interview techniques and your lie detection abilities. Multiple videos from various movies, TV shows, and public figures showcasing the behaviors of liars are included.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/26/2025

Bears are intelligent and motivated to find food. When I left some fried chicken in my Jeep while in Gatlinburg, a bear tore a hole in the top and ate the chicken and part of my Jeep. He was just a bear being a bear. I'm responsible because I left the chicken in the Jeep and gave him the opportunity. Similarly, people are intelligent and motivated to survive. If we give them opportunity by not implementing good internal controls, they will take our assets. This session reviews the investigation and prosecution of the former director of a conference center who took advantage of lax internal controls of a joint-venture and stole thousands. She was just a fraudster being a fraudster.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/27/2025

Accountants are routinely placed in the middle of competing forces and are called upon to sort out the ethical and regulatory priorities while at the same time providing technical and financial expertise. This workshop discusses the accountant/client & and accountant/employer & dynamics that often include serious ethical questions.


Speakers:
Albert D. Spalding Jr.
9/27/2025

As a small business owner or manager, navigating the complexities of HR can be challenging, but it's crucial for your company's success. This comprehensive webinar will provide you with practical, informative, and encouraging tips to help you build a strong HR foundation for your small business.

From recruitment strategies to employee retention, legal compliance to company culture, we'll cover all the essential aspects of HR that will contribute to your business's growth. Let's create a thriving workplace where both your business and your employees can flourish.


Speakers:
Amy Gomez, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
9/27/2025

Ethics is grounded in leadership and the finest leaders are always ethical. Every effective leader is ethical, in words and actions. The best leaders communicate effectively. Being trustworthy is more than being honest and fair. In today’s turbulent environment, leadership matters more than ever as the talented staff will readily move to ethical leaders. We must enhance our leadership skills to remain valuable. Simple stated - we all want to work for, and with, an ethical leader.


Speakers:
Don Minges, MBA
Bob Mims, CPA
9/27/2025

This webinar will explore embracing and supporting neurodiversity in the workplace, promoting inclusivity, and creating a more diverse and dynamic environment.


Speakers:
Amy Gomez, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
9/27/2025

This webinar aims to provide HR professionals with a comprehensive understanding of mental illness and depression under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It will cover key aspects of the law, provide practical advice, and address common challenges.


Speakers:
Amy Gomez, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
9/29/2025

Human Resources professionals are often tasked with investigating allegations of employee misconduct, discrimination, and others. Investigation training is traditionally presented from the position of an outsider looking in, such as a governmental agency, law firm, or private investigator. HR investigations require similar skills, but the environment and the approach are quite different. This session provides best practices for gathering and analyzing evidence and reporting the investigation results. Attendees will end the session with takeaways to immediately implement in future HR investigations. Three of three Episodes in the series.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/29/2025

Professional codes of ethics provide guidance to professionals who are frequently required to choose between doing the right thing and the wrong thing. Sometimes, professionals violate their ethical code and do the wrong thing for what they rationalize is the right reason. This session uses the popular television show "Ozark" and its multiple examples of seemingly good people doing bad things for the right reason to define ethics as well as explore why people make unethical choices and how they justify those choices.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/29/2025

Human Resources professionals are often tasked with investigating allegations of employee misconduct, discrimination, and others. Investigation training is traditionally presented from the position of an outsider looking in, such as a governmental agency, law firm, or private investigator. HR investigations require similar skills, but the environment and the approach are quite different. This session is an introduction to these differences and provides best practices for assessing allegations of employee misconduct and planning the investigation. Attendees will end the session with takeaways to immediately implement in future HR investigations. Episodes 2 and 3 complete the series.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/29/2025

Human Resources professionals are often tasked with investigating allegations of employee misconduct, discrimination, and others. Investigation training is traditionally presented from the position of an outsider looking in, such as a governmental agency, law firm, or private investigator. HR investigations require similar skills, but the environment and the approach are quite different. This session provides best practices for interviewing to gather accurate information, such as creating and asking open ended questions, effective listening, and understanding verbal and non-verbal communication. Attendees will end the session with takeaways to immediately implement in future HR investigations. Two of three Episodes in the series.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/30/2025

Young doctors sometimes arrive at an exotic medical diagnosis (You've got Kuru!), when a more common place explanation is likely (You've got a cold). These diagnoses are known as Zebras and doctors are taught, "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras". Sometimes, the patient really has a rare disease and suffers from misdiagnosis and subsequent improper treatment. Similarly, managers, auditors, and investigators often see indicators of fraud, but dismiss them because they've been taught or assume based upon experience that it is just a mistake that looks like fraud. This session uses case studies to explore some of the more common symptoms of fraud that are often misdiagnosed.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/30/2025

The ancient Romans had a saying about using caution when appointing someone to a position of trust, "don't set a wolf to watch the sheep". That saying is in use today and has changed to include "don't put a fox to guard the henhouses";. The thought is similar, but the wolf and fox are vastly different animals. Wolves rely upon their strength to survive while foxes rely on their cunning. Like foxes, fraudsters rely upon their cunning to defeat or circumvent internal controls. This session reviews the investigation of a deputy court clerk who exploited a weakness in internal controls and committed fraud in the courthouse.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/30/2025

Leaders have the right to exercise customary management functions. Employees have the right to be kept free from discrimination. Neither employer rights nor employee rights are absolute. The courts are equally protective of the rights of employees and employers. A courtroom is the wrong place for anyone to find this out. This course provides practical knowledge on how to effectively balancing these two sets of rights, such that employees and leaders stay out of court. Employers avoid lawsuits, rather than win lawsuits.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/30/2025

A harmonious working environment is one in which people feel safe, seen, heard, and respected. Critical to maintaining it are that employees have high self-esteem, are treated with respect, and work in a safe, non-violent setting. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts on how to take appropriate action and deal effectively with discriminatory comments, sexual harassment, and threats and acts of violence, such that personal and employer liability is avoided.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/30/2025

Ethics are how groups define right from wrong. Codes of Ethics define good behavior from bad behavior for professionals. When we break those codes, we "break bad." For five seasons, the popular television show "Breaking Bad" explored the transformation of one good man breaking bad. This session provides an overview of ethics and why people break bad, while using examples from the TV show as well as case studies of good people who broke bad.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE
9/30/2025

The tools for managing performance and addressing misconduct are not identical. The failure to point this out to leaders has often resulted in the use of the wrong tool. Reinforcing good performance and securing improvements in performance requires skill in coaching employees, making effective requests, and providing effective feedback. This course provides practical knowledge and scripts for setting, communicating, and enforcing performance expectations, such that personal and employer liability is avoided.


Speakers:
Mike Mirarchi
9/30/2025

This session reviews the three elements of fraud, how fraudsters think, how proper internal controls can prevent and detect fraud, and the red flags to look for to identify fraud. It looks at Radar O'Reilly, one of the most beloved characters of the TV show M*A*S*H. He was trusted by his boss to run the administrative side of the US Army medical unit. Were there red flags all around Radar? Did he have the opportunity to steal? Was he a fraudster? We'll find out? Attendees learn to recognize the traits of this type fraudster that are present in many organization. Case studies of various Radars are included.


Speakers:
Daniel Porter, CFE