“The numbers side of accounting is easy. The people side is hard.” That’s the lesson David Peters learned from a mentor early in his career, and it’s at the heart of his Surgent CPE course, “How Our Economy and Markets Perform in Election Years.” Contentious campaigns, roiling economic cycles, volatile financial markets and rampant misinformation […]
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Surgent Knowledge Summit Offers Premium CPE Courses for Accounting and Tax Professionals
Exclusive live events and on-demand webinars during International Accounting Week offer insights into emerging AI, financial reporting and tax planning strategies, including a free Weekly Expert Hour exploring post-election tax changes.
Surgent Accounting & Financial Education to Premiere More Than a Dozen New Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Courses this Spring
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Impact of technology on continuing education
Does AI have a place in accounting?
Surgent course helps tax professionals conquer Inflation Reduction Act
Surgent’s first-to-market CPE course covers the IRA’s new tax provisions in detail, equipping participants to properly advise their individual and business clients if and how the tax changes impact their tax planning.
IRS filing relief for Schedules K-2 and K-3
Last year, the IRS announced new Schedules K-2 and K-3 for the 2021 tax year. These schedules were introduced to standardize the reporting of international tax items that were previously reported on Schedule K-1. The IRS published updated instructions for Forms 1065, 1120-S and 8865 on Jan. 18, 2022, stating that entities with no foreign […]
Build Back Better Act Could Rebound in Congress
Is the Build Back Better Act (BBB) going on a diet? President Biden’s $2.2 trillion spending proposal is showing signs that it’s too big to squeeze through the doors of the U.S. Senate, but advocates believe that losing a few pounds – er, dollars – is just what it needs to win final approval. The […]
Tips to Help Accounting Firms Transition to ASC 842
On Nov. 10, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) considered a request for a further two-year delay in the effective date of ASC Topic 842, Leases, for entities which have not yet adopted the new standard. The board voted 7-0 to not provide an additional deferral of ASC 842’s effective date. With this decision, the […]