Virginia's Regulatory Landscape for CPAs Regulatory Ethics serves both the public as well as our own collective interests.  Accounting practitioners are commonly referred to by our clients as their “most trusted advisor”.  However, that description can only be earned when our professional foundation is rooted in ethical behavior. This session provides learners with an essential […]

Auditing Standards The Auditing Standards Board has been busy over the last 4 years issuing auditing standards some of which are effective now and others which will be effective for calendar 2023 year-end audits. The standards are interrelated, and some are more challenging to digest than others. This course covers SAS 134-146. After a refresher […]

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion This course is intended to create a foundation of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, accounting profession, and community and begin the exploration of the impact of ethics and preconceived bias. This course has been approved by the Virginia Board of Accountancy (VBOA) to fulfill your ethics requirement. Objectives: […]

Data Analysis Technology is constantly changing, and with that change, a need arises to reevaluate how we approach auditing. We are seeing more electronic transaction documentation and less paper. Clients want more data analysis and conclusions on the data. To stay ahead of this evolution, we need to understand and develop new techniques in auditing. […]

Standards Updates This course provides an update to the recent accounting pronouncements affecting not-for-profits, the not-for-profit landscape, recent audit pronouncements and very important updates for those performing single audits and other types of compliance audits. Participants will be able to: Implement the most recent accounting and disclosure requirements impacting not-for-profit entities Evaluate how the changes […]

You are registered for the "Financial Accounting Best Practices" Event Apologies for multiple emails today. We are using a new email reminder system. Below are the Zoom instructions and course details:  Kaplan uses Zoom for live online classes.  You will be prompted to enter your name and email to access the webinar. The room will […]

Cloud Computing 94% of enterprises use a cloud service, according to a January 2021 article in the Hosting Tribunal by Nick Galov. In 2019, the average business organization used 1,935 distinct cloud servers, according to Tech Wire Asia. And according to TechHQ.com, U.S. market spending on cloud services was $142 billion in 2020. With such […]

Data Integrity and Security Over 9 billion data records have been lost or stolen since 2013. With a frequency of almost 5.5 million records exposed daily, it is no longer a question of whether a firm has been compromised but more of when it will happen. Does your team have the cybersecurity knowledge and auditing […]

Fraud Prevention/Reporting The accounting profession and financial markets have been plagued during the past several years with numerous cases of financial reporting problems. This course will go through some real-life examples of financial statement fraud and/or failed audits. The course will cover how to recognize deceptive practices related to revenue recognition, detail related party and […]

Nonprofit GAAP To provide a deep dive into the most recent accounting pronouncements and issues impacting not-for-profits. This course focuses on understanding the accounting standards affecting nonprofits, implementing and using current authoritative literature, and reviewing the latest GAAP issues regarding NPOs. Registration ends 9/24/24 Members:  Free          Non-Members:  $75 EVENT LINK DOWNLOAD […]