Tag Archives: CPE

CPE Blog 6 ethical requirements accountants should keep in mind

In any profession, ethics comes down to doing the right thing, but accountants live by a higher ethical standard – one they choose to accept when they earn CPA status. Yet the ethics guidelines described in the American Institute of CPA’s 204-page Code of Professional Conduct boil down to three pages. The code isn’t rigid […]

Surgent Accounting & Financial Education Introduces New Courses to Address ChatGPT/Artificial Intelligence and How to Prepare for a Banking Crisis

Debuting just after the tax-filing deadline, new offerings also include courses on exit planning and lessons learned from recent accounting malpractice actions RADNOR, Pa. (April 4, 2023) – Surgent Accounting & Financial Education, a division of KnowFully Learning Group, today announced the introduction of four new continuing professional education (CPE) courses, broadening its content library […]

Time-Tracking Tips for Accounting Firms | Surgent CPE

The day before a deadline is not a good time to inform a CPA that they need more CPE hours to maintain certification. Yet many firms find themselves in these nail-biters. Even firms that think they have a system in place can stumble. These three simple tips keep your firm on track while yielding surprising […]

CPE How to choose the best CPE courses for accountants

Choosing the right continuing professional education (CPE) courses can be overwhelming. With so many options, how do you pick the right one? Between determining your CPE goals, finding the ideal course duration, managing cost and ensuring quality, the search can be daunting. We recommend simplifying your search by finding CPE courses that match your unique […]

7 tips for success in continuing education

For first-year accountants, there will be long days during busy season, but this also is an incredible learning experience. Pay close attention to workplace norms and culture, and you’ll make your mark as a reliable, knowledgeable team member.  Many industry veterans say this also is the time to earn your CPA credential. Nuts? Probably, but […]

Customer feedback drives the customer experience, which is why Surgent conducts annual customer surveys that ask CPAs to provide feedback about their experiences with Surgent CPE, the competition, and the overall market. These insights allow Surgent to make adjustments to their high quality CPE online courses and continue delivering exactly what CPAs need and want. […]

federal tax update video

With the amount of tax updates coming down the pipeline this year, Forbes tax policy blogger Tony Nitti, CPA, shares on this video why 2017 is not the year to put off completing your Federal Tax Update CPE requirement.

CPE-for-tax-preparers

Choosing a continuing professional education (CPE) course should be more than just Googling. Here are the top 5 things to consider when choosing CPE.

cyber-security

A growing number of accounting firms are expanding staff training procedures to include firm-wide guidance on how to avoid cybersecurity risks.

Surgent-discussion-leader-award

Surgent has recognized Bill Taylor, CPA, with the James L. McCoy Discussion Leader of the Year Award for the 2015-2016 teaching season.