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Tune in to OSCPA's Town Hall Series where you'll get the lowdown on today's hottest topics, late-breaking regulatory news and information on OSCPA initiatives that are shaping the profession. Hosted by OSCPA President & CEO Scott D. Wiley, CAE, the Town Hall Series also features guest speakers who will share their insights and perspective on the emerging issues that need to be on your radar. Get interactive as we offer up quick polls to gauge your thoughts on the content presented. You'll also have a chance to weigh in during a Q&A session at the close of each Town Hall. And you'll earn 1 credit of complimentary CPE for each Town Hall you attend. Members tell us it's the best investment of 60 minutes.

The course provides a concise overview of the Internet of Things (IoT), a global ecosystem of advanced technologies that connect objects to the Internet, each other and people. Discover how new IoT apps and devices are being used to increase operational efficiency, develop post-transaction relationships, and create new revenue streams in enterprises worldwide. You'll walk away with a fundamental understanding of IoT applications and their potential to help accountants boost their relevance, value, and revenue. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? 
• IoT In Action
• IoT Economic Impacts
• How IoT Will Impact Accountants
• Structured vs. Unstructured Data:  The New Accounting Frontier
• Leading IoT Challenges and Risks
• Emerging IoT Business Models for Accountants
• How to Monetize IoT
• IoT Starter Strategy
• IoT Case Studies

Who will benefit: Practitioners who want a basic, non-technical understanding of Internet of Things applications and devices, ow to start positioning themselves and their operations to take full advantage of the technology.

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

This program addresses the Section 199A deduction for flow-through entity income, including a review of the major provisions, forms reporting, and recent developments. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• A deep-dive look at the Section 199A flow-through entities deduction
• Calculation of qualified business income
• Application to rental real estate - "safe harbor" rule and aggregation rules
• Self-rental rule for 199A compared to self-rental rule for passive activities
• Differing impact on the sole proprietorship, partnerships and S corporations
• Forms reporting in Form 8995 and Form 8995-A
• 199A flowchart

Who will benefit: sbf111胜博发 in public practice and industry seeking an update on the latest tax developments impacting the flow-through entities deduction.

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

This session will highlight the current practice landscape and related trends, recap the impact of the AICPA's Enhancing Audit Quality Initiative on the peer review process and results, and evaluate how to address keys risks stemming from the current business climate. Discuss common peer review, ethics and regulatory findings and provide tips for ensuring practice quality. Discuss key aspects of the AICPA's new Quality Management Standards and implementation strategies. Consider how emerging technologies are changing the nature of assurance. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this course include:

• Overview of the trends in the practice environment impacting audit quality
• Update on the AICPA's Enhancing Audit Quality
• AICPA Peer Review Board's areas of focus
• Common peer review, ethics, and regulatory findings
• How the current business climate is challenging compliance with professional standards and the key areas to focus on during the audit risk assessment process
• Common practice issues and tips for achieving high quality engagements
• AICPA's Quality Management Standards and strategies for implementation
• Emerging technologies and new assurance opportunities

Who will benefit: sbf111胜博发 in Public Practice.

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

Who investigates tax crimes and how are tax crimes prosecuted? Considered the "World's Finest Financial Investigators", the IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) has sole jurisdiction in tax crimes and boasts a greater than 90% conviction rate. This agency was responsible for Al Capone going to federal prison and 90 years later they continue to investigate tax crimes such as tax evasion, filing false tax returns, and unpaid employment taxes. The course discusses how IRS-CI finds tax cases to prosecute, what happens during the course of the investigation, what techniques are used to prove tax crimes, what federal criminal statutes are commonly used, how IRS-CI evaluates an investigation, and the expected consequences of a successful prosecution.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• Who investigates tax crimes?
• How are the tax crimes found?
• What happens if tax crimes are discovered?
• What steps are taken from the beginning of the investigation to imprisonment?

Who will benefit: Practitioners who are interested in how federal tax crimes are discovered and how the story unfolds for defendants who are allegedly committing tax violations.

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

This program explains the mechanics of the IRS enforcement tools, when each is utilized and what practitioners can do to assist their client’s either avoid enforced collection or get relief when action is taken. The program will cover how to have tax levies released, discharging and subordinating tax liens, and explain nominee liens and transferee liability. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• The mechanics of the two big IRS enforcement tools
• Tax liens and tax levies
• How sbf111胜博发 can help clients deal with these issues

Who will benefit: sbf111胜博发

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

Get the latest developments

If you supervise preparation, compilation, and review engagements, this course will help you comply with the professional standards by informing you of the latest developments and issues relevant to these engagements.

Learn about the U.S. business economy, peer review, FASB and SSARS updates, and other areas affecting preparation, compilation, and review engagements.

Learning Objectives:
· Identify key economic factors and accountant's responsibility for fraud
· Recognize recent SSARSs, accounting and reporting developments
· Identify the professional standards and risk factors relevant to the performance of preparation, compilation and review engagements, including engagements on pro forma and prospective financial information

Who will benefit:
· CPA firm seniors (and above) managing engagements performed in accordance with SSARS

THIS IS AN AICPA HOSTED WEBCAST. YOU WILL LAUNCH THE COURSE FROM YOUR OSCPA LEARNING CENTER. AICPA WILL ISSUE AND MAINTAIN YOUR CREDITS. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR CPE CERTIFICATE FROM AICPA WEBCAST PORTAL AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE WEBCAST.

The guidance you need.
Understand the concepts and standards of generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS) so that you can perform Yellow Book audits.

Gain an excellent baseline of information for understanding the Yellow Book, with guidance found in the Government Auditing Standards.

With guidance related to independence and peer review, increase your knowledge of the requirements and application guidance related to the following:
- Ethics
- Independence
- Standards for financial audits
- Attestation engagements
- Performance audits

Learning Objectives:
· Distinguish the types of engagements that are performed under generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS).
· Recognize the requirements found in Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book).
· Identify the requirements and guidance related to independence.
· Recall the requirements regarding CPE, professional judgment, quality control, and peer review under GAGAS.
· Identify the additional requirements for performing and reporting on a financial audit under GAGAS.
· Recall the requirements for performing attestation and review of financial statement engagements and performance audits under GAGAS.

Who will benefit:
Government auditors and public accountants who will be planning or conducting engagements in accordance with *Government Auditing Standards*.

THIS IS AN AICPA HOSTED WEBCAST. YOU WILL LAUNCH THE COURSE FROM YOUR OSCPA LEARNING CENTER. AICPA WILL ISSUE AND MAINTAIN YOUR CREDITS. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR CPE CERTIFICATE FROM AICPA WEBCAST PORTAL AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE WEBCAST.

The process of closing out the books every month can make year-end accounting a breeze! But isn't this time consuming? Not when you know the steps to take on a monthly basis. We'll show you what to do in QuickBooks Online as well as what you can do monthly to ensure a tax return that will stand up again an IRS audit. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• The beginning steps to evaluate, close out and clean up QuickBooks Online files monthly and at year-end for accurate reporting and tax return preparation. 
• Learn why substantiating the numbers in QuickBooks Online on both the Profit & Loss Statement, as well as the Balance Sheet can ensure an accurate tax return that will stand up against an IRS audit.

Who will benefit: sbf111胜博发 and Accountants

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

* This course is #1 in the Microsoft Power BI series of webinars. Click button in Program Content section below to see suggested viewing order. * Excel is a popular data analysis tool, yet most users have never learned the basics of data analysis using Excel or the tools that Excel offers to help with data analysis. Those that learned to analyze data using PivotTables, soon learned there were many weaknesses in PivotTables that resulted in elaborate calculations in order to perform simple tasks. In 2010, after much development and little hype, Microsoft released Power Pivot, a new data analytic tool that removed the weaknesses of PivotTables. This single product took Excel from a low-end data analytic tool to one of the most sophisticated and comprehensive tools. Since 2010, Microsoft has continued their development of end-user data analytic tools. This entire suite of products is called Power BI. In this session, we will provide an overview of the various Power BI tools and discuss Microsoft's Power BI Strategy. We will begin by explaining the challenges faced by many accountants when it comes to analyzing data in Excel. You will learn how each Power BI tool reduces the challenges and improves your data analytic skills. You will also gain a complete understanding of when to use which tool. This session is an overview of the various Microsoft Power BI tools and should be your first step in learning the complete set of Power BI tools. As an overview, we will not be teaching the details of each tool but you will receive a thorough understanding of what each tool can accomplish. This session is presented using Excel 2019/Office 365. Regardless of the version you are using, most concepts covered in this course apply to all versions of Excel. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• The challenge of using Excel for Data Analysis
• An overview of the various Power BI Tools
• An overview of when and why to use each Power BI Tool
• A tour of each tools interface

This course is #1 in the Microsoft Power BI series of webinars. Click button below to see suggested viewing order.

View Series Sequence Who will benefit: Anyone who uses or wants to use Excel for Data Analysis

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.