Western CPE

Western CPE is a leader in accounting, auditing, fraud, finance, taxation, ethics, management and human resources, computer, estate planning, government and nonprofit accounting and auditing, and personal development continuing professional education (CPE and CE). We offer training for CPAs, CFP® professionals, accountants, enrolled agents, and affiliated tax and financial professionals through: resort conferences, theme conferences, federal tax update seminars, federal and California tax update seminars, accounting and auditing seminars, Webcasts, self-study courses, and in-house training. We strive to deliver quality CPE to accountants and financial planners by providing a unique variety of options, including our resort conferences; theme conferences that focus on special topics; self-study courses available online, on streaming video, in print; Webcast Internet-based training; 1- and 2-day tax update seminars; 1-day accounting and auditing seminars; and in-house training. Our instructors and authors are considered some of the best in the United States. Western CPE keeps you updated on issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). We encourage you to review our conferences, self-study courses, tax seminars, accounting and auditing seminars, Webcasts, and in-house training options. Maximize your continuing professional education (CPE) by learning from national-caliber instructors. Please browse our Web site (westerncpe.com) or feel free to call (800.822.4194) or e-mail us (wcpe@westerncpe.com). We would be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Address

243 Pegasus Lane
Bozeman
MT
59718
United States

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103220

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Group Live, Group Internet Based, QAS™ Self Study
This eye-opening course addresses a concerning regulatory trend: widespread non-compliance with ASC Topic 230 in cash flow statement preparation. Recent analyses by the SEC and other regulatory bodies …
This practical course reveals the powerful analytical tools that financial leaders rely on to make strategic decisions and monitor business performance. Moving beyond basic calculations, you’ll learn …
This comprehensive deep dive into ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, equips you with essential knowledge of one of the most transformative accounting standards in GAAP history. The standa …
Join us for an insightful presentation featuring John Higgins, a renowned technology advisor to the CPA profession, who has assisted many firms with Microsoft 365® deployment. Discover how to leverage …
The financial planning process is the gateway towards building successful client relationships. In fact, the planning process ties back to everything client-related we do and within all of the various …
Things are not where we thought they would be! Our clients are getting concerned that they may not be as prepared as they should be going forward!  When we as advisors discuss financial planning strat …
Social Security and Medicare represent two of the most critical components of retirement security, yet their complex rules and recent legislative changes present significant planning challenges. This …
The legislative landscape has shifted with the passing of the OBBBA 2025, creating a new set of rules, opportunities, and pitfalls for tax and financial advisors. This critical course, led by Steven S …
Elevate your advisory capabilities with a deep dive into the sophisticated world of advanced irrevocable trusts. This course, led by renowned expert Steven Siegel, JD, LLM, moves beyond foundational c …
The landscape of estate planning has fundamentally changed. With the federal estate tax exemption at a historic high, traditional planning for the "1%" no longer applies to the vast majority of your c …
The impending transfer of wealth from the Baby Boomer generation presents both a massive challenge and a significant opportunity for advisors. This advanced course, led by Steven G. Siegel, JD, LLM, t …
Delve into the intricate mechanics of one of the most powerful estate planning tools for married couples: the Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT). This advanced-level course, led by nationally recogn …
Move beyond foundational trust concepts and into the realm of advanced, strategic estate and tax planning. This intensive course, led by renowned expert Steven G. Siegel, JD, LLM, is designed for seas …
Move beyond the basics and into the practitioner's analytical zone. This advanced-level course equips CPAs, EAs, and tax attorneys with a critical, detail-oriented framework for reviewing trust docume …
This foundational course provides a comprehensive introduction to the core principles of trust creation, operation, and taxation. Designed for practitioners, this session demystifies the essential ele …
Managers must routinely make decisions where there are ethical considerations. Behavioral Ethics provides guidance for how to proceed through these tangled situations. It does so by discussing the dif …
This course covers the accounting and disclosure requirements for entities experiencing financial distress under U.S. GAAP. It begins with the going concern framework in ASC 205-40, which outlines how …
This course covers the accounting rules for advertising costs and for costs tied to acquiring and fulfilling customer contracts. It explains when advertising costs must be expensed and when certain sa …
Knowing the accounting principles is only half the story for most accountants in public accounting. You must also understand the myriad of rules relating the reporting requirements for compilations an …
This course provides a practical overview of the accounting rules for contract acquisition and fulfillment costs under U.S. GAAP. It covers how to determine whether costs such as sales commissions, on …
This course covers the authoritative GAAP for construction contractors as found in FASB ASC 910 along with the guidance contained in the AICPA Guide for Construction Contractors. In this course, Jeff …
This course explores how accountants can use financial data, statistical modeling, and artificial intelligence to forecast future outcomes and guide strategic decision-making. It contrasts historical …
This course covers the accounting for property, plant, and equipment in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We’ll focus on key areas such as depreciation, impairment of long-lived assets, and the classificatio …
Knowing the accounting principles is only half the story for most accountants in public accounting. You must also understand the myriad of rules relating the reporting requirements for audits. This co …
Essentials of Transfer Pricing provides a comprehensive overview of transfer pricing, explaining its role in international taxation and the regulatory frameworks that govern it. It covers the arm’s le …
This course covers the accounting and financial reporting requirements that apply when a company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and applies ASC 852. It explains when this guidance is used and how it …
This course provides an overview of how U.S. GAAP applies to fixed assets. It explores important topics such as how and when to recognize assets, how to measure and depreciate them, and what to consid …
This course provides a clear and practical look at the accounting for imputed interest. It walks through when and why interest must be recognized even if it’s not stated in an agreement, how to determ …
This course provides a practical, two-part overview of the core SEC filings required of U.S. publicly traded companies, beginning with Form 10-K. It covers key regulatory requirements, filing deadline …
This course focuses on the accounting for capitalized interest in connection with the construction or production of long-lived assets. It explains how to determine whether an asset qualifies for inter …
This course covers the accounting requirements for interest costs under U.S. GAAP, focusing on both imputation and capitalization. It begins with a review of the rules for recognizing imputed interest …
This course covers the accounting and disclosure requirements related to going concern under ASC 205-40. You'll learn how management evaluates whether substantial doubt exists, how to apply the requir …
This course covers the important role of specialists in financial reporting and when their expertise is needed. It shows CPAs how to work with valuation, legal, actuarial, and tax specialists to suppo …
This course highlights key differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS that affect financial reporting, covering topics like assets, investments, inventory, goodwill, revenue recognition, income taxes, bus …
This course explains the accounting rules for advertising and promotional costs under U.S. GAAP. It covers when these costs must be expensed and highlights the limited circumstances in which deferral …
Each year, various limits impacting income tax return preparation and tax planning are affected by inflation-related changes. In addition, various new tax laws may be passed. This course will examine …
This course provides a comprehensive look at the foundation and application of U.S. financial reporting principles. It begins with the FASB’s Conceptual Framework, covering the objective of financial …
This course covers the FASB Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, providing CPAs with a clear understanding of the principles that form the basis of U.S. GAAP. The course reviews the objective …
This overview course offers CPAs a concise introduction to subsequent events under U.S. GAAP. It highlights the key differences between recognized and nonrecognized subsequent events, summarizes the r …
This course offers a practical overview of the FASB’s Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, giving CPAs a solid grasp of the concepts that guide U.S. GAAP. It covers the purpose of financial r …
This 2-hour course is designed to meet the 2-hour Ethics CPE requirement for Nevada CPAs. It provides an overview of ethical thought along with the core values of the CPA profession. Certain contents …
This course provides a high level overview of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct.  This Code prescribes a set of principles, rules and interpre …
This course provides a clear overview of accounting for research and development activities under ASC 730. It starts by covering the fundamental concepts of R&D, including what costs qualify, recognit …
Metrics are world of ratios and KPIs. In this course, Jeff will cover the most common and useful metrics that every CFO, Controller and CPA Advisor should know. The discussion will be categorized by t …
The issuance of SAS 145 made many changes to risk assessment in the planning of audits. One of the major changes was the increased focus. On the risk assessment of Information Technology Systems. This …
Internal control is essential to efficient operations reporting and compliance. In this course Jeff will discuss the five components and seventeen principles as outlined in the COSO Internal Control I …
This course provides an of the accounting for guarantees and commitments under U.S. GAAP. It begins with the principles for recognizing and disclosing guarantees and then expands to cover commitments, …
This course provides a focused overview of the accounting for exit and disposal cost obligations under ASC 420. It covers key topics such as workforce reductions and contract terminations, with an emp …
This course provides an overview of determining whether an acquisition should be accounted for as a business combination or simply as an acquisition of assets.  This includes a focus on whether substa …
This course covers the accounting for costs of software that’s developed to be sold, leased, or marketed, based on the guidance in ASC 985-20. We’ll focus on how to assess technological feasibility an …
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