Our Featured Education Partners:
A Plus Online
Providing quality online CPA continuing education courses. Courses are low-cost, and you can view courses prior to ordering. Features include online testing and instant grading. Online accounting courses include:
- Ethics for VA CPAs VSCPA members
- Ethics for VA CPAs VSCPA non members
A Plus Online's CPA continuing education credits fulfill CE requirements in Virginia.
Learn more about these CPA continuing education courses. 
American Center for Continuing Professional Education
The American Center for Continuing Professional Education offers online self-study continuing professional education for Certified Public Accountants nationwide. Course categories include Accounting & Auditing, Tax, Computer Applications, Technical Business, and Behavioral topics. Courses are eligible for credit for Certified Public Accountants in every state and also eligible for credit for enrolled agents and for Certified Financial Planners.
The American College
The American College has developed a variety of online continuing education programs designed to challenge the practitioner while qualifying for state continuing education, as well as PACE Recertification (for CLUs, ChFCs, RHUs, REBCs, and CLFs) and Certified Financial Planner® certification credits. Courses available include:
- The Basic Estate Plan
- Analysis of GRATS & Subsequent Use to Fund Life Insurance Trusts
- Distribution Planning for Qualified Retirement Plans and IRAs
Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Continuing Professional Education Accounting and Tax Institute
CPE Accounting and Tax Institute delivers online internet based self-study continuing professional education CPE and approved CPE and CE credit for Certified Public Accounting CPA, Licensed Public Accounting LPA, Internal Revenue Service IRS Enrolled Agent EA, Certified Financial Planner CFP Board Licensee, CPA Tax Accounting CPE and Certified Management Accounting CMA requirements. Here are a few of the online CPE courses available:
- Economic Growth & Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
- Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
- Professional Ethics
- Travel, Entertainment, Gift & Car Expenses
- Business Expenses
- Investment Income & Expenses
- Individual Retirement Arrangements
- Retirement Plans for Small Business
- Benefits for Higher Education
Click on your state to determine your state board requirements for CPE credit.
College for Financial Planning
The College for Financial Planning offers more than 150 interactive online continuing professional education courses. Your annual subscription allows you to take as many professional education courses as you would like throughout a one-year term. The College's self-study courses and online continuing education courses qualify for continuing professional education credit with many organizations, such as the CFP Board of Standards, Inc., IRS, NASBA, State Boards of Accountancy, State Insurance Departments and PACE Program. You can select from topics in fundamentals in financial planning, insurance, investment, management, tax, retirement, and estate.
CPENet
CPNet is for anyone who wishes to hone skills in the areas of finance, accounting, auditing, data processing controls, fraud examination and general management. Online courses may be found in the following categories:
- Accounting & Auditing
- Management
- Personal Development
- Specialized Knowledge & Applications
- Taxation
- Fraud Examination & Forensic Accounting
Through NASBA, courses are accepted for continuing education credit by every State Board of Accountancy in the union.
eMind
eMind offers many online CPE courses for accounting professionals. Here are a few of the online accounting topics available:
- Auditing
- GAAP Fundamentals
- Employee Benefits
- Estates and Trusts
- Consolidations
- Accounting for Income Taxes
- Partnerships and LLC
- Subchapter C
- Tax Research
- Personal Income Tax
- Fixed Assets
- Electronic Commerce Assurance Services
eMind is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)and as a Quality Assurance Service sponsor of continuing professional education.
ERI Distance Learning Center
The ERI Distance Learning Center provides an online resource for those wishing to advance their skills and knowledge in the area of compensation and benefits. ERI's Distance Learning Center provides convenient, internet based access to compensation and benefits education. Over 50 courses covering compensation and benefits topics offered in these subject areas:
- Legal Issues
- Salary Administration
- Foundation Courses
- Benefit Plans
- Global Market
CPE, MCLE, and CE credits are available. Courses are available to individuals & corporations.
The Financial Management Network
The Financial Management Network uses streaming audio and video to present monthly CPE Credit programs online. Here are a few of the video-based programs available:
- Accounting Irregularities And Financial Fraud
- X-Engineering The Corporation: Reinventing Your Business
- Emerging Technologies: The Next-Generation Networks
- Resolving Workplace Disputes: Conflicting Guidance
- ENRON's Collapse: Impact and Implications
Online articles are also available for CPE credit.
Gleim
Gleim offers an online CPA Review program as well as online CPE. Gleim CPE is NASBA QAS approved.
Learning Network, Inc.
The Learning Network, Inc. offers online, interactive, self-paced, just-in-time learning. Here are a few of the many online continuing education tax and accounting courses available:
- 401(k) Plans From the Employer and Employee Perspective
- Activity-Based Costing
- Amortization Rules
- Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
- Estate Tax Preparation
Check with your state board of accountancy with respect to CPE requirements.
PASSOnline
PASSOnline is a provider of CPE for CPAs and other financial professionals and specializes in accounting, ethics and taxation education. Course titles include:
- Everything You Never Wanted To Know About GAAP
- Audits, Attestations & Assurance Services
- The Inside Story of Internal Control and Financial Fraud
- Who Says Not-For-Profit Is Not For You?
- Economic Analysis For Business And Strategic Decisions
- Everything a CPA Needs to Know About Marketing PFP
- Ethics And The Tax Man
PASS is recognized by NASBA and the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards as a CPE sponsor of continuing education. Courses are available on diskette or CD-ROM, via download or online over the Internet.
PPC University
PPC University offers online self-study CPE for CPAs everywhere. You'll find a large catalog of interactive courses in accounting, auditing, advisory services, management, specialized knowledge, tax and consulting topics.
Professionals Publishing Group
Professionals Publishing Group offers over 50 CPE online CPE courses are comprised of Taxation, Accounting and Industry. Review the online catalog for more information on courses available and state specific CPE requirements.
UltimateCPE
UltimateCPE offers more than 400 hours of self-study CPE topics including:
- GAAP Update
- Using Internal Control to Prevent and Detect Fraud
- Compilations & Reviews
- Financial Statement Disclosures
- Personal Financial Planning
- Like Kind Exchanges
- Annual Federal Tax Update
- Corporate Tax Planning
UltimateCPE is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors and a Quality Assurance Service sponsor of continuing professional education.
Western CPE
Sponsored by The University of Montana School of Business Administration, Western CPE provides online continuing professional education to accountants. The Online Tax Library contains several downloadable courses. You can take 20 separate courses with up to 400 continuing professional education credits. All courses individually offer 16, 24, or 32 CPE's. Each course is followed by an examination in a multiple choice format separated into 8-hour CPE modules. Western CPE is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy as a Quality Assurance sponsor of continuing professional education.
WiseGuides, Inc.
WiseGuides offers over 200 hours of CPE credit in the areas of taxation, accounting and specialized knowledge. Here are a few of the online CPE courses available:
- Alimony
- Alternative Minimum Tax - Corporation
- Alternative Minimum Tax - Individual
- Asset Protection Trusts
- Bankruptcy Tax Guide
- Becoming an S Corporation
- Basis of Assets
- Employee Business Expense
- Preparing The 1041 Return
- Estate Tax Return (Form 706)
- Examinations, Appeals & Claims
- Filing the 1120S
- Final Return For Decedent
- Offer in Compromise
- Passive Activity - Individual
- Pensions & Annuities
- Reasonable Compensation
- Responsibilities of the Auditor
All WiseGuides CPE members have free access to all online CPE courses and all downloadable courses. All of WiseGuides CPE courses are NASBA and QAS approved in all 50 states.
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