Forensic and Valuation CPE & Events
The AICPA provides guidance and training to help you enhance your knowledge, understanding, and competencies in the areas of forensic accounting and business valuation. Our live educational events, web-based education and self-study education provides FVS Section members, including CFF and ABV credential holders, with the opportunity to learn about timely issues and best practices while gaining important forensic and valuation knowledge.
CPE is required for CPAs to maintain their professional competence and provide quality professional services.
FVS Webcasts
Upcoming 2020 Events
December – Breaking into Business Valuation Series (CPE: 5)
December - New Lease Accounting Rules and their Impact on Valuation (CPE: 2)
December - Understanding and Enhancing Business Value*** (CPE: 1.5)
December - Health Care: Valuation of PE Investments – Ten Tips and Best Practices (CPE: 1)
Free with CPE for all registrants
***Free with CPE for FVS Section members and CFF and ABV credential holders
- FVS members have exclusive access to archived recordings of previously recorded webcasts in the FVS Webcast Library.
Conferences & Workshops
AICPA Forensic & Valuation Services Conference
November 9-11, 2020
This conference features experts in forensic accounting and business valuation, as well as big picture issues and useful real-world techniques.
AICPA Business Valuation School
Dec. 14-18 – Virtual
Registration links coming soon.
This comprehensive program can help CPAs and finance professionals broaden their skills to confidently assess and maximize the value of a client’s business. During five intensive days, you’ll learn relevant new theories, applications, best practice methods and hot-button controversies. Includes 30 hours of live, virtual instruction from industry-leading business valuation experts with daily office hours. 15 additional hours of self-study and webcast learning follow the week. A real-world case study helps demonstrate how standards, techniques and approaches are incorporated into everyday practice. You’ll build a solid foundation in business valuation help meet the learning requirements to pursue the ABV credential.
AICPA Fair Value Measurements Workshop
December 2-3, 2020
Through a mix of live, instructor-led sessions and online courses on practical application, you will gain hands-on experience while interacting with your instructor and peers in a collegial setting. You’ll evaluate real-world case studies and participate in extended Q&A opportunities.
FVS Certificates
Core & Specialized Forensic Accounting Certificate Programs
Use these certificate programs as a more flexible way to earn your CFF Credential.
The Core Forensic Accounting Certificate covers the areas essential to the planning, performance and reporting for all forensic accounting engagements including evidence identification and gathering, discovery, interview techniques, deposition and testimony, reporting requirements and more.
The Specialized Forensic Accounting Certificate covers unique areas of a forensic engagement including bankruptcy, business/individual/intellectual property damages, mergers and acquisitions, family law, divorce and more. The flexibility in earning both of these certificates saves you approximately 20 CPE hours versus having to earn 75 CPE credits if you opt to not utilize these programs.
Self-Study: Forensic Accounting
Highly experienced instructors define and explain the disciplined approaches to forensic accounting that lead to a thorough knowledge of the varied specialties within forensic accounting. Learn more >>
Forensic Accounting Certificate Program
This certificate program is tailored to provide an introduction to financial forensics and help you become familiar with the forensic accountant's professional responsibility. Learn more >>
Forensic Accounting: Fraudulent Reporting and Concealed Assets
Forensic accountants know all too well the increasing pressure to accurately detect fraudulent financial reporting and to preemptively redesign internal controls to prevent misappropriation of assets. Learn techniques to sharpen your forensic skills, helping you to detect fraudulent activities in their many guises. Learn more >>
Fraud Update: Detecting and Preventing the Top Ten Fraud Schemes
Whether your business is small, large, or a not-for-profit entity, this CPE course will provide you with descriptions of how major frauds are perpetrated, allowing you to gain insight into the types of cost-effective controls you can implement to prevent or detect deceptive acts. Learn more >>
Self-Study: Valuation
Closely aligned with the ABV Exam, the AICPA's ABV Exam Review Course covers a comprehensive range of business valuation knowledge. The review course includes Part 1 and 2 of the ABV Exam and over 300 practice questions. Learn more >>
Introduction to Business Valuation
This CPE course covers the basic concepts, theory, and application of business valuation. Get a general overview that allows you to enhance your understanding of the concepts presented by putting them to the test in a real-life case study. Learn more >>
Understanding Business Valuation
A great in-depth first course for those seeking to learn more about this hot, premium-priced service for clients and attorneys. This course combines real-world experience and all the fundamental information in an easy-to-digest style. Learn more >>
Fair Value Accounting: A Critical New Skill for All CPAs
Learn about issues that arise when fair value accounting is implemented under existing FASB standards and the application of fair value measurement in the context of business combinations. Gain insights into the rationale behind fair value measurement. Learn more >>
