GearUp.com - Seminars and Self Study Courses for Tax and Accounting Professionals
  2009 GEAR UP
WORKSHOP PRICES:
  8-hour price: $175
  4-hour price: $95
     

Welcome Bell Customers!

NEW: Now Sponsored by Gear Up

Bell Learning seminars are now sponsored by Gear Up and presented as Gear Up Workshops. Gear Up Workshops provide the same invaluable subject matter that Bell customers have come to expect—and our seminar costs remain among the most affordably priced you'll find! Led by highly rated instructors who understand how valuable your time is, Gear Up Workshops are a perfect fit as part of your total training and CPE solution.

Keep an eye out for quarterly Gear Up catalogs—Gear Up Workshops will be promoted side-by-side with Gear Up seminars within the Gear Up catalogs, so you can design a learning plan from our total selection of live seminar options.

Exceptional instructor-led CPE at affordable prices!

We strive to make CPE valuable and affordable, with high-quality, instructor-led workshops in five states to meet your continuing professional education needs. Enrollment in a selection of 18 eight-hour courses is only $175 per course! Our live training will improve your skills, enabling you to be more efficient and effective.

Experienced Instructors

Most Gear Up Workshop instructors have at least 15 years of experience and consistently receive top ratings from our participants.

Valuable Topics

Our 2009 Gear Up Workshop course lineup includes the tried and true courses our customers have relied on for years, fine-tuned and updated to reflect changes in the industry. In addition, we are offering many new courses to meet our customers’ unique and growing needs.

See the online Seminar listings—since Bell courses are now sponsored by Gear Up, you will see them side by-side with Gear Up’s line-up of 2009 seminars. Gear Up Workshops have no prerequisites unless otherwise noted. Most courses qualify for 8 hours of CPE credit.

Convenient Locations

Gear Up Workshops are available in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, and Texas. For up-to-date schedule information, please call 800.231.1860.

 GEAR UP WORKSHOP TOPICS  STATES
Accounting & Auditing in Unstable Economic Conditions: An Update for 2009   Alabama
Accounting for Income Taxes   Florida
Changes to Compilation and Review for 2009: How to Increase your Efficiency   Illinois
Critical Issues for CFO's and Financial Managers in Tough Economic Times   North Carolina
Ethics for Florida CPAs / 4 Hour Class   Texas
Ethics for Florida CPAs / Revenue Recognition Rules and Disclosures    
Excel 2007: Exploring New Features & Benefits    
Fraud: Case Studies in Detecting, Investigating, and Preventing    
GAAP Update ­ Everything You Need to Know for 2009    
Individual Tax Update    
Nonprofit Organizations - The Ins and Outs of Form 990    
Professional Ethics for Accountants    
Real Estate Tax Issues in a Troubled Economy    
Secrets to Winning at IRS Audits and Appeals    
Small Business Survival Workshops    
SSVS1: Applying the New Business Valuation Standards    
Taxation of LLCs and Partnerships: From Formation to Dissolution    
Taxation of S Corporations: From Formation to Liquidation    
Understanding and Applying Fair Value Accounting FAS 157    
     

Gear Up Workshops: Customer Policies

Gear Up Workshops, sponsored by Gear Up, strive to create and sponsor continuing professional educational seminars that are of high value, yet very affordable. Gear Up Workshops are a part of Thomson Tax & Accounting's line of CPE & Training Solutions, Gear Up Workshops and related businesses provide a full range of CPE options, including instructor-led, self-study, online, and in-house customized training. Our respected CPE brands include PASS Online, PPC, Gear Up, Gear Up Workshops, MicroMash, RIA and Quickfinder. Visit the CPE & Training Solutions web page at trainingcpe.thomson.com for further information.

All Gear Up Workshop courses require a basic knowledge of federal tax laws and/or accounting fundamentals, and provide the latest comprehensive updates of each course topic covered. Unless otherwise stated, there are no other prerequisites or advanced preparation required to take courses. All seminars are group-live offerings. Complaints: for more information regarding administration policies including complaints and refunds, please contact our office at toll-free 800.231.1860.

Gear Up Workshops are sponsored by Gear Up. Gear Up 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. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Website: www.nasba.org
Gear Up Workshop seminars are group-live delivery method. Unless otherwise noted, no prerequisites or advanced preparation are required.

Notice: Manuals distributed and programs sponsored by Gear Up are designed to assist professionals by providing accurate, authoritative and current information in regard to the subject matter covered. However, Gear Up does not have any responsibility if human and/or mechanical error does exist. Accordingly, no assurance is given by Gear Up that such information is comprehensive in its coverage of such subject matter. Information published or sponsored by Gear Up should not be relied upon as a substitute for independent research to original sources of authority. Gear Up, its authors, and instructors do not render legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.