What methods are most productive for you to receive training and/or CPE? (Check all that apply)
Live seminars/conference (in-person)
Printed book/study guide (self-paced)
Internet (live Webcasts, video and audio)
Internet (self-paced)
CD-ROM (self-paced)
Tele-seminars (teleconference, audio only)
In-house training (Intuit representative)
What types of training programs (ProSeries or other) have you participated in over the past 2 years? (Check all that apply)
Live seminar or conference (in-person)
Live Internet-based training program (“Webinar”)
Live Teleconference-based training program (“TeleSeminar”)
Self-study Internet-based training program
Self-study CD-ROM training program
Self-study book/study guide
None
Other (Please Specify):
Are you likely to continue to participate in training programs offered in Internet and/or CD-ROM format?
What are reasons for not participating in (or discontinuing participation in) Internet or computer-based (CD-ROM) training? (Check all that apply)
Prefer interaction of live face-to-face instruction
Online/computer-based training is not productive for me
Don’t have adequate internet access or hardware
Not good value for price
Not aware of available online or CD-ROM offerings
Don’t need training
Other (please specify):
What source(s) do you normally use to meet your CPE requirements? (Check all that apply)
State/local CPA society/organizations
Payroll service provider
Accounting/tax software providers
AICPA
Other commercial CPE providers
Other (please specify):
Would you be likely to participate in ProSeries training and update programs offered in a live Internet-based format (“Webinar”)?
What are primary factor(s) affecting your decision to participate in specific training & CPE programs? (Check all that apply)
Competitive price
Convenience (time, location)
Reputation of CPE provider
Quality of topic/content
Other (please specify):
What training programs would you be interested in as offerings from ProSeries/Intuit? (Check all that apply)
Tax law changes
Professional development (business management, leadership, etc.)
Practice development/marketing
QuickBooks
Technology trends
401(k) and retirement planning
Other (please specify):
What level of detail and coverage best suits your immediate needs for training? (Please check one)
Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Product training is important to me, and the success of my practice:
Professional development training (marketing, practice development, etc.) is important to me, and the success of my practice:
I only participate in training programs that offer CPE credit:
I would be interested in attending a full-day accountant conference sponsored by Intuit covering a wide variety of strategic topics and solutions designed to help me better manage my practice and better serve my clients (approx. cost $200 per person, 8 hours CPE):
If so, how many people from your firm would attend this type of conference?
