Pick up tips for increased efficiency, and hear about the most pressing issues in A&A and compilations and reviews from leading industry experts.
DESIGNED FOR
Whether you are a CPA in public practice or private accounting, this conference is a must to keep you one step ahead in a constantly changing business environment.
HIGHLIGHTS
8:00-8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:10am
General Session: Updates in Accounting and Auditing – Part 1
Kenneth A. Heaslip, CPA, CGMA
This program is a must to keep you on top of the changes you need to know to be effective. Hear an overview of recently-issued accounting, auditing, compilation, and review pronouncements. Discuss relevant accounting standards updates to the FASB codification, audit services issues and compliation and review issues.
10:10-10:25am
Refreshment Break
10:25am-12:05pm
General Session: Updates in Accounting and Auditing – Part 2
Kenneth A. Heaslip, CPA, CGMA
12:05-1:00pm
Networking and Lunch
1:00-2:40pm Concurrent Sessions (Please choose one)
1A.Lease Accounting in Transition
Kenneth A. Heaslip, CPA, CGMA
The new leasing accounting standard is finally here! This session will provide the details you need to know in order to make the changes required on implementation. While the P&L will remain fairly consistent, the balance sheet will be substantially impacted with most leases becoming intangible assets and full liabilities.
1B. Employee Benefit Plans Update
Rebecca M. Lee, CPA
The always evolving rules around employee benefit plans present many practice issues and risks to the practitioners who audit them. This program highlights the difficult and complex accounting, auditing and financial reporting issues in these engagements as well as keeps you informed of current and pending changes to benefit plans.
1C. Peer Review Deficiencies - How to Solve Them?
Stacey Painter, CPA
This session identifies recent peer review matters as identified by the AICPA’s Peer Review Committee. Increased awareness by practitioners of more frequent peer review issues should result in the improvement of future engagements.
2:40-3:00pm
Refreshment Break
3:00-4:40pm Concurrent Sessions (Please choose one)
2A. Small Practitioners Guide to Financial Statements
Kenneth A. Heaslip, CPA, CGMA
Keeping small practitioners in mind, this session addresses frequently encountered reporting and performance issues by tax/sole practitioners including; problems and issues related to SSARS 21 and an overview of relevant accounting standard updates and their effect on book vs. tax differences.
2B. Not-for-Profit Update
Rebecca M. Lee, CPA
Not-for-profits are subject to very specific accounting and disclosure guidance. This session will provide an update on issues that are at the forefront of this industry. The session also includes updates relevant to auditors that perform these audits.
2C. Revenue Recognition - Current and Future
Stacey Painter, CPA
Although the new revenue standard was issued in 2014, there continues to be confusion, particularly for those organizations dictated by current industry specific standards. This session will focus on the more troublesome areas identified by industries. It is important that practitioners be ahead of their clients in determining the best way to handle these areas.
COURSE LEVEL
Intermediate