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ACPEN Signature 2024: Accounting & Auditing Update


Total Credits: 8 including 3 Accounting - Technical, 4 Auditing- Technical, 1 Regulatory Ethics - Technical

Average Rating:
   46
Categories:
ACPEN Signature |  Accounting and Auditing |  Ethics
Faculty:
J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, CGMA |  Laura A. Billingsley, CPA, MS Acc, MEd |  Jennifer Wyss, CPA (FASB) |  Kevin M. Rockecharlie, CISA
Course Levels:
Update
Duration:
8 Hours
License:
Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates


Description

The Accounting and Auditing Update is designed to provide its participants with a comprehensive, in-depth review of what’s happening at the FASB, AICPA, and other professional bodies who may impact accounting and auditing this year, including FASB Statements and Interpretations, Statements on Auditing Standards, Statements of Position, Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services, Ethics Interpretations, exposure drafts and projects in progress, with emphasis on the practical application and impact on practitioners in small to medium sized firms and members in industry. Special attention this year will be focused on the emerging use of data analytics related to audit evidence.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Review the latest developments at the FASB, AICPA, and other professional
    bodies impacting accounting and auditing

Major Subjects
  • FASB Statements and Interpretations
  • Statements on Auditing Standards
  • Ethics Interpretations (1 hour CPE)
  • Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services

Course Materials

Faculty

J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, CGMA's Profile

J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, CGMA Related Seminars and Products


J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, CGMA is president and CEO of Audit Litigation Training and Efficiency Consulting, Inc. (ALTEC), a consulting company serving the accounting and auditing community in audit efficiency, training, ethics and litigation support.  In 2020 he retired from public practice after forty-four years, concentrated in governments, financial institutions, public utilities and nonprofit organizations.  Mike holds a BBA in accounting from the University of Louisiana (Monroe), where he graduated summa cum laude in May 1976.  He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Society of Louisiana CPAs, the Association of Government Accountants and the GFOA, and earned the CEA in governmental in 1990.  He was awarded the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) designation in 1996, and the Certified Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation in 2012.  Mike is a past chapter president and member of the Society of Louisiana CPAs Board of Directors and served two terms as chairman of the Governmental Positive Enforcement Program of the Louisiana State Board of CPAs.  He has served on numerous committees of the Society of Louisiana CPAs, and presently is a member and past chairman of its Ethics committee.                  

Mike has twice served as a member of the AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee (1986-1989, and 2000-2003), and served as a member of the AICPA Auditing Standards Board from 1997 to 2000. From 1986 to 1993, he served as a member of AICPA Independence and Behavioral Standards Subcommittee, and was Subgroup Chairman of the Governmental Technical Standards Committee.  During this time he conducted numerous investigations of complaints filed by federal, state and local agencies alleging substandard performance of audits of governmental and nonprofit entities, and represented the Professional Ethics Division at hearings of the Joint Regional Trial Board.

He contributed to the GASB Statement 34 Implementation Guide, AICPA Statement of Position 98-3, the industry audit and accounting guide Audits of State and Local Governmental Units, the AICPA Practice Aid to SAS 99 (fraud) and assisted in revisions to the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide and in drafting state legislation affecting governmental accounting and auditing requirements. He has served as technical consultant and instructor for the Louisiana Division of Administration (Office of Community Development), and as consultant to the Louisiana Department of Education.  Mike frequently appears as moderator and panelist on the Accountants CPE Network.                             

He has been named thirteen times as an Outstanding Discussion Leader by the American Institute of CPAs and the Louisiana, South Carolina and West Virginia state societies.  He received a Special Recognition Award from the Society of Louisiana CPAs Board of Directors for his contributions to continuing education in 1994, and was awarded the 2001 National Education and Training Award from the Association of Government Accountants.  In 2009, Mike was named national Beta Alpha Psi Business Information Professional of the Year. In 2016, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Louisiana CPAs.


Laura A. Billingsley, CPA, MS Acc, MEd's Profile

Laura A. Billingsley, CPA, MS Acc, MEd Related Seminars and Products


Laura A. Billingsley, CPA, MS Acc, MEd, is an executive editor of PPC products for the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters in Carrollton, Texas, where she is responsible for the technical content and annual update of several PPC products. She is a coauthor of PPC’s Guide to SSARS Preparation EngagementsPPC’s Guide to PCAOB AuditsPPC’s Guide to Religious OrganizationsPPC’s Practice Aids for Audits of Oil and Gas Entities, and PPC’s Guide to Fraud Risk Assessments; and a contributing author to PPC’s Guide to Compilation and Review Engagements, PPC’s Guide to Managing an Accounting PracticePPC’s Guide to Write-up ServicesPPC’s Guide to GAAS, PPC’s Guide to Audits of Financial Institutions, PPC’s Guide to Dealerships, and The PPC Accounting and Auditing Update newsletter. She has been an observer at the AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee meetings for more than 20 years. Before joining Thomson Reuters, she was a senior audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she managed attest, business assurance, and consulting engagements for both small business and public company clients. Ms. Billingsley is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 


Jennifer Wyss, CPA (FASB)'s Profile

Jennifer Wyss, CPA (FASB) Related Seminars and Products


Jenifer Wyss is a Supervising Project Manager at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). She serves as the coordinator for both the Private Company Council (PCC) and the FASB's Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC). Since joining the FASB, Jenifer has worked on standard-setting projects in a variety of areas, for example, accounting for income taxes, statement of cash flows, stock compensation, and employee benefit plans. Before joining the FASB, Ms. Wyss spent 18 years in public accounting. Most of those years were spent at RSM where she was a Partner in their St. Louis office. Jenifer earned her B.S. in Accounting from Eastern Illinois University and is a certified public accountant in Missouri and Illinois.


Kevin M. Rockecharlie, CISA's Profile

Kevin M. Rockecharlie, CISA Related Seminars and Products

Principal

CohnReznick


Kevin M. Rockecharlie, CISA, A former Partner/Principal of Information Technology Assurance Services for CohnReznick, LLP in Dallas, TX. Kevin has more than 20+ years of experience providing assurance and consulting services to a wide range of industries working with both public and privately held companies. Kevin’s expertise includes implementing technical accounting guidance such as ASC 606 (Revenue Recognition), implementing artificial intelligence in financial audits, configuration of financial systems, development of data analytics, evaluating and recommending cybersecurity controls as well as performing information technology audits. Kevin has held positions at Accenture, Protiviti, Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia) and Dell Computer. Kevin graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems. He also holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Information Management as well as a Master of Business Administration.


Dates

Thu, Nov 14, 2024 - 09:00am to 05:02pm CST
Thu, Nov 14, 2024 - 01:00pm to 09:02pm CST
Thu, Dec 12, 2024 - 09:00am to 05:02pm CST
Thu, Dec 12, 2024 - 01:00pm to 09:02pm CST
Fri, Dec 20, 2024 - 09:00am to 05:02pm CST
Fri, Dec 20, 2024 - 01:00pm to 09:02pm CST
Tue, Jan 14, 2025 - 09:00am to 05:02pm CST
Fri, Jan 24, 2025 - 01:00pm to 09:02pm CST
Fri, Jan 31, 2025 - 09:00am to 05:02pm CST
Fri, Jan 31, 2025 - 01:00pm to 09:02pm CST

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites

None


Advanced Preparation

None


Designed For

Industry and Public Accountants


Original Recording Date

10/9/2024

 


Yellow Book

No


Course Developer

Business Professionals' Network (ACPEN)


Date Added to Catalog

3/6/2024


Additional Information

Complaint Resolution Policy

Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints.


Official Registry Statement

Business Professionals' Network, Inc. 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 submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org


Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Refund/Cancellation Policy

Please contact the ACPEN help desk 1-877-602-9877 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
 


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


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