2013 Annual Meeting -Email Security - Business Law*Alaska Ethics [AM2013]

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2013 AKCPA Annual Meeting NOT INCLUDED IN SEASON PASS
May 29 May 31, 2013

Westmark Fairbanks Hotel
813 Noble Street
Fairbanks, Alaska

Special Session Added Friday Afternoon
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Presented by:
Joshua Weinstein, Northrim Benefits Group

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2013 is a license renewal year and 4 hours of
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Schedule of Events

Wednesday
May 29, 2013
Welcoming Reception
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Thursday
May 30, 2013
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
CPE (includes lunch)

6:30 pm
Riverboat Discovery
Dinner Cruise

Friday
May 31, 2013
7:45 am to 8:15 am
Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am 12:00 pm
Alaska Specific Ethics

12:15 pm
Public Service Award and
Jay A. Ofsthun Distinguished Service Award Luncheon

1:00 pm
Annual Business Meeting

2:15 pm Adjourn

2:30 pm
Patients Protection and Affordable Care Act
Joshua Weinstein, Northrim Employee Benefits Consultant
Northrim Benefits Group, LLc

Email, Record Retention, Destruction & Security for 2013

Objective: Protect yourself under the rapidly changing laws of litigation, technology, privacy, electronic commerce and computer security.

Highlights:
Storage of accounting records in the cloud
Criminal prosecution of Arthur Andersen for destroying records
Legal requirement for record retention
Coping with the unique legal properties of e-mail
The risk of the proliferation of e-mail and other electronic records
The magic of computer forensic experts
How to protect yourself with the right record retention policies
Unraveling the confusion around electronic signatures
How computer forensic experts uncover damaging information
New Federal Rules on discovery of e-mail and other e-records in litigation
Record retention requirements when employees use social networks for official business
The new laws requiring companies to notify customers of identity theft and consumer privacy and the punishment if you dont
Your liability if you fail to secure e-records and information systems
How to develop policy for employees working from their own devices and services
Practical case studies showing how different enterprises manage their electron records
IRS demand for taxpayer computer files

Level: Advanced

Accountants Guide to Practical Business Law for 2013
The latest changes that technology, modern risks and new laws are forcing on CPAs.

Objective: A CPA routinely encounters legal questions applicable to either the client or the firm. This course is chock full of tips, best practices and recent developments from a seasoned lawyer.
As the business world changes, so does the law and the best measures for staying out of trouble. Do you know the latest traps in business law? Do you know how to use technology to gain advantage and avoid liability?

Highlights:
Updated to cover the collection of business debts in difficult economic times
Implement new Federal Trade Commission 'Red Flag' rules to prevent customer identity theft
Practical case studies showing how different enterprises manage their electronic records
Get the terms you want in negotiations and business relationships
Avoid contract pitfalls
Exploit technology as a tool of negotiation
How to turn records into your allies
Accountants can be held liable for many missteps beyond just malpractice . . . Do you know how to protect yourself and your firm?
Understand how computer forensics is changing even the best legal practices
Lessons from recent business scandals
Learn how savvy accountants know when crooks are abusing corporate computer networks
What new expectations does society have for law-abiding executives, enterprises and professional firms
How to acquire software or technology consulting

Level: Advanced

Alaska Specific Ethics

Highlights:

This session will examine the impact of technology on the ethical responsibilities of Alaska CPAs. Information technology is changing how fraud is committed, how it is discovered and how it is prevented.

In this session Mr. Wright will review traditional requirements for confidentiality and responsible professional behavior. He will suggest how the modern accountant can use technology to avoid fraud and otherwise prove that he or she performed ethically under Alaska's standards.

Level: Update

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Joshua Weinstein, an employee benefits consultant with Northrim Benefits Group, will be presenting a 90-minute information-rich and engaging seminar on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Joshua will look back at the elements of the law that have already taken effect, discuss the current changes impacting the insurance, tax, employer, and healthcare landscapes, and review the regulations yet to come. Lots of Q&A time will be allotted, so bring your questions to the forum and wear your learning cap on Friday afternoon.

Hotel Accommodations Identify yourself as part of the Alaska Society of CPAs to receive the group rate of $89 plus tax. Reservations must be made by April 29, 2013. Make your reservations by calling (800) 544-0970 or online at www.westmarkhotels.com.

Registration Fees

Early Registration by May 1st
AKCPA Members Only$395
Includes: 12 hours CPE, Opening Reception, Riverboat Cruise, Annual meeting and all meals.

Full Registration May 1st
AKCPA Members Only $445
Includes: 12 hours CPE, Opening Reception, Riverboat Cruise, Annual meeting and all meals.

Alaska Specific Ethics course only-
AKCPA Members . $150
Includes: 4 hours CPE and breakfast

Alaska Specific Ethics course only
Non Members ..... $225
Includes: 4 hours CPE and breakfast

Guest $70
Includes: Wednesday reception and Riverboat Dinner Cruise (does not include other meals)

Business meeting only . no charge

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Presentation . No charge
Joshua Weinstein Northrim Employee Benefits Consultant - Northrim Benefits Group, LLC

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