FAQ-Accounting and Auditing [FAQAAFbx]

Aug 3, 2015
Time: 8-4

Subject:

Accounting and Auditing

Credit Hours:

8.00

Price:

Member: $295.00
Non-member: $445.00

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Discussion Leader:

Gregory M. Clark, CPA    more info

Gregory M. Clark, CPA, CGMA, is a Principal with the Business Compliance & Controls Group (BCCG), an accounting and consulting firm specializing in technical audit and accounting training and consulting, employee benefit plan audits, compliance and training, internal controls consulting and training, and assessments, technical accounting consulting, and engagement quality control review services.

With more than 39 years of experience in the financial statement assurance and business compliance field, Greg has participated in all aspects of numerous attest engagements, including plan audit and business risk assessments, plan internal control assessment and design, plan regulatory compliance, financial reporting and quality control assessments, and administration contract compliance.  BCCG provides technical accounting and auditing consulting services, continuing professional education services, quality control and effectiveness reviews, and compliance assistance to small businesses and CPA firms performing attest engagements. 

Greg is a nationally known speaker on employee benefit plans, technical accounting and auditing, operational auditing and internal controls evaluations, integrated auditing, organizational risk assessments, and various other topics. In 2019, he received the Surgent Outstanding Discussion Leader Award because of his consistently high evaluations for knowledge and presentation skills. Greg currently serves on the AICPA EBP Expert Panel, the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Conference Program, the Georgia CPA Society Southeastern Accounting Show Task Force, and the Georgia Employee Benefit Plan Conference Committee. Greg has worked with accountants and auditors from throughout the world; many Fortune 500 companies; and numerous local, regional, and national CPA firms and small business clients as well as more than 46 state CPA society CPE organizations.

 

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Website registration for this course closes on August 2, 2015. To register after this date please contact the society at akcpa@ak.net or 907-562-4334.

Full Description

FAQ- Accounting and Auditing

August 3, 2015
Westmark Fairbanks Hotel
Fairbanks, AK
LATE REGISTRATION POLICY
For registrations received less than 21 days from the course date will be charged a late fee of $50 for each 8 hour course and $25 for each 4 hour course.

This program hits the mark by reviewing real issues and questions asked prior to the session by accountants who are past attendees of our seminars. The manual includes approximately 70 live issues dealing with accounting and disclosures, compilations, reviews, and audits. Get quick and practical solutions to issues that may confront you. Specific emphasis on issues associated with variable interest entities.

Major Topics:
Accounting and disclosure issues cash and cash equivalents, capitalized costs, investments in closely-held entities, related and affiliated entities, variable interest entities, nonmonetary transactions, debt and equity transactions, and revenue recognition Compilation and review issues documentation, interim reporting, special presentations and reports, special purpose framework Auditing and reporting issues inadequate accounting records, investments in closely-helds, inventory, receivables
and payables, sampling issues, and AU 265.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
Recognize issues impacting their clients
Resolve emerging practice problems
Address problems before they arise

Designed For: Practitioners in public practice who need to keep on top of changing
needs and current issues in the profession.

CPE Credits: 8, Accounting and Auditing

Level of Knowledge: Intermediate

Prerequisite: Basic audit and accounting course or experience

Acronym: FAQAA

Discussion Leader: Gregory Clark, CPA

Section on auditing and reporting qualifies for the 24 hour Yellow Book requirement. Section on accounting and disclosure qualifies for the 24 hour requirement if auditor has FASB Yellow Book clients. Determination as to the qualification of certain courses for the Yellow Book 24 hour requirement should be made on an auditor specific basis depending on that auditors Yellow Book clients. Note that the determination of course qualification is a matter of an auditors professional judgment in consultation with appropriate individuals in the audit firm. The 24 hours are a subset of the 80 hour requirement.