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A&A with Dr. Ray Thompson, CMA, CFM, CBA

Accounting and Auditing Current Developments CPE

Featuring Course Author Dr. Ray Thompson, CMA, CFM, CBA, and William G. Engelbret, CPA, PhD

Accounting and Auditing Current Developments


Receive a fast-paced overview of the major issues and challenges facing the profession. Learn about recent A&A pronouncements and other developments, and how they affect your company or clients now and in the future. Consider the financial reporting consequences of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Dates and Locations

Oct. 24 | Webinar
Dec. 4 | Webinar

Accounting and Auditing Hot Topics


Understand how cybersecurity threats affect financial reporting, and learn new ways to detect computer-based fraud. Discover the impact of FASB projects on revenue recognition, leases, and financial instruments for closely held companies.

Dates and Locations

Oct. 8 | Cranberry
 
Oct. 19 | Malvern

Dec. 3 | Canonsburg
Dec. 19 | Harrisburg

Dec. 20 | Feasterville-Trevose

Dec. 28 | King of Prussia

Dr. Ray's Accounting Standards Review for Controllers and Finance Professionals


Examine current accounting standards for practitioners in industry, including recent and upcoming auditing pronouncements. Weigh the reporting options provided by FASB and AICPA for nonpublic companies. Learn how the SEC, AcSEC, EITF, ASB, and IASB are adapting to demands for timelier information. Check back for future dates and locations.

FASB/SAS Update


Gain an up-to-the-minute understanding of newly issued and forthcoming accounting and auditing pronouncements. Prepare to implement the new revenue recognition standard using the experience of early adopters. Become familiar with recent standards involving financial instruments, not-for-profit reporting, cash flow, and debt classification. Check back for future dates and locations.

Fraud Update: Occurrence Prevention and Detection in Business Today


Hear an all-encompassing update on fraud risks for small and medium companies. Understand how evolving cybersecurity threats impact financial reporting and learn new ways to detect fraudulent financial reporting. Discover the impact of fraud and the auditor's responsibilities. Use data analytics to detect fraud.

Dates and Locations

Oct. 12 | Altonna

Additional Registration Options:

Implementing FASB's New Lease Standard: Examples and Practical Approaches


Gain an understanding of how the transition from operating leases to capitalization will affect companies of all sizes. Review the fundamental principles of the right-to-use model for capitalizing leases. Distinguish which lease contracts are scoped into and out of the standard. Learn how the balance sheet treatment of leases will alter financial statement numbers, ratios, and loan covenants.

Dates and Locations

Oct. 22 | Feasterville-Trevose
Dec. 18 | Malvern

Implementing FASB's Revenue and Leasing Standards in Private Companies: GAAP vs Alternate Reporting Frameworks


Be prepared for the radical changes in financial reporting for revenue and leases. Consider whether GAAP is right for your clients. Hear about choices and solutions available to ensure cost effective, relevant reporting.

Dates and Locations

Nov. 30 | Malvern

Dec. 6 | Cranberry
Dec. 7 | Harrisburg

PICPA Ethics Update for CPAs in Business and Industry


Review AICPA and state CPA society ethics standards as they apply to CPAs in business and industry. Examine the connections between ethics principles and the profession's public responsibility. Recognize your ethical responsibilities when preparing financial statements. 

Dates and Locations

Oct. 12 | Altoona • Add A&A Hot Topics

Oct. 19 | Malvern • Add A&A Hot Topics

Dec. 3 | Canonsburg • Add A&A Hot Topics
Dec. 17 | Philadelphia

Dec. 19 | Harrisburg • Add A&A Hot Topics

Dec. 28 | King of Prussia • Add A&A Hot Topics

PICPA Ethics Update for CPAs in Public Practice


Review AICPA, state CPA society, and state board ethics standards as they apply to small and medium-sized CPA firms. Examine connections between ethics principles and the profession’s public responsibility. Understand how the new ethics codification and the conceptual framework for resolving ethical issues will alter current practice.

Dates and Locations

Oct. 8 | Cranberry  • Add A&A Hot Topics

Oct. 23 | Philadelphia
Dec. 20 | Feasterville-Trevose • Add A&A Hot Topics

Revenue Recognition: Practical Approaches to Implementation


Receive a comprehensive explanation of ASU 2014-09 (revenue recognition) and its impact on your organization. Analyze real-life, industry-specific implementation issues using the FASB's five-step approach. Prepare to navigate through transition, disclosure, and presentation challenges.

Dates and Locations

Oct. 22 | Feasterville-Trevose
Full-Day Course Available:
Revenue Recognition and FASB’s New Lease Standard: Practical Approaches, Implementation, and Examples

Dec. 18 | Malvern
Full-Day Course Available:
Revenue Recognition and FASB’s New Lease Standard: Practical Approaches, Implementation, and Examples 
In This Section
“No one can teach A&A like Dr. Ray does. It's always a pleasure to attend one of his classes.”

-David Loeffler, CPA
Penn Color Inc.
"Dr. Ray is the guru of A&A."

-Kevin Bowman, Long Barrell & Company Ltd
“Ray and Bill always inject life and energy into every topic!”

-David Stansbury Jr., CPA
RS Mowery & Sons Inc.
 
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