Talent Acquisition and Retention and Labor Issues 2-Other

• State of the region: Summary of findings from recent Labor Market Supply & Demand Study conducted by Burning Glass for southeastern Pennsylvania
• Recruitment necessities: Becoming an employer of choice
• Retention strategies: Being an employer of choice
• Investing wisely: Knowing your costs and managing your ROI
• Resources for your clients: What's available and where to go

Economic Outlook 1-Other

Outlook for 2022:

• Will inflation be a problem?
• Will the supply chain change?
• Will it get any easier to find employees?
• What is the probability of a recession in 2022?

Organizational Ethics 1-Ethics

• Cases of practitioners who succumbed to pressure and lost their livelihoods - from helping clients avoid restating earnings to backdating changes to audit workpapers
• Pressures that cause CPAs to cross the line and how to make sure you do not succumb
• The ethical principles CPAs are required to follow
• Who is responsible for fraud prevention? How can you keep your clients safe?

State of Cybersecurity 2021: Manufacturing Industry Update 1-Other

• Intro to cybersecurity
• Statistics and trends
• Stories from the frontline following a ransomware attack
• Discuss unique challenges faced by the manufacturing industry

Research and Development Tax Credit: 5 Ways to Optimize It 1-Tax

• Understanding all relevant buckets of R&D expenditures: wages, supplies, contractor, and cloud expenses
• Detailing the four-part test for project qualification with examples in specific industries
• Comparing base methodology: evaluating both the alternative simplified credit and regular credit methodology
• Using statistical sample procedures to capture all eligible expenses
• Offsetting payroll and/or income tax

Key A&A Issues Related to the Manufacturing Sector 1-A&A

• FASB standards and other accounting issues that may impact financial reporting at manufacturers
• The new auditor reporting model that will affect audits of manufacturers
• Top implementation challenges related to the new lease accounting standard

Accelerated Depreciation and Real Estate Tax Update 1-Tax

• Cost segregation as the vehicle for tax savings on manufacturing facilities
• Review of qualifying assets unique to manufacturing/industrial projects
• Brief survey of recent legislation that has enhanced the utility of cost segregation
• Discussion of strategic employment of multiple tax strategies to maximize savings
• Assessment of three real-life manufacturing case studies (new construction, addition, renovation)