Most smooth and successful audits require significant coordination between both the auditor and the auditee. How can you better prepare for your next audit? What are some tips that might make your next audit your best audit? We will discuss some actions that can be performed during the year to help ensure no surprises at audit time. Tips will also be obtained from the attendees.

• Coordinate better between auditor and auditee. 
• Identify actions to be performed during the year to reduce time during the audit.
• Learn from your peers what has worked and what has not.

This session will cover the areas in nonprofit accounting that require significant estimates and give the preparer and auditing perspective on these matters. Examples will be covered in:

* Discounts on long-term receivables including pledge receivables

* Collectability and allowances on receivables

* Allowances on inventories

* Valuation and impairment of investments

* Deferred revenue, liabilities and swaps

* Allocations of expenditures

* Useful lives and impairment of long-lived assets

* Donated goods and services

• Participants will identify where estimates are used in the financials
• Session will provide clarity on the responsibilities of management vs. auditors in relation to estimates

• Learn how tax can work in conjunction with audit team to streamline processes.
• Learn "Best Practices" regarding audit/tax efficiencies and functions.

• Determine common issues associated with reporting executive compensation on Form 990, including Schedule J
• Explore the impact of tax reform provisions on compensation paid by not-for-profit entities

What has the biggest impact on single audit quality? This past year, the AICPA Peer Review Program conducted a study of single audit engagements and identified three factors that strongly correlated to quality performance. The study also provided insights into the most common areas of non-conformity in single audits and uncovered misconceptions that are creating challenges for practitioners. Learn more about the study results and the actions your firm can take in this session.

• Identify the factors that correlated to quality in single audits and the steps firms and SAOs can take to perform high-quality engagements
• Identify the most common areas of non-conformity in single audits and what is required under professional standards

Are you concerned about 'Winning the Talent Game?' You aren't alone. Multiple surveys of CEOs, including those by PwC, KPMG and Deloitte, all cite talent and culture as a priority for CEOs and other leaders. 56% of the CEOs in Deloitte's 2016 study report that their companies are not ready for the leadership needs. In KPMG's 2015 Global CEO outlook survey, CEOs cite hiring and retaining the right talent a priority. If you are a CEO, CFO, C-suite executive, or people leader you won't want to miss this opportunity to engage! Join this session to hear about the latest research and trends to help you shape your talent strategy to appeal to a multi-generational workforce, including the latest GenZ's.

After participating in this session, you will:

• Determine the needs of the Millennials and Gen Z's in the workplace
• Differentiate in creating an engaging culture
• Identify latest trends in recruiting, leadership development and performance management

• Apply lessons learns from issues faced by others in practice.

This session will cover legal and tax issues relevant to religious organizations.

• Learn about recent developments in tax rules.
• Identify various issues and trends that may be affect your organization's tax reporting and best practices.

We know that you can't attend every session. Share your ideas and learning throughout the event, then join this panel of industry experts as they recap the best and most current ideas that surface throughout the conference, including accounting and auditing standards, new tax law and implementation best practices. Leave the conference with actionable ideas that you can implement when you return to the office. Topics will include information from sessions within all four tracks of content.

• Identify usable best ideas for implementation within your practice
• Determine how to integrate the ideas you have gained into your best practices