Joel M. Black CPA
Chair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Joel Black was named chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, effective July 1, 2020. Joel came to the GASB after almost 16 years as a partner at Mauldin & Jenkins in Atlanta where he was the partner in charge of the firm's audit practice at the time of his departure. Prior to Mauldin & Jenkins, Joel worked for 12 years at KPMG, LLP. During his experience in public accounting, he exclusively served state and local government clients leading audits and financial statement preparation engagements. Joel previously served on the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council, the AICPA's State and Local Government Expert Panel, and the executive committee of the AICPA's Government Audit Quality Center. Joel graduated from Georgia State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Appearances
IdentificationGAE2002DateAugust 17, 2020Speakers
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardGeorge Scott, CPA, CGMA, CGFMChair, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
IdentificationGAE2005DateAugust 17, 2020This session will focus on the latest from the GASB including its response to the coronavirus crisis, recently issued GASB pronouncements (public private partnerships and subscription-based IT arrangements), and the Big 3 proposals (financial reporting model improvements, revenue and expense recogn…Speakers
David Bean, CPACEO and Former GASB Director, Governmental Accounting Research, LLCJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
IdentificationGAE2114DateAugust 17, 2021This session will provide a high level overview of recent activity and current key projects of both the FASAB and the GASB. Additionally, the Chairs of both Boards will discuss projects and issues that are on the horizon for governmental accounting and financial reporting…Speakers
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardGeorge Scott, CPA, CGMA, CGFMChair, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
IdentificationGOV2117DateOctober 26, 2021This session will give an overview of the GASB pronouncements that become effective in the coming fiscal years. The session also will explain some of the projects on GASB's current technical agenda and research agenda…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardModerator - Virtual
Lisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMASenior Project Manager and GASAC Coordinator, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
IdentificationGOV2111DateOctober 25, 2021In June 2020, Joel Black took over the reins as the GASB's new Chairman. This session will allow participants to meet Joel, learn about his background, and hear his vision for the future of GASB…Speaker
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Identification34DateOctober 25, 2011Speakers
Corey Arvizu, CPAPartner, Heinfeld, Meech & Co.Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification39DateOctober 25, 2011Speakers
Corey Arvizu, CPAPartner, Heinfeld, Meech & Co.Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification8DateOctober 24, 2011Speakers
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Identification4DateOctober 22, 2012This session will provide background and context of the single audit engagement in order to differentiate these engagements from traditional financial statement audit engagements…Speakers
Tom Brean, CPAPartner, Grant Thornton LLPJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification9DateOctober 22, 2012The Single Audit Fundamentals sessions are designed to be primers on performing a Circular A-133 audit…Speakers
Tom Brean, CPAPartner, Grant Thornton LLPJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification26DateOctober 23, 2012This session will provide all of the details on GASB Statement No. 60, Service Concession Arrangements. The session also will include case studies of governments who have early implemented the statement…Speakers
Lisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMASenior Project Manager and GASAC Coordinator, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification36DateOctober 23, 2012Walk through and perform exercises on how to account for basic debt issuances in both governmental and proprietary funds. Then advance to accounting for refunding issuances – including how to calculate that pesky gain or loss on refunding…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification49DateOctober 24, 2012This session will address the unique aspects of auditing and reporting on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), and provide suggestions on ways to improve audit procedures and documentation for the SEFA…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification16DateOctober 21, 2013This session will detail the basics of auditor involvement in the issuances of municipal securities, including what constitutes involvement and what auditors should and shouldn’t do when involved…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification31DateOctober 22, 2013Walk through and perform exercises on how to account for capital assets in both governmental and proprietary funds…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification36DateOctober 22, 2013This session will provide an overview of the requirements of GASB Statement No. 60, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Service Concession Arrangements…Speakers
Lisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMASenior Project Manager and GASAC Coordinator, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification46DateOctober 23, 2013GASB Statements 63 and 65 require that items previously reported as assets and liabilities be reported as deferred inflows of resources, deferred outflows of resources or current-period inflows and outflows, and explain where to report them in the financial statements…Speakers
Dean M. Mead, CGFMPartner, Government & Public Sector Sub-Line Leader, Carr, Riggs & Ingram CPAs and AdvisorsJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification1DateOctober 20, 2014Implementation of GASB Statement No. 67, Financial Reporting for PensionPlans, and Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions,is almost upon us. Take this opportunity to get a solid foundation in the newaccounting for pensions…Speakers
Lisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMASenior Project Manager and GASAC Coordinator, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$29Standard Price
Identification34DateOctober 21, 2014OMB Circular No. A-133 requires auditors to document and test the internal controls over compliance as well as testing compliance itself…Speakers
Heather Acker, CPAPartner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause,LLPJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$29Standard Price
Identification39DateOctober 21, 2014OMB Circular No. A-133 requires auditors to document and test the internal controls over compliance as well as testing compliance itself…Speakers
Heather Acker, CPAPartner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause,LLPJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$29Standard Price
Identification50DateOctober 22, 2014Walk through and perform exercises on how to account for capital assets in both governmental and proprietary funds…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$29Standard Price
Identification58DateOctober 22, 2014This will be your last opportunity to ask the questions not answered during the conference. Panelists on hand will have knowledge in both governmental accounting and auditing matters…Speakers
Linda Abernethy, CPAPartner, McGladrey LLCJames Lanzarotta, CPAPartner, Moss Adams, LLPFrank W. Crawford, CPAPresident, Crawford & Associates, P.C.Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$29Standard Price- Identification10DateJune 11, 2009C
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Flo Ostrum, CPAPartner, Grant Thornton LLPAmanda Nelson, CPAPartner, KPMGJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board - Identification106DateJune 10, 2009A
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Flo Ostrum, CPAPartner, Grant Thornton LLPAmanda Nelson, CPAPartner, KPMGJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board - Identification111DateJune 10, 2009A
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Flo Ostrum, CPAPartner, Grant Thornton LLPAmanda Nelson, CPAPartner, KPMGJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board - Identification41DateJune 18, 2010D
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Identification34DateOctober 20, 2015A Single Audit requires auditors to document and test the internal controls over compliance as well as testing compliance requirements…Speakers
Corey Arvizu, CPAPartner, Heinfeld, Meech & Co.Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$29Standard Price
Identification39DateOctober 20, 2015A Single Audit requires auditors to document and test the internal controls over compliance as well as testing compliance requirements…Speakers
Corey Arvizu, CPAPartner, Heinfeld, Meech & Co.Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$29Standard Price
Identification50DateOctober 21, 2015Walk through and perform exercises on how to account for refundings of debt issuances in both governmental and proprietary funds – including how to calculate that pesky gain or loss on refunding…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$29Standard Price
Identification58DateOctober 21, 2015This will be your last opportunity to ask the questions not answered during the conference. Panelists on hand will have knowledge in both governmental accounting and auditing matters…Speakers
Corey Arvizu, CPAPartner, Heinfeld, Meech & Co.Frank W. Crawford, CPAPresident, Crawford & Associates, P.C.Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$29Standard Price
Identification39DateOctober 20, 2015A Single Audit requires auditors to document and test the internal controls over compliance as well as testing compliance requirements…Speakers
Corey Arvizu, CPAPartner, Heinfeld, Meech & Co.Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification34DateOctober 20, 2015A Single Audit requires auditors to document and test the internal controls over compliance as well as testing compliance requirements…Speakers
Corey Arvizu, CPAPartner, Heinfeld, Meech & Co.Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification58DateOctober 21, 2015This will be your last opportunity to ask the questions not answered during the conference. Panelists on hand will have knowledge in both governmental accounting and auditing matters…Speakers
Corey Arvizu, CPAPartner, Heinfeld, Meech & Co.Frank W. Crawford, CPAPresident, Crawford & Associates, P.C.Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification50DateOctober 21, 2015Walk through and perform exercises on how to account for refundings of debt issuances in both governmental and proprietary funds – including how to calculate that pesky gain or loss on refunding…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Identification2DateOctober 17, 2016GASB 63 and GASB 66 have been out for some time, but understanding deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources has never been more important with the increased use of them with the new pension accounting standards…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$49Standard Price
Identification29DateOctober 18, 2016Municipal securities offerings have been under heightened scrutiny from the SEC. This session will detail what constitutes involvement and what auditors should and shouldn’t do when involved…Speakers
Laura Hyland, CPASenior Manager, AICPAJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$49Standard Price
Identification47DateOctober 19, 2016This course will detail the accounting for refundings for governmental debt with some examples and exercises, including calculating that pesky deferred gain or loss on refunding…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$49Standard Price
IdentificationGAE1714DateAugust 7, 2017Help auditors think through how to audit OPEB plans under GASB 74/75. We will discuss how this will be different from auditing pension plans but also how the knowledge gained from the implementation of GASB 67/68 can be utilized…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$49Standard Price
IdentificationGAE1725DateAugust 8, 2017Help auditors think through how to audit OPEB plans under GASB 74/75. We will discuss how this will be different from auditing pension plans but also how the knowledge gained from the implementation of GASB 67/68 can be utilized…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$49Standard Price
IdentificationGAE1913DateAugust 12, 2019How risk assessments are performed in the audit of financial statements has been challenged recently. As you prepare for the upcoming audit season or your next peer review, know that how your audit team performs risk assessments will be scrutinized…Speakers
Kevin W. Smith, CPAPartner, Crowe LLPJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$49Standard Price
IdentificationGAE1923DateAugust 13, 2019Quick refresher and discussion of several commonly misunderstood topics related to the audit of governmental financial statements…Speakers
John R. Good, CPAManaging Director, Ernst & YoungJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board$49Standard Price
IdentificationGAE2204DateAugust 15, 2022The session will provide an update of the progress on GASB's Big 3 on-going standard setting projects---the Reexamination of the Financial Reporting Model, Revenue and Expense Recognition, and Disclosures…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
IdentificationGOV2202DateOctober 24, 2022This session will explain the similarities and differences between the requirements in Statements 87, 94, and 96…Speakers
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardLisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMASenior Project Manager and GASAC Coordinator, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
IdentificationGOV2208DateOctober 24, 2022This session will provide an overview of the (1) GASB Statements that have already been issued by the Board, (2) projects that are on the Board's current technical agenda that are in various stages of due process, and (3) pre-agenda research activities…Speakers
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardLisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMASenior Project Manager and GASAC Coordinator, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)- IdentificationFGC2204DateOctober 19, 2022
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Richard Jones, CPAChair, FASBJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardDan Noll, CPADirector of Accounting Standards, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants 
IdentificationGOV2305DateOctober 18, 2023This session will give an overview of the GASB pronouncements that become effective in the coming fiscal years. The session also will explain some of the projects on GASB’s current technical agenda and research agenda…Speakers
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardLisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMASenior Project Manager and GASAC Coordinator, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
IdentificationGOV2321DateOctober 19, 2023GASB's passed a new milestone with having reached the issuance of its 100th statement last year. This session will focus on Statement 100 and those issued subsequently. Come learn about these changes and what you need to do to prepare…Speakers
Michelle Watterworth, CPAPartner, Plante MoranJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
IdentificationGOV2402DateOctober 28, 2024This session will give an overview of the GASB pronouncements that become effective in the coming fiscal years. The session also will explain some of the projects on GASB’s current technical agenda and research agenda…Speakers
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardLisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMASenior Project Manager and GASAC Coordinator, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
IdentificationGOV2415DateOctober 29, 2024In this session we will discuss the current status of the GASB’s Revenue and Expense Recognition Project and the progress made towards the development of a due process document next year…Speakers
Senior Project Manager, GASBJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
IdentificationGOV2418DateOctober 29, 2024This session will give an overview of the GASB pronouncements that become effective in the coming fiscal years. The session also will explain some of the projects on GASB’s current technical agenda and research agenda…Speakers
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards BoardLisa R. Parker, CPA, CGMASenior Project Manager and GASAC Coordinator, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
IdentificationGOV2434DateOctober 30, 2024In this session we will discuss the current status of the Revenue and Expense Recognition Project and the progress made towards the development of a due process document next year…Speakers
Senior Project Manager, GASBJoel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
IdentificationGAE2412DateAugust 14, 2024This session will give an overview of the GASB pronouncements that become effective in the coming fiscal years. The session also will explain some of the projects on GASB’s current technical agenda and research agenda…Speaker
Joel M. Black, CPAChair, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
