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The business environment is complex and evolving more rapidly than ever. In order to position ourselves for success, we must understand prevailing environmental trends, how they impact what we do as assurance providers, and the opportunities they present.
Objectives:
- Analyze the trends in the environment that are impacting assurance practice
- Determine impacts on audit quality
- Discover insights into developments that will affect practice in the near future
- Evaluate new assurance opportunities
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The year 2020 was unlike any other - requiring each of us to quickly pivot and transform virtually all aspects of our personal and professional lives. Working from home, video meetings and the elimination of business travel became the "new normal" in just a few day's times. But these significant changes also presented tremendous opportunity for innovation and digital transformation. Join Inspector Gadget has he examines the latest technology developments and products supporting these rapid changes. Topics will include blockchain, machine learning/AI, 5G, big data, cloud, quantum computing and more! This session will also uniquely examine the impact of these technologies on A&A. Technology has never been more critical and impactful than it is today. Make certain you have the essential details you need to navigate your next steps.
Objectives:
- Recall the latest technology trends and the impact these trends will have on next generation devices.
- Assess how selected technologies are revolutionizing A&A practices, and how you can leverage these technologies within your own firm
- Order technology initiatives based on greatest impact.
The Auditing Standards Board (ASB) Chair and AICPA Chief Auditor will discuss recently issued standards for audits and attestation engagements. The discussion will also include the ASB's active agendas including ongoing efforts to modernize auditing and attestation standards, enhance ASB outreach to stakeholders regarding proposed standards and post-implementation reviews of issued standards. This session will feature a discussion of the current status of the ASB's projects to: Revise the quality control standards, revise the risk assessment standard, make narrow revisions to auditor communications regarding NOCLAR, and converge efforts on group audits.
Objectives:
- Apply new auditing, attestation and quality management standards in their engagements.
- Identify current ASB projects to keep attendees apprised of their status and facilitate their participation in the stakeholder feedback process.
We all thought that tax season 2020 was the most difficult season ever…and then came 2021. Whether you are a sole proprietor or work in a firm, the adversities were real. We will discuss the struggles that all firms endured including post yearend tax law changes, moving due dates, non-conformity issues and working in a semi-virtual office. This session will be discussion based with audience participation and polls to see what were some of the biggest issues of 2021 and what changes firms are looking to make for 2022.
Objectives:
- Compare what other firms are doing in relation to training in a post COVID era.
- Determine what other firms feel are the biggest issues for firms in the future.
"Innovate or die," you've been told, so you've burned the midnight oil coming up with some great ideas for how your organization can beat your competition to the punch. You present them to your boss, who answers with the dreaded, "No." You know your organization's future depends on its ability to do things differently, but how do you do that when leadership blocks your path? This session offers some creative ideas for getting around roadblocks and doing important work.
Objectives:
- Recognize major disruptions that are impacting the accounting and finance world.
- Formulate a game plan for pursuing innovative projects despite skepticism from managers and executives.
- Demonstrate ways to convince skeptical managers that innovative projects are worth pursuing.
- Identify a three-step plan for becoming future-ready.
This session will allow the participants to understand the role of IT in performing audits and how to properly use the IT to make the audit more efficient. Common problems encountered in Peer Review will be discussed and how to avoid these as you increase the use of IT. Enhancing Audit Quality (EAQ) initiative will be covered. The links to EAQ and Peer Review will be illustrated.
Objectives:
- Discover the role of IT in the current audit environment.
- Identify ways to enable firms to use IT to be more efficient and effective in their audits.
The much-debated ruling by the US Supreme Court forcing the NCAA to alter long-standing financial policies around collegiate athletics, athletes and teams speaking out on social issues, and the Tokyo Olympics taking place amid a global pandemic has made the intersection of business and sports more apparent and newsworthy than ever.
The role of the trusted, professional financial advisor is critical from the onset of an athlete’s career requiring an understanding of financial literacy, wealth management and compliance. Given the stunningly short, average length of a player’s career, preparing for the day the buzzer sounds should start well before they sign their first professional contract.
This session features lessons learned from three groundbreaking professionals - Amobi Okugo, Jeremy Bloom and Nicole Lynn - each bringing their own unique perspectives on overcoming adversities, maximizing opportunities and navigating an often treacherous business environment on and off the field.
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated change in the profession. This panel discussion will provide insights into the trends and issues impacting the profession and how these are creating new opportunities to thrive in the future.
Objectives:
- Describe the current economic environment and important issues impacting the accounting and finance profession.
- Recognize how accountants are leading in economic recovery efforts and hear how the Association is supporting them through advocacy, resources and learning.
This session will cover accounting and auditing new developments, hot topics, and questions and answers coming through the CPEA and Technical Hotline during the year.
Objectives:
- Identify questions and answers on accounting issues, including any COVID related accounting developments for private companies.
- Discover commonly asked questions and answers for practitioners performing compilations, reviews, audits and attest engagements.